The Dark Knight (I) (2008)

Nestor Carbonell: Mayor

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• Mayor : [regarding The Joker that's sitting a holding cell]  What'd we got?

  Lt. James Gordon : Nothing. No matches on prints, DNA, dental. Clothing is custom, no labels. Nothing in his pockets but knives and lint. No name, no other alias.

• Harvey Dent : [on TV]  I don't know about Mr. Lau's travel arrangements, but I'm sure glad he's here.

  The Chechen : I put word out. We hire the clown.

  [looks at the others] 

  The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problems: Batman.

  [They don't see Gordon enter] 

  Lt. James Gordon : Ah our boy looks good on the tube.

  Salvatore Maroni : You sure you want to embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?

  Lt. James Gordon : Don't worry. They're coming too.

  [Other cops enter and arrest the mobsters in the restaurant. Cuts to various locations in Gotham City, as the police do a massive round up of the mobsters in town. We see Stephens loading one thug into a police car, underneath an 'L' line, saying] 

  Detective Stephens : Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

  [cuts to a courtroom, where Judge Surillo is reading the massive charges] 

  Judge Surrillo : 747 counts of extortion, 849 counts of racketeering, 246 counts of fraud, 87 counts of conspiracy to murder...

  [as she flips through the documents, she finds a Joker playing card] 

  Judge Surrillo : ... 527 counts of obstruction of justice. How do the defendants plead?

  [a massive army of defense lawyers start jostling and yelling all at once. The stenographer looks up, confused] 

  Judge Surrillo : Order! Order in the court!

  [cut to the Mayor's office, where the Mayor is berating Harvey for his actions. Gordon and Commissioner Loeb are also present] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : 549 criminals at once. How did you convince Surillo to hear this farce?

  Harvey Dent : She shares my enthusiasm for justice. After all, she is a judge.

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : Well even if you're able to blow enough smoke to get convictions out of Surillo, you're going to set a new record at appeals for quickest kick in the ass.

  Harvey Dent : It won't matter. The head guys make bail, sure... but the mid-level guys, they can't, and they can't afford to be off the streets long enough for trial and appeal. They'll cut deals that include *some* jail time. Think of all you could do with 18 months of clean streets.

  [the Mayor waves Gordon and Commissioner Loeb out] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : The public likes you, Dent. That's the *only* reason this might fly. But that means it's on you. They're all coming after you now. Not just the mob: politicians, journalists, cops. Anyone whose wallet's about to get lighter. Are you up to it?

  [Dent smiles] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : You better be. They get anything back on you, those criminals will be back on the streets...

  [he walks over to the window and looks out] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : Followed swiftly by you and me.

  [a dead Batman wanna-be in Joker makeup, with the sides of his mouth sliced into a grin, bangs into the window, causing the mayor to jump. Police lower the dead body, which is hanging from a noose, and they find a Joker card that says "WILL THE REAL BATMAN PLEASE STAND UP?"] 

• Mayor : We must remember that vigilance is the price of safety.