[Joker] Hello there.

[cop] Back at the MCU, the Joker's gone.

[Gordon] With Lau?

[Gordon panting]

The Joker planned to be caught;

he wanted me to lock him up in the MCU!

[police sirens wailing]

[Rachel's letter] "Dear Bruce,

I need to be honest and clear.

I'm going to marry Harvey Dent.

I love him,

and I want to spend the rest of my life with him.

When I told you that, "If Gotham no longer needed Batman, we could be together," I meant it.

But now I'm sure the day won't come when you no longer need Batman.

I hope it does.

And if it does, I will be there;

but as your friend.

[Batman] I'm sorry, Harvey.

[Rachel's letter] "I'm sorry to let you down.

If you lose your faith in me, please, keep your faith in people.

Love now and always,

Rachel."

[sad music]

[Alfred] Prepared a little breakfast.

Very well, then.

[Wayne] Alfred. Very well, then.

[Alfred] Yes, Master Wayne?

[Wayne] Should I bring this on her?

I was meant to inspire good.

Not...

madness, not death.

[Alfred] You have inspired good. But you spat in the faces of Gotham's criminals.

Didn't you think there might be some casualties?

Things were always gonna get worse before they got better.

[Wayne] But Rachel, Alfred.

[Alfred] Rachel believed in what you stood for;

what we stand for.

Gotham needs you.

[Wayne] No, Gotham needs its true hero.

And I let that murdering psychopath blow him half to hell.

[Alfred] Which is why, for now,

they're gonna have to make do with you.

[Wayne] She was gonna wait for me, Alfred.

Dent doesn't know;

he can never know.

What's that?

[Alfred] It could wait.

[Wayne] That bandit,

in the forest in Burma;

did you catch him?

[Alfred] Yes.

[Wayne] How? [Alfred] Yes.

[Alfred] We burned the forest down.

[Dent gasps]

[Dent breathing heavily]

[eerie music]

[news anchor] He's a credible source; an M&A lawyer from a prestigious consultancy.

And he says he's waited as long as he can for the Batman to do the right thing.

And now he's taking matters into his own hands.

We'll be live at five with the true identity of the Batman.