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Man: It's a neglected sense, hearing,
and it shouldn't be,
because all too often our first warning of danger is sound.
Shreeve, what are you trying to...
[ENGINE ROARS]
[GASPS]
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
Shreeve!
[ENGINE STOPS]
See, Mr. powers?
Just an illusion.
Uh, I knew that.
Of course, but after all the research money you've given me,
I thought you deserved a demonstration.
Frankly, I was hoping for more.
More, you say?
Look at this sound suit.
I just finished it.
It's got 4 built-in sound generators...
How's it any better than an old boom box?
Different kind of boom.
Watch.
It generates ultra-low frequency vibrations,
which I can aim in any direction.
[SOUND VIBRATIONS]
Imagine the time and effort
this suit would save construction workers, road builders.
Dynamite's cheaper.
But...
Shreeve, you're just not a practical guy.
All that's ever mattered to you is your research,
which is why I had to bail out your company,
and now it's time for me to see some return on my investment.
I want you to solve a problem for me.
What?
Not what. Who.
This company has always meant a great deal to me,
but now I'm ashamed of it.
Ashamed of the way it's forgotten its history,
ashamed of how it's going to rip the heart out of this city.
I'm referring to a plan by the current leadership of Wayne-powers
to purchase Gotham city's historical district
and then bulldoze it to make room for another
soulless industrial complex.
Is that what we want?
Or do we want a city that remembers its history?
A city where ideals flow from the past,
defining our present
and shaping our future.
The old boy's in rare form today.
He's been on me for weeks about this,
but it won't be lasting much longer.
Why not?
Because...
Mr. chairman, I move we convene
a stockholders' meeting next week,
so this matter can be put to a vote.
Second!
Yes. Yes!
All right.
I'll notify the stockholders.
Meeting adjourned.
How'd it go?
The way I wanted.
Must've been pretty important
to get you out of that house.
Especially in daylight.
I'll show you.
The city council's been trying to preserve this area,
but you know what it's like getting extra tax money.
Why spend it on this?
I mean, it's old. Who cares?
I do.
That theater...
It was where my parents and I went the night they were...
I'd think you'd want it to be torn down,
so maybe after all these years, you could finally forget.
Do you want to forget
what happened to your father?
[WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF]
Something's bugging the mutt.
[WOOF WOOF WOOF]
[WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF]
[WOOF]
Easy, boy. Easy.
What's the matter, boy?
[GRRR]
[WOOF]
Unh!
Oh!
Earthquake?
Not like any I've ever been in.
Well, whatever it is, I can think of better places
to be right now.
[SOUND VIBRATIONS]
You know this guy?
Sorry. Not one of mine.
Aah! Aah!
So much for memories.
Ohh.
Mr. Wayne!
Ohh.
Nurse: Now, now, Mr. Wayne,
you know you have to take your...
Bruce: I said get out!
Aah!
You can go in now,
if you want to.
Can you believe it?
They want to keep me in here overnight!
Why don't you relax and make it a little vacation?
And while you're here, I'll figure out who that guy in the suit was.
So you're a detective now?
Been watching you long enough.
Besides, I got a lead.
How was I supposed to know Batman would be there?
Batman's everywhere these days.
Everywhere.
At least I knocked down
one of those buildings for you.
Well, whoop-Dee-do.
It's the land I want!
And unless I can shut Wayne up,
the stockholders will never authorize the purchase.
Don't worry. Next time I'll get him.
Guaranteed.
Haven't you been listening? It's over!
Wayne's in the hospital now with guards.
There's no way you could get to him.
I wouldn't be so sure of that.
[GROANING]
Man: Bruce.
Who's there?
Where are you?
Man: There's something you must do.
Ok. We know it's some kind of sound generator.
So now what?
Computer, analyze the metal this thing's made of.
Computer?
Computer: Incorrect command.
Uh, do the thing where you figure out what it's made of.
Request for spectrographic analysis?
Yeah, that's it.
What you said.
Analysis proceeding.
"Copper, iron, and acoustium"?
Computer, acoustium.
"A new alloy that amplifies sound vibrations."
Makes sense.
"Developed by shreeve sound laboratory, Gotham city."
And the old man thought I couldn't do this stuff on my own.
Go away! I don't want to hear you!
Man: It's for your own good.
Now, get up.
Go to the window.
What for?
Go!
Open it.
Voices: Open it, open it.
Open it. Open it.
Open it, open it.
Man: You know what you have to do.
Unh!
Who are you?
Why are you saying these things to me?
Man: I want to help you.
I'm you.
No.
Who else could I be?
You can't be me!
Just do it.
Voices: Do it. Do it.
Do it. Do it.
Do it!
Do it. Do it. Do it.
Aaaah!
Mr. Wayne!
What's wrong?
Voices!
Listen.
Voices?
Can't you hear them?
Maybe you should get back to bed.
Aah!
Orderlies! Orderlies!
Voices: Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
Can I help you?
Yeah. Here's your pizza, chief.
I didn't order anything.
Huh? Well, this is the address I wrote down.
There must be some kind of mistake.
Yeah, mine. Now I got to pay for it.
Extra large. Too big for one person.
Sound engineer, huh?
That must be the coolest job in the world.
There are good days and bad days.
What's this?
Put it to your ear.
[MUSIC PLAYS]
Hey, music!
A microfilament transmitter/receiver.
Picks up radio signals.
Cool!
What's this do?
Don't touch that!
[ALL SOUNDS STOP]
[SOUNDS RESUME]
What was that?
Sound masking.
See, sound moves in waves.
The masker instantly plays back whatever sound it picks up,
slightly out of phase,
so the waves cancel each other out.
No waves, no sound.
Schway!
Yeah.
Now, it's getting late,
and I still have things to do, so...
Wait. What about those, you know, sound vibrations?
Sound vibrations?
Yeah. I heard about them the other day.
Someone can knock over a tree?
So they say.
So, you know anything about 'em? Oh!
Who are you?!
What do you really want?
Hey, man, I didn't mean nothin'.
You want to know about sound vibrations?
Would you like to see how they can split your skull?
There's no way out!
[SOUND VIBRATIONS]
Police: Hold it right there!
What happened?! Is he all right?!
He's in the psych ward.
He stared hearing voices.
Voices?
Age can do tragic things to a person,
but I wouldn't worry about it.
He's going to be in the best of hands...
Mine.
Who else can take care of his affairs?
He has no wife, no children.
Me.
I could do it.
Awfully young, aren't you?
Awfully slimy, aren't you?
Careful.
The courts are very strict about slander.
Yeah? Well, let's see how they handle assault.
Aah!
Unh!
You should know something about the psych ward here.
There's always room for one more.
The police know about me. I'm a wanted man.
I can never go back to my lab again,
and it's all your fault.
That's not going to help.
No, but it'll make me feel better.
You should be feeling fine anyway.
And why is that?
Because your costume gives you power.
Real power.
Ever had that before?
No, not really.
It's no small thing.
Trust me.
But I can't show my face anymore or use my name.
The face is no loss, and if you miss your name,
I'll give you another one.
One that fits your new persona.
Shriek.
Shriek?
Not a friendly name, I grant you,
but take it from me,
it's better to be feared than loved.
Shriek.
Now, go forth and do damage,
but don't forget,
you still owe me Bruce Wayne.
What if Batman gets into it again?
Kill him.
Man: The food, it's poison.
They're trying to kill you.
Shut up!
Voices: Don't eat. Don't eat.
Don't eat.
Quiet!
Quiet.
I've been hearing these voices.
I know.
They think I'm crazy.
We'll talk about it back home.
We're not going anywhere
until I figure out where the voices are coming from.
But the orderlies could come in at any second.
Check the light fixture.
There might be a speaker hidden in it.
You can't be seri...
Check it!
See? Nothing.
Then the sound's got to be coming from the walls.
Strip them.
I can't strip the...
Wait a minute.
What are you doing?
Ow!
Big bandage for such a small wound.
It's a 2-way radio.
Guy named shreeve makes them.
He's the one who knocked down the police station.
He probably bribed a nurse to put that thing in the bandage.
Still think I'm crazy?
It never occurred to me.
[WOOF]
[WHIMPERING]
You miss me, boy?
He wasn't the only one.
Looks like the radio signal's coming
from that factory by the hospital.
Bruce: And from there, I've got a feeling
it's going to lead to powers.
Doesn't take a detective to figure that one out.
Yeah, the source is definitely in here somewhere.
Not somewhere.
Right behind you.
You don't have to do this, shreeve.
But I do.
And the name's shriek now.
I'll show you why.
[PING]
This isn't going to help you!
[ALL SOUNDS STOP]
[ONLY FOOTSTEPS HEARD]
Kind of quiet out there, huh, boy?
[WHIMPERING]
But you hear something, don't you?
Aah!
[SOUNDS RETURN]
[BABY CRYING]
Aah!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Ooh!
Get up.
[WOOF]
[RINGING]
[WOOF WOOF]
[RINGING]
[WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF]
No.
Nooo!
It has been moved and seconded
that Wayne-powers tender an offer to the city
in order to expand into the historical district.
All in favor.
Aye. Aye. Aye.
Opposed.
Many: Nay!
The motion is defeated.
Meeting adjourned.
Too bad shreeve is too freaked out
to testify against that weasel.
Maybe when his hearing comes back,
if it ever does.
Tell me something.
Why were you so sure those voices
weren't coming from you?
Well, first, I know I'm not psychotic.
I hope your other reason is more convincing.
And second, the voice kept calling me Bruce.
In my mind, that's not what I call myself.
What do you call yourself?
Oh, yeah. I suppose you would,
but that's my name now.
Hmm. Tell that to my subconscious.
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