Batman Beyond (TV Series)

Disappearing Inque (1999)

Kevin Conroy: Bruce Wayne

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Quotes 

• Bruce Wayne : [Bruce Wayne in the mechanized bat suit just risked a heart attack to fight and defeat Inque]  Now do you believe me about why I retired?

  Terry McGinnis : Not entirely, but tonight, I'm glad you didn't stay retired.

• Bruce Wayne : Back at the cryogenics place, weren't you wondering why Inque didn't morph into her human form and just walk out with the other workers?

  Terry McGinnis : Uh, yeah!... Sort of...

• Bruce Wayne : [upon seeing what looks like Terry]  You got away?

  [as he approaches Terry, he is constricted by an inky tentacle as Terry morphs into Inque] 

  Inque : He didn't get away... and neither will you.

• Terry McGinnis : [hearing an alarm]  What's that?

  Bruce Wayne : It's an alarm system I set up. I've got it hooked into the prison and a few other places. Helps me keep track of certain friends of ours.

  Terry McGinnis : So, which one is it?

  Bruce Wayne : [seeing the alarm's origin]  Inque.

  [Terry goes to suit up] 

  Bruce Wayne : Downtown, Gotham Cryogenics.

  Batman : On my way.

  Bruce Wayne : Terry.

  [holding out Mr. Freeze's cryo-gun] 

  Bruce Wayne : Just in case.

• Terry McGinnis : What's this little toy do?

  Bruce Wayne : Careful. It's an exosuit. It amplifies effort and increases endurance.

  Terry McGinnis : And?

  Bruce Wayne : When I tested it, it put too much strain on my heart.

  Terry McGinnis : You'd let a little thing like a heart problem stop you from being Batman? I don't believe it.

  Bruce Wayne : Would I lie to you?

  Terry McGinnis : No. But you hold things back.

• Batman : Got some bad news.

  Bruce Wayne : Let me guess. She got away.

  Batman : And broke the freeze gun while she was at it. But that wasn't the bad news.

  Bruce Wayne : It gets worse?

  Batman : Uh-huh. She knows where the entrance to the cave is, remember?

• Bruce Wayne : Mind telling me what you're doing?

  Terry McGinnis : Sealing up the cracks, making sure she can't ooze in.

  Bruce Wayne : You really think she's coming here, don't you?

  Terry McGinnis : She was here before. She knows the way.

  Bruce Wayne : Does she? It was dark that night, and the Batmobile goes awfully fast. And then there's the way you drive.

  Terry McGinnis : You got a better plan?

  Bruce Wayne : I do. It's called getting to know your enemy. Inque left a little of herself on your suit. I'll be at the microscope.

• Bruce Wayne : The reason she didn't do it is because she couldn't. She can't go back to her human form.

  Terry McGinnis : And if I were her, I'd be looking for a good doctor right now.

  Bruce Wayne : [sarcastic]  You think?

  Terry McGinnis : Yeah. There can't be too many doctors or labs that do that kind of work around here. Let's get on the computer and make a list of...

  [Bruce holds out a disk] 

  Terry McGinnis : Oh.

  Bruce Wayne : One other thing.

  [handing him an electric batarang] 

  Bruce Wayne : It's not as good as Mr. Freeze's gun, but it's the best I could do on short notice. Be careful.

• Batman : It's some kind of arena. Got a big glass dome. Looks like nobody's been inside in years.

  Bruce Wayne : What else can you tell me?

  Batman : Sorry. I wasn't exactly awake when they brought me here, but...

  Bruce Wayne : [hearing him trail off]  But what? Terry? Terry, you all right? Answer me!

  Inque : That's the old guy, isn't it? This is gonna be perfect. Tell him you're at the old Gotham Hills arena and he should come right away.

  [Batman remains silent; groaning, she wraps an inky tentacle around his throat] 

  Inque : Tell him.

  [he still remains silent] 

  Inque : All right, then. Hope you're still listening, old man. We're at the Gotham Hills arena. Get over here right now... or Batman dies.

  Batman : No! Stay where you are! She'll kill us both if you...

  [his words are muffled, and it's revealed she's kissing him] 

  Inque : He'll be here. What is he, your father? Grandfather? Well, I'll find out soon enough.