بخش 11

Hey, Arthur!

We need to talk.

Oh!

Hey! Stop, Arthur!

Arthur!

Watch it! Out of the way!

Move!

Arthur!

Shit.

Hey! Hey!

Arthur, stop!

Go! Go!

Now departing, OTrain, downtown.

Stand clear of the closing doors.

Hold that train! Hold it!

Get out! Get outta here! Next stop, Bedford Park.

Masks off!

Get your mask off!

Signs down! Now!

Police! Signs down!

Signs down.

What the fuck!

Beat his ass!

Stop fighting! Police!

Police! Get down!

Get down! Get the fuck back!

Police! Get down.

Get the fuck down!

Stay the fuck back! Down!

What the…

Arthur!

Burke!

Don’t do it!

Two officers on the train

were violently confronted by the crowd,

and tonight are in serious

but stable condition at Gotham Metropolitan.

We’re going live now to

coanchor Courtney Weathers,

who’s standing by outside the Bedford Park Station,

near where the shooting took place.

Courtney, what’s the scene there?

Murray.

Hey, hey, hey. It’s Mr. Franklin, buddy.

Oh, come on, Gene. That’s all bullshit.

Thank you, Murray.

I feel like I know you.

I’ve been watching you forever.

Thank you.

What’s with the face?

I mean, are you part of the protest?

No.

No, I don’t believe in any of that.

I don’t believe in anything.

I just thought it’d be good for my act.

For your act? Didn’t you hear

what happened on the subway? Some clown got killed.

He’s aware of that. He’s aware of that. Yeah.

No, I hadn’t heard.

Yeah. You see?

This is what I’m telling you. The audience is gonna go crazy

if you put this guy on.

Maybe for a bit, but not a whole segment.

Gene, it’s gonna work. It’s gonna work.

We’re gonna go with it.

Thank you, Murray.

Couple rules, though.

No cursing. No offcolor material.

We do a clean show.

Okay?

Mmmhmm.

You’ll go on right after Dr. Sally.

I love Dr. Sally.

Good, good. Someone will

come and get you, okay?

Okay. Perfect.

Good luck.

Thanks, Murray.

Okay.

Murray, one small thing.

Yeah.

When you bring me out,

can you introduce me as Joker?

What’s wrong with your real name?

That’s what you called me on the show.

A joker.

Do you remember?

Did I?

I don’t know.

Well, if you say so, kid, you know, Joker it is.

It’s good.

Thanks, Murray.

I’ll try it, you know,

but I’m not sure my wife will let me do it.

Maybe my next wife.

You gotta see our next guest for yourself.

I’m pretty sure this guy could use a doctor.

Oh!

Does he have sexual problems?

Oh, he looks like he’s got a lot of problems.

All right, Bobby, let’s show that clip one last time. I hated school as a kid.

But my mother would always say, You should enjoy it.

One day, you’ll have to work for a living. No, I won’t, Ma.

I’m gonna be a comedian.

Okay. You may…

You may have seen that clip of our next guest.

Now, before he comes out, I just want to say

that we’re all heartbroken

about what’s going on in the city tonight.

But this is how he wanted to come out,

and honestly, I think we could all use a good laugh.

So, please welcome, Joker.

Are you all right, Doctor?

Well, that was quite an entrance.

You okay?

Yeah.

This is exactly how I imagined it.

Well, that makes one of us.