بخش 07

Keep the respirations above 15.

Slow and steady.

We got some stairs coming up.

Mom.

What happened?

Who are you?

I’m her son.

What happened?

You can probably help us out inside.

We don’t know what happened yet.

Hop in the back of the ambulance.

Step.

One more.

We got one more lift.

I’m getting a little resistance here, Michael.

Lift.

I’m right here.

Excuse me, sir.

Does your mother take any medications?

No.

Excuse me, I couldn’t hear you.

No.

Sir, when was the last time you spoke to her.

I don’t know.

Mr Fleck.

Sorry to bother you.

I’m Detective Garrity.

This is my partner, Detective Burke.

We had a few questions for you, but you weren’t home, so we spoke with your mother.

What did you say to her?

Did you do this?

What?

No.

No, no, no .

We just asked her some questions, and she got hysterical.

Hyperventilating, collapsed and hit her head pretty hard.

Yeah .

The doctor said she had a stroke.

We’re sorry to hear about that.

But, like I said, I still have some questions for you.

They’re about the subway killings that happened last week.

You’ve heard about them, right?

Yeah.

It’s horrible.

Right.

So, we spoke with your boss over at Haha’s.

He said you were fired for bringing a gun into the children’s hospital.

Is that true, Mr Fleck?

It was a prop.

It’s part of my act.

I’m a party clown.

All right.

So, why were you fired.

They said I wasn’t funny enough.

Can you imagine that?

If you don’t mind, I have to go take care of my mother.

Burke Your boss also gave us one of your cards.

This condition of yours, the laughing, is it real, or some sort of clown thing.

A clown thing.

Yeah.

I mean, is it part of your act.

What do you think?

It’s exit only.

She’s gonna be okay.

I’m gonna get a coffee.

You want one.

Yeah.

So, the other night, I told my youngest son Billy, you know, the new one, the notsobright one.

I told him, The garbage strike is still going on, Billy.

And he says, and I’m not kidding, Billy says.

So, where are we gonna get all our garbage from.

And finally, in a world where everyone thinks they could do my job, we got this video tape from Pogo’s Comedy Club, right here in Gotham.

Here’s a guy who thinks if you just keep laughing, it’ll somehow make you funny.

Check out this joker.

Oh, my God.

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.

You shoulda listened to your mother.

Hey, one more.

One more, Bobby.

All right, let’s see one more.

I love this guy.

It’s funny, when I was a little boy and told people I was gonna be a comedian, everyone laughed at me.

Well, no one’s laughing now.

You can say that again, pal.

All right, we got a great show for you tonight.

Chuck Conby is here, actress Joanne Mulligan, and new music from Mel Rubin and the Stiffs.

As tensions mount around the metro area, Mayor Stokes has pleaded for cooler heads to prevail.

City services have been affected, and some businesses have decided to remain closed amid the unrest.

Chuck Stevens filed this report.

The anger and resentment that’s been building in the city for weeks seems close to exploding.

Protesters, many dressed as clowns, took to the streets today.

In one of several planned demonstrations taking on the city’s elite, including a massive rally outside tomorrow night’s benefit at Wayne Hall.

What’s the point of all this bleep the rich?

Bleep Thomas Wayne.

That’s what this whole bleep thing is about.

Bleep the whole system.

Chuck Wayne, who recently announced he is running for mayor, will be attending the benefit.

You might remember it was Thomas Wayne who first referred to many of Gotham’s residents as clowns.

Today, he offered little in the way of an apology.

Well, what I will say is, there’s something wrong with those people.

I am here to help them.

I’m gonna lift them out of poverty, help make their lives better.

That is why I’m running.

And they may not realize it, but I’m their only hope.

Down with Wayne.

Down with Wayne.

Down with Wayne.

Down with Wayne