The Dark Knight (2008)

Ritchie Coster: Chechen

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Quotes 

• The Chechen : [During a private sit down meeting with the gangsters]  What do you propose?

  The Joker : It's simple. We, uh, kill the Batman.

  [mobsters laugh] 

  Salvatore Maroni : If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?

  The Joker : If you're good at something, never do it for free.

• The Chechen : [in a warehouse next to a mountain of money]  Joker-man, what you do with all your money?

  The Joker : You see, I'm a guy of simple taste. I enjoy dynamite, and gunpowder, and gasoline!

  [he pours gasoline on the mountain of cash] 

  The Chechen : [panicked]  What the...?

  The Joker : Ah-ta-ta-ta-ta. And you know the thing they have in common? They're cheap.

• The Joker : [to the Chechen]  Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city.

  The Chechen : They won't work... for a FREAK!

  The Joker : [pulls out a knife]  Freak? Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches, hmm? And then we'll see just how loyal a hungry dog REALLY is!

  The Joker : [half to himself]  It's not about money... its about sending a message.

  The Joker : [dialing on a cell phone while a mountain of money burns behind him]  Everything burns!

• Harvey Dent : [on TV]  I don't know about Mr. Lau's travel arrangements, but I'm sure glad he's here.

  The Chechen : I put word out. We hire the clown.

  [looks at the others] 

  The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problems: Batman.

  [They don't see Gordon enter] 

  Lt. James Gordon : Ah our boy looks good on the tube.

  Salvatore Maroni : You sure you want to embarrass me in front of my friends, Lieutenant?

  Lt. James Gordon : Don't worry. They're coming too.

  [Other cops enter and arrest the mobsters in the restaurant. Cuts to various locations in Gotham City, as the police do a massive round up of the mobsters in town. We see Stephens loading one thug into a police car, underneath an 'L' line, saying] 

  Detective Stephens : Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

  [cuts to a courtroom, where Judge Surillo is reading the massive charges] 

  Judge Surrillo : 747 counts of extortion, 849 counts of racketeering, 246 counts of fraud, 87 counts of conspiracy to murder...

  [as she flips through the documents, she finds a Joker playing card] 

  Judge Surrillo : ... 527 counts of obstruction of justice. How do the defendants plead?

  [a massive army of defense lawyers start jostling and yelling all at once. The stenographer looks up, confused] 

  Judge Surrillo : Order! Order in the court!

  [cut to the Mayor's office, where the Mayor is berating Harvey for his actions. Gordon and Commissioner Loeb are also present] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : 549 criminals at once. How did you convince Surillo to hear this farce?

  Harvey Dent : She shares my enthusiasm for justice. After all, she is a judge.

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : Well even if you're able to blow enough smoke to get convictions out of Surillo, you're going to set a new record at appeals for quickest kick in the ass.

  Harvey Dent : It won't matter. The head guys make bail, sure... but the mid-level guys, they can't, and they can't afford to be off the streets long enough for trial and appeal. They'll cut deals that include *some* jail time. Think of all you could do with 18 months of clean streets.

  [the Mayor waves Gordon and Commissioner Loeb out] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : The public likes you, Dent. That's the *only* reason this might fly. But that means it's on you. They're all coming after you now. Not just the mob: politicians, journalists, cops. Anyone whose wallet's about to get lighter. Are you up to it?

  [Dent smiles] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : You better be. They get anything back on you, those criminals will be back on the streets...

  [he walks over to the window and looks out] 

  Mayor Anthony Garcia : Followed swiftly by you and me.

  [a dead Batman wanna-be in Joker makeup, with the sides of his mouth sliced into a grin, bangs into the window, causing the mayor to jump. Police lower the dead body, which is hanging from a noose, and they find a Joker card that says "WILL THE REAL BATMAN PLEASE STAND UP?"] 

• The Joker : [in a warehouse next to a mountain of money]  Tell your men they work for me now. This is my city.

  The Chechen : They won't work for a freak...

  The Joker : [mocking his accent]  A freak...

  [pulls out his switchblade and tosses it to some goons, who grab the Chechen] 

  The Joker : Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches? Hmm? And then we'll see how loyal a hungry dog really is. It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything burns!

• The Chechen : [after bringing out a man under the influence of fear toxin]  Look at what your drugs did to my customers.

  Scarecrow : Buyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go.

  The Chechen : My business... repeat customers...

  Scarecrow : If you don't like what I have to offer, you can buy from someone else. Assuming Batman left anyone to buy from.

• [as the Batman wanna-bes attack the drug deal] 

  Scarecrow : That's not him.

  [Mayhem ensues, with lots of gunfire] 

  The Chechen : Loose the dogs!

  [after more fighting, the Batmobile crashes into the garage] 

  Scarecrow : That's more like it!

• [watching news of Lau's capture on the television] 

  The Chechen : Put word out, we hire the clown.

  [the other mobsters look doubtful] 

  The Chechen : He was right. We have to fix real problem: Batman.

• Lau : [During a video conference with the gangsters]  As you're all aware, one of our deposits were stolen. It was a relatively small amount: sixty million dollars.

  The Chechen : Who's stupid enough to steal from us?

  Salvatore Maroni : Some two-bit whack job. Wears a cheap purple suit and makeup. He's not the problem. The problem is our money being tracked by the cops.

  Lau : Thanks to Mr. Maroni's well-placed sources, we know the police have indeed identified our banks using marked bills and are planning to seize your funds today. And since the enthusiastic new DA has put all my competitors out of business, I'm your only option.

  The Chechen : What do you propose?

  Lau : Moving all secure deposits to one location, not a bank.

  Gambol : Where then?

  Lau : No one can know but me. If the police were to gain leverage over one of you, then everyone's money would be at stake.

  The Chechen : What will stop them from getting to you?

  Lau : I'll go to Hong Kong, far from Dent's jurisdiction, and the Chinese will not extradite one of their own.

  Salvatore Maroni : How soon can you move the money?

  Lau : I already have.

• [the Bat-Signal appears in the sky] 

  The Chechen : This is why we bring dogs!

• The Chechen : [During a private sit down meeting with the gangsters]  Who's stupid enough to steal from us?

  Salvatore Maroni : Some two-bit whack-job. Wears a cheap purple suit and make-up. He's not the problem. He's a nobody.