In the Civil War, your great-great grandfather was involved in the Underground Railroad, secretly transporting freed slaves to the North. And I suspect these caverns came in handy.
Read more Alfred QuotesFrom: Batman Begins (2005)
Jim Gordon : I never said thank you.Batman : And you'll never have to.
Bruce Wayne : Bats are nocturnal.Alfred Pennyworth : Bats may be, but even for billionaire playboys, three o'clock is pushing it. The price of leading a double life, I fear. Your theatrics made an impression. Bruce Wayne : Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons, Alfred. It's a good start.Alfred Pennyworth : If those are to be the first of many injuries to come, it would be wise to find a suitable excuse. Polo, for instance.Bruce Wayne : I'm not learning polo, Alfred.Alfred Pennyworth : Strange injuries a non-existent social life, these things beg the question as to what exactly does Bruce Wayne do with his time and his money.Bruce Wayne : And what does someone like me do?Alfred Pennyworth : Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.
Batman : Nice.Jim Gordon : I couldn't find any mob bosses.Batman : Well, Sergeant?Jim Gordon : Oh, it's Lieutenant now. You really started something. Bent cops running scared, hope on the streets.Batman : But?Jim Gordon : We still haven't picked up Crane or half the inmates of Arkham that he freed.Batman : We will. We can bring Gotham back.Jim Gordon : What about escalation?Batman : Escalation?Jim Gordon : We start carrying semi-automatics, they buy automatics. We start wearing Kevlar, they buy armor piercing rounds.Batman : And?Jim Gordon : And, you're wearing a mask. Jumping off rooftops. Now, take this guy.Jim Gordon : Armed robbery, double homicide, has a taste for the theatrical, like you. Leaves a calling card.Batman : I'll look into it.Jim Gordon : I never said thank you.Batman : And you'll never have to.