Showing posts with label bastardy. Show all posts
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Wednesday 10 August 2022

Kit

 
 
 
"These thinges, with many other shall by good & honest witnes be aproved to be his opinions and Comon Speeches, and that this Marlowe doth not only hould them himself, but almost into every Company he Cometh he persuades men to Atheism willing them not to be afeard of bugbeares and hobgoblins, and vtterly scorning both god and his ministers as I Richard Baines will Justify & approue both by mine oth and the testimony of many honest men, and almost al men with whome he hath Conversed any time will testify the same, and as I think all men in Cristianity ought to indevor that the mouth of so dangerous a member may be stopped, he saith likewise that he hath quoted a number of Contrarieties oute of the Scripture which he hath giuen to some great men who in Convenient time shalbe named. When these thinges shalbe Called in question the witnes shalbe produced."
 

THE 'BAINES NOTE'

As originally submitted

(BL Harley MS.6848 ff.185-6)

 

A note Containing the opinion of one Christopher 
Marly Concerning his Damnable Judgment 
of Religion, and scorn of gods word.

 

 

That the Indians and many Authors of antiquity haue 
assuredly writen aboue 16 thousand yeares agone wher 
as Adam is proued to haue lived within 6 thowsand yeares.

 

 

He affirmeth that Moyses was but a Jugler, & that one 
Heriots being Sir W Raleighs man can do more then he.

 

 

That Moyses made the Jewes to travell xl yeares in the 
wildernes, (which Jorney might haue bin Done in lesse then 
one yeare) ere they Came to the promised land, to thintent 
that those who were privy to most of his subtilties might 
perish and so an everlasting superstition Remain in the harts 
of the people.

 

 

That the first beginning of Religioun was only to keep men 
in awe.

 

 

That it was an easy matter for Moyses being brought vp in 
all the artes of the Egiptians to abuse the Jewes being 
a rude & grosse people.

 

That Christ was a bastard and his mother dishonest. 

 

That he was the sonne of a Carpenter, and that if the 
Jewes among whome he was borne did Crucify him 
theie best knew him and whence he Came.

 

 

That Crist deserved better to Dy then Barrabas and 
that the Jewes made a good Choise, though Barrabas 
were both a thief and murtherer.

 

 

That if there be any god or any good Religion, then it 
is in the papistes because the service of god is performed 
with more Cerimonies, as Elevation of the mass, organs, 
singing men, Shaven Crownes & cetera. That all protestants 
are Hypocriticall asses.

 

 

That if he were put to write a new Religion, he would 
vndertake both a more Exellent and Admirable methode 
and that all the new testament is filthily written.

 

 

That the woman of Samaria & her sister were whores 
& that Christ knew them dishonestly.

 

 

That St John the Evangelist was bedfellow to Christ 
and leaned alwaies in his bosome, that he vsed him 
as the sinners of Sodoma.

 

That all they that loue not Tobacco & Boies were fooles.

 

That all the apostles were fishermen and base fellowes 
neyther of wit nor worth, that Paull only had wit 
but he was a timerous fellow in bidding men to be 
subiect to magistrates against his Conscience.

 

 

That he had as good Right to Coine as the Queene of 
England, and that he was acquainted with one poole 
a prisoner in newgate who hath greate Skill in mix=
ture of mettals and hauing learned some things of 
him he ment through help of a Cunninge stamp 
maker to Coin French Crownes pistolets and Eng=
lish shillinges.

 

 

That if Christ would haue instituted the sacrament 
with more Ceremoniall Reverence it would haue 
bin had in more admiration, that it would haue 
bin much better being administred in a Tobacco pipe.

 

 

That the Angell Gabriell was Baud to the holy 
ghost, because he brought the salutation to Mary.

 

 

That one Ric Cholmley hath Confessed that he was 
persuaded by Marloe's Reasons to become an Atheist.

 

 

These thinges, with many other shall by good & 
honest witnes be aproved to be his opinions and 
Comon Speeches, and that this Marlow doth not 
only hould them himself, but almost into every 
Company he Cometh he perswades men to Atheism 
willing them not to be afeard of bugbeares and 
hobgoblins, and vtterly scorning both god and his 
ministers as I Richard Baines will Justify & 
approue both by mine oth and the testimony 
of many honest men, and almost al men with 
whome he hath Conversed any time will 
testify the same, and as I think all men in 
Cristianity ought to indevor that the mouth of 
so dangerous a member may be stopped, he saith likewise 
that he hath quoted a number of Contrarieties oute of 
the Scripture which he hath giuen to some great men who 
in Convenient time shalbe named. When these thinges shalbe 
Called in question the witnes shalbe produced.

 

Richard Baines

 

THE CORONER'S INQUISITION (Translated)

The original was discovered by Leslie Hotson and this, his translation, given in his The Death of Christopher Marlowe (1925).

KENT / INQUISITION Indented taken at Detford Strand in the aforesaid County of Kent within the verge on the first day of June in the year of the reign of Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith &c thirtyfifth, in the presence of William Danby, Gentleman, Coroner of the household of our said lady the Queen, upon view of the body of Christopher Morley, there lying dead & slain, upon oath of Nicholas Draper, Gentleman, Wolstan Randall, gentleman, William Curry, Adrian Walker, John Barber, Robert Baldwyn, Giles ffeld, George Halfepenny, Henry Awger, James Batt, Henry Bendyn, Thomas Batt senior, John Baldwyn, Alexander Burrage, Edmund Goodcheepe, & Henry Dabyns who say [upon] their oath that Ingram ffrysar, late of London, Gentleman, and the aforesaid Christopher Morley, and Nicholas Skeres, late of London, Gentleman, and Robert Poley of London aforesaid, Gentleman, on the thirtieth of May in the aforesaid thirtyfifth year, at the aforesaid Detford Strand in the aforesaid County of Kent within the verge about the tenth hour before noon of the same day met together in a room in the house of a certain Eleanor Bull, widow; & there passed the time together & dined & after dinner were in quiet sort together & walked in the garden belonging to the said house until the sixth hour after noon of the same day & then returned from the said garden to the room aforesaid & there together and in company supped; & after supper the said Ingram & Christopher Morley were in speech & uttered one to the other divers malicious words for the reason that they could not be at one nor agree about the payment of the sum of pence, that is, le recknynge, there; & the said Christopher Morley then lying upon a bed in the room where they supped, & moved with anger against the said Ingram ffrysar upon the words aforesaid spoken between them, and the said Ingram then & there sitting in the room aforesaid with his back towards the bed where the said Christopher Morley was then lying, sitting near the bed, that is, nere the bed, & with the front part of his body towards the table & the aforesaid Nicholas Skeres & Robert Poley sitting on either side of the said Ingram in such a manner that the same Ingram ffrysar in no wise could take flight; it so befell that the said Christopher Morley on a sudden & of his malice towards the said Ingram aforethought, then & there maliciously drew the dagger of the said Ingram which was at his back, and with the same dagger the said Christopher Morley then & there maliciously gave the aforesaid Ingram two wounds on his head of the length of two inches & of the depth of a quarter of an inch; whereupon the said Ingram, in fear of being slain, & sitting in the manner aforesaid between the said Nicholas Skeres & Robert Poley so that he could not in any wise get away, in his own defence & for the saving of his life, then & there struggled with the said Christopher Morley to get back from him his dagger aforesaid; in which affray the same Ingram could not get away from the said Christopher Morley; and so it befell in that affray that the said Ingram, in defence of his life, with the dagger aforesaid to the value of 12d, gave the said Christopher then & there a mortal wound over his right eye of the depth of two inches & of the width of one inch; of which mortal wound the aforesaid Christopher Morley then & there instantly died; And so the Jurors aforesaid say upon their oath that the said Ingram killed & slew Christopher Morley aforesaid on the thirtieth day of May in the thirtyfifth year named above at Detford Strand aforesaid within the verge in the room aforesaid within the verge in the manner and form aforesaid in the defence and saving of his own life, against the peace of our said lady the Queen, her now crown & dignity; And further the said Jurors say upon their oath that the said Ingram after the slaying aforesaid perpetrated & done by him in the manner & form aforesaid neither fled nor withdrew himself; But what goods or chattels, lands or tenements the said Ingram had at the time of the slaying aforesaid, done & perpetrated by him in the manner & form aforesaid, the said Jurors are totally ignorant. In witness of which thing the said Coroner as well as the Jurors aforesaid to this Inquisition have interchangeably set their seals. Given the day & year above named &c.

'by WILLIAM DANBY Coroner'.


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The Coroner's Inquisition

Kanc. / Inquisicio indentata capta apud Detford 
Strand in praedicto Comitatu Kancia infra virgam 
primo die Junij anno regni Elizabethe dei gratia 
Anglie ffrancie & Hibernie Regine fidei defensoris &c 
tricesimo quinto coram Willelmo Danby Generoso 
Coronatore hospicij dicte domine Regine super visum 
corporis Cristoferi Morley ibidem iacentis mortui & 
interfecti per sacrum Nicholai Draper Generosi Wol-
stani Randall generosi Willelmi Curry Adriani Walker 
Johannis Barber Roberti Baldwyn Egidij ffeld Georgij 
Halfepenny Henrici Awger Jacobi Batt Henrici Ben-
dyn Thome Batt senioris Johannis Baldwyn Alexandri 
Burrage Edmundi Goodcheepe & Henrici Dabyns 
Qui dicunt sacrum suum quod cum quidam Ingramus 
ffrysar nuper de Londinia Generosus ac praedictus 
Cristoferus Morley Ac quidam Nicholaus Skeres nuper 
de Londinia Generosus ac Robertus Poley de Londinia 
praedicta Generosus tricesimo de Maij anno tricesimo 
quinto supradicto apud Detford Strand praedictam in 
praedicto Comitatu Kancia infra virgam circa horam 
decimam ante meridiem eiusdem diei insimul conuener-
unt in Camera infra domum cuiusdam Elionore Bull 
vidue & ibidem pariter moram gesserunt & prandebant 
& post prandium ibidem quieto ['quiete' in MS] modo insimul fuerunt 
& ambulauerunt in gardinum pertinentem domui prae-
dicto vsque horam sextam post meridiem eiusdem diei & 
tunc recesserunt a gardino praedicto in Cameram prae-
dictam & ibidem insimul & pariter cenabant & post 
cenam praedicti Ingramus & Cristoferus Morley locuti 
fuerunt & publicauerunt vnus eorum alteri diuersa 
maliciosa verba pro eo quod concordare & agreare non
potuerunt circa solucionem denariorum summe voc-
atum le recknynge ibidem & praedictus Cristoferus 
Morley adtunc iacens super lectum in Camera vbi cen-
auerunt & ira motus versus praefatum Ingramum ffrysar 
super verbis vt praefertur inter eos praelocutis Et prae-
dictus Ingramus adtunc & ibidem sedens in Camera 
praedicta cum tergo suo versus lectum vbi praedictus 
Cristoferus Morley tunc iacebat prope lectum vocatum 
nere the bed sedens & cum anteriori parte corporis 
sui versus mensam & praedicti Nicholaus Skere & 
Robertus Poley ex vtraque parte ipsius Ingrami sedentes 
tali modo vt idem Ingramus ffrysar nullo modo fugam 
facere potuit Ita accidit quod praedictus Cristoferus 
Morley ex subito & ex malicia sua erga praefatum 
Ingramum praecogitata pugionem praedicti Ingrami 
super tergum suum existentem maliciose adtunc & 
ibidem euaginabat & cum eodem pugione praedictus 
Cristoferus Morley adtunc & ibidem maliciose dedit 
praefato Ingramo duo vulnera super caput suum longi-
tudinis duorum policium & profunditatis quartij vnius 
policis Super quo praedictus Ingramus metuens occidi 
& sedens in forma praedicta inter praefatos Nicholau
Skeres & Robertum Poley Ita quod vlterius aliquo 
modo recedere non potuit in sua defensione & salua-
cione vite sue adtunc & ibidem contendebat cum prae-
fato Cristofero Morley recipere ab eo pugionem suum 
praedictum in qua quidem affraia idem Ingramus a 
praefato Cristofero Morley vlterius recedere non potuit 
Et sic in affraia illa Ita accidit quod praedictus In-
gramus in defensione vite sue cum pugione praedicta
precij xijd; dedit praefato Cristofero adtunc & ibide
vnam plagam mortalem super dexterum oculum suum 
profunditatis duorum policium & latitudinis vnius 
policis de qua quidem plaga mortali praedictus Cris-
toferus Morley adtunc & ibidem instanter obijt Et 
sic Iuratores praedicti dicunt super sacrum suum quo
praedictus Ingramus praefatum Cristoferum Morley 
praedicto tricesimo die Maij anno tricesimo quinto 
supradicto apud Detford Strand praedictam in prae-
dicto Comitatu Kancia infra virgam in Camera prae-
dicta infra virgam modo & forma praedictis in defen-
sione ac saluacione vite sue interfecit & occidit contr
pacem dicte domine Regine nunc coronam & dignita-
tem suas Et vlterius Juratores praedicti dicunt super 
sacrum suum quod praedictus Ingramus post occisi-
onem praedictam per se modo & forma praedictis per-
petratam & factam non fugit neque se retraxit Sed que 
bona aut catalla terras aut tenementa praedictus In-
gramus tempore occisionis praedicte per se modo & 
forma praedictis facte & perpetrate habuit Iuratore
praedicti penitus ignorant In cuius rei testimonium 
tam praedictus Coronator quam Iuratores praedicti
huic Inquisicioni sigilla sua alteratim aff[ixe]runt
Datum die & anno supradictis &c
per Willelmum Danby
Coronatorem

Wednesday 1 September 2021

The Boy


The Batman :
Is that what I think it is..?
 
Kid Flash :
(He doesn’t like being called an ‘it’….)
 
Superboy :
I’m Superman’s Clone.
 



THE BATMAN :
Apple Pie.
The Devil’s Food.

SUPERMAN :
Something tells me this isn't about dessert.

THE BATMAN :
The Boy needs You. 

SUPERMAN :
No. He needs you
He needs Red [Tornado]
I'm just a constant reminder 
of What He's Not.

THE BATMAN :
Sorry, Clark, but you're 
DEAD WRONG.

Look, I know he troubles you.
But he's here
You have to get over 
the How and Why
Trust Me on This :
THIS Boy Needs 
His Father.

SUPERMAN :
I'm NOT His Father.
I'll take that pie to go.




Prof. IVO :
Oh. Hello.

SUPERBOY
You? You're Ivo? 
I'm whelmed.


Prof. IVO :
You're One to Talk.
Now, since when does 
The Big Blue Boy Scout 
have a brat?

Superboy :
He doesn't.

Prof. IVO :
Yeah. If you say so.
My Android has 
The Strength of Superman.
What chance do you have?
[GROWLS]
[GRUNTING]

Prof. IVO : 
Oh, sorry. Did that strike a nerve?
Amazo, strike a few more.

AMAZO :
Access Black Canary.
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
Access Flash.
[GRUNTING]

Prof. IVO : 
Oh, no wonder Daddy 
keeps you hidden away.
You're not really doing Justice to 
the old S-shield, are you? Ha.


Martian Manhunter.
[GRUNTING]
Access Superman.
[SCREAMS]
[GIBBERING]

Finish him.
Priority Alpha.
So you changed too.
You kidding?
I feel naked in civvies. Still tracking the parts?
They were heading through Gotham. But they veered.
Wait. Dude, they're at my school.
[GROANING]
That all you got?
Access Captain Atom.
[GRUNTING]
[CLAPPING]
I don't usually attend these things in person...
...but, heh, this was too good to miss.

AMAZO
Access Superman.
[GRUNTING]
KID FLASH: Yoink.
Martian Manhunter.
Access Red Tornado.
[GROANING]
Access Captain Atom.
Access Black Canary.
Superman.
Martian Manhunter.
Superman.
[SCREAMS]
Martian Manhunter.
Access Black Canary.
Superman.
Access Black Canary.


Oh, yawn. Normally, Amazo would study and mimic your abilities during battle.
But what's the point?
You're all such poor copies of the originals.

[GIBBERING]

So everyone keeps saying.
It makes me angry.
Wanna see me channel that anger?
Great. He's gone ballistic again.
Maybe not.
Amazo, protect your master.
Priority alpha.
Captain Atom.
Anyone wanna play keep away?
Ooh, ooh. Me, me. Access Superman.
Martian Manhunter.
Superman.
ROBIN: Help me disassemble him. Now!
Dude, the guy has no head.
AQUALAD: Don't take any chances.
Superboy. Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Feeling the aster.
Hey, where's Ivo?

THE BATMAN
The Amazo android is in pieces again, being safely being analyzed at the two separate S.T.A.R. Labs.
But Ivo escaped.
And since he originated the tech he's arguably more dangerous than the android.
Capturing the professor will be a League priority.

But we understand your mission encountered other complications.

Complications come with the job.
Your ability to handle them has impressed the League.

SUPERBOY :
The whole League?

THE BATMAN:
Given time, yes.
Kryptonians, as you know, have very hard heads.
Of course, there's no shame in asking for help.

That's why the League exists.

Because there are some problems 
even we can't handle individually.

Please.
If we needed help, we'd never get the chance to ask.


Look familiar?


You were following us. Babysitting.
You still don't trust us. 

We didn't follow you.
And that's not your arrow.
But that means... Speedy.
He has our backs.
Souvenir.
[SUPERBOY CLEARS THROAT]
I'm ready. Good.
Because I'm here.










Yer Main Man, Lobo :
Look at Da Little SUPERMAN.
 
I know dis kid.
 
From Earth and Stuff.
 
Little Superman on a Field Trip?
Didya bring the whole Little Justice League, too?
 
Jon Kent :
SuperBOY.
 
Yer Main Man, Lobo :
What?
 
Jon Kent :
You and all your little 
Galactic Bounty Hunter Pals
can call me 
SuperBOY.
 
Yer Main Man, Lobo :
Uh-huh.
 
Jon Kent :
Yeah, “Uh-huh.” 
 
Yer Main Man, Lobo :
Guess no one ever told you yet —
 
Jon Kent :
What’s THAT?
 
Yer Main Man, Lobo :
Yer A Man when YOU DECIDE ta Be...
…ain’t no one handin’ out certificates or nothin’.
 
DECIDE to.
 
Cheers to The House of FRACKIN’ El.
Say Hi to yer Pops. Heh.
 
 



 
Terry McGinnis
How could you do it to me, Bruce?!
 
Bruce Wayne
The only thing that matters is The Mission. 
You know that.
 
Terry McGinnis
What about people, Bruce? 
Dick, Barbara, Tim, Selina - 
they all loved you, but eventually 
every single one of them left you! 
Ever wonder why?
 
Bruce Wayne
Not for an instant

They quit because when it came down to it, 
they didn't have the heart for The Mission. 

Are you about to quit too
It doesn't really surprise me.
 
Terry McGinnis
My Dad wasn't a superhero. 
He didn't save the world from the near-apocalypse of '09, 
he never went toe-to-toe with Mr. Freeze, 
but he was a good man just the same. 
 
Even after he and Mom got divorced, 
he always tried to do the right thing. 
 
My brother and I were always provided for; 
when Mom couldn't quite make the bills, 
he always helped out. 
 
He tried to teach me right from wrong - 
would have too, if I'd ever listened to him. 
 
And he never laid a hand on me, 
although Lord knows I was asking for it.
 
Bruce Wayne
What's your point?
 
Terry McGinnis
[angrily] 
"What's my point"?! 
My Point is, I never once doubted
he loved me with all his heart! 
 
My Point is, all those 
warm feelings 
I had for My Dad -
turns out they were 
just another lie
 
Another in a long list of things you've stolen from me! 
My Point is, I just found out that 
Warren McGinnis isn't my father! 
YOU are.
 
Bruce Wayne:
 ...What do you want from me?
 
Terry McGinnis
I wanna know 
The Whole Truth.
 
Bruce Wayne: 
Sounds like you already do.
 
Terry McGinnis
Guess I didn't wanna believe you were so incredibly ARROGANT
that you thought The World couldn't go on without you.
 
Bruce Wayne
Or someone like me. 
It's not arrogance, it's fact.
 
Terry McGinnis: 
You set the whole thing up!
 
Bruce Wayne: 
How? You were already a teenager
when I first met your mother.
 
Terry McGinnis: 
I don't know. Maybe you dug up some of that old Cadmus nanotech,
used it to have my genes rewritten to match yours!
 
Bruce Wayne: 
That technology's been illegal for over 40 years.
 
Terry McGinnis: 
Didn't stop The Joker 
from using it on Tim Drake!
 
[Bruce's eyes widen in shock over the comment]
 
Terry McGinnis: 
[remorseful
All right, low blow
[smiling sarcastically
Because you'd NEVER lie to me, right?
 
Bruce Wayne
Fine. Believe what you want. 

But you know 
as well as I do,
accident or not -
it's a good thing that 
You're almost 
A Clone of me. 
 
The World DOES 
need A Batman, 
and it always will
 
[suddenly groans in pain, clutches at his heart and tries to open a medication bottle
 
The Mantle of Batman 
is An Honour, Terry... 
 
[groans again, spilling the bottle and pills across the floor]
 
Terry McGinnis: 
You know what, Old Man? 

All those years, turns out 
everybody was right.
You are insane. 

Being Batman's 
no honour.
It's a Curse.
 
 
Amanda Waller
Honey, Bruce didn't overwrite your DNA with his - I did.
 
Terry McGinnis
[astonished] 
How? Why?
 
Amanda Waller
Because The World 
always needs a Batman. 
 
Not that I always thought so, mind you. 
Before you were born, 
Bruce and I were enemies
 
His Justice League was easily the most powerful force on Earth. 
As you know, I was in charge of Project Cadmus.
Over the years I came to respect Batman,
even Trust Him.
 
Terry McGinnis
I guess the law of averages 
means somebody'd have to.
 
Amanda Waller:
Did you know I was The Government Liaison
with the Justice League for a while? 
 
I met some extraordinary 
people in that job,
but none of them were 
the equal of Batman.
 
Terry McGinnis:
[bitterly
Right, who could be?
 
Amanda Waller
Not My Point.

I saw him Save The Day dozens of times
with nothing but his wits, body and will.
 
But I saw something else as the years passed -
he was getting older. Slower.
 
Soon he'd have to retire, or more likely,
someone would finally manage to kill him.
 
The Thought of A World without 
Batman was unacceptable
So, I decided to make 
a new one.
 
I used my old Cadmus connections 
to gather the technology necessary for 
Project : Batman Beyond. 
 
Bruce's DNA was easy 
enough to obtain. 
He left it all over town. 
 
[Terry gives her a look
 
Not REMOTELY what I meant! 
 
[Cut to a shot of Batman being bandaged by a paramedic
 
Then I found a young Neo-Gotham couple,
with psychological profiles nearly identical
to those of Bruce's parents. 
 
Your Father thought he was 
getting a flu shot —
actually it was a 
nanotech solution
programmed to rewrite 
his reproductive material
into an exact copy 
of Bruce Wayne's. 
 
A little over a year later, 
Your Mother gave birth 
to You, a child sharing 
half her genetic material... 
and half Bruce's
 
But when you're making A Batman,
genetics is only part of The Story - 
the rest is Tragedy.
 
[Cut to outside a movie theater playing The Grey Ghost Strikes; a young Terry leaves with his parents while Waller narrates]
 
Amanda Waller: 
Stop Me if You've Heard it Before :
You're eight years old, 
Your Parents have just 
taken you to a rousing 
adventure film
a grand time 
is had by all.
 
[Cut to theater parking lot; The Phantasm waits in The Darkness]
 
Amanda Waller:
But unknown to you
a mysterious figure
hides in The Shadows.

My Plan was simple
The Killer would leap out 
at you and kill Your Family.
The Trauma would 
put you on The Path 
to becoming Batman.

One Problem
My Assassin wouldn't 
pull The Trigger.
 
[Phantasm backs off and leaves unnoticed; cut to Phantasm with Waller]
 
Amanda Waller:
I argued with her, but 
deep down, I knew 
she was right.
 
People say Batman's obsessive,
that he'd do anything to achieve his goals -
but he'd never resort to murder.
So if I was to honor all he stood for...
neither could I.
 
Terry McGinnis:
And yet my dad wound up murdered, anyway.
Don't you get it?
 
No matter what you did or didn't do,
I was gonna end up being Bruce's carbon copy. It was Fate.
 
Amanda Waller:
You know, the Lord's been a great comfort to me all these years.
 
Try not to look so surprised.
Yeah, I've got a lot to answer for when I meet Him,
but I'd like to believe for all the harm I've caused,
I've also done some good.
 
Maybe the angels need a sharp sword too.
 
Like The Good Book says,
He moves in mysterious ways.
 
His Plan is A Mystery,
but here's what isn’t :
 
He gave us Free Will.
 
We choose our own Fate,
for Good or Ill.
 
I've known Bruce Wayne for over fifty years,
and I've been keeping an eye on you your whole life.

You're not Bruce's Clone, 
You're His Son.
 
There are similarities, mind you,
but more than a few differences too.
 
You don't quite have his magnificent brain, for instance.
You do have His Heart, though.
 
And for all that fierce exterior,
I've never met anyone who cared as deeply
about his fellow man as Bruce Wayne -
except maybe you.
 
You wanna have a better life than The Old Man's?
Take care of The People Who Love You.
Or Don't. It's Your Choice.
 
 
 
Bruce Wayne:
You're in My Chair.
 
Terry McGinnis:
Yeah, guess I am.
[gets up]
 
Bruce Wayne:
Where the devil have you been?
[sits down]
 
Terry McGinnis:
I had some stuff to take care of.
 
Bruce Wayne:
Enigma's overrated - especially at 3 A.M.
You could've called.
I made you some soup, but it's cold.
 
Terry McGinnis:
Sorry - didn't mean to worry you.
 
Bruce Wayne:
[trying to open his medication bottle]
I was WORRIED about Gotham.
If Batman's not around--
 
Terry McGinnis:
[opens bottle for Bruce and holds out the pills]
I've got it covered. Always.
 
Bruce Wayne:
[looks at Terry for a moment and takes the pills]
Kent called. Nothing apocalyptic,
he just wants your opinion on a case he's working.
Said you could meet him at the Metro Tower.
 
Terry McGinnis:
Right. Better suit up.
[heads for Batcave entrance]
 
Bruce Wayne:
You should eat something first.
Keep up your strength.
 
Terry McGinnis:
When I get back.
 
Bruce Wayne:
You're a stubborn piece of work,
you know that?
 
Terry McGinnis:
[smiling]
Just like My Old Man.
 



JANEWAY
Take us out of warp.
Open a channel. 

 
SESKA 
[on viewscreen]: 
Chakotay, they're going to take Your Son. 
When Culluh saw the baby --
I hear them coming. 
I don't have much time. 
When he saw the baby wasn't his --
Please Chakotay, help us. 
Not for me, for Your Son. 
 
(Static on the viewscreen.) 

CULLUH [OC]: 
I told you to stay out of here. 
 
SESKA [OC]: 
No, please don't. 
Don't take him! I beg you. 
No! Please, no! 

 
CULLUH [OC]: 
I'm taking him! 

 
SESKA [OC]: 
No!
 
[Ready room]
 
CHAKOTAY:
This is not My Responsibility!
She has no right to expect me to --
 
JANEWAY:
She knows you, Chakotay.
She knew how you'd react when you saw
Your Son in Danger.
CHAKOTAY:
I have a duty to this crew.
I can't just leave and go looking for the child. 

 
JANEWAY:
And I'd never consider letting you go into
a Kazon-Nistrim stronghold by yourself.
 
If we do this, we do it together.
That's something else Seska would know, too. 

 
CHAKOTAY:
Do you think it's A Trap?
 
JANEWAY:
Do I think Seska is capable of manipulating
you and me with this?
Oh, yes. 

 
CHAKOTAY:
On the other hand, it was time for her to deliver,
and that baby we saw did look
part Cardassian and part human. 

 
JANEWAY:
And knowing Culluh, I'm sure his pride was wounded
when he realised the child wasn't his.
It makes sense, Chakotay. It might all be true.
CHAKOTAY:
Still, the safest thing would be to
ignore this message and resume our course. 

 
JANEWAY:
I'm not going to resume our course just yet.
 
I want you to think about it, Chakotay.
This has to be your decision.
 
If you choose to go after him,
I know I speak for the entire crew,
Starfleet and Maquis alike, when I say
We'll Stand Behind You.
 
[Chakotay's quarters]
(Chakotay goes on a vision quest.) 

 
CHAKOTAY:
A-koo-chee-moya.
We are far from the sacred places of our grandfathers.
We are far from the bones of my people.
 
But I ask, on this Day of 
Sorrow and Uncertainty,
that The Wisdom of My Father 
find me, and help me understand 
my dilemma.
 
Speak to me, Father.
Speak to Me in My Dreams. 

 
KOLOPAK [OC]:
I've never seen you so troubled, Chakotay.

[Forest clearing]
(Kolopak is carefully building a fire.) 

 
CHAKOTAY:
I have a son, Father. 

 
KOLOPAK:
A Son, Chakotay?

Oh. This is the reason for your despair.
Was he born with two arms and two legs and a heart that beats? 

 
CHAKOTAY:
Yes, but --

 
KOLOPAK:
Then it's a cause for celebration.
You will make a fine Father. 
You needn't worry. 

 
CHAKOTAY:
I'm not sure I'm willing
to be A Father to him. 

 
KOLOPAK:
Hmm. Not willing? 

 
CHAKOTAY:
He was born without my consent.
I had no part in it. 

 
KOLOPAK:
No part in it?
Well, it's been a long time, 
so forgive me, but —
it seems that I had to play a part
before Your Mother could conceive. 

 
CHAKOTAY:
My DNA was taken from me,
used by a woman to impregnate herself
without My Permission.
 
KOLOPAK:
I see. You're trying 
to decide whether you should
accept The Child in Your Heart
 
CHAKOTAY:
It's more than that. 
 
KOLOPAK:
But it must begin with that! 
 
CHAKOTAY:
How do you take 
A Child into Your Heart 
Who is Forced upon You 
by A Mother's Deception? 

 
KOLOPAK:
He knows nothing of Deception —
He is Innocent.
 
....Centuries ago, 
when The Women of Our Tribe
were raped by White Conquerors,
many gave birth to Their children --
and We did not reject Them.

They were accepted 
by The Tribe.
 
One was a direct ancestor 
of Ours, Chakotay.

His Name was Ce Acatl.
He became 
A Great Leader of Our People.
 
Here is A Manwho was given Life,
without His Mother's consent.
 
Are you so different from her?
 
And is Your Child so different 
from Ce Acatl...? 
 
CHAKOTAY:
No
 
KOLOPAK:
He is Your Son, Chakotay,
and he is A Child of Our People.
 
[Briefing room]
NEELIX:
I've been in touch with the Talaxian mining colony on Prema Two.
They're willing to come to our assistance if we run into Trouble. 
 
PARIS:
That's good for about forty hours 
if we average warp two.
After that we're out of their comm. range.
 
JANEWAY:
Well, it's nice to know we have friends in the area.
Thank you, Neelix. 

 
TUVOK:
I recommend a full diagnostic of our tactical array prior to the start of the mission, Captain. 

 
JANEWAY:
Agreed. But I want more from Tactical, Lieutenant.
I want to anticipate a trap, and I want a few tricks up our sleeves if we need them. 

 
KIM:
Captain. I could programme the deflector grid to make it look like we have help on the way.
I'll show you what I mean. Excuse me, Doctor. 

 
TORRES:
Echo displacement. 

 
KIM:
Exactly. This is how we'd look to the enemy's sensors.
If we generate multiple decoy images like these, the Kazon would think that ships are coming toward us.
We could create as many as we want. 

 
JANEWAY:
That's a good start, Harry.
It should distract them for a while.
But what else can we do if we're eventually
intercepted by a superior force? 

 
EMH [OC]:
If you don't mind, I do have something to add. 

 
(Kim restores the EMH to the wall monitor.) 

 
EMH [on monitor]:
Thank you. Captain, I hesitate to offer suggestions
in a field of endeavour that is not within my usual area of expertise.
 

JANEWAY:
Please, Doctor, your suggestions on any subject are always welcome. 

 
EMH [on monitor]:
Really? In that case, you may expect several more on a variety of matters in the near future.
Right now may I suggest that we also consider attempting to create an actual holographic illusion of friendly ships? 

 
TORRES:
With all due respect, Doctor, we can't even figure out how to project you into this room.
How are we supposed to create holographic ships in Space? 

 
EMH [on monitor]:
I would humbly submit that My Programme
is far more sophisticated than your run of the mill hologram.

In fact, projecting the illusion 
of a large, three-dimensional object 
has been a trick of Magicians for centuries.
 
PARIS:
We'll just do it with Mirrors. 
 
EMH 
[on monitor]:
Mister Paris's predictable attempts 
at humour notwithstanding,
that is precisely what I would suggest.
 
Installing holo-emitters along the hull
with parabolic mirrors to enlarge the images
as they are reflected into space.
 
KIM:
We're going to use up a lot of our Power reserves trying to pull it off.
 
CHAKOTAY:
If these ships can fool the Kazon, it's worth it.
 
TUVOK:
But can they? 
If the Kazon scan the holograms,
they will immediately realise
there are no life signs on board,
no power signatures.
 
JANEWAY:
Okay, so we can't fool them for long,
but maybe it'll be long enough.
 
It's an advantage, and we'll need
every advantage we can get on this mission.
Work with the Doctor on it, B'Elanna.
 
Mister Kim.
Cut power to all systems to minimum requirements.
I don't want to show up on any Kazon long range scanners.
 
Mister Paris
locate the warp signature from Culluh's ship
and set a course to follow, warp two. 
 
PARIS:
Aye, Captain. 
 
JANEWAY:
Dismissed. 
 
CHAKOTAY:
Uh, excuse me, but there is one more thing.
 
Thank You.



'This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us till our oldness cannot relish them. 

I begin to find an idle and fond bondage in the oppression of aged tyranny; who sways, not as it hath Power, but as it is suffered. 

Come to me, that of this I may speak more. 
If Our Father would sleep till I waked him
you should half his revenue for ever
and live the beloved of  Your Brother, 

EDGAR.'