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These three men were killed on Wall Street.
[Audience shouts and murmurs]
Murray: Well, I'm waiting for the funny part.
Joker: There is no funny part. It's not a joke.
[Audience shouts]
You're serious, aren't you? You're telling us you killed these three young men on the subway?
Uh-huh. And why should we believe you?
I have nothing left to lose. Nothing can hurt me anymore. My life is just a comedy.
Murray: Let me get this straight. Do you think killing those men is funny?
Joker: Yes. And I'm tired of pretending it's not. Comedy is a reflection of the self, Murray. Isn't that what they say? All of you... the system that knows so much... you decide what's right or wrong? In the same way you have to decide what's funny, or not.
Murray: Well, I think I can understand that you... did this to start a movement? To become a symbol? Come on! Murray... Do I look like the kind of clown that can start a movement? I killed those men because they were awful. Everyone is awful these days. That's enough to drive anyone crazy.
Well, that's it. You're crazy. That's your defense for killing three young men?
No. They couldn't sing in rhyme (sarcasm) to save their lives.
Joker: Oh, why is everyone upset about these men? If I were to die on the side of the road, you would walk over me indifferently! I am in front of you every day and you don't notice me, but these men, what, because Thomas Wayne went and cried over them on television?
Murray: You have a problem with Thomas Wayne.
Joker: Yes, I do! Have you seen what's out there, Murray? Have you ever left the studio? Everyone is shouting and screaming at each other. No one is civilized at all! No one thinks about being in the other person's position! Do you think men like Thomas Wayne ever think about being someone like me? To be someone other than themselves? They don't think we'll just sit there and take it like little boys. That we won't be wolves and monsters!
Murray: Are you finished? I mean, it's a lot of self-pity, Arthur. It seems like you're making excuses for killing those young men!
Not everyone, and I'll tell you this, not everyone is awful. You're awful, Murray.
Murray: Me? I'm awful? Oh yes, how am I awful? Play my video! Invite me to the show! You just wanted to make fun of me! You're just like the rest of them! You don't know the first thing about me! Look at what happened because of what you did, what it led to. There are riots outside. Two policemen are in critical condition, and you're laughing, you're laughing. Someone was killed today because of what you did. I know - what do you think of another joke, Murray.
Murray: No, I think we've had enough of your jokes. What do you get...
Murray: I don't think so. At the intersection of a mentally ill person with a society that abandons them and treats them like trash!?
Call the police, Jane. Call the police.
I'll tell you what you'll get! You'll get what you deserve! Good night. And always remember: Breaking news. Murray Franklin, the popular talk show host, was killed last night on a live television broadcast of his show by one of his guests. The man, introduced by Franklin as "Joker," is currently in custody...