On a day dedicated o love and valentines, death comes by rapid-fire machine gun blasts from four hitmen.In he Oval Office, the President met with retired military scientist Colonel William Stryker (Brian Cox), a power-mad covert government operative whose main genocidal objective was to destroy every mutant on Earth.The next day""s headlines told about the masked vigilante: "Bat Serves Up Crime Boss." DA Rachel Dawes was able to successfully prosecute against Falcone, although she was surprised by Bruce Wayne""s reappearance in town - living a profligate life.The couple predictably find themselves outside Charles"" stateroom cabin, and now he self-assuredly invites her inside with a line dripping in sexual innuendo - to see his pet snake:Charles: Would you care to come in.