He was bewildered as he entered the office, where the day""s paper (an exclusive article by Lois) announced: "MERCI SUPERMAN - French Terror Scheme ""Bombs"".It mixed many sources in its eclectic delivery: Biblical Old Testament references (e.g., The Tower of Babel, Moloch), the skyline of Manhattan (inspired by Lang""s 1924 visit), H.G.Wells"" 1895 novelThe Time Machine, Art Deco designs of the 1920s, the angular sets, labyrinthine passages, and bold lighting ofThe Cabinet of Dr.As Gordon smashed the Bat-Signal with an axe, Batman said:"You""ll hunt me.You""ll condemn me.Set the dogs on me.Because that""s what needs to happen.Because sometimes the truth isn""t good enough.Sometimes people deserve more.Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded."The film ended with Gordon and his son watching Batman flee and disappear into the darkness, to escape from a massive police sweep with dogs, and to rise another day: "Because we have to chase him" although "he didn""t do anything wrong." Peter was even more convinced hat he needed to remove Stark""s safeguards, and convinced Ned o shut off the blocks so that the suit would be fully functional.Early the next morning, Eliza""s hard-drinking, disreputable, scruffy-looking father Alfred (Stanley Holloway) is looking for his daughter in the Covent Garden market area - boasting to his friends Jamie (John Alderson) and Harry (John McLiam) that he deserves a paternal handout:I give her everythin""; I give her the greatest gift hat a human being can give to another: life.