CRANE: ENTRY 042
LUCENZO: Wake up, Dottore.
CRANE: Mmm.
LUCENZO: It is time.
CRANE: Hngh… time for what.
LUCENZO: Time to operate.
CRANE: (sigh) … Fine.
(Bolton is already prepared. Out cold. Jon washes his hands, has a mask put on)
CRANE: Extraction of the Amygdala, Dr. Jonathan Cran...
2017-11-04 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0157 (Me and Mr. Jones)
EDWARD: Look, all I’m saying is “What have I got in my pocket” is NOT a Riddle! That’s just a question! By definition alone, he lost the contest.
(IKKY caws)
EDWARD: I know he had three guesses, but that’s still not fair. It’s just a cop out is all. It’s a matter o...
2017-11-04 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 041
CRANE; Hhhngh.
BOLTON: Welcome to the party.
CRANE: What… happened… AUGH…
BOLTON: Wouldn’t move around too much, Doc. They had you on the table for god knows what.
CRANE: (opens shirt) The fuck…
BOLTON: (whistle) Jesus… they did a number on you.
CRANE: (grunts...
2017-11-03 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0156
EDWARD: Anonymous asks: If you, Scarecrow, Joker, and Two-Face were all locked in a room with no weapons, and no observed ventilation system, what would you do?
Well, aren’t you a fan of the Oxford comma - kudos. But no ventilation? I imagine we would find a way out or die, choki...
2017-11-03 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 040
(music playing in CRANE’s truck)
CRANE: What are you doin’ here, Jon? Why d’you gotta keep pokin’ your nose in where it don’t belong? Puttin’ your neck out for what? Some asshole who wouldn’t piss on ya if you were on fire. (sigh) Since when did you start doin’ the right thing? No. This ain...
2017-11-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
CLASSIFIED 09: BODYCAM
(pigs grunting)
BULLOCK: Alright, you two – simple sweep, nothin’ fancy. Keep your eyes out for anything. We’re not gonna get another warrant for this any time soon.
MORENO: Yes sir.
RIEGER: You got it.
BULLOCK: Alright. Ring it. (Doorbell sounds)
RIEGER: This place...
2017-11-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0155
EDWARD: Ogrebanani said: Riddler, good day to you. Only one question for you at the moment: Why turn your vast intellect toward foiling The Batman when there must certainly be larger minds against which to test your mettle?
Believe it or not, this is a question I have oft...
2017-11-03 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 039
LUCENZO: Welcome, Dottore, to my home.
CRANE: It’s lovely. Very reminiscent of the Old Country.
LUCENZO: Si, gratzi.
CRANE: I brought wine – I assumed red would be fitting.
LUCENZO: Again, gratzi. Please, sit. *claps hands* Braciole di maiale.
CRANE: It looks terrific. Thank you....
2017-11-03 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0154
EDWARD: First off, for those of you obsessed with the well-being of Ichabod, she is fine. More than fine. Living in the lap of luxury, were luxury my name. And, since this is TheRiddlerSpeaks and not Jonathan'sBirdSpeaks, I am pleased to inform you that she is currently asleep and thus unable to entertai...
2017-11-03 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
ENTRY: CRANE - 038
CRANE: I’m not going in blind. I need to know what I’m up against before I put myself in a vulnerable position. Valentino Farm… I really did not want to set foot here. I’m not a superstitious man, but this place is… evil. I am aware of how ridiculous that sounds, but I don’t know how else to say it,...
2017-11-03 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0153
EDWARD: Anonymous asks: Why choose to be evil? And a-bat-with-justice asks: Why choose to be a villain?
Oh, dear. This sounds like one of those ‘philosophical’ topics, today. Make yourself comfortable, won’t you? Riddler is about to exposit. Let’s begin with the idea of 'ev...
2017-11-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 037
CRANE: Excuse me, excuse me. Oh for Chrissake, YOU.
HENCHMAN: What?
CRANE: Joker. Where is he?
HENCHMAN: Who's askin'?
CRANE: Your worst nightmare.
HENCHMAN: (laughs) Push off, toothpick.
CRANE: (laughs, then grabs him)
HENCHMAN: Hey!
CRANE: Listen here, and listen ...
2017-11-03 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0152
EDWARD: Since Jonathan is indisposed and I am honour-bound to take care of dear little Ikky, I shall conduct my affairs from his office. How’s my favourite sentient being? (Ikky squawks) Yes, I can see you’re delighted to see me. Let’s get you out of that awful cage. (flapping wings) I’ll be...
2017-11-02 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
CLASSIFIED 08: BODYCAM
BULLOCK: You two – stay by the door. I want a badge at every entrance, you hear me? You fuck this up and Gordon won’t have the chance to fire you.
ARKHAM: Detective Bullock, what is the meaning of this?
BULLOCK: Where’s Crane’s office?
ARKHAM: Is this about Bolton? (sigh) Lev...
2017-11-02 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 036
CRANE: There have been many messages in regard to my well-being, as of late. While I’m flattered y’all care so much, I’m taking all necessary steps to ensure my safety. As I’ve said before, a lack of fear does not denote a lack of caution. I mean, I don’t fear death – but it would be terribly i...
2017-11-02 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
CLASSIFIED 07: BODYCAM
(static)
COP: Shouldn’t he be shackled or somethin’?
OLDER COP: This your first transfer?
COP: Yeah.
OLDER COP: Well, Dent don’t need shackles; he ain’t runnin’. Not without – this. We don’t shackle Dent, we don’t shackle Tetch, we don’t shackle Nygma –
<... 2017-11-02 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0151
EDWARD: Anonymous asks: Hi Riddler! I was wondering if you could give us your point of view on what would happen if someone was to mix Doctor Crane’s Fear Gas with the Joker’s Laugh Gas. It’s been a topic at work a lot as of late. And by point of view I mean, the effects. Not that it would ...
2017-11-02 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 035
CRANE: There have been several questions regarding the effects of Fear Toxin on those in the Autism Spectrum. Organisations such as Autism Speaks would have one believe that Autism is a… black and white disorder, with symptoms that are essentially universal across the spectrum; of course they also make Autism s...
2017-11-02 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0150b (Latest Editions)
OSWALD: Disastrous! Bloody disastrous!
EDWARD: Am I interrupting anything?
OSWALD: Edward, my boy! Come in, come in. (newspapers rustling) I trust you’ve read the latest editions?
EDWARD: Just the crosswords. Harvey has yet to relinquish the rest.
OSWAL...
2017-11-02 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0150
EDWARD: Anonymous asks: Hello, dear Riddler, I recently suffered the loss of a loved one and I’m currently trying to cope. Was there ever a point in your life where you experienced grief? If so, how did you handle it?
Hm. I feel inadequately equipped to answer this quest...
2017-11-02 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 034
(CRANE walks down the hallway to his office; jingle of keys, unlocks the door)
CRANE: I told you you’re not supposed to be here anymore.
LUCENZO: …
CRANE: Lucenzo, you need to leave.
LUCENZO: I adore the smell of books, dottore. The old paper, the leather covers… it’s the smell of ...
2017-11-02 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0149
EDWARD: Bytheway99-blog asks: Kristen Kringle? No thank you, I just ate. <sigh> While I’m here, using up my precious recreation time on these quality questions, I will address a topic that continues to crop up in recent missives regarding my current recording environment.
I’m not sure how...
2017-11-02 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 033
CRANE: Tell me about Anya.
LUCENZO: Anya, my love.
CRANE: Were you lovers?
LUCENZO: Not while she was in school, no. We knew it would be… frowned upon. We were so different in age.
CRANE: Admirable.
LUCENZO: Is it?
CRANE: Many lack the restraint.
LUCENZO: You saw ...
2017-11-01 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0148
EDWARD: E-nygmatic asks: Hello Riddler! This is a bit of a random question, I must admit, but I was wondering if you have heard of Escape Rooms? If so, what are your thoughts on them? They seem like something you would either be in full support of or strongly opposed to.
I am...
2017-11-01 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CRANE: ENTRY 032B
(hurried footsteps)
CRANE: Goddammit. Why am I always runnin’ late? Shit – Grace! Hold all my calls, would ya?
(jingling of keys)
CRANE: Gotta get in the goddamn office – (opens the door) Uh – Lucenzo. Now how did you get in here?
LUCENZO: Corvus brachyrhynchos. She is beautiful, ...
2017-11-01 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0147
EDWARD: Green-genius-purple-puzzler asks: If you had the opportunity to permanently alter one aspect of your physical appearance, what would you change, if anything?
Hm. Are you implying that I am in some way - inadequate? Less than perfect, perhaps? Lacking in some ti...
2017-11-01 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
STRANGE ENTRY: 0932 – Jonathan U. Crane
STRANGE: These are the medical journals of Dr. Hugo Strange. The date is September 7th, 1995.
Patient interview with Mr. Jonathan Crane. There’s no smoking allo- hm, alright.
Let’s begin, shall we?
CRANE: Strange… That can’t be your real name.
STRANGE: The ...
2017-11-01 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0146b (Needlessly Ambiguous)
EDWARD: Hmm… (inhales) Oh. (wince) Does no one just say “come with me” any more? (wince) Oh. Ow. Oh. My head feels like there’s Frenchman living in it.
OSWALD: Ah… Our Mr. Nygma is finally awake.
EDWARD: Who is that? How long have I been out?
OSWALD: A...
2017-11-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
CLASSIFIED 006: MAYORAL DEBATE
(GCN music)
RYDER: This is a GCN Special Report; I’m Jack Ryder. The votes have been tallied and the results are in: Oswald Cobblepot has won the Gotham City electoral race, and will be the next Mayor of Gotham City. This has surprised many critics of Cobblepot, especially given the events o...
2017-11-01 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TRS - Casefile #0146
EDWARD: Anonymous asks: Dear Riddler, can we hear Query and/or Echo say something? Thanks, Jo. DefinitelyNotClayFace asks: Mr. Nygma, are we ever going to hear from your lovely associates Echo and Query on this blog? Also, Anonymous asks: Why always henchgirls and never henchmen?