Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Prophecy of Doom (1992)

William Windom: Ethan

Quotes 

• Nostromos : Welcome, Brother Bruce!

  Lisa Clark : No, not Bruce!

  Bruce Wayne : Lisa, you... don't understand.

  Lisa Clark : Oh, I understand, all right. You're like all the rest, suckered in by this money-grubbing, bogus creep!

  Ethan Clark : Lisa!

  Lisa Clark : You know what my inner voice tells me, Nostromos? You've ripped off your last victim!

  Ethan Clark : I'm soo sorry, I...

  Nostromos : Do not apologize. She will believe. They will all believe... after the Great Fall.

• Ethan Clark : I can't believe I was so gullible! But that's what I get for putting my faith in greed.

  Lisa Clark : You weren't the only one, daddy.

  Bruce Wayne : Guilty as charged. As the Bard once said, the fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.

• Ethan Clark : I got your message. I'd have been here sooner, but I've been trying to locate Lisa. She didn't come home last night.

  Nostromos : The Inner Voice assures me she is fine.

  Ethan Clark : Do you know where she is?

  Nostromos : Do not worry. I see you joining her soon.

• Nostromos : The voices warned that the Brotherhood's fund is in jeopardy.

  Ethan Clark : What do you mean?

  Nostromos : We must convert it into gold bullion at once. I've prepared the papers for your signature.

  Ethan Clark : But... but, Nostromos, I can't possibly sign until I've notified the Brothers.

  Nostromos : There's no time!

  Ethan Clark : But they must be informed. It's our obligation.

  Nostromos : Perhaps the stars can persuade you. I see a bad moon rising.

  [one of the planets hanging from the ceiling revolves, revealing Lisa tied to it] 

  Ethan Clark : Lisa!

  Nostromos : Sign!

  Ethan Clark : Nostromos, w-what is this? I-I don't understand.

  Nostromos : Sign! Or she pays!

• Ethan Clark : You know me, Bruce; staid banker, old conservative stock. I'm the last person to act impulsively, but I'm telling you, this fellow is a revelation. You should read this.

  Lisa Clark : Dad, you're not gonna proselytize Bruce.

  Ethan Clark : Now, you hush, Lisa. We're raising a generation of cynics.

  Bruce Wayne : [taking a pamphlet]  Nostromos. Yes, I've read about him in the Star Enquirer. Uh... Alfred likes to pick up a copy now and then.

  Ethan Clark : That man saved my life. He warned me not to go on the gambling cruise. Two days out to sea, the ship sank.

  Lisa Clark : A coincidence.

  Ethan Clark : What about the cave-in at the Zandza mine? Or the fires at the Korobi oil field? His predictions saved me a fortune.

  Bruce Wayne : Make a heck of a stockbroker.

  Ethan Clark : Tomorrow, I'm hosting a party in Nostromos' honor. I want you to be there to see for yourself.

  Bruce Wayne : Sounds great. But I'll have to check my horoscope to be sure.

• Bruce Wayne : It wasn't until that moment, when I came so close to death, that I realized you really did have a divine connection. To think I ridiculed you. Can you ever forgive me?

  Nostromos : Of course. I rejoice in your soaring consciousness.

  Ethan Clark : Nostromos... I was thinking, a man of Bruce's standing, his influence... should he not be considered for the Brotherhood?

  Nostromos : Yes. It's preordained.