Two Cops, A Clown & A Police Department



Two Cops, A Clown & A Police Department is the ninth episode of the first season of The Joker Blogs. It was first uploaded on Youtube on October 17, 2009.

Plot Summary
Following the events of "Shotgun Wedding" and "Three Minutes to Midnight", the Joker is arrested by the Gotham City Police Department. At the start of this video, he is sitting at a table in the interrogation room watching as Detective Jim Corrigan and Harvey Bullock are standing nearby arguing. Corrigan is trying to calm down Bullock, who is pissed off because the Joker killed his partner. Bullock tauntingly calls the Joker a freak and asks if he would like to be locked up with the key thrown away. The Joker bites back that it's a lot of keys to swallow and inquiries if that's why Bullock was hired. Bullock prepares to attack the Joker in retaliation, but Corrigan holds him back and persuades him not to because they're not supposed to be in the same room as the Joker. Bullock huffs that he came to give the Joker a piece of his mind and then asks what is Corrigan's excuse for dropping by. Corrigan insists they are leaving, to which the Joker innocently asks who will keep him company.

Irritated, Corrigan leans over the table to question if he is going to tell them what happened or not. The Joker casually states he isn't allowed to say anything until his attorney arrives. Corrigan scoffs at this, saying no one is going to represent him as they are all scared of him after he skinned the last one (Mr. Vernon Fields). The Joker recalls the incident as "the bear rug", and Bullock presses him to tell them about it. The Joker asks what he'll get in return, a donut (which Bullock declines as he is already eating the last one) or community service (which Corrigan outright refuses). Bullock again tries to intimidate the Joker into talking about what happened after he escaped from the asylum, but the Joker says the videotapes would help if they put it up on YouTube.

Seeing as they are getting nowhere, Bullock acquiesces to leaving. The Joker chides them for thinking so negatively, causing Corrigan to ask what he wants from them. Now having the full attention of the two Detectives, the Joker tells them about three kinds of people in the world: the optimists who see the glass as half-full, the pessimists who see the glass as half-empty, and the ones who are paranoid about other people drinking out of their glasses. Corrigan asks which one he is, to which the Joker says he is the one who knocks the glass over. The Joker then tips over a cup of water, making the Detectives jump back in surprise, as he himself chuckles in amusement. Picking up Bullock's discarded donut, he insists that if they want to know what happened, they will have to watch the videos. The Joker takes a bite of the donut and chews noisily as he alternates between looking at Bullock and Corrigan.

Characters

 * Scott McClure as Joker
 * John Ford-Dunker as Jim Corrigan
 * John Rian as Harvey Bullock

Event Chronology

 * The events of "Two Cops, A Clown, & A Police Department" occur after "Three Minutes To Midnight" and before "Staff Verification".

Episode Connections

 * The Joker sustained his arm injury in "Shotgun Wedding" and the wound was seen again in "Three Minutes to Midnight". The outfit he has on was obtained in "Killing Kopski".
 * Bullock's partner was killed in "Three Minutes To Midnight".
 * Corrigan says no one will represent the Joker after he skinned the last one. This happened in "A Dream Come True".
 * The Joker escaped from Arkham Asylum in "BRB".