- Bruce Wayne: Big, black. A Dane mix. He's got tags.
- Female Cop: Nothing's been reported in any of the shelters.
- Bruce Wayne: He's a very resourceful dog.
- Female Cop: Rest assured, sir, if he's out there, we'll catch him. It's what we do.
- Terry McGinnis: No luck from the shelters and you're still not worried?
- Bruce Wayne: I don't worry.
- [seeing Terry bandaging his arm]
- Bruce Wayne: What's that?
- Terry McGinnis: Undercover ploy. I found someone who could lead me to our friend Ronny Boxer. I just have to trick him into doing it. And who knows? Maybe I'll get a lead on Ace from him, too.
- Bruce Wayne: [going over to Ace's food and water bowls] What did he do to you, boy?
- Ozzie: Do I know you?
- Terry McGinnis: No, but you're gonna want to.
- Ozzie: Talk to me.
- Terry McGinnis: I heard your boss was looking for sport dogs. I got one at home that's a born brawler. A real winner. Not afraid of no one.
- [holding up his "bandaged" hand]
- Terry McGinnis: Look what he did here. And me, he likes.
- Ozzie: Takes more than teeth to make a good sport dog. But if he's got half the juice you got, he might be worth a scan.
- [giving him a business card]
- Ozzie: You give this guy a call. Tell him Ozzie sent ya.
- Terry McGinnis: [watching them leave, he takes the bandage off and dials his phone] Wayne, it's me. I got a number for you to trace.
- Ronny Boxer: Things are a whole lot simpler than they used to be, Batman. Everything's automated. Don't need cameramen. Don't even need handlers. I control all the action with the touch of a button. You wanna know what's behind door number one, Batman?
- Batman: [a door opens] One of your serostone creations. I saw them.
- Ronny Boxer: Not this one, you didn't. He's my first experiment with the stuff. Guess I went a little overboard. I was gonna put him out to pasture, but I always knew I'd find a use for him.
- Batman: You sure this is Ronny Boxer's place? Looks more like Chem Lab 101.
- Bruce Wayne: I'm sure.
- Batman: [looking around] I wouldn't wanna be sleeping next to this stuff. He's got enough trithane to supply every hospital on the East Coast.
- Bruce Wayne: Trithane?
- Batman: Yeah. And some Metatonin. Zirconite. And this one I can't even pronounce.
- Bruce Wayne: Zeltanic methylchlorine?
- Batman: You're scaring me.
- Bruce Wayne: It's the final ingredient in making serostone.
- Batman: The growth hormone?
- Bruce Wayne: He must be using it on the dogs. And turning them into monsters.
- Batman: And I thought he couldn't stoop any lower.
- Ronny Boxer: [appearing with a blaster rifle] All in the name of profit, Batman.
- Batman: Ronny's been busy with his chemistry set. These dogs are huge.
- Bruce Wayne: Don't worry about the dogs. Worry about the people.
- Batman: [feeling the boat rock] We're moving.
- Bruce Wayne: They must be taking the barge offshore to start the games.
- Batman: Then where is everybody?
- Batman: How come you never put a tracer on the mutt?
- Bruce Wayne: He never ran away from me. I ran the serial number from the gun. According to the records, it was destroyed in the police impound.
- Batman: So the guy had an illegal blaster.
- Bruce Wayne: We need to find out why, who he is, what he needs that gun for.
- Batman: As soon as I find Ace.
- Bruce Wayne: No. Now.
- Batman: You want me to just leave him out here?
- Bruce Wayne: Ace is a survivor. He'll be all right.
- Batman: I hope somebody told him that.
- Terry McGinnis: You really believe Ace recognized this guy?
- Bruce Wayne: It's possible. Either way, it's our only lead.
- [a facial-rec match is found]
- Bruce Wayne: That him?
- Terry McGinnis: Yeah. Who is he?
- Bruce Wayne: Ronny Boxer. He's got a dense rap file for illegal sporting events.
- Terry McGinnis: Dog sports. The scum.
- Bruce Wayne: Yes. And now we know where Ace knows him from.
- Ronny Boxer: What you doing here, Maddie? I don't have time for games.
- Maddie: Got a dog for you, Mr. Boxer. He's a real contender.
- Ronny Boxer: [seeing Ace in his crate] You tryin' to cheat me? Selling me back my own mutt?
- Maddie: What? I swear, I...
- Ronny Boxer: Slag it. Must be fate, me and this pooch. We were meant to be together, ain't that right, boy?
- [Ace snaps at his hand, then chews on one of the crate's bars]
- Ronny Boxer: Put him below. I'll deal with him after the games. And if nothing else, he'll make a nice playmate for the other dogs.
- Batman: I thought I might be able to get a bead on Ronny's car. But I lost too much time with the fire.
- Bruce Wayne: You're in luck. I got a lead on the Web. Tonight's Dog Games are a floating event. It's on an old barge down at pier 22.