Gotham (TV Series)

Rise of the Villains: Scarification (2015)

Robin Lord Taylor: Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin

Quotes 

• [Edwige warns Penguin of his position with knowing the truth about the Waynes and Galavan's] 

  Edwige : You're in deep waters, Mr. Penguin.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin chuckles]  Thank you, Edwige. That is where penguins thrive.

  [Edwige gives Penguin a respectful bow] 

• [Penguin seeks answers about the mysterious Wayne knife from the antique owner, Edwige] 

  Edwige : Sorry. I can't help you.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Edwige, I can see that you know this knife. You're scared of this knife. Why? Why are you lying to me?

  Edwige : I'm not.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Madam, if there's one thing I know, it's a liar. Now, tell me about this knife, or I will use it.

• [Penguin gets answers from Edwige about the history of the Wayne family] 

  Edwige : This knife has a cursed history. Almost 200 years ago, it was used in a terrible crime. Back then... five families ruled Gotham high society.

  Edwige : [we see the flashback of the terrible crime]  The Elliots, the Kanes, the Crownes, the Dumas... and the most powerful of them all - The Waynes. They called Celestine Wayne, the crown jewel of Gotham. A real beauty. She was promised to the eldest son of the Elliot family. But there was another who coveted her. Caleb Dumas. One night... it was during an Easter party at the Wayne Manor... Celestine and Caleb went missing. Wayne men found them together in an illicit embrace. Caleb insisted that they were in love... Celestine swore on her mother's grave, that Caleb had forced himself on her. Justice, if that's what it was, was swift. Celestine's brother Jonathan Wayne delivered the punishment. The Waynes... they were mad with rage. They seized the Dumas holdings and banished them socially, destroyed them. Caleb Dumas went into exile overseas, to a penitential religious sect founded by his family's patron saint.

  Edwige : Celestine died an old maid. The Waynes forbade the press from even mentioning the Dumas. They renamed streets and building. The remnants of the Dumas family were forced to change their name. The Waynes wiped the Dumas out of our city's history.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Those remnants of the Dumas family... to what did they change their name?

  Edwige : Aren't you quick? Galavan. They changed their name to Galavan. Just like that fella runnin' for mayor. And that's why I'm scared of this knife.

• [first lines] 

  Theo Galavan : [Penguin and Theo Galavan have a meeting about who's boss]  Thank you for the trunk, old friend. I'll call you when I need you.

  Oswald Cobblepot : I'm glad you call me a friend.

  Theo Galavan : [Galavan scoffs]  Figure of speech. But do go on.

  Oswald Cobblepot : I can't help feeling... wouldn't I be so much more useful to you as a friend? As a colleague, as an ally?

  Theo Galavan : As opposed to the tool you are at present. Good question. No.

  Oswald Cobblepot : I would be a much more effective tool for you if I wasn't so worried about my mother. If you let her come home I would still do your bidding. Trust me, I know who's boss now.

  Butch Gilzean : [Penguin chuckles before snapping his finger for Butch to agree]  Yes, sir, we all know who's boss.

• [Tabitha Galavan pays a visit to the Penguin who's beginning to go paranoid] 

  Tabitha Galavan : Why so glum?

  Oswald Cobblepot : I just lost a lot of money.

  Tabitha Galavan : Aww. Poor sad little bread head.

  Oswald Cobblepot : The money is immaterial. Someone must have betrayed me. Someone close.

  Butch Gilzean : You don't know that, boss.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Oh, don't I? Don't I!

  Tabitha Galavan : Whoa, chill, birdman.

• [Butch Gilzean discusses with Penguin about the future plans for Theo Galavan] 

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Butch takes a drink under Penguin's orders]  Your conditioning is still working nicely, hmm? You can't refuse me. You're the only man I can truly trust right now.

  Butch Gilzean : You're starting to sound a little paranoid, boss.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Penguin chuckles before screaming back at Butch]  Am I? Am I going mad? Mm, how can I not when that fiend has my mother in his clutches. Have another drink, Butch.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Butch pours and takes another drink]  Maybe I am going mad. Or maybe I found Galavan's weakness.

  Butch Gilzean : You did?

  Oswald Cobblepot : The knife, Butch. The knife that maimed his ancestors. This is a blood feud for Galavan. He wants revenge against the Waynes. He's acting out of emotion. And that can be manipulated. Have another drink.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Butch pours and takes another drink]  You are going to go to Galavan and you are going to tell him I went nuts, and that I accused you of setting up the count shop raid. You are in fear for your life, and you need a job, got that?

  Butch Gilzean : Yes, boss.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Once you're inside his organization, you will find my mother and rescue her.

  Butch Gilzean : Yes, boss. But... Galavan's a smart guy, and that's a basic play. No way is he going to buy I turned traitor.

  Oswald Cobblepot : No... but he will buy that I think you turned traitor. He'll buy it... if you sell it right. Drink up.

  Butch Gilzean : [Butch takes another drink]  How do we sell it?

  Oswald Cobblepot : I already sold him my paranoia. But you are the closer. How do we sell you? How do we make him trust and feel for you? I wasn't sure. But then Celestine and Caleb told me how.

  Butch Gilzean : How?

  [Penguin quickly holds Butch's hand down, pulling out a meat cleaver, chopping Butch's hand off as Butch lets out a high-pitched scream]