7. Banes Speech (The Dark Knight Rises)
I hope you have a friend like I did, to plunge their hands into the filth so that you can keep yours clean.' This is a pivotal scene in the final film of the series. Bane puts the next stage of his plan into action by releasing the prisoners of Blackgate and more importantly (for this list at least), he reads the confession Gordon had prepared for Harvey Dent Day, shattering the foundation of the Dent Act. Its the only time we hear Gordon directly discuss the cover up and hearing it in Banes mocking tone makes it particularly sinister. While this occurs at city hall, Blake and Gordon see it unfold on TV. Up until this point, Blake has regarded the latter with high admiration, following his advice to the letter. Seeing Gordon struggle to justify himself to his protégé is agonizing; his justification is logical and necessary, but outside of the context of The Dark Knights finale you can see the pain in explaining it. This acts as a key motivation for Blake later leaving the police force in favour of other opportunities, but also gives us a chance to see how Gordon really feels about the actions that have haunted him for eight years through two very different means.