the local rag. the one that's totally free, and yet somehow you still feel cheated. think i've got bovine t.b. i might give it to the whole school if i-- ( crash ) if i go swimming. have you put your homework in your book bag? the homework you did for mrs. baxter. ben, you said you'd done it! i know, but i haven't. ( phone rings ) why? oh, god. do you know the really stupid thing about lying, ben? it's pointless. oh, hi, veronica. yeah, no, i haven't managed to make a start on it yet. the truth comes out-- always, every time. no, it doesn't. it does. what about murderers? they lie. some don't get caught. no, they always catch them. you're always saying the police are useless. how can they catch murderers if they're useless? this--this isn't about murderers, ben, it is about you, isn't it? oh, come on, dad, we really don't have time for this. what about batman? does he lie? yeah, but only to protect his secret identity. it's not the same... type of lie. oh, come on! sue: karen, come on. karen, it's school time now, out the door. you see, what batman did wasn't really