assassins. Falcone learns from Gordon that his son is infected with Tetch virus. Gordon kills him to save Leslie. This leads Carmine to order Victor Zsasz to kill him, but changes his mind and cancels the hit. In the fourth season, Gordon begs him to remove Cobblepot from power, but declines due to his ill health. His daughter Sofia Falcone comes in Gotham to become a new boss and kill the Penguin. He returns in Gotham due to its gang war erupting in the city. Before he can bring Sofia home to protect her, he is killed by assassins, who were hired by Sofia. Carmine Falcone appears in the Justice League Action episode "Time Share", voiced by Jason J. Lewis. Chronos goes back in time in an attempt to prevent Batman's first fight against Carmine Falcone and his men, which was also his first case as the Dark Knight. However, Batman and Booster Gold are also sent back in time and defeat Carmine again, thus preserving the time stream. Film Live-action Carmine Falcone appears in Batman Begins, portrayed by Tom Wilkinson. He controls Gotham City's criminal underworld, flooding the city with drugs and crime, and serves as a symbol of Gotham's rottenness and corruption. With most city officials and cops either on his payroll or simply afraid to cross him, Falcone is effectively above the law, with few in the city willing to challenge his power. He has connections with Jonathan Crane and his benefactor Ra's al Ghul in drug smuggling business. He and his henchman are defeated by Bruce Wayne as Batman. While in the custody, Crane gives him fear toxin, driving him insane and is turned to Arkham Asylum. His crime organization is later taken over by Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight, but it eventually dismantled following Maroni's death in The Dark Knight Rises. Carmine Falcone appears in The Batman, portrayed by John Turturro. Similar to his Long Halloween incarnation, Falcone was saved by Thomas Wayne after getting shot as a young man, which was witnessed by Thomas' son, Bruce. Falcone is implied to be involved in the Waynes' murder; during Thomas's campaign for mayor, he asked Falcone to intimidate a journalist who had found evidence of Martha's family history of mental illness, but when Falcone had the journalist killed Thomas threatened to report this to the police and was killed a week later. Falcone also has