Late night. Joker's mom is dead asleep. Joker is alone in the
living room, which doubles as his bedroom. He can't ever
sleep. He opens his worn notebook. Flips to a page titled
"Jokes" and starts writing--
CLOSE ON WORDS, as he slowly writes: "The worst part about
having a mental illness is..."
ANGLE ON JOKER, pausing, thinking it over for a moment. Then
he laughs to himself when he comes up with something.
CLOSE ON WORDS, coming faster now, "...that people still
expect you to behave as if you don't."