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[Captain Barnes talks to Jim Gordon at the police academy]

Captain Nathaniel Barnes:
Oldest in your class. Not the strongest or the fastest or even the most academically gifted either, and yet... you finished at the top of your class. Now how did you do that? I'll tell you how. You were a soldier. You saw combat while your classmates were still playing with themselves in their parents' basement. You got blood in your face.

James Gordon:
You could say that.

Captain Nathaniel Barnes:
You're a warrior, Jim. So am I. But you can't carry on the way you've been, going after everyone on your own. You need help that you can rely on.

James Gordon:
With all due respect, sir...

Captain Nathaniel Barnes:
What if their were a team of young cops who haven't been bought yet? Not jaded, not corrupted. Still filled with hope and faith in the system.

James Gordon:
Cadets?

Captain Nathaniel Barnes:
This is the greatest academy in the country. Graduation is next week. We could grab a group of their finest before some precinct kills their spirit. Wouldn't hurt to look into it, right?