Why didn't Lucius tell Bruce Wayne about Coleman Reese?
About a third of the way through The Dark Knight one of the financial contractors for Wayne Enterprises discovers the identity of Batman due to "irregularities" in the finances.
When Lucius is confronted by it he 'manages the situation' by embarrassing Reese and belittling his blackmail idea, but, doesn't tell Bruce Wayne about it at all in the next scene even though Lucius does still reference his conversation with Reece when asking Bruce about R&D being reassigned (to a government telecom contract).
Shouldn't Lucius have also thought it important to mention that someone has discovered Batman's identity? Was this a lack of judgement on Lucius' part?
Best Answer
Reese is, for lack of a better word, a twerp. He is not a particularly big player or a threat to anyone.
In the conversation with Lucius, it was painfully obvious that he was playing a game outside of his league, and Lucius' witty remark made him immediately withdraw.
It is reasonable for Lucius to assume the threat had been dealt with.
Secondly, how do you know for certain that Lucius never informed Bruce? Just because it was not on camera does not mean that it did not happen; just that it was not relevant for the rest of the plot (since Reese never follows up).
Thirdly, there is also no evidence that Reese's information would be dangerous. They may have already prepared an explanation for the inconsistencies.
Given how careful and methodical Bruce is about his logistics in Batman Begins (e.g. needlessly ordering industrial quantities of a mask through shell corporations), it is reasonable to assume that he would be well covered even if the inconsistencies were brought to light.
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