Quote Originally Posted by MomomiMomi View Post
You're skipping some logic here. Why is him "pulling early" causing grief? Answer that, and you will find the logic you have chosen to skip.
"The citizens were on one boat, and the criminals were on the other. The Joker revealed that there are two bombs on each boat and each boat has a detonator to the other. He gave them an ultimatum: if neither the citizens nor the criminals blow the other up by midnight, the Joker will blow up both ships."

Kinda reminds me how The Joker triggers his stuff and watches everything burn later. I guess he is a cool dude after all, the citizens are the true evil ones.