Rachel Dawes is the childhood friend of Bruce Wayne. Her mother worked for Bruce's father, and they formed a friendship that would last through the deaths of both of their parents. Cut to years later, Bruce has returned to Gotham after being gone for years. Throughout Batman Begans, Bruce and Rachel struggle with their unresolved feelings for one another and unfortunately after Rachel's discovery that Bruce is actually Batman, she walks away from him./More Soon.

Rachel: I guess there is no way I can convince you not to come.
Bruce: Someone in this proceeding should stand for my parents.
Rachel: We all loved your parents, Bruce. What Chill did is unforgivable.
Bruce: Then why is your boss letting him go?
Rachel: In prison, he shared a cell with Carmine Falcone, he learned things and will testify in exchange for early parole.
Bruce: Rachel, this man killed my parents. I cannot let that pass. And I need you to understand that, please.

Rachel: The night Chill died, I said terrible things.
Bruce: But true things. I was a coward with a gun. Justice is about more than revenge, so... thank you.

Rachel: Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.
Bruce: It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
Rachel: Bruce?

Rachel: I never stopped thinking about you... about us... when I heard you were back, I started to hope... That was before I found out about the mask.
Bruce: Batman's just a symbol, Rachel.
Rachel: This is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe one day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.

Batman: Falcone sent them to kill you.
Rachel: Why?
Batman: You rattled his cage.
Rachel: What's this?
Batman: Leverage.
Rachel: For what?
Batman: To get things moving.
Rachel: Who are you?
Batman: Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages.