Lucius whining about using the cell phones to stop the Joker from killing millions
He did help, so I didn't have a problem with it. I saw it, and the ending of the movie (Bats taking the fall), as a setup for the next one...if there's a next one. I saw Lucius' resignation and the temp-cave being shut down as a setup for Batman to be back at Wayne Manor in a real batcave. And working with little help. Also, with all the anarchy caused by the Joker, there had to be a breaking point in Batman's inner circle somewhere. That was it.
I saw the end as a setup for dkr true but I don't think Lucius actually resigned after he saw that the computer destroyed itself. His faith was "restored" as was explained by Bale's narrative and he walked away from the computer smiling. He is still the CEO in my opinion.
