Continuity mistake: As the Ice Princess falls down from the skyscraper, it is clear she will not land on the lighting button, but she does. Between shots the lighting button moves closer to the edge of the stage too. (01:15:10)
Continuity mistake: When Selina arrives home from work, she walks around and listens to her answering machine. She then has to run off to work. When she gets back from work a second time, the dishes and cups in the draining tray beside her sink have totally changed. (00:22:45 - 00:28:45)
Continuity mistake: After Batman pulls the wires from the batmobile roof, the wires disappear/reappear during the scene. (01:20:30)
Continuity mistake: As the Penguin is walking down the steps toward the podium, before Batman plays the messages the Penguin said, a man and a woman standing to the left of the podium swap places between shots. (01:23:30)
Continuity mistake: When the Penguin hooks the umbrella on Cat Woman he turns to our left to watch her fly away. A shot later he is facing straight, but a shot later he has suddenly moved 2 meters to the right and is facing the right side.
Continuity mistake: After The Penguin dies Batman's car drives next to a white car with its windshield covered in snow. From the shot inside Batman's car the snow is gone.
Continuity mistake: When the clown lies unconscious there's a string several centimeters behind his head. A shot later his head is on top of the string.
Continuity mistake: When Selina is about to taser the clown she puts on an evil face, but a shot later from a different shot she is staring with a calm look.
Continuity mistake: When Selina watches the clown's hand holding the taser, his fingers are clinched around it. A shot later his index finger is sticking out.
Continuity mistake: When Batman talks with The Penguin, before Catwoman arrives, The Penguin's left arm is raised or not depending on the shot.
Continuity mistake: Catwoman turns the microwave dial to the right, pointing in a 3 o'clock position. A shot later it points in a 12 O'Clock position. (00:56:04)
Continuity mistake: Inside the cage, Max covers his mouth with his hand and then uncovers it and grabs an iron bar. A shot later he is suddenly covering his mouth again. (01:37:16)
Continuity mistake: While arranging the plan with the clowns, the Penguin throws his clothes on the floor, which change positions between shots. (01:29:23 - 01:31:00)
Continuity mistake: When Bruce goes to gear up to rescue the Ice Princess, there are visible footprints on the drawbridge that leads into the chamber where all the bat suits are kept. When he then steps back out in his Batman attire, the drawbridge is now clean of all prints. (00:00:24)
Continuity mistake: After dumping out the sewing kit, Selena picks up a pair of scissors with blue handles. When the camera is in a closeup of her, the scissors have pink handles.
Continuity mistake: When the circus gang first attacks, after Batman uses his Batmobile to take out of the two juggling guys on stilts, he opens this flat panel on the passenger side of the Batmobile to take out one of the skull mask wearing bikers. Before taking out of the second biker, he opens that same panel again.
Continuity mistake: The Penguin is getting vegetables thrown at him after Batman jams his speech on the steps. In certain angles he is closer to the banners behind him, while further in others.
Continuity mistake: Towards the end when Bruce takes the cat, the wounds on his left cheek change from faded to fresh.
Continuity mistake: When Catwoman exits Schreck's she's doing flips without hells. After the explosion, when she climbs the wall heels appear.
Continuity mistake: When Selina arrives home at her apartment, she is wearing a brown suit, and then rushes back to work. When Max finds her looking at the files, she is wearing a gray suit with a shawl.
Answer: Nothing was stopping them. After Penguin's true nature was revealed, they most likely started searching the entire sewer system but couldn't find where his lair actually was so they had no choice but to give up.