Catching the returned blow, Alfred ducks to the side, avoiding whatever potential move Bruce was going to throw next and trying to take control of the fight - he wants to get Bruce good and worked up. He lightly jabs at him a few times, just to provoke a better blow, to get him in the spirit of things. This was a better way to work out issues than whatever Bruce had been up to lately. And clearly he needs this.

"Look, you're not the first person to lose themselves in a drink and you won't be the last." Alfred had definitely been there himself. "You think there's a bloke alive who hasn't thought of drowning their sorrows? It's an easy out."

And that was why it's not the best move for Bruce. He needs to confront his problems, to express them and not bury them. "It's not a good one though. Just a lot of regret. Speaking from experience, of course."