Batman is investigated by the police when a bat-like creature begins to terrorise Gotham. The Dark Knight must hunt down the real bad guy in order to clear his name.

The Joker escapes Arkham Asylum and challenges Batman to find him and three kidnapped citizens before midnight.

Batman tries to prevent the Scarecrow from burning down Gotham University, but is exposed to fear gas and must face his own feelings of guilt over the death of his parents.

The Joker sprays a cloud of laughing gas over Gotham City, and Batman races to get the antidote before all of Gotham dies smiling.

Doctors discover that Harvey Dent has been poisoned when he collapses after a meal with his fiancée and Bruce Wayne.

Batman traces a string of strange robberies in Gotham back to a group of homeless children, who are doing the bidding of the Sewer King.