The Joker secures financial backing for his 'Death of Batman' picture, and of the three representatives of Paragon Pictures enjoying his 'hospitality', only Calvin Berkowitz can see the danger. Soon, Batman begins to encounter criminals dressed in costumes which resemble classic movie monsters - he saves a student, Cindy Brookes, from one gang, and becomes obsessive about her. Next time he's in the area where she lives, he realises he's being filmed, and then spot's a body falling from Cindy's window - Robin...