In Gotham City, the Joker robs a mob-owned bank with his

accomplices, whom he tricks into killing each other. Batman and

Gordon contemplate including new district attorney Harvey Dent in

their plan to eradicate the mob, as he could be the public hero

Batman cannot be. However, Batman wonders if Dent can be trusted.

Bruce runs into Rachel and Dent, who are dating, and after talking

to Dent he realizes he is sincere and decides to host a fundraiser

for him.

Underworld gangsters meet to discuss both Batman and Dent. Lau, a

Chinese mafia accountant, informs them that he has hidden their

money and fled to Hong Kong in an attempt to preempt Gordon's plan

to seize the mobsters' funds. The Joker arrives unexpectedly,

offering to kill Batman in return for half of the mob's money, an

offer the mobsters refuse. In Hong Kong, Batman captures Lau and

delivers him to the Gotham City police, where Lau agrees to testify

against the mob. In retaliation, the mobsters hire the Joker to kill

Batman and Lau. The Joker issues an ultimatum to Gotham, stating

that if Batman does not reveal his identity to the public, people

will die each day. Dent announces at a press conference that he

himself is Batman and is arrested as part of a plan to draw the

Joker out of hiding.