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The film opens with Batman stopping a hostage situation caused by Two-Face, alter ego of physically/emotionally scarred former district attorney Harvey Dent. Two-Face escapes. Edward Nygma, a researcher at Wayne Enterprises develops a device to beam television directly to a person's brain. Bruce Wayne rejects the invention and Edward resigns from his position.

After having met psychiatrist Dr. Chase Meridian, Bruce invites her to a charity circus event. Two-Face and his henchman storm the event, while acrobat family The Flying Graysons are murdered. The youngest member, Dick, survives and stops a bomb from exploding caused by Two-Face. Upon his return, he discovers Two-Face killed his family and escaped. Bruce assumes responsibility for Dick and allows him to stay at Wayne Manor. Dick declares his intention to kill Two-Face in revenge for his family's murder, and when he discovers Bruce's secret identity as Batman, he insists on becoming his sidekick, "Robin".