All across Gotham City, mobsters are dying-murdered. At the scene of each killing, witnesses see a mysterious masked figure in a long dark cloak. The word spreads though the city like wildfire...Batman has crossed the line, become a criminal in the name of fighting crime. And suddenly the Dark Knight is hunted by the very lawmen he once risked his life to assist. While Batman searches for the masked murderer of Gotham's crime lords, an old flame unexpectedly reenters his life. She is the first woman Bruce Wayne ever loved - and the only person who could make him consider giving up his life as a crime fighter. Now, as the mysterious figure dubbed the Phantasm spreads terror through Gotham City, Batman must decide whether his rediscovered love is worth fighting for - even if it means hanging up his cape and cowl for good.