Following a successful police crackdown on Gotham's criminal population, an unhinged new criminal appears to challenge both Batman and DA Harvey Dent's campaigns. Chaos and death follow in the Joker's walk as he makes the fight more personal than expected.
The maniacal Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a tsunami of chaos onto Gotham, just as Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are beginning to make gains on the criminal element in the city.