Batman reluctantly agrees to aid a genetically enhanced gorilla in finding the poacher who kidnapped his mother.

Seeking vengeance, Shriek uses his knowledge of sound to take away Neo-Gotham’s ability to verbally communicate. His price for returning things to normal is the life of Batman himself!

Big Time returns to Neo-Gotham, causing problems for both Batman and his alter-ego Terry McGinnis, who still feels guilty for what happened to him.

When Commissioner Barbara Gordon witnesses Batman killing an opponent in cold blood, Terry finds himself on the run from the law as he tries to discover the real culprit and prove his innocence.