When Vesper Fairchild, socialite and friend of Bruce Wayne, is found dead at Wayne Manor, all hell breaks loose - and Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, is the prime suspect in her murder! Now, with Wayne voluntarily imprisoned, a host of his allies - Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, Batgirl, Black Canary and others - must find a way to clear his name, and quickly! But first, they'll need to believe that Bruce Wayne isn't the killer...and alienated from his friends, Wayne stands to lose his identity permanently - to the shadowy spectre of the Batman!