Batman figures out that Spoiler has appropriated one of his contingency plans for the need to take over Gotham City's underworld in a crisis situation, in order to impress him into re-hiring her as Robin. Tim Drake reluctantly resumes his Robin role and enlists his father in grunt work at Leslie's clinic, and Spoiler is beaten, captured and tortured to near-death by the Black Mask. During the crisis, the media begins to fan the flames of public opinion against Batman and his team. Well-written, but too many players to keep straight easily, and artwork that varies between fine and accaeptable. ( )