Batman joins forces with Peacock who's as dangerous as she is beautiful. When members of a secret order turn up dead and tortured in Gotham City's Chinatown district, I-Ching informs Batman that he fears an ancient mask called the Beholder is the target. And that the only one who might be capable of locating the mask, a young boy named Luki Lo is now held captive of The Sensei. Batman connects this case to that of a missing satellite architect. With few clues to go by and the stakes getting higher, Batman races to locate the surviving members of the order before it's too late. Yet, they didn't save him, but Batman leaves instantly for Gotham.