While the Joker and Scarecrow terrorize Mayor Armand Krol into making various irresponsible phone calls, Batman and Robin are on the trail of the pyromaniac costumed villain Firefly, the Ventriloquist is on the trail of Scarface, and the Riddler plans his next caper. The Joker and the Scarecrow have Mayor Krol manacled to a wall in their hideout, forcing him to call the governor of the state and refuse assistance by the National Guard as Gotham City descends into chaos due to the rampaging Arkham Asylum inmates. They then also force Krol to contact the Gotham newspapers and blame Police Commissioner Gordon for the slow response to the Arkham breakout. Since much of Gotham City is going up in flames due to Firefly's arsons, the Joker decides to order the mayor to contact the Firefighters Un