Someone has set the Batman up for murders committed by Dr. Death, and now the GCPD is hot on his trail, fully intent on charging him for the crimes. Unfortunately, the police seem to be aware of his every tactic, and with each move he makes, they are prepared to counteract it. This problem is compounded by his inability to get any communication signal from the Batcave. In an effort to make a quick getaway, Batman makes for his Batboat, only to learn that it has been rigged to explode. With both his identity and his health at risk, Batman desperately tries to outrun the police snipers' bullets. He is forced into the Gotham River, where he encounters a lone Jim Gordon in a police dingy. The Lieutenant promises that he will save Batman's life and protect him from Commissioner Loeb's men. Relu