The film starts at a party. Bruce Wayne is standing on the balcony, looking down upon the city. His girlfriend, Silver St. Cloud, asks him what's wrong, and he says that tonight is the anniversary of the night his parents died. Thirty years ago, a young Bruce and his parents were at the Monarch Theater when Bruce got scared and asked if they could go home. While walking out of the theater, they are mugged by a man named Joe Chill. Joe tells Bruce's mother Martha to hand over her necklace. Bruce's father Thomas tells Joe he is going to call the police, when Joe pulls out a gun and shoots Thomas. Martha screams, and is shot by Joe. Joe runs off with Martha's necklace and Thomas' wallet, leaving behind a scared Bruce. Back in the present, Bruce leaves the party and goes back to Wayne Manor, w