Inside a jail, Batman
interrogates Professor Sven Svenson, an inmate convicted for a crime he
didn't commit. Just then, they are interrupted by some men looking to
torment Svenson. Batman subdues them easily, while the professor begs to
be let out. Apparently, Svenson was a brilliant professor of law at Gotham State University for fifteen years, until he was convicted of murdering mob boss Billy Chang, with an eyewitness present at the scene.

At GCPD Headquarters, Commissioner Gordon assures Batman that Svenson is guilty. However, Batman is still suspicious and takes Batgirl
to visit the eyewitness, Pieter Danner of Danner Shipping. At a wealthy
estate, Danner admits to being threatened by the now-dead mob boss Gino
Tiavolli to lie about the murder.

Later in the Batcave,
an unconvinced Batman decides to dig deeper and find out what Professor
Svenson's students thought of him. On campus, Batgirl goes undercover
and learns that Svenson was well-regarded and was going to run for
office, motivating Tiavolli to frame him.

At Danner's office, Batman discovers that he recently gained an
affluent business partner, leading him to someone who keeps tabs on
everyone, Jimmy King. When Batman and Batgirl visit him, they find out
that Svenson killed Billy in order to take over his territory, having
known all about organized crime. Back at Danner's residence, he
confesses that it was Svenson who threatened him and kept him under
guard. Batman then expresses his disappointment in Svenson, who is later
laughed at by fellow inmates for trying to outsmart the World's
Greatest Detective.