- When a timid accountant accidentally runs afoul of the Joker, he promises the Joker anything if the villain will only let him go.
- Collins is a working man feeling that he has became "life's punching bag". Driving back home, after an incident with another driver that turns out to be the Joker. he is forced to give the Joker his credentials and will be asked to assist him in his crimes , or else - Nevertheless, maybe the adventure at hand will make the Joker respect the common man much more.—David del Real.
- Charlie Collins is having a bad day. His boss turned down his request for a raise, his kid needs braces, and he's most likely coming home to a dinner of meatloaf prepared by his wife. While on the freeway, he has an altercation with a driver. When Charlie begins yelling, he quickly shuts up when it is revealed who the other driver is: The Joker!
Charlie detours off the road, only to have the Joker give chase and confront him. Pleading for mercy, Charlie promises to do anything if the Joker will spare him. The Joker considers this, and after taking Charlie's I.D. card, promises to call upon him when he needs his 'favor.'
A couple years pass, and Charlie and his family have moved out of Gotham City, relocating elsewhere under a new alias. However, this isn't enough to keep the Joker from finding Charlie's whereabouts, as he calls him up with the intention of collecting on his 'favor.'
Charlie flies to Gotham where the Joker happily greets him like an old friend. The Joker then explains his plan. At a ceremony honoring Commissioner Gordon, the Joker's assistant Harley Quinn will wheel a cake into the room. Charlie's part of the plan? The 'simple' task of opening the doors for her, after which the Joker promises that Charlie will get to go home.
Charlie does as he's instructed, and Harley wheels the cake into the room, which releases a nerve gas that freezes the Commissioner and his guests in place. The Joker then enters the room, planting an explosive device on Gordon, before exiting. Charlie attempts to flee, only to find a strong glue-like substance on the doorknob holding him in place! Apparently, the Joker planned for Charlie to go home...just not alive.
Shortly after the Joker leaves, Batman enters the room, and gets rid of the explosive device. After being freed from the doorknob, Charlie explains to Batman about how he got mixed up with the Joker.
Batman then goes to confront the Joker, who then seems to have escaped his clutches. However, he soon runs into Charlie, armed with the same type of explosive device that was planted on Gordon. Charlie with a mad gleam in his eye, promises to blow himself and the Joker up...destroying his life like the Joker wanted to destroy his.
The Joker frantically tries to get away, only to be stopped by Batman. Desperately looking for a way out, the Joker surrenders all the information he has on Charlie, only to have the device thrown at his feet...where it sets off only a minor explosion more akin to a firecracker. Apparently, the device's reworking was a scheme by Batman and Charlie to get the Joker to leave Charlie alone. As Batman takes the Joker away, Charlie heads for home.
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