During the drug bust, Tiny's head was grazed by a bullet. This was accredited for him not remembering the incident. Lorna's brother Jeff came to the circus asking her for $10,000. When Lorna told him she didn't have it to give, he told her he'd taken out a $250,000 insurance policy on Boston Brand. She argued with him since she didn't sign the form, but he told her he'd slipped it to her with some other documentation. He slapped her and walked off.
Deadman possessed Jeff Carling. One of his friends from his motorcycle gang caught up with him and took him back to the rest of the group. His girlfriend welcomed him back. They were planning some trouble that night and split up. "Jeff" went back home (Boston went through his wallet to learn stuff about him) and found another girlfriend there waiting for him. In Jeff's closet was a rifle. He checked it out only to learn that it was a .22 instead of a .30 (which had killed him). Girlfriend #2 saw him playing with the gun and left him.
That night, when he refused to pay one of the members the $10,000, the man threatened to turn him in for murder. He had a picture of him shooting a man. Deadman didn't believe Jeff killed the guy, so he continued his investigation. He dodged some police that had been tipped off on him and got to the crime scene. There, he found evidence (to go along with the broken sight on Jeff's gun) that he couldn't have done it. The real killer jumped him. Deadman made Jeff take some sleeping pills and jumped into the killer. He confessed everything.
Boston continued his search for his own killer.

The circus left town. Deadman watched as some of his belongings go up in smoke as they left their trash burning. He thought back on an old flame, Liz Martin. He fought off a man trying to grab her. The man pulled a gun and threatened to kill him, but Boston took him down. He promised the girl he'd help her get out of that town, but now he was unable to.
He found the place - Liz was still there, and the man (Rocky Manzel) was still her boss. He mentioned Brand's death and she threw a drink in his face. Boston noticed the man was missing two fingers. He possessed a man Liz had been seeing and investigated. In Rocky's office, he found paperwork where the man had been in the hospital (the missing fingers) on the day Boston died. Deadman also learned Rocky was a counterfeiter. Manzel burst in and pulled a gun on him. Using Paul's body, he took down the man and his goons. The police were called when the shots were fired. Paul received a head wound, and the bad guys were taken in.

Boston remembered another man who had it out for him - an acrobat hired for a few shows in St. Louis who went by the name Eagle. While working out their act, Boston accused Eagle of trying to kill him when he almost missed a catch. The two fought it out on the stand and tight rope and eventually fell. Tiny was able to break their fall with an empty crate. They continued their fight until Boston forced Eagle to call himself a sparrow and admit to being a coward.
Boston looked up to find a billboard for the circus - Eagle had been hired to replace him. Boston came in on Eagle trying to get in close with Lorna. She refused him, but he persisted. Tiny burst in; Boston possessed him and decked the man. Eagle mentioned Boston's death, causing him to believe he'd found the killer.

Deadman possessed a policeman and looked at his file. He checked up on the officer in charge of his case only to find he'd been fired for using excessive force. One of the witnesses, Roy Martin, had a hook for a hand. Deadman believed the cop was getting too close and Martin framed him. With no information on Martin, Deadman went looking for the other witness, an ex-boxer. He (in the cop's body) confronted the man and learned there was a frame - Martin gave the loon some birdseed for his beloved "kids" if he'd testify that he saw the cop (Michael Riley) beating up his prisoner.
As Riley, Deadman called the police. When an officer arrived, the boxer was dead. In Martin's apartment, they found the murder weapon - a crowbar. Riley was cleared, but Martin was long gone. He left behind a fake beard and glasses, which made up the only description they had of the man.

Boston overheard someone talking about a man with a hook. He'd become enraged when reading the papers - Boston Brand was alive. Deadman headed back to the States to find out who was impersonating him. Cleveland was in his costume - he planned on bringing out the killer by impersonating his dead brother. Boston began following him around.
The new lion tamer had recently lost a hand to one of the animals. Cleveland was lured into a tent and locked in a cage with a lion. Boston possessed him and got him clear of the beast until help arrived. A girl who was injured helping him escape told him that "the hook" wanted him dead. Cleveland, free of his brother, caught up with the suspect - he was wearing a fake hook and had been hired by a man with a real one to impersonate him. Cleveland was shot dead from a distance. When they removed his mask, they found him to be Tiny - he'd knocked out Cleveland and stolen his outfit (he knew Boston would want his brother safe and raising his daughter).

Batman and Commissioner Gordon checked out a crime scene where a man (Whitey Marsh) had been rubbed out by the mob. The press was quick to arrive - even before a witness stepped forward. The witness said the shooter had a hook in place of one of his hands.
Deadman, the spirit of Boston Brand, believed it to be his own killer. He possessed a man nearby and attempted to get Batman to take the case. As Batman was leaving, Deadman (still an unknown to Batman) possessed him and saved him from a drive-by shooting. Alfred picked him up and took him to Wayne Manor (with Deadman still inside). From Wayne's body, Brand recorded a message telling his story. He drifted out of Batman as the message began its playback.
Bruce Wayne attended a dinner that night at a place owned by a major reformist, Carleton Kaine (who owned much of Gotham City's news outlets). Wayne had Deadman scout the records while they ate. He came up with some leads which they checked that night.
Monk Manville, who Brand suspected as his killer, was actually Max Chill - brother of Joe Chill, the man Batman believed killed his parents. Batman checked up on the man who'd been killed, and Chill appeared. Deadman realized he was not his killer - the man who killed Boston Brand had a hook on his left hand. During the struggle, Chill got caught by his fake hook and fell into a pile of slot machines. He was crushed and admitted to Marsh's murder - "the King" had set him up to do it to double-cross the Syndicate (mob).
Going off a clue from the dying man's last words, Batman and Deadman headed to Carleton Kaine's place. He was "the King." Boston and Batman took down the man and his goons, but Kaine was killed by a stray bullet.
Though Batman failed to find Brand's killer, Deadman thanked him and went on his way.

Deadman followed the men to see what was in store for his own killer. Inside a mountain temple, the men went through a trap door. Hook was brought before the Society of Assassin's leader and charged with failure to kill Boston Brand. He said he'd picked Brand as his "graduation" target because it would test both is marksmanship and his nerve to kill a man on stage from the crowd. The Sensei told him he'd failed twice (they thought Cleveland was still Boston) and prepared to kill the assassin.
Deadman possessed Willie hoping to get him and Hook free so he could have his own revenge. He failed, and entered Hook as he was being challenged to his death by the Sensei. Deadman was no match for him, so he tried to enter the teacher - but failed. Hook was killed.
Rama Kushna called out to Deadman, asking if he was satisfied.

Batman and Robin staged a planned raid. As Batman helped their guy on the inside, Robin pulled a gun on him. Batman slapped some sense into him, then Gordon moved to take down the Dark Knight. Batman escaped believing Deadman was trying to kill him. As he ran, dozens of people attacked him one at a time. Batman realized he had to get away from anyone Deadman could possess.
A confused Deadman confronted Batman, only to be confused more - Batman told him that if he really wanted him dead, all he had to do was possess him and make him jump from a rooftop. Deadman released the body he was holding.
Lotus and Willie Smith came before the Sensei and told him about Deadman. As he was leaving Nanda Parbat, Willie shot him with a poison dart. With its help, Willie confused him into believing the Sensei was his friend and Batman was his enemy.
Batman found Deadman's old circus - Hill Bros. Circus - was in town. He visited with Lorna, who told him that Cleveland, Boston's twin brother, had been performing his act for the past few months. Boston possessed his brother. Batman saved them when he missed a bar. Vashnu greeted Boston and told him he must return to Nanda Parbat. Batman accompanied him.
As they parachuted down to the sacred land, they were shot at. Deadman left his brother's body. He entered one of the assassins and allowed his friends safe landing before reentering his brother. As he entered Nanda Parbat and became tangible again, his body felt the full attack of the poison.
Rama Kushna told Batman and Cleveland that the antidote was on its way up the mountain via the assassins. Using the elements to their favor, Batman and Cleveland took down the group and secured the cure. The sensei vowed revenge as Boston was cured.