Writer: Bill Finger
Cover Artist: Bob Kane
Batman and Robin witness a man being attacked by a group of gangsters and they come to his rescue. The criminals escape and the victim tells the duo that he was once in prison and a cellmate managed to get him a parole, but after getting out of prison, he was framed for a crime he didn't commit and when he refused to cooperate, the gang attacked him.

Batman and Robin take the man to a hospital were they prevent him from being attacked again and soon, Batman decides to infiltrate prison to learn more about the parole racket. Disguising himself as a criminal, Batman joins the cellmate that offers paroles to other inmates and soon, with his new identity, Batman is out on the streets where he is approached by the gangsters and they offer him a job. Batman reveals his true identity and captures some of the criminals with help from Robin. However, Robin is captured by the gang leader, who is in fact the leader of the parole board in the prison.

Batman goes to the gang's hideout, rescues Robin from the criminals and during a final confrontation with the leader, they both fall to the elevator's shaft, but Batman manages to hold the cable while the gangster falls to his death.