Arthur Fleck’s in jail for killing five people—though there’s a sixth, but the cops have no clue about that one. He’s waiting on his trial to find out what’s going to happen to him. His lawyer is trying to say he wasn’t all there, kind of like Arthur and the Joker are two separate folks sharing the same body. On the other side, you’ve got Harvey Dent, the assistant district attorney, who’s gunning for him to get the death penalty. Jail’s a tough gig; guards there give Arthur a hard time and ridicule him. One day, though, a guard jokes around and lets him join this choir group where he meets Lee, a young woman who actually sees him for who he is. Arthur’s smitten right away...
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