It has been three weeks after an infamous crime spree by Kevin Wendell Crumb. Superhuman vigilante David Dunn and his now-grown son Joseph have been working together to take down criminals, with David. The pair set out to save four cheerleaders Kevin has abducted. Kevin's malignant psychopathic psyche is preparing to feed upon his captives until David encounters him outside in his in-control alter ego, "Hedwig".