Dr. Westlake (Arnold Vosloo), aka Darkman, returns to his old ways, stealing from the bad -- mobster Peter Rooker (Jeff Fahey) -- and using the cash to continue his work on synthetic skin. But Dr. Bridget Thorne (Darlanne Fluegel) double-crosses him, implanting a device in his brain that lets Rooker control him -- and gain from his research. Darkman strikes back and infiltrates Rooker's life, but is oddly drawn to Rooker's wife and daughter.