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Watchmen /The Watchmen/

The story begins in 1985 (by which time masked vigilantes have been outlawed) in the apartment of Edward Blake. Blake fights an intruder and is thrown through a plate glass window, falling to his death. With the police having no leads, costumed vigilante Rorschach decides to probe further. Discovering that Blake was the U.S. employed costumed hero, The Comedian, Rorschach believes he has discovered a plot to eliminate costumed heroes. He then sets about warning three of his retired comrades, Dan Dreiberg (formerly the second Nite Owl), the super powered and emotionally detached Doctor Manhattan and his lover Laurie Juspeczyk (the second Silk Spectre), and Dan goes and speaks with Adrian Veidt (once the hero Ozymandias, and now a successful businessman) about the possible conspiracy.

Appearing on a talk show to answer questions from the audience, Dr. Manhattan learns from a journalist that several of his former associates, including his former lover, Janey Slater, have died from or are dying of cancer. Believing that Manhattan’s godlike powers were the cause, other journalists press on with the story. Manhattan, who has increasingly grown more detached from humanity since the accident that gave him his powers, exiles himself to Mars. Unfortunately, as his presence allowed the U.S. to win the Vietnam War, and keep Soviet aggression in check, Manhattan’s exile gives the Russians the ability to invade Afghanistan.

Having broken up with Manhattan, Laurie finds herself increasingly attached with Dan. After an unsuccessful attempt of having sex, they decide to come out of retirement after agreeing to become superheroes again. After they rescue a group of people from a burning building, they passionately make love in Dan’s Owlship. Meanwhile, Veidt survives an assassination attempt, and Rorschach is sent to prison after being framed for the murder of The Comedian’s former enemy, Moloch the Mystic. Because he is responsible for the detainment of more than 50% of his inmates according to the ironically named "Big Figure" (due to his growth impairment but high influence), Rorschach has a large bounty placed on his head. After a fellow inmate dies from being burned by Rorschach with cooking oil, a riot breaks out in prison. Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II arrive to spring out Rorschach, and the former two defuse the riot while Rorschach kills Big Figure and his henchmen one by one.

Dr. Manhattan comes back to Earth and takes Laurie with him to Mars, telling her he no longer cares for the human race. Able to see the past and future, Manhattan informs Laurie that there will be a catastrophic event on Earth and denies her request to intervene. Manhattan uses his powers to bring up Laurie’s memories, during which they are surprised to learn that The Comedian, who had once tried to rape Laurie’s mother Sally, was also her father. This discovery re-sparks Manhattan’s interest in humanity, and he returns to Earth with Laurie.

At the same time, Rorschach and Nite Owl II go to Veidt’s office and hack into his computer, discovering that Veidt himself may be the mastermind behind The Comedian’s death, Dr. Manhattan’s exile, and the framing of Rorschach. Rorschach leaves his journal denouncing Veidt’s conspiracy to be found. Nite Owl II and Rorschach travel to Antarctica to confront Veidt in his retreat. Veidt, dressed as Ozymandias, informs them that he was using Dr. Manhattan all along in order to replicate his special kind of energy. After an enduring physical battle, Veidt chides them for thinking him "a comic-book villain" and informs the two that he had executed his plan 35 minutes earlier. All across the world, energy explosions obliterate major cities, leaving 15 million dead. The Americans recognize the energy signatures as those of Dr. Manhattan as opposed to the nuclear weapons of the Soviet Union.

Upon returning to Earth, Dr. Manhattan and Laurie end up in New York City, and experience the devastation in New York firsthand. Realizing that Veidt was responsible, they confront him in his residence. After Veidt shows the heroes that his plan succeeded in ending global hostilities, Dr. Manhattan decides to exile himself to another galaxy in order to create life rather than oppose Veidt. Rorschach, however, refuses to compromise and is quickly vaporized by Dr. Manhattan while leaving. Manhattan says his farewells to Laurie. Nite Owl, devastated and infuriated after witnessing Rorschach’s death, attacks Veidt in a fit of rage, but Veidt does not resist or show signs of pain, which calms Nite Owl down. After talking to Veidt, he reluctantly agrees with Laurie to keep silent about the plan or else the threat of nuclear war will continue.

The film ends with the world together in a united front against all dangers, such as nuclear arms, thus ending the Cold War. Laurie and Dan have gotten together as an official couple as they are visited by Laurie’s mother, Sally Jupiter. The final scene shows a newspaper editor, annoyed at having nothing worthwhile to print, telling a young employee named Seymour to find a good article. This prompts Seymour to get out "The Crank File", a collection of crank letters, among which is Rorschach’s journal.

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