Laurie Strode comes out triumphant in her showdown with Michael Myers after she leaves him burning in a cage in her basement. Though badly injured, she begins to feel a sense of relief, thinking she has finally gotten rid of her lifelong tormentor. When the bloodbath resumes, she is alerted that the evil serial killer has survived and that once again, she has to gear up to take him on. This time, however, Haddonfield rallies behind her, intent on eliminating Michael once and for all.