Original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon helps Cassandra Cain join Batman's crusade as the new Batgirl, but during her quest for justice, she meets many obstacles.
Batgirl Cassandra Cain has begun anew in Blèudhaven, but she barely has time to unpack before the Penguin, the Brotherhood of Evil, Deathstroke, and the Ravager start coming at her. one after the other.
Cassandra Cain's quest to find out who her real mother is brings her into deadly single combat with martial arts expert Lady Shiva.
Cassandra Cain is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Robin. Together, they're dynamite! Now, in the aftermath of 'War Games', Tim - his father and girlfriend dead - relocates to Bludhaven for a fresh start. But no sooner has he met the local underworld than he's in dire danger - until Batgirl, who has also relocated, saves him."
In this action-packed volume, Batgirl faces the deadliest of Gotham's villains the Joker who gets the "Last Laugh" when Cassandra and guest-star Spoiler must also defeat a "jokerized" Shadow Thief. Then, can Batgirl stop the father of a young boy from making a lethal mistake? And just who are the mysterious agents that are after our heroine?
Stripped of her ability to sense an opponent's next move, Batgirl continues her quest to regain her former battle prowess and more importantly, her confidence. But as Batgirl struggles to recapture her fighting capabilities, the deadly Lady Shiva returns to Gotham with her usual agenda of finding a worthy foe and challenging them to a deathmatch. Now in her weakest state, Batgirl must face her toughest rival with her life as the price of failure. And even if she is lucky enough to escape her encounter with the lethal Shiva will she be able to stay out of the grasp of the government agency that has targeted her to become one of their own?