Barbara Gordon discovers a new path as she controls the Birds of Prey, but is left confused if she can go on as the head of a squad who either keeps on quitting or near to losing their lives. Oracle sees that if she is responsible for these girls' deaths, she is no better than the man who crippled her. However, she faces too many realizations as she faces near death as well. Also, this mini-series also goes through the Battle for the Cowl story arc.