Batwoman #1 (2017)

At the D.E.O.) headquarters in New York City, Director Bones) assigns Agent Chase) to go to Gotham City. Initially, she assumes that she has been sent to uncover the Batman)'s identity, but the director explains that years of identity diving on him has been a dead end. Instead, he wants her to investigate a terrorist act in the skies over Gotham in which another caped vigilante was spotted. Chase must unmask the Batwoman.

Elsewhere, Detective Sawyer investigates reports of the body of a drowned child. The thirteen year old girl was found drowned, and her younger brother is missing. It is the sixth drowning, and the thirteenth missing child. Commissioner Gordon) suggests that since all of the victims come from the same neighbourhood, someone there must know who the killer is. Sawyer responds that all she has learned is that the residents believe that they are being attacked by a ghost called the Weeping Woman, who allowed her children to drown and then drowned herself. She now, supposedly, is haunting families, seeking vengeance. The commissioner responds that she should pursue the story to its conclusion, whether she believes the urban legend or not. Unseen in a nearby tree, Batwoman and her sidekick-in-training eavesdrop.

Kate and Bette return from delivering a beating to Q-Ball and the Pool Hall Gang. Kate worries that Bette isn't taking their vigilantism seriously enough, but Bette hungers for more action. Their argument doesn't last long, because they are interrupted by the appearance of Colonel Jake Kane, Kate's father. Kate is outraged at his return, explaining finally to Bette that she blames him because he knew that her sister Beth was still alive, and then when she came back as a super-villain, he allowed her to drown in the Gotham Harbour. She blames him for having lost her sister a second time. Jake tries to explain himself, but Kate throws him out.

Later, Batwoman examines the recent crime scene, but can't find any footprints except those left by the Gotham City Police Department. Batman appears behind her and offers a proposition for her.