

- Police recover the body of Claudio Panessa from the Gotham River. Panessa is the cousin of Helena Bertinelli, and crossbow bolts in the body makes Huntress a suspect.
- Batman breaks into Helena's apartment. Helena denies having anything to do with it. She still is angry that Batman never accepted into his “family".
- After Batman leaves, Helena thinks about the history of her family. Her great-grandfather Giuseppe Bertinelli came from Sicily to Gotham and established his mafia family which ruled Gotham with four other families: Galante, Cassamento, Beretti and Inzerillo.
- The Panessa’s wanted to be the sixth ruling family, but Helena's ancestors, who led the five families, resisted this, even after the Bertinelli and Panessa families were united by marriage (Helena’s parents).
- When Helena was 8 years old both her parents and brother were killed before her eyes. The Panessas took care of Helena and sent her to Sicily. The Galantes took over the lead of the families and the Panessas were allowed to join the group. Helena did not learn about her mafia heritage until she was 15 years old.
- Helena decides to visit her family to offer condolences. Members of all mafia families are present, and Helena overhears them talking about taking down the Huntress.
- Driving home she nearly runs over a faceless man who is standing on the road and seems to be waiting for her, knowing her both as Helena and Huntress.


Part One

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- Huntress knows the faceless guy waiting for her on the road as ‘The Question’. He asks an existential question, and she leaves. 
- Nightwing doesn’t believe Huntress committed the murder. He visits Helena and offers her his help, but she angrily refuses because she has not forgotten how she was treated by the "Batman family" during No Man's Land.
- Huntress searches for the Karen Frazier, the reporter who recently wrote a negative article about Huntress. Helena suspects she was paid off by the mob to write it. She finds her dead in her apartment.
She flees, but runs into Batman and Nightwing. Batman wants her to come with him, but Huntress tries to flee. In the skirmish, Huntress bow misfires and hits Batman. Furious, Nightwing attacks Huntress who reacts by jumping off the roof into the river nearby.
- The Question fishes Huntress out of the water. But when she also refuses his help, he knocks her out


Part Two

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- Helena Bertinelli wakes up in a cabin in Canada with two men, Richard Dragon (Sensei) and Vic Sage (The Question), who brought her here.
- Robin thinks Helena is innocent and wants to find out the truth. Both him and Oracle dig into her past. After her parents and brother were killed, all other Bertinellis were eliminated as well.
- Vic explains to Helena that Richard is kind of a teacher who shows you how to live. He warns her not to go back to Gotham City so soon, or she will die. Helena trains with sensei mentally and physically to better understand who she really is. 
- After three months Vic and Helena return to Gotham. As they are waiting at a bus station, Vic asks how Helena became the Huntress.


Part Three

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- While traveling back to Gotham, Helena Bertinelli explains to Vic Sage the events that took place after her family was killed. Tomaso Panessa decided to bring Helena to Sicily so that his nephew Sal Asaro protect her.
- As a young girl Helena did not understand anything about the family business, but she observed how the Asaros combat trained regularly. Because Helena was having nightmares, Sal decided to train her so she was able to defend herself.
- One day, the Asaros and other mafia members were arrested and Helena was sent to a boarding school in Switzerland. There, Helena finally found out about her family’s mafia associations - and lost her rose-colored view of the mafia, finally seeing them as a killers rather than “robinhoods”.
- At the age of 16, Helena returned to Gotham City to spend time with Uncle Tomaso and the rest of the family during christmas holidays. But the event was disturbed by none other than Batman. This set an example for Helena that one could fight crime, even against the five families, and the Huntress was born.
- In the present, Helena and Vic finally arrive in her apartment in Gotham. But Batman is already waiting for her.


Part Four

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- After three months, Huntress has returned to Gotham City with by The Question. 
- Batman is awaiting Helena in her apartment. He offers to give her enough room to clear her name as long as she does not clash with the GCPD.
- Robin shows up, interrupting a romantic moment between Helena and Vic. Robin tells her that he  and Oracle reviewed Helena's history and hands over all the files to her.
- Meanwhile, Helena tells Vic more about how she became Huntress. She went to the University of Palermo and studied anything that was Mafia-related until eventually returning to Gotham City. 
- Vic asks about the killer of her parents. She says those involved are already dead, but Helena still doesn't know why she was spared. 
- Vic goes outside to figure out who is watching the apartment. It is a PI, working for Santo Cassamento. This suddenly makes sense because Helena just looked at a picture which was taken by the FBI (and in the files Robin dropped off) and showing her mother together with Cassamento. 
- Helena puts on her costume and asks Cassamento straight on what his relationship with her mom was. Cassemento points out the obvious...he is Helena's father!


Part Five

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- Huntress has confronted Santo Cassamento regarding an old photo showing him with Helena's mother. Cassemento claims that he is Helena's father. According to him, Maria was treated badly by her husband and had an affair with him. When the Sicilian mafia mega boss Stefano Mandragora ordered to wipe out the Bertinellis, Santo passed on the order but with the condition to "spare the sister". But he meant to spare Tomaso's sister Maria and not the little sister, Helena. This fueled Santo's hate for Helena - feeling like she was living the stolen life of his lover, Maria. 
- Cassamento is trying to frame Huntress so he can use her abilities for his criminal business.
- Later, Huntress stands on a roof thinking about these revelations. She is approached by Nightwing who confirms what Cassamento told Helena (proven by a D.N.A. test run by Batman). 
- Huntress comes up with a plan. She accepts the invitation to the wedding of her female cousin Monica and she will be accompanied by Vic Sage. Helena takes advantage of a Sicilian tradition were the and asks a favor from her uncle Tomaso Panessa, Maria's brother.
- Huntress scares off Mario Cassamento, forcing Santo to take over his deals. But in a warehouse were the deal was mean to go down, Tomaso awaiting Santo. He kills him in retribution for the death of his sister, at Helena's request. Huntress calls the police so that Tomaso gets arrested. 
- The Question still is more than unhappy that Huntress got Santo killed although she did not do it herself directly.


Part Six

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The Huntress is being being framed for murder.


Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood (June, 2000 - November, 2000)

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