(Catwoman III #41) - Three prostitutes were savagely murdered in the East End, and Catwoman prowled the streets to find the killer. She caught Guillermo Duran in the act of attacking another woman, and they fought, but she was forced to let him escape when she saw that the girl, Virna, was still alive. Catwoman took her to the hospital, where she was treated by Leslie Thompkins. Slam Brady and Holly Robinson showed up to help her investigate the case, and Holly knew that all the girls targeted worked for Romanian crimelord Guillermo Duran. Catwoman confronted Dragos, who legitimately didn't know that his henchman Duran was out to get his girls. He said he cared about his girls, and Catwoman called him on his bull, saying she knew he was a slaver. After some threats from her Dragos promised to help her investigation. Slam learned that Dragos ran a dog-fighting ring, and suspected it was connected to the killings. He interrogated pound worker Curt Harris, who sold strays to Dragos, and roughed him up until he revealed the location of the next fight. Catwoman caught Duran in the midst of another attack, but he eluded her again. The victim was dead, and vowed that no more women would die in East End under her watch.

(Catwoman III #48, 49) - Catwoman went undercover in Professor Hugo Strange's crew, and came up with a plan to take them down, but she'd have to fake her own death. She met with Holly and Karon, telling Holly that no matter how bad things looked to trust that she was going to be okay. Catwoman's plan worked, and she dropped in on Holly using her skylight, and kissed her on the cheek, thanking her for being brave.

(Catwoman III #50) - Holly went shopping for old movies, and was extremely pleased when Karon found a copy of Danger: Diabolik. Karon said Catwoman faking her own death and then everything going back to normal was unnerving, but Holly said she always trusted Catwoman, and said her friend always knew what she was doing.

(Catwoman III #51, 52) - Holly and Karon went to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and afterwards they ran into Slam Bradley, who was visiting town. They chatted, while, unbeknownst to them Black Mask was stalking them. He'd planned on kidnapping Holly to get at Catwoman, but decided to snatch Slam instead. He roughed up Holly and Karon, and took Slam, intending to torture him. Holly and Karon told Catwoman, who immediately set off to rescue her friend. Black Mask sent Selina a number of surveillance photos of Holly in the mail, and Selina went to warn her and Karon that she was being stalked. Holly told her to get a grip, and was convinced Catwoman could handle Black Mask and keep her safe. Catwoman decided she needed a permanent solution to prevent Black Mask from further hurting her friends, and shot him in the head, killing him.

(Catwoman III #56 (fb), 53) - <one year later> Selina got pregnant, something she never wanted to do because of how dangerous the world was, but admitted to herself that plans changed. She left the East End, and took up residence in the posh Gotham Arms as Irena Dubrovna to cut ties with her past. She still felt an obligation to the East Enbd, and Holly Robinson agreed to train and take her place as the new Catwoman. Selena gave birth, and after her release from the hospital Slam drove by and gave her a lift home. He was curious as to Selina's choice of the name Helena for her girl, and wondered why Holly had a shiner. Selina said Helena rhymed with Irena, and Holly said she ran into a door. Slam grumbled that people kept forgetting he used to be a detective, and told them to enjoy their mysteries. Holly changed to Catwoman, and took down a stolen video equipment ring. She was nowhere near the fighter her mentor was, but she prevailed and thought it an incredible rush. Angle Man felt completely alone with Smart Bomb's betrayal and Black Mask's death. He became obsessed with Catwoman, and when she returned to action he started following her, taking pictures and making a shrine to her. Catwoman investigated the video ring's headquarters after they were arrested, and Angle Man left one of his triangles at the scene. Catwoman picked it up, surprising angle Man with her lack of caution, and it exploded in her hand, knocking her out.

(Catwoman III #54) - Catwoman woke up bound on top of a building, and Angle Man had already removed her mask. He said he was keeping it as a souvenir, and admitted that he had no idea who she was. He wanted to keep her death simple, and prepared to roll her off the edge of the roof, but Catwoman used her claws to break her bounds and attacked Angle Man. He stabbed her in the shoulder with a triangle, and she saw red, beating him bloody before running off into the night. Holly returned home, and refused to talk to Karon about what happened. She realized she nearly died, and needed someone to speak to. She decided not to bother Selina, who was surely busy with her child, so she tried her trainer Wildcat, but he was otherwise occupied fighting crime. One of the late night TV host Film Freak's contributors caught Molly on tape beating Angle Man, and the clip spread like wildfire, but fortunately Holly's face couldn't bee seen on the film.

(Catwoman III #55) - Wildcat accompanied Holly on her nightly patrol, and she got a kick out of watching him bulldoze through a group of robbers. Wildcat said that since they didn't have superpowers it was always smart to attack brutally and end fights quickly. He lit a cigar and advised she not take up smoking if she continued as Catwoman. Selina couldn't resist gearing up as Catwoman and running the rooftops. One of Film Freaks goons took a shot at her, but Holly came to her rescue. One of Film Freak's contributors caught footage of the two Catwomen talking in an alley.

(Catwoman III #56, 57) - Selina said she knew she made the right decision picking Holly as Catwoman, and they picked up a cab back home. Holly thought they should be more inconspicuous, but Selina assured her that cabbies saw too many weird things in Gotham to care about two women dressed like Catwoman. Holly got a call from Wildcat about busting up a chop shop, and went on her way, while Selina went to her safehouse to catch up on a few hours sleep before daybreak. Wildcat and Catwoman made short work of the crooks, but Wildcat chided her for calling him by his real name, reminding her that secrets were the only thing that protected them. They played gin into the night, and when she requested they switch to Texas Hold 'Em Wildcat said fads passed, but the classics were always good. She asked why they weren't busting heads, and he told her that sometimes you had to sit back and observe the rhythms of the city, which she thought sounded pretty deep coming from a brawler. Green Lantern Alan Scott told Wildcat Per Degaton was wrecking havoc in Manhattan, and asked for his help. Wildcat said farewell to his protégé, since he had to save the world again. Catwoman walked home, but was closed in by a police barricade, and Detective Lenahan said he was arresting her for the murder of Black Mask.

(Catwoman III #58-61) - Holly was unmasked and booked. Lenahan showed her Black Mask's skull, and said he knew she wasn't the Catwoman who'd killed him, but he was more than willing to watch her go down for it. She used her one phonecall to ring Wildcat, asking if the JSA or Green Lantern could help her. Lenahan told Detective Worth the longer they kept her locked up the better the chance the Catwoman he wanted would show up to help her. Lenahan left Holly in a gen pop holding cell, assuring she'd get roughed up. Worth told him that his vendetta against costumes was pointless with Commissioner Gordon back in charge, and Lenahan snapped that things hadn't changed for him in the East End. Lenahan and Worth got reports of the start of Film Freak's bizarre murder spree. Slam went to Selina to help Holly, and Selina slipped into her Catwoman costume and stole blueprints for the East End precinct from the Gotham Department of Records. Catwoman entered a crawlspace above the East End interrogation room, where Lenahan kept threatening Holly to get her to give him Catwoman's real name. Catwoman new she needed a distraction, but providence came when Film Freak unleashed a giant gorilla on the East End in an homage to "King Kong," and Lenahan and Worth were called away to deal with it. Catwoman rescued Holly and she was overjoyed. Catwoman couldn't stand to see the East End police detsroy the dumb brute rampaging through the city, but said Holly had been through enough, so she should go home and tell Karon she was alright while Catwoman dealt with it. Catwoman knocked out the giant gorilla with a smoke bomb, disabling it, but saving it's life. Selina spent time with Helena, Karon and Holly, and followed the Film Freak's rampage. Karon figured out that he was carrying out violent reenactments of classical films through the ages, and wondered what movie he'd use as his finale. Film Freak hijacked a Gotham TV network, killing everyone except the movie critic. He said his movie was about to end in an explosive finale, and challenged the audience to save Gotham CCity by figuring out the connection in "Dr. Strangelove," "Killers from Space," and "Return of the Living Dead." Karon told Selina she didn't know the answer despite being a fangirl, and after Film Freak forced Bobby the critic to go on a high-speed chase through the East End reminiscent of "The French Connection" Selina suited up and pursued them. Film Freak threw a grenade that injured Catwoman, and acquired the uranium he needed to finish his bomb with which he'd destroy Gotham. Catwoman fought through her internal injuries, and Karon, after reviewing the films in Film Freak's riddle put her on the track of nuclear armageddon. Film Freak prepared for his finale in a classic theatre, shooting Bobby, saying he needed to be the only star. He showed Catwoman the bomb, and when she tried to dissuade him from following through, he showed her that it was already armed, and he was more concerned with his place in history than saving his skin. As he spouted more movie quotes Catwoman overpowered him and beat him bloody. Holly arrived as Catwoman in time to see Selina disable the nuke. They returned home, where a bloody Slam Bradley was cradling Helena, telling her they needed to have a talk about his granddaughter.

(Catwoman III #62) - Selina realized she owed everyone an explanation, and said her life went off the rails when she killed Black Mask. Holly was stupefied, and angry that Selina never told her. Selina said she did what she did to keep her friends safe, and Slam backed her up in her decision. Slam said his son had told him about his love affair with Selina, and he was hurt because they'd been lovers in the past, and felt Selina had traded him in for a younger model. Selina said that wasn't how it went at all, and while they took down the remains of Black Mask's mob they had spontaneous moments of passion. She recounted how Sam died a hero, and Slam thanked her for having been straight with him. He admitted that he'd been heavily medicated since his son died, and had turned back to the bottle, but thought he had a reason to pull himself out of the hole he was in. Selina and Slam cooed over Helena, and Selina said she had her grandfather's eyes.

(Catwoman III #63) - Catwoman wanted to prove to Holly that she couldn't go back to her apartment, so she ordered pizza to her place, and they watched through binoculars as the delivery boy arrived. Lenahan was stalking the lobby, and demanded to know if the pizza boy knew where Holly was. Catwoman said Holly shouldn't underestimate Lenahan, because even though he was one man he was obsessed. Catwoman needed to give Holly a clean slate, which would involve erasing her arrest records, but knew she couldn't go to Oracle because she'd have too many questions. She reached out to Calculator, who told her to drop by his apartment. Calculator was in a meeting with new supervillain team Triple Threat, who wanted him to put in a good word with his connections, and he told him he would if they proved themselves by taking down Catwoman. The Triple Threat were eager to make a name for themselves, but they were inexperienced, and after Catwoman kicked one in the crotch and broke the second's wrist, the third member ran away. Catwoman told Calculator she didn't appreciate his little test, but he wanted to get down to business. In exchange for giving Holly a clean slate he wanted her to steal the Metropolis snowglobe that belonged to his old boss Lex Luthor.

(Catwoman III #64-66) - The news reported an Amber Alert, and Holly prepared to go into action as Catwoman. Karon asked her not to go, and reminded her that Selina was trying to keep her out of jail. Holly said she didn't trust the East End police to find the missing girl in time, and she had an obligation as Catwoman to protect the innocent. The kidnapper was Blitzkrieg, a new supervillain who wanted to make a splashy debut, setting up a live webfeed to execute young Amanda in front of the world. Blitzkrieg said the girl did nothing wrong, but the fanfare wasn't for her, it was for Blitzkrieg. Catwoman found Blitzkrieg's location, and tried to save Amanda, but Blitzkrieg knocked her cold and bound her. She figured killing Catwoman would give her street cred, and unmasked her on her webfeed as Holly Robinson. Holly managed to escape her bonds and beat Blitzkrieg senseless after shouting the location into the webcam and calling for the police. Detective Lenahan wanted to arrest Holly, but Blitzkrieg woke up, and started plowing through the GCPD. Lenahan reluctantly agreed they should work together, so Holly distracted her, allowing Lenahan to pistol whip her. Before he could arrest her Hammer and Anvil, who were looking for revenge on the original Catwoman for sending them to prison, arrived. Lenahan said he was sick of costumed freaks, and Sickle decapitated him with her weapon.

(Catwoman III #67, 68) - Calculator warned Catwoman that Hammer and Sickle were using an auto-evolving genetech power that would make them far more dangerous than the last time she faced them. Catwoman was undeterred, and rushed to Holly's aid, preventing Hammer and Sickle from killing her using firearms to slow trhem down. GCPD SWAT swarmed the building, and when they saw Lenahan's head they blamed Catwoman and Holly, but before things could get out of hand GCPD had to deal with Hammer and Sickle. Catwoman told Holly to run away and not look back. Catwoman stole Blitzkrieg's power gloves, shocking Hammer, and causing him to fall out the window. Before she could catch her breath Sickle had her cornered. Her superhuman senses smelled Catwoman's baby, and Hammer, who'd recovered and fought off the GCPD, was off to Catwoman's loft to go after her daughter. Sickle taunted Catwoman about what might happen to her daughter, and vanished. Catwoman stole a police car, and raced home. Hammer had already abducted Helena, and placed Helena in the middle of the road, hoping Catwoman would run her over. Catwoman swerved, flipping the car, but escaped the wreckage, and escaped with Helena to a safehouse. Hammer and Sickle found her, and after knocking her out, dragged her back to her loft. They told her Helena would die first, and then they'd feel better about being humiliated by their past defeat at her hands. Catwoman grabbed a stashed taser and shocked Hammer, causing him to fall from her window with Helena. Catwoman rescued Helena, and Holly arrived, hitting Sickle with a firearm she'd stolen from the GCPD. Holly had already called an ambulance for Karon, who'd been knocked out by Hammer, and Catwoman told her to make herself scarce.

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