The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been apparently abandoned by Batman. In his absence, Huntress, Oracle and Dinah are now the protectors of New Gotham: the Birds of Prey, and had taken over his war on crime. They are joined by Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the Wayne estate; and Detective Jesse Reese, a police officer confronted with crimes and abilities he cannot explain. A central feature of the series is the concept of metahumans: individuals born with powers that cannot be explained. No two metahumans have the same abilities (unless hereditary), and there exists a whole subculture of metahuman society that the outside world knows nothing about.
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Harley Quinn gains hypnotic powers. She then takes complete control of the clock tower and, after killing Wade, she broadcasts a hypnotic signal to every television set in New Gotham. Together, the Birds infiltrate the clock tower.
Dinah's mother Carolyn comes to town to find her daughter, but the past comes back to haunt both women when the head of a crime family comes after them. Dinah must fight to save the mother she has never really known.
The Birds are troubled by a series of murders with the mark of Batgirl's nemesis, Lady Shiva, so Barbara dusts off her Batgirl costume. Meanwhile, Dinah tries to use her powers to get a boy at her school to notice her to ask her out.
When metahuman women are abducted, Helena's investigation leads her to uncover a secret club where the captive women are drugged and forced to fight each other in an arena. When Helena is also abducted, it is up to Dinah to rescue her.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
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