She's nuts and only speaks in dialogue from Lewis Carroll books. Spinning out of 52, the Religion of Crime is back with a new leader, Alice. I could just sit and look at these pages again and again without even reading the story. Williams has an incredible sense of design and makes each panel a work of art. I liked it quite a bit even if it doesn't really expand Batwoman's story. It's a standalone story told in parallel with Batman and Batwoman both searching for missing women.
Their fights send Alice tumbling out of the plane to her death, but before falling she reveals herself to be Kate's sister. Colonel Kane is released and pilots the plane safely down while Batwoman wrestles with Alice. Batwoman and Kyle Abbot pursue her, managing to defeat Sister Shard and hijack the plane in mid-air.
Alice takes Colonel Kane as her hostage to a military base where she plans on stealing a plane to dump poison across Gotham. Abbot reveals that Alice has arrived in Gotham to rule it as their mecca, and when Kate calls her father Alice answers to reveal she has kidnapped him. He explains that he separated from the Church because he believes their interpretation of the Crime Bible is wrong, and has dedicated his life to protecting Kate as his faith dictates. At the fundraiser she shares a dance with Maggie Sawyer who asks for her number, but Abbot cuts in to talk to her again. Colonel Kane convinces his daughter to rest for a night and go with her step-mother Catherine and cousin Bette to a charity ball. This is revealed to be a group of "true believers" led by Kyle Abbot who help both of them escape. Alice finds her at the same time Colonel Kane comes to rescue her, and both groups are ambushed by monstrous Hybrids. Batwoman is blasted with hallucinogens and has her wig ripped off, sending her stumbling through the woods. Alice fights back with a razor blade hidden in her mouth, continuously quoting Lewis Carroll.
This is shown to be concentrated pepper gas, and Batwoman drags Alice away for questioning. In the middle of smashing up covens she's interrupted by Alice, who she points her gun at and pulls the trigger. The Religion of Crime has a new leader coming to Gotham, and Batwoman leaves to hunt her down with her father's experimental military weaponry. Returning home in the morning, her girlfriend dumps her for being unreliable and her father Colonel Kane helps her go over the night's records. Batman tells her that this is her case, but he'll be watching and ready to help if she needs it. Batwoman is observed by Batman while she beats a suspect for information on the thirteen Religion of Crime covens in Gotham City.
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