al ▁that ▁V icki ▁is ▁bound ▁and ▁g ag ged ▁inside ▁of ▁a ▁cabinet . ▁Abs ence ▁then ▁explains ▁that ▁she ▁never ▁intended ▁to ▁kill ▁V icki , ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁used ▁her ▁as ▁b ait ▁to ▁l ure ▁Bat man ▁into ▁a ▁trap . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁In ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁( a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁reboot ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁Comics ▁universe ), ▁V ale ▁gre ets ▁Bruce ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁him ▁to ▁mayor al ▁candidate ▁Lincoln ▁March . ▁In ▁Bat man ▁# 2 2 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" B at man : ▁Zero ▁Year " ▁story line , ▁she ▁is ▁present ▁during ▁Wayne ▁Enter pr ises ' ▁announ cement ▁that ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ▁will ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁After ▁the ▁Crime ▁Sy nd icate ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁Earth , ▁she ▁begins ▁investig ating ▁organized ▁crime ▁in ▁Goth am . ▁She ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Har per ▁Row ▁when ▁th ugs ▁attack ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁Goth am ▁N arrow s . ▁Har per ▁ber ates ▁V icki ▁for ▁not ▁knowing ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁territory ▁she ▁is ▁vent uring . ▁V icki ▁further ▁investig ates ▁the ▁Crime ▁Sy nd icate ' s ▁connection ▁to ▁police ▁cor ruption ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Jason ▁B ard , ▁Har vey ▁Bul lock ▁and ▁Mag gie ▁S aw yer . ▁V ale ▁later ▁begins ▁d ating ▁B ard , ▁until ▁her ▁research ▁reve als ▁that ▁B ard ▁has ▁a