This is the only issue of Nightwing I own, as well as the only issue I can recall ever buying. I knew the book took place in Bludhaven (though I had not idea where that was), and Nightwing was the original Robin, grown up. At some point, I think I learned Dick Grayson was working as a cop, though the "whys" were unknown. Somewhere along the line Deathstroke got a grudge against him, maybe? I know there was some reason Deathstroke had Chemo dropped on the city during Infinite Crisis (by which time Nightwing wasn't even living there so, kinda pointless by One-Eyed Willie.) That was all gathered passively from Wizard, or the Internet, or who knows.
As for this specific issue, I picked it up years ago because, back when I was reading Anderson Gabrych's run on Batgirl, Deathstroke showed up to cause problems, and there was a reference made to a previous confrontation between he and Batgirl. This is when that confrontation takes place, as Dick Grayson's in the hospital after being wounded in an earlier run-in with Deathstroke. Dick asks Cass to go check something out for him. "Something" being a video camera aimed at the police station where Dick works, a camera set up by Deathstroke.
The fight stretches over several pages, but is less than half the panels on any given page. The remainder taken up by Dick's attempts to slip away from a nosy reporter who feels like Devin Grayson could intend as antagonist, irritant, stalker, or future love interest. The fight itself is inconclusive; neither lands any serious hits, and eventually Deathstroke just pulls out a grenade. But Batgirl does escape with a disc that reveals who the target is, which enables Nightwing to keep the target (the lady cop up there) alive. So count it as a win for Batgirl.
It's strange to me Deathstroke went with a rocket launcher for the assassination attempt. Feels kind of clumsy and graceless for a guy who's supposed to be so skilled. I guess even a hired killer isn't feeling it some days, just wants to do the job and go home.
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