Origin
John Robinson inadvertently inspires Cassandra Cain to want to learn how to read and wright. John was a happily married man who stepped in to help a girl and nearly got himself killed then and there if not for Batgirl (Cassandra Cain). She was so moved by his actions that she gives him a kiss on the cheek before leaving. Â
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She was really moved by his selflessness and was deeply angered when she found out he was immediately kidnapped and nearly beaten to death by the son of a crime boss who is the the same man he tried to stop earlier. Oracle ( Barbara Gordon) was able to track down his whereabouts but she was too late as he was succumbing t his wounds. He finally tells her to stop and gives her a letter. His last letter to his wife and asks Cassandra to give it to her. He then passes on.
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Cassandra grants his wishes and delivers the letter. She watches as she sees his wife react to the letter. Saddened and having no idea what he wrote Cassandra makes a determination to learn to read and write.