Gabi Kane

"We hit the water with a dramatic splash, and when I opened my eyes, my mother's head was on the other side of the windshield. A surreal sight, a motherless head. Poor Gabi. Or was it Abby?"

- Beth Kane to Kate Kane

Gabrielle Lorna "Gabi" Kane (1965 -January 2003 ) was the first wife of Jacob Kane, and the mother of Kate and Beth Kane.

Biography
Gabi married Jacob Kane. They had twin daughters, Kate and Beth.

In January 2003, a bus filled with 34 children and hijacked by the Joker rear-ended Gabi's car, with Kate and Beth along with her, causing her to veer off of a bridge. Despite Batman's intervention, the car ultimately went over, killing Gabi.

When the car was sinking, Beth was holding her breath when her face warped in terror as she saw her mother's head on the other side of the windshield severed from her body.

Legacy
Gabi's death, along with the supposed death of Beth Kane, would haunt Bruce Wayne for years and would cause him to spend hours trying to figure out what went wrong that day.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, Gabi Kane was an Army Intelligence officer, and the mother to Kate and Beth Kane. She was killed by a terrorist attack, rather than a car crash.