After attending a night shift on the way home, she saw a couple of thugs assaulting a young woman on the street. She tried to help the woman, but it was too late; the assaulted woman died. She tried to talk to the authorities but no one listened her words. Hence, she began to train with an old friend in the art of hand-to-hand fighting and martial arts. When her instruction was completed, she adopted a costume and became a masked vigilante called Nightshade. She became one of the few femenine masked crimefighters of her time. After a while, she retired and died. Her grandson, Lance Dreiberg, eventually became the second Nightshade, inspired by her grandmother´s exploits and as a homage to her valuable contribution to society.