In a world not so different from our own, policemen wear masks to protect their identities so their loved ones can't be harmed by criminals. The 7th Kavalry, a supremacist group, emerges from hiding with a plan that threatens the world. And somewhere, the Lord of the Manor writes a play as squids rain down from the sky.

The former Silk Spectre, Laurie Blake, is asked by Senator Keene to investigate Judd's death. She soon learns that the circumstances surrounding Judd's hanging aren't what the FBI were told, and makes a call to Mars. Meanwhile, Adrian goes buffalo-hunting and receives a warning shot.