Eddie checks into a mental asylum in the hope of rescuing a judge who shares the institution with other people who believe that the Earth is being overrun by aliens.

Quatrain 92, Century 8: "The mighty shall be laid low, impaled on a fine honed sword of truth / A voice of justice is stilled as nightmares take earthly form".

One of the Raven Nation operatives disappears near the small town of Hope. When Jordan and Foster investigate, they discover that the townspeople are hiding a terrible secret.

Quatrain 28, Century 3: "Tainted streams flow into fields of stone as the vanguard rises from hope / On a path of least obstruction, the evil one is crowned".