A toxic Black Rain storm over Westerley forces John and Pawter to take shelter in the Royale, which has been overrun with a gang of dangerous criminals. Meanwhile, Dutch and D'avin are trapped aboard Lucy, coming perilously close to the eye of the storm.

Tensions boil over when the Company arrests a friend of the Killjoys, and peace on Westerley hangs by a thread. So when Khlyen kidnaps D'avin, Dutch and John are compelled to choose a side as tensions in The Quad reach critical mass.