As Ursus and Reunion intensify their pressure on Lungmen, Ch'en, formerly the city's most formidable defender, abandons her allegiance to Lungmen's Chief Executive Wei Yenwu. She discloses her status as Infected and reveals herself to be the sister of Talulah, Reunion's mysterious leader. Issued with an arrest warrant and exiled from Lungmen, Ch'en embarks on a mission to face Reunion, driven by the conviction that only she can exact the punishment her sister merits. While Rhodes Island steps in to avert total destruction, the Doctor, Amiya, Kal'tsit, and the rest of the team strive to manage a conflict where the slightest spark of justice might finally ignite Lungmen's rise from its ashes.