Crossbones has lured Captain America into a trap on a sampan in Madripoor. After Cap steps into an animal trap, the brutish villain turns and attacks. As they brawl, Cap finds ‘Bones a formidable opponent but finally overpowers him, and demands to be led to where Diamondback is being held….
Diamond, meanwhile, has escaped from the bordello where she was being held and is running through alley on her way to warn Cap of the trap. She bumps into a pair of roughs who mistake her for a prostitute and demand her favors at knifepoint. She clobbers them easily but the delay has allowed the brothel thug Mister Phun to catch up with her. He seizes her on a roof and attempts to strangle her but she flips him and gets out of his grasp. After a rooftop chase they end up falling into a toy factory (where they manufacture Wolverine action figures) and Diamond ends up knocking Phun into a vat of molten plastic….
Meanwhile, Crossbones has led Cap to the second floor of a deserted building; the brute then informs Cap he is standing on a pressure-sensitive plate connected to a bomb—if he moves, it detonates. Crossbones then reports to his boss—the Red Skull—that he has captured Captain America. The Skull is angry that his minion has done this without orders and tells him to let Cap go. Back at the trap, Cap has figured out the mechanics of the situation and hooks his shield to his feet, hoping it will take the brunt of the blast when he jumps up….
A blast follows. Crossbones hears it and laughs, while Diamondback rushes to the scene. There she discovers Cap unharmed and leaps into his arms. Cap is happy to see her safe too and will take her back to the States after he has searched for Crossbones….