Daredevil, injured and groggy after his beating at the hands of a drug-crazed Captain America (last issue), is discovered by Crossbones. The brutish villain mocks the wounded hero then heads off to complete his assignment. Arriving at the private restaurant where the Kingpin is dining, Crossbones kills the kitchen staff, then bursts into to dining area where he takes out the two bodyguards. His attempt on the huge crimelord’s life is interrupted by the appearance of Daredevil who engages the villain in battle and only then realizes that his foe just tried to kill the Kingpin. Crossbones quickly overpowers the weakened Daredevil and rushes after the fleeing Kingpin, only to discover he has just driven away in his limo. The hulking killer returns to finish off the hero and discovers Daredevil gone as well. Meanwhile, the blind hero, sorely beaten by two powerful opponents in a short time and still recovering from the psychic damage he suffered in the demonic dimension (DAREDEVIL #280-282), decides to call it a night. Kingpin assigns Bullseye to hunt down and kill whomever Crossbones is working for, and Crossbones calls in to report his failure to his boss—the Red Skull (didn’t see that coming, did you?)….
At this time, Captain America is in an alley, going crazy from the increased adrenaline working with the drug Ice in his system. He imagines friends and enemies accusing him of wrong-doing. Elsewhere, Diamondback, having been nursed back to health by John Jameson after being shot in issue #374 heads out to look for the missing Cap. She encounters Black Widow and after they clear up the misunderstanding about their battle in issue #373, they agree to work together. A report comes in of a Cap sighting uptown and Jameson drives the heroines to the scene. They find Cap menacing two teen punks and take him on. The two women are no match for the Ice-addicted Super-Soldier and it is only when Black Widow shoots him full in the face with her sting that they take him down….
The next morning, the Red Skull demands a full debriefing from Crossbones on the failed mission…unaware that Bullseye is waiting with weapons at the ready, just outside the window….