Steve Rogers and the Falcon are searching for Bucky Barnes, who cannot be found after his identity as both Captain America and Soviet assassin Winter Soldier have been publicly revealed by Baron Zemo….
Hours earlier, Bucky was packing to go into hiding, to wait out Zemo’s next move. Instead he found a message from the villain on his bathroom mirror, calling him to meet "where you were born." He donned his Captain America outfit and headed to Fort Lehigh in Virginia, knowing it was a trap….
Meanwhile, Black Widow has admitted Steve and Falcon to Bucky’s apartment where they also see the message and deduce it refers to Fort Lehigh, where Bucky was born as a costumed hero. From a rooftop across the street, Zemo’s minion Iron Hand Hauptmann fires a missile into the apartment, blowing it to bits. The Falcon, still recovering from his earlier injuries (issue #606), takes flight to intercept the assassin….
At Fort Lehigh, Cap pauses to absorb the good memories the place holds for him before seeking out his enemy. He encounters Zemo, who informs him he expected Bucky to misinterpret his message; Cap rushes toward him….
Hauptmann kicks Falcon in his already damaged ribs but is jumped by Black Widow; then Steve shows up….
As Captain America engages Baron Zemo he discovers that the villain’s armor is actually a nano-tech exoskeleton that can deliver a lethal charge of electricity. Pursuing his foe, Cap walks into a trap which fires a missile at him. He manages to deflect it with his shield but the force knocks the energy out of him….
Steve and the Widow fight Hauptman with Steve grabbing his iron hand and crushing it. To the heroes’ horror they discover the iron hand is a glove, not a robotic device….
Cap uses his agility to dodge Zemo’s attacks and manages to overcome his foe. As he bends over his enemy to cuff him, Zemo slaps a device onto Cap’s shoulder, disabling his cybernetic arm. The villain then fires a ray at Cap, rendering him unconscious….
Black Widow question Hauptmann about Zemo’s plan but the henchman knows nothing, save that he’s long gone….
Cap awakens in chains aboard Zemo’s jet where the villain tells him that the place where he was born was his father’s island in the English Channel, "where you were meant to die…."