In New York’s Central Park, the Black Widow meets with a man who gives her a secret file on Kashmir Vennema, enemy of Captain America. In an unidentified location, Kashmir Vennema meets with Doctor Doom; she was unable to obtain the Cosmic Cube for him but has a consolation prize: a cube containing a miniature planet of psychics whose collective power is focused into a weapon. Suddenly a sniper opens fire, taking out Doom (who proves to be an impostor) and his henchmen. The sniper then fires through the cube, destroying the world inside and wounding Kash Vennema. The killer then steps out, revealing herself to be the Black Widow, and delivers the coup de grace. She ticks a name off her list and moves on….
At the Raft, Captain America and Hawkeye are questioning Kashmir Vennema, who was captured at the end of issue #635. She looks the same but her manner and personality are slightly different, which causes Hawkeye to suspect a Kash Vennema from an alternate reality. She cuts a deal with Cap to enter the Witness Protection Program but first she will reveal the info Cap needs….
Cap heads out to Miami where another crooked transaction is being made: monitored by Tony Stark, he is unaware that he is being shadowed by Black Widow. Kashmir Vennema is meeting with agents of the Secret Empire and teleports in stasis tubes containing people that she is selling. Cap intervenes, defeating the Empire agents but Vennema get the drop on him. She is suddenly gunned down by Black Widow, along with the Secret Empire hoods. The Widow then sights Cap in her crosshairs….