The Quinjet is flying out of control over New York as the Grey Gargoyle battles a few Avengers inside. As Spider-Woman tries to steady the craft, the villain turns Hawkeye to stone and hurls Captain America (Bucky) through a window. The hero plummets down only to be caught by the Falcon and brought gently to the ground. The Grey Gargoyle leaps from the ship and crashes to the street; Falcon summons a flock of pigeons to bombard him with guano, driving him off a bridge into the river. Thor and Iron Man arrive but find the situation well in hand….
As Sam Wilson, Falcon is called by Louise, one of his girls when he was the pimp Snap Wilson. Her high-school football star son is missing and his gang involvement jeopardizes his chances of a college scholarship. Falcon takes to the air to search for Bradley but finds a hostile reception from the local gangs. As the former Snap he uses his connections to find the gang leader who directs him to an abandoned house. There he finds Bradley injured in a gang hit gone wrong. When Bradley recovers, Sam meets with him to tell him his life isn’t over, that he can still escape the ghetto if he makes the right choices….