Chicago: a trio of crooked cops are
plotting to rob a band of drug dealers under cover of a legitimate
police raid. One of the men, Arthur Hayes has had second thoughts and
contacted the Winter Soldier; Bucky meets with Hayes to prepare him
for his disappearance into a new life. Hayes' partners show up
unexpectedly at his door and Bucky fights them, though one has the
power to create some sort of ectoplasmic tentacles. When a gang of
armed men arrive, Bucky grabs Hayes and crashes through a window and
they get away by motorcycle....
At his secret hideout in Shelbyville,
Indiana, Bucky has repairs made to his damaged bionic arm by Tony Stark;
Sharon Carter aids Bucky in vetting the requests for help
while Bucky makes the final decisions. His HQ is in Shelbyville as it
is centrally located in the US and also because it's where he grew
up. He gets a call for help from a former client and heads out to
meet the fellow at a bar in Wisconsin. Terry, a former Hydra
torturer, is having a difficult time fitting into his new life but
when he casually mentions that he has been in contact with his old
girlfriend, Bucky barely has time to react before a Hydra assassin
fires through the windows, killing Terry. Bucky pursues but he is
immediately shot in the chest multiple times, a vest protecting him
but he is still knocked on his back. He looks up to see his
assailant—and it's boy (RJ) who looks just like the young Bucky
Barnes....