At the Raft, the maximum security prison for supercriminals, Piledriver gives Codename: Bravo an update on what has happened to Captain America: as we saw last issue, Cap suddenly lost his powers and was seriously beaten by the Serpent Squad. Bravo then proceeds to punch Piledriver in the face, beginning a fight that gets him landed in solitary—which was his plan all along….
At Avengers Mansion, the recovered Cap consults with Hank "Beast" McCoy to learn why this is happening to him. His main concern, however, is where the Madbomb (a device capable of driving anyone within range into an insane rage) came from; he gives a rundown to Sharon Carter and Hawkeye. This new one is an improved model and none of the Serpents have the expertise to create such a thing so they must be working for someone else. As the Falcon and Hawkeye search the city for the mysterious mastermind, Sharon questions Steve about his troubles: his concern is the time years ago when the Super-Soldier Serum in his body stopped working simply because he had lost faith in himself. Sharon tries to console him but they are interrupted by a call from the Falcon: there is another riot, this time in Morningside Heights. As the airborne heroes tries to minimize damage and protect the police, Cap and Sharon head to the scene. Cap deduces that the riot is a decoy for a bigger crime, and sure enough, the Serpent Squad is robbing a bank, using a smaller Madbomb to force the manager to open the vault. Suddenly Cap and Sharon arrive on the scene and the battle is on….