In a San Francisco museum of antiquities, two vampires are attempting to steal a valuable stone. However, the vampires break the stone and it shatters. In Madripoor, Archie explains to Patch that his crazy brother, Burt, is being declared mentally incompetent. Soon, he is able to convince Patch and Jessica Drew to come to San Francisco with him to help. When they arrive in San Francisco, they find Burt revealing the same stone that was part of the robbery attempt at the museum. Later, Jessica Drew investigates. At Burt’s competency hearing, a horde of vampires crash through the window after Burt.