The events depicted here take place after "Final Crisis #3" and lead directly into "Final Crisis #4,"
The Tattooed Man is doing his best to protect his family, but his wife sends out a distress call. The S.O.S. is detected by both Black Lightning and Darkseid's justifiers. Black Lightning arrives to try and save these people, but the Tattooed Man is not interested in getting help from a superhero. Tensions mount, but it soon becomes clear that the Richards family has to leave, and in trying to do so, someone falls and becomes a new justifier.
