Returning to the cyber-punk metropolis Shade after dealing with the meteor storm investigators, Super Intelligence Agent Sterling's superiors ream him out for mishandling the situation. But nothing can stop him on his hunt for the Amazingly Bearded Man.

A visit to Gage's ex-girlfriend Liz to recover the Amazing Bearded Man's lost memories takes a bad turn when Liz's new boyfriend turns out to be more Gage expected.