Despite all odds, Lilith has gained acceptance from two heroines who should hate and fear her very existence. Gina and Rachel have agreed to help Lilith attempt to get the death sentence on her head rescinded, but they have to work carefully. Their time runs short, though; Doctor Johnson's plots advance, and other villains are infiltrating San Francisco.
In the end, the question becomes what to do when Lilith's identity is discovered and all hell breaks loose. Despite the risk of death bearing down on her, Lilith decides that she's tired of simply running away.