Captain America (Sam Wilson) describes
how he tried to take a stand when Rage (Elvin Haliday) was arrested
and falsely accused of robbery by posting film of his treatment by
the Americops. Sam pleads with Elvin to let them help him with a
smart lawyer, but Elvin refuses, wanting to make his ordeal a cause.
Elvin walks into court with an overworked and clueless public
defender against a hostile “law and order” judge and an
aggressive prosecutor while right-wing news commentator Harry Hauser
stirs up the public against him. The prosecution's case is strong and
focused while the defense is made up mainly of character witnesses
including Sam Cap. To his shock the video of the arrest is ruled as
inadmissible by the judge because of its dubious origin. Sam walks
out and hunts down a witness for the defense; by talking to the
Punisher and other shady characters, Cap is able to locate and
capture Speed Demon, one of the real robbers Rage is taking the fall
for. When he arrives back at the courthouse with his captive, though,
Misty Knight tells him that the trial is over and Rage was found
guilty....
The news breaks around the world, but
all that's left is the fallout...an inner city boy paints his face to
look like Rage's mask, sneaks out of the house at night, and hurls a
firebomb at a bank where it explodes....