At the request of the Hydra staff,
journalist Sally Floyd sits down to a televised interview with Steve
Rogers, Captain America turned Hydra Supreme. There is only one rule:
she is not to ask about the recent events in Las Vegas (the city was
bombed by Hydra in SECRET EMPIRE #1-2). Rogers defends his actions in
taking over the USA, stating his appointment as Emergency Interim
Executive and Hydra proved themselves worthy by saving the country
during the chaos of Civil War 2. When questioned about the state of
emergency, he insists that the crisis has not passed and cites issues
of security....
At the New Attilan Inhuman Holding
Center, where the warden is Mr. Hyde, new inmate Brian McAllister is
befriended by Naja who gives him a tour of the facility and
introduces him to their leader, Iso....
In the interview, Rogers justifies
imprisoning the Inhumans as a safety measure....
Some time earlier, Captain America
tracked down and confronted Magneto in Madripoor, and demanded his
support for the Hydra takeover in exchange for a mutant homeland in
California to be led by Shen Xorn while Mags remains an exile there.
As a token of his sincerity, Cap gave Mags the severed head of the
Red Skull....
Sally Floyd questions Rogers about the
Great Illusion; he accuses the press of conspiring to maintain the
comfortable lie in collusion with historians and scientists, etc. and
defending the draconian measures taken against perceived enemies. In
a heated moment, Sally mentions Las Vegas...and the interview is
terminated. Sally is arrested and thrown into prison and she sees
first hand how much support Steve Rogers has....