Suddenly the alley is invaded by three more of Antonio Twistelli's boys. They want to know who killed their men, and are willing to murder a bum or two to find out. Spawn intercedes and wipes out the thugs, leaving one alive to return with a message; Stay out of the alley! The homeless are grateful and open their hearts and alley to Spawn, now the alley's defender. But now Antonio Twistelli has been pushed too far. He calls in his marker and has a deadly foe sent in to do his dirty work.

New York Harbor. Senator McMillian is brought by force in the middle of the night to meet with Jason Wynn. Jason has plans for the senator. He wants to run for president so that he will, "have a friend in high places." The senator resists, but Wynn reminds him of his son the child killer. DETECTIVE BURKE and his partner TWITCH have arrived in the alley and are looking over the scene of Spawn's latest work. Together they try to piece together the mystery of the dead reporters, the stooge and the wiped-out mob thugs.

Meanwhile, Tony's marker has arrived in the form of a hulking brute, an unflinching assassin called OVERKILL. His assignment; find out who popped Tony's boys and tear him apart.

On a church roof, Spawn perches and broods as Clown approaches for another round of taunts. Clown wants Spawn to deliver on his end of the deal. He got to see Wanda, now it's time for the earth to burn. But Spawn has other ideas. He has his own problems, but Clown doesn't want to hear it, and shows Spawn his true self; the hideous demon known as the VIOLATOR. The two battle. Spawn looses...badly.

Clown leaves the Hellspawn with a message; "There's something in you the Malebolgia senses. Something evil. There are rules to follow. It's my task to make sure you do. Consider this a friendly reminder. Get with the f***ing program!"