Travellers on a trans-European train are delayed for a night due to bad weather in a small fictional country called Mandrika. The passengers cram into the small village hotel where socialite Iris Henderson meets an old governess called Miss Froy. Shortly after the journey restarts, Miss Froy disappears.

In Samuel Millers Nachbarschaft ist ein neuer Mieter eingezogen, der dem Inspektor von Anfang an merkwürdig bekannt vorkommt. Handelt es sich wirklich um John „Cutty“ Cuttings, den berüchtigten Schwerverbrecher? Doch der sitzt angeblich im Gefängnis in Belmarsh ein. Miller versucht mehr, über seinen Nachbarn herauszufinden, und er ist nicht der einzige, der sich für den Mann interessiert. Weitere dubiose Gestalten tauchen in Broughton auf, und schon bald gibt es den ersten Toten…

This story features the return of the great Lady Demon, formerly a subconscious entity released from Lady Death by Lucifer.
Now she has taken a mortal as a host and this mortal is none other than a very troubled mobster/FBI agent who is ashamed of her past.
This provides for a very interesting story when two evils battle each other for control. However, at the end of the issue it seems the greater evil (Lady Demon) triumphs and takes control of her host body in her lust for battle.

Cleveland Heep, a stuttering apartment superintendent, encounters a girl named Story swimming in the complexs pool. He soon learns that she comes from the Blue World, and has a message for mankind. Will he be able to help her complete her mission?