When Jo Fuentes returns from her tour in Iraq, she becomes a different person. She discovers she has a set of dangerous skills, and she's not sure where she picked them up. She meets Kelly McCormick, a member of the criminal organization known as The Syndicate. She's aware of what Jo is capable of, and she wants the Marine to come and work for her, as a hit woman. This story reveals how Jo became a member of the Syndicate, before she met Val Entienne.