Badilino and his men hold the cop killer Dread in their custody for interrogation while Rak, another of Hellgate's minions, attacks that police station in an effort to rescue his comrade Dread. Vengeance cannot allow the killers to go free and battles them both just as Spider-Man arrives to offer his assistance. Hellgate has decided that Rak and Dread are a liability and eliminates them, confirming Badilino's suspicions: Hellgate has returned.