Opal City is under brutal attack. Criminals have murdered David Knight, the city's new defender and son of the original Starman. Jack Knight, Ted's other son has also been attacked, but unlike his brother he has survived. As an ocean of crime envelops the city, and the mastermind behind this stroke reveals himself, Ted orders Jack to leave the city.

But as he's waiting for his bus, he hears that criminals have targeted the wing of the museum bequeathed by his Mother. Despite the fact that he's not a hero, he takes his father's old gravity rod, and races into battle.