

Blade tries to solve the murder of a cop named Flanigan who helped care for him while growing up. Flashback scenes tell how Blade's father brought in Abraham Whistler once he could no longer do anything about Balde's need to feed. Krista copes with her mother's critical condition.
Krista Starr returns home from Iraq, and it's not long before she finds out her twin brother Zack, has been killed. She hunts for the man that killed her brother. Blade is also hunting for the same man, which Krista and Blade team up to take down, but things don't turn out so good for Krista.
Krista wakes up to face the realities of her vampire state, and Marcus and explains the rules pertaining to the Houses. Blade seeks out Rev. Carlyle to get a lead on the vampiric-ash trade, then uses Krista to get information on the super-vampire Fritz.
Blade and Shen track down a vampire name Sands, who was used in Marcus's experiments. Krista visits her mom for the first time being turned, she also tries to get a sample of the vaccine and accompanies Chase to a AA meeting.