The episode opens with chaos at what appears to be a wedding, where a woman named Eleanor is gravely injured. The man threatening her, Klaus, vows that her family will die if she does. His uncle Richard confronts him, warning that calling off the wedding will spark a bloody war with the rival Reeds and urging him not to be soft. Defiant, Klaus asserts he knows what he's doing. Later, as Eleanor recovers, Klaus questions her true identity, while she desperately warns him to stay away.