At a leather shop Blaze picks up some new biker clothes when he is recognized by two brothers who remember his stunt riding career. These two turn out to be the Corbal brothers that Ghost Rider is hunting, and before Blaze can warn them he transforms into Ghost Rider. He grabs up one as the other flees; GR pursues him on his motorcycle but just then Gunmetal Gray swoops in and opens fire on him. Gunmetal causes his motorcycle to explode and overturn and then blasts him point blank in the head with his shotgun, shattering his skull.
When Gunmetal turns to ride away, the headless Ghost Rider stands back up and his skull re-forms as all the shattered fragments re-assemble together. Ghost Rider takes his shotgn but otherwise leaves him alone and rides away. Gunmetal makes a phone call.
Ghost Rider follows the Corbal brother who escaped to a rest area and confronts him. Corbal says his life went sideways when a certain detective killed his father and gives GR his name. As GH is leaving Gunmetal Gray returns driving a liquid nitrogen truck; he drives into the rest stop and slams directly into Ghost Rider.
Gunmetal sees Ghost Rider leave unscathed and a minute later, Blaze appears, asking if he succeeded in killing Ghost Rider. Blaze is shocked and appalled to learn how much devastation and murder Gunmetal caused trying to kill GR, and tries to call off the contract. Gunmetal realizes that Blaze is Ghost Rider, and puts a gun to his head.
