The Justice League battle Mordru in the background, while the narrative follows Booster Gold as he attempts to close a walking black hole while he's supposed to be on "crowd control".

Cadmus has recruited a team of supervillains named Task Force X (based on the comics' Suicide Squad) made up of Deadshot, Plastique, Captain Boomerang, and the Clock King. Their mission: steal the Annihilator armor from the Watchtower.

The Question, fearing disaster, decides to kill Lex Luthor to avert it.

Lex Luthor executes his masterstroke to eliminate Project Cadmus and frame the Justice League.

While the senior Leaguers struggle to respond to the mysterious main gun firing, Amanda Waller orders Galatea to lead a full attack on the Justice League.