Following the demon attack in Regent Park, the injured are taken to the Institute infirmary. Members of the Silent Brothers, including Uncle Jem, try to treat the injured, but the demon toxin proves unnaturally strong. Jem calls James aside and informs him that he knows Barbara and James may have shared a fall into the shadow realm the previous night. While Jem was treating her, Barbara told him that James needs protection. James wants to explore the connection between his experience and Barbara’s vision and prophecy—Barbara has the gift of foresight—but Jem explains that they must first focus on saving Barbara, Piers, and Ariadne.

James later meets Thomas and tells him he has a plan that may help save the injured. James rounds up Christopher and Matthew as well, and the four friends head to the Institute’s ballroom. James plans to visit the underworld to find a solution to help Barbara and the others. The trigger for James’s fall is often a moment of shock or emotional pain, so the others try to upset James. James falls into the shadow realm.

Lucie, too, has a plan to save the injured. She decides to seek Jesse’s help and persuades Cordelia to come meet a ghost with her at Chiswick House, Tatiana’s home.