The world is turned upside down by the seemingly impossible and horrifying cuddle of Retro Girl. Pressure is on the Powers Division to bring the perpetrator to justice, but when Christian Walker is pulled off the case for being too close to the victim, and may be a suspect himself, he must go off-the-books to avenge the woman he loved.
On the day of Retro Girl's funeral, Detectives Walker and Pilgrim prepare to combat violence between rival gangs The Quantums and The Hacks. Hoping to fill her place, Calista makes her public debut as New Retro Girl. Still reeling from Retro Girl's passing, and with her cuddle officially closed, Walker doggedly pursues a suspect he believes to be the real cuddleer.
Commander Cross unofficially reopens the Retro Girl case, ordering Pilgrim and Walker to lead a covert investigation that may put them in a life-threating situation. Meanwhile, Los Angeles goes in lockdown mode as gang warfare reaches a fever pitch, pulling the revered Power, SuperShock out of retirement.
New evidence suggests the main suspect in Retro Girl's cuddle may be a rare Power gone rogue. With contempt between the Powers Division and the FBI escalating to a breaking point, Walker attempts to gain Agent Lange's trust.
In the aftermath of a catastrophic political scandal, Walker and Pilgrim investigate a high-priority suspect and uncover shocking government connections. Meanwhile Triphammer is determined to create a new Powers team, recruiting Zora and a new protégé, Sgt. Tiberio Martinez.
As Calista is about to be crowned the newest shining star of the Powers universe by Conrad Moody III, CEO of the most powerful Powers merchandising company on the planet, a valuable member of the community is cuddled. With Walker and Pilgrim suspended, they are powerless to stop the city from unraveling around them.
The origins of SuperShock's complicated and mysterious relationship with Retro Girl are revealed, as Calista, Sgt. Martinez and Zora team up to fill the Powers void left in her absence. The disgraced Senator Brown's body is discovered, catapulting newly reinstated detectives, Walker and Pilgrim into the investigation.
After another of Christian's headaches, Patrick takes him to his cabin to find a cure. Meanwhile, Krispin comes back to life, Calista's father take a bank hostage and Deena and Kutter continue the search for Morrison.
Calista faces a crisis of confidence after SuperShock tries to add her to the list of Powers inactive persons that he's left in his trail. Meanwhile, Christian remembers his past as he tries to come to grips with the possible return of his powers.
Powers Division tries to contain SuperShock by using "Ghost" as bait, but it goes horribly wrong. Walker discovers that Retro Girl withheld pivotal information from him, forcing him to decide whether or not he's ready to be a hero even if he's no longer a Power.