Action and honor used to make a hero . . . now that's the media's job. Tina's past comes back to haunt her when her best friend is murdered. The Black Pearl is a hero, not a psycho . . . isn't he? With Tina running for her very life, reporter Frank Moran's frantic search for The Pearl gains an almost unbearable urgency. Stung by his show's cancellation, shock jock Jerry Delman plots a pay-per-view comeback as the merchandising machine is pushed to dizzying heights! Be careful, Luther Drake. You'll soon learn why justice is hard! The madness mounts when the mask goes on . . . don't miss it!