The story opens with Robin riding his motorcycle on a snowy Christmas Eve, being chased by several cars filled with gunmen. As he flees from his pursuers, Robin recalls how things got this way: for an entire week, he had been investigating a ring of gun dealers, but on the day that he had picked out to apprehend them, a mob of rival dealers showed up. He had been caught in the resulting conflict. During the chase, Robin's motorcycle is destroyed, and in return, he hurls a smoke grenade into the window of one of the dealers' cars. Unfortunately, one of the cars can still function even after the resulting crash, leaving Robin in a rather desperate situation. Suddenly, an SUV pulls up, yelling for him to get inside.