At Eddie's Bar in Los Angeles, a man named Mikel sneaks into the back room and through a hole in the wall to a special area where hired killers come to drink. In the back, he meets with Slade Wilson. Mikel intends to exchange money for the contents of the briefcase that Slade stole on his last mission. When Slade reveals that what is in his briefcase is not "nuclear secrets," as he was told, Mikel believes that Deathstroke failed the mission and is trying to dupe him. Angrily, Deathstroke unsheathes his sword, and warns Mikel that somebody has played him, and if he doesn't find out who, he will kill him. Nervously, Mikel turns to the other patrons, and reminds them that he paid all of them to kill Slade if need be. Deathstroke sees it as a challenge, and easily kills all of the assassins a