Since the Crime Syndicate cut power to everywhere except the prison of Belle Reve, Amanda Waller has been cornered during a riot by the escaped inmates. She encounters former Suicide Squad member El Diablo, who is intent on seeking vengeance for his having been put through the wringer on the squad, and then returned to incarceration. Spitefully, she responds that he was never worthy of the Squad - which, in her mind, is actually a rehabilitative program - activating the nanobomb that still resides in his neck, causing his head to explode. Fortunately, she still knows most of the prison's secrets, and manages to sneak her way into an older control room with outdated technology, hoping to get in touch with the remains of her team.