


While some began dying off, some became prisoners-of-war. Despite the serum being unstable within a vast majority of the recipients, they were all sent out on missions. Bradley informs Wilson that, along with him, a number of additional black soldiers were taken in to be unknowingly injected with different versions of the serum. Wilson returns to Baltimore to visit Isaiah Bradley, wanting to know from his past. Ayo advises Barnes to distance himself from Wakanda for the time being due to his role in Zemo's escape. The Dora Milaje arrive to detain Zemo for imprisonment in the Raft he bids his well-wishes toward Barnes before leaving. He aims the gun toward Zemo, only for him to reveal that it is unloaded. Zemo reiterates his belief that Morgenthau cannot be redeemed from her radicalization, and because her influence stretches across the globe, the only reasonable solution is to kill her. At a memorial in Sokovia, Barnes confronts Helmut Zemo with a cocked firearm. While wandering the abandoned GRC camp, Morgenthau- furious about the deaths of her fellow Flag Smashers and Donya Madani- rallies her remaining teammates and plans to ramp up their mobilization. She informs him about the legal gray area surrounding ownership of the shield before leaving behind a mysterious contact. As his wife Olivia suggests seeing Hoskins' parents to cope with the loss, the couple is visited by a woman named Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who voices her support with Walker's actions, including taking the Super Soldier Serum. who strip him of the Captain America mantle, OTH-discharge him from the military, and revoke all of his benefits in retirement, leaving him frustrated and manic. Walker is summoned to a council of government officials in Washington, D.C. As Wilson leaves the camp with the shield in tow, Torres is told to keep the damaged EXO-7. Morgenthau is also revealed to be laying low after Nico's murder, with Wilson and Torres believing she will be rebuilding her forces and cover during this time. Reuniting with Joaquín Torres there, Wilson is informed that government officials are taking over and investigating Walker's actions. In Riga, the GRC raids the camp in an attempt to find Karli Morgenthau, but can only subdue her followers. Wilson uses his remaining thrusters to take Walker's shield away, breaking one of his arms. As he proclaims that he is Captain America, Walker attempts to kill Wilson but is stopped when Barnes pins Walker down. Walker retaliates by fighting them both, momentarily incapacitating Barnes and severely damaging Wilson's EXO-7 Falcon by destroying the wings. With the death of Lemar Hoskins and Nico's murder still fresh in his mind, he is confronted by Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, who demand he give up the shield. Having just publicly executed Nico, John Walker runs away into an abandoned facility. John Walker faces consequences for his actions, and Sam and Bucky return to the U.S.
