Thomas Morgan's meeting with Frank Colby isn't very revealing, but it puts Morgan in touch with Dominique Faust and the Black Arts Bureau. The mysterious I.O. operative tells him the history of John Lynch and Christie Blaze.
Although initially rejected for Team 7 due to her strong personality, Lynch invites Blaze back into I.O. years later. The two begin an affair, while Ivana Baiul seduces Miles Craven in her quest for power.
Craven's rise to power at I.O. was paralleled by Bendix's rise to power at StormWatch. When Marc Slayton finally decides he is fed up with I.O., Lynch feeds that information to Bendix, who in turn recruits Slayton as a double operative. Due to this awkward position, Slayton must later turn down Michael Cray and Jackson Dane when they ask for his help in protecting the children of Team 7.
Faust's story gives Morgan his next lead, as he goes to track down the last known contacts of the deceased Michael Cray.