President Bush is evacuated to L.I.N.C.O.L.N., a secret base that looks like an innocent small town. At the Triskelion, the Ultimates learn that the Hulk managed to escape during Magneto's attack and Captain America tells the Wasp that they all know about her being a mutant and that it doesn't matter. Elsewhere, while Jean is harbouring suspicions that Wolverine might have had a hand in Cyclops' death, Xavier arranges a meeting with Magneto's agents - seemingly to arrange for a compromise between their two groups but actually to track the agents back to their homebase. Two can, however, play at that game. Magneto does the same and then anonymously tips SHIELD off... and the Ultimates attack...