Undercover in the Soviet Union, the Widow falls in love with a "fellow" defector only to see him killed by KGB agents. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure sets a trap for her that involves no less than six assassins.
Cornered by the six assassins, Widow manages to escape them with the help of SHIELD agent James Woo. They follow Iron Maiden into the sewers, where they are ambushed by Snap-Dragon.
The villain behind the scenes is revealed to be Damon Dran, an old foe of Widow's and Daredevil's. He has sent an imposter to take the Widow's place. Widow must shake Ivan out of his brainwashing and also alert SHIELD about the fake Widow.