Metis Shamans Phil L'Hirondelle and John Wisdomkeeper join Vancouver police liaison officer Dez Pallaton to conduct a cultural ceremony at the Vancouver Remand Centre. While there they encounter a group of four men two Metis, one Cree and one white guy, obviously their leader, and both Shamans notice the bad energy coming from that group and express concern about their future acts. Their concern turns into real fear when the four men escape Remand and having learned the location of Pallaton's home, they break in and attack and seriously injure his female partner Vancouver Friendship Centre family response worker Martine LaChance.