Calebros, Camarilla Prince of New York, finds his crown to be a heavy one. Distracted by his ennui, he fails to see the Sabbat's claws dig deeper into his city. Polonia, the deposed Lasombra archbishop, enlists powerful Antitribu Vampires to bring down the current regime. Still other Kindred appear - their allegiances unknown! When blood begins to flow and bodies burn, who will be left with their fangs in the Big Apple?