Luke Cage learns about a band of criminals led by a woman named Black Mariah. Mariah’s thieves pose as ambulance drivers and steal corpses to loot them of possessions! Disgusted by these acts, the Hero for Hire decides to give the city a criminal shakedown on the house.

Luke Cage is sent a meeting request, but when he finds the requestor, Cage is just in time to witness his murder. Luke Cage encounters the drug racketeer named Black Mariah, 400 lbs. of mean. Don't Mess With Black Mariah!