It was a golden age for the heroes of Midnight City. Since the end of the war, people have looked to them to maintain order and restore the public trust. The Midnight Society patrols the streets of the world's largest metropolis. People of all walks aspired to join the ranks of the mysterious protectors of decency and truth.

The red phone has rung at last for The Risk, an eager new mystery man, but on his first assignment for the society his partner and mentor is found murdered. An eldritch cult has burrowed into the heart of Midnight City and is killing its heroic protectors.