Episode 4: Consectatio

While investigating a robbery/murder, Sara, Jake and Danny discover clues that lead them to suspect members of an elite Special Forces unit called the Black Dragons. Underwritten by Kenneth Irons' Vorschlag Industries, the Dragons were an experimental military unit subjected to psychological training and genetic engineering. The detectives then learn that Nottingham is a member of this clandestine group of killers. Meanwhile, after communing with the spirit of Irons, Nottingham resumes contact with the Black Dragons and orders Sara murdered in order to rid himself of his "weakness" for her. But as the Black Dragons prepare to kill Sara, Nottingham reconsiders and becomes determined to save her, even if he must fight to the death against the group's powerful leader. Upon realizing Nottingham's motives, Sara uses the Witchblade to intervene and help defeat the Dragons, leaving Nottingham even more connected to her than ever.