- A sizzling affair and macabre death with a vampire leads detective Frank Kohanek (C.Thomas Howell) to the violent world of the undead ruled by the Prince of the Vampires, Julian Luna (Mark Frankel).
- A sizzling affair and macabre death with a vampire leads detective Frank Kohanek (C.Thomas Howell) to the violent world of the undead ruled by the Prince of the Vampires, Julian Luna (Mark Frankel). Soon, Frank and Julian become entangled in a web of danger and deceit as each of their worlds begins to unravel before them.—Gatto
- Julian Luna [Mark Frankel] is the Prince of San Francisco, at least to those of his kind--the Kindred (vampires) of the Masquerade. It is Julian's job to keep the secret of the Masquerade from the human world, to keep peace between the clans of the Kindred, and to punish those vampires who break the rules. He is Ventrue, and he is the law, the judge, the jury, and the executioner of those who don't comply.
While being Prince of the City has its benefits, it also has its problems. At the moment, the slaying of Julian's bodyguard, Gangrel Stevie Ray, is causing headaches. It appears that it was Brujah who splayed Stevie Ray out on a rooftop, staked him in the heart, and left him to burn up in the sun. Just as problematic is that the entire destruction was witnessed by Detectives Frank Kohanek [C Thomas Howell] and his partner, Sonny Toussaint [Erik King]. To top it all off, Stevie Ray's body has been taken to the morgue where the coroner is investigating his spontaneous combustion. Fortunately, Nosferatu Daedalus [Jeff Kober] kills the coroner and returns the body to Masquerade custody before anything is learned.
Julian calls a meeting with all the primogens (Clan leaders). Brujah primogen, Eddie Fiori [Brian Thompson], is warned not to wage war against the Gangrel clan, now represented by Cash Channon Roe]. Julian's longtime girlfriend, Toreador Lillie Langtry [Stacy Haiduk], makes it known that she thinks Julian's old girlfriend, Toreador Alexandra Serris [Kate Vernon], is posing a major threat to the Masquerade. Alexandra has fallen in love with Frank Kohanek, and she has revealed herself to him. As Prince of the city, Julian has a hard decision to make. He orders a final death for Alexandra but, before she dies, she makes him vow to protect Kohanek's life.
Goodbye, Alexandra. Her neck is slit by Daedalus, and she is left exposed to the sunlight along the Golden Gate Bridge. Kohanek arrives just in time to see Alexandra burst into flames and fall off the bridge. He vows to kill Julian in order to revenge Alexandra's death. Meanwhile, Eddie Fiori and Sonny Toussaint congratulate each other. Seems that Eddie wants to become Prince of the City, and Sonny (who is Ventrue, sired by Julian) is in league with him. [Synopsis by bj_kuehl]
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