Publicly he commuted his sentence to life imprisonment and official records on Cade say he died years later in an insane asylum. In truth, Johnson, knowing exactly what Cade had become and the threats of the Other Side, decided to use him as a defence from incursions by monsters like him. To ensure his loyalty and obedience, Johnson brought voodoo queen Marie Laveau to bind Cade to the orders of him and his successors, and protect and serve the United States for as long as he existed. Cade, suicidal over his transformation and the murders of his friends, asks Laveau to end his life. Laveau explains that, because of his actions and his new nature, Cade is damned - God will not receive him and Heaven has no place for him, despite his Christian faith, and he has no chance of redemption. Despite this, Laveau gives Cade some compassion, explaining further that he can do much good in the world with his new abilities, and save others from the Other Side. While Johnson wants Cade reduced to a mindless slave, Laveau is against this idea and instead uses a blood oath between Cade and an object provided by Johnson - the bullet that had killed President Abraham Lincoln. Appealing to his faith, Cade agrees to not turn his back on everything he was, and maintains he is a loyal patriot of the United States. Laveau performs the magic ritual and he is released to serve and fight for the president. One ongoing issue he must address is his endless thirst for human blood; he satiates it by feeding only on animal blood, and deliberately wears a Christian cross provided by Laveau around his neck - despite it causing him severe pain (as it is a holy consecrated object), he uses it to focus on something else besides his thirst. As Zach begins his first day, he and Cade are dispatched to the port of Baltimore. ICE agents have found a shipping container holding a grim discovery: various body parts all from deceased U.S. soldiers, all hanging on hooks in a meat locker. After interrogating the driver, Cade tells Zach that they are on their way to find Johann Konrad Dippel, the real-life inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein, as Cade suspects someone is trying to duplicate Konrad's research on bringing the dead back to life. During a meeting with President Curtis and