dʒˈʌdʒ dɹˈɛd ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌdʒ mə ɡɹˈuːdɚ, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ fɹʌm ˈɛɡzaɪl tə fˈaɪt bˈæk, ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɐ kˈɑːlʌm ʌv ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz ðæt hæd flˈɛd ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈɜːst ˈɜːθ, wˌaɪl fˈoːɹ kɐdˈɛt dʒˈʌdʒᵻz dʒˈaɪənt, ˈɛkɚsən, sæntˈændoʊ ænd mˈʌŋk hæd ɪvˈeɪdᵻd pɚsˈuːt fɹʌm dʒˈʌdʒ mˈɔːɹɾiz ænd ɛskˈeɪpt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˌʌndɚsˈɪɾi, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ðɪ ˈɪndʒɚd sˈaɪdʒˈʌdʒ ˈændɚsən.
Judge Dredd and former Chief Judge McGruder, returning from exile to fight back, encountered a column of refugees that had fled into the Cursed Earth, while four Cadet Judges (Giant, Ekerson, Santando and Monk) had evaded pursuit from Judge Mortis and escaped into the Undercity, where they encountered the injured Psi-Judge Anderson.