In 2113 the Emerald Isle Ambassador and his robot chauffeur were shot by the terrorist group the Sons of Erin using a spud gun. After a Pat-Wagon discovers the body the Judges review Spy-in-the-Sky footage and discover that Bonny Staples, a Mega-City One blitzer had aided the terrorist group. McGruder called in Dredd to go to the Emerald Isle to investigate and to take care to be diplomatic, as she was trying to get the Emerald Isle Judge Militia to sign up to the Judicial Charter.