Song first encountered Avatar Korra after she had thwarted an extortion attempt by three Triple Threat Triad members, but had destroyed several private and public properties in the process. He arrived by police airship after she had already immobilized the thugs, and was given the order by Saikhan, who was a captain at the time, to detain the triad members. He subsequently apprehended the Avatar on charges of destruction of private and city property. After a short confrontation, Saikhan was knocked over by Naga, who helped Korra evade arrest, whereupon Song and the other police officers gave chase. Using several of the city's metal cables, Song rapidly gained ground on the fugitive Avatar. Using his metalbending, he was able to grab hold of her ponytail as she crossed a bridge. However, sh