After chased by the police in Rockport City, the player through the Carbon Canyon escapes on a route to Palmont City, a flashback of what seems to be a race against Kenji, Angie, and Wolf comes to the mind of the reader.An incident of the police at the end of the race forces the player to make a hasty escape from Palmont.In the present day, former police sergeant, now turned bounty hunter, Cross (played by Dean McKenzie) in his Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 chases the player down the canyon with his BMW M3 GTR being wrecked. Shortly before Cross can arrest the player, Darius and his crew arrive. Darius gives Cross $ 150,000, and the player meets up with Nikki (played by Emmanuelle vaugier's), an ex-girlfriend, on bad terms.