That Annihilated Place That Annihilated Place On November 22, 1992 (seven years after the events of Watchmen), Ozymandias's plan for peace has failed after the details of Rorschach's journal were investigated by Jack N. Anderson, who published an article titled “The Great Lie” on the 7-year anniversary of Ozymandias' plan, exposing it. With the President using the article to be reelected, Ozymandias is now the most wanted man in the world. The United States of America is on the brink of war as Russia has invaded Poland and the United States has threatened to retaliate if Russian forces do not withdraw their troops. American citizens have been ordered to evacuate their cities. As American soldiers prepare nuclear weapons for launch, Rorschach breaks into a prison to retrieve a woman named Erika Manson, also known as the Marionette. He tells her that she is needed for a job and in return for her services, he will tell her where to find her son. Erika discovers that this Rorschach is not Walter Kovacs, but a successor. Erika refuses to assist him unless they also release her husband Marcos Maez, also known as the Mime. Rorschach reluctantly agrees and they free Marcos. Rorschach takes them to the lair of Nite Owl II and introduces them to his partner Ozymandias, who reveals he is dying of cancer. He offers them the location of their son and $200 million if they help him locate Doctor Manhattan. Elsewhere in another reality, Clark Kent is having a dream about his parents Jonathan and Martha Kent. He relives the night they died in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. His wife Lois wakes him, concerned, as she cannot remember the last time Clark had a nightmare and Clark states he does not think he has ever had one.