Joe is a man with a dark past.

As a police chief, Joe has worked in the force for most of his life, but he made his mistake when he was still a young rookie; stumbling upon a mysterious cult - and witnessing a human sacrifice! - Joe was forced into complicity when the life of his wife was threatened. He now serves Kenneth Irons in a far more discreet manner than Ian Nottingham... although it seems he has just been branded with one of the Witchblade runes.

He has always been as a father to Sara since her father - Siry's own partner - died. Will he be able to betray the daughter he never had?