September 30, 1998. Claire Redfield returns to her hometown of Raccoon City, from which she ran away as a child. After losing her parents, she and her brother lived in a local orphanage sponsored by Umbrella Corporation, but now the company has moved out and the town is in decline. Claire notices that the locals seem to be infected with something, but her policeman brother looks healthy. Suddenly a siren goes off in the town and the residents are advised not to leave their homes. Claire and the small police force, including rookie cop Leon Kennedy, are all in for a rough night.