Seven years later, in 1888, JoJo and Dio seem to be getting along better, but JoJo still fears Dio, who is plotting to take over the Joestar family as George suffers from a mysterious ailment. While researching the strange mask, JoJo discovers a deathbed letter from Dio's father describing the same symptoms as George's. JoJo suspects that Dio has poisoned both men. After fighting Dio off, JoJo heads to London to discover the origins of the poison. On dodgy Ogre Street, JoJo is attacked by a man named Robert E. O. Speedwagon