Me, Megan and Abraham are accosted by a gang as they traverse the steel catacombs. Abraham challenges one of the gang members to a duel, and he accepts, then shoots Abraham three times, though the bullets are deflected by his jacket. Abraham shoots his opponent in the leg, dropping him, then bandages the man's wound and advises the thugs that they would be better off as allies.

After they walk away, Abraham reveals that he was slightly injured by a bullet fragment, since the jackets are not completely bullet-proof. He adds that this incident will probably lead to rumors of them being Epics, which would augment their plot against Steelheart. As they walk, they theorize on what Steelheart's weakness may be. They arrive at Diamond's shop which is guarded only by a young girl.

-Summary 

http://coppermind.net/wiki/Steelheart/Summary#Chapter_1