After the events of Need for Speed: Underground, the second installment of the series, Need for Speed Underground, takes place in Bayview. The prologue action kicks off with the player navigating Olympic City in a Nissan Skyline R34; however, the actual racing sequences take place in Bayview, the location of the main game's action. He gets a race challenge from a rather menacing character who offers him a spot on his crew but "won't take 'no' for an answer." The player continues racing despite Samantha's warnings, only to be ambushed by an unknown driver whose rage causes his Skyline to be destroyed. The driver, identified by a one-of-a-kind scythe tattoo, confirms the accident over the phone, at which point the flashback ends.