Shortly after returning to Midtown Manhattan, Daniel, Alexandria, Maya and Cassandra sit in the room in silence as they mourn the loss of Blake. Daniel walks into the next room and thinks to himself. Meanwhile, Caleb walks up to Beth's corpse, now covered in a sheet, and mourns. Kyle, Nathan and Walter are present. Nathan approaches Caleb and touches his shoulder.
Nathan: Caleb...man-
Caleb angrily turns to Nathan.
Caleb: You back off! Back the fuck off!
Walter steps in to defuse the situation.
Walter: Whoa! Whoa! Just relax! Take it easy, man...
Walter turns to Nathan, Nathan! Just fucking leave it, man!
Meanwhile, in the graveyard, Sarah and Ashley are sitting together while Shawn, Walter, Mitchell and Catherine are present.
Ashley: I didn't think that we'd run into Zeus Corps again after what happened...I thought maybe...we'd all be safer....away from them....but Nathan was right....they'll find us....no matter how far we run...where we go....they'll always find us...
Kyle and Nathan arrive.
Walter: So...do we dig a grave for Eli? Calvin? Ricardo?....Blake? Beth?
Catherine: We need a service....Caleb would want that.
Walter: Yeah, wouldn't we all?
Kyle: Uh...let's build some crosses out of wood for Blake and Beth....the rest...
Mitchell: Kyle....Eli, Calvin, Ricardo...the others. They have families too. We can't just forget about them.
Kyle: We're not....we'll inform their families later.
Mitchell: I'll get the wood.
Mitchell walks, but Nathan stops him.
Nathan: No. I'll get the wood.
Nathan walks off.
Mitchell: Kyle....it'd be important to-
Kyle: like I said; we'll inform their families later.
Mitchell: And we just have Beth's body....I mean....it's be a waste of ground...
Sarah: We bury our loved ones...even if there's nothing to bury.
Catherine: I like that saying....
Kyle: All right...let's get to work.
As the others prepare to get to work, Sarah talks to Kyle.
Sarah: Kyle...did you speak to Daniel?
Kyle: Billy's taking care of that now...
Sarah: Are you alright?
Kyle: No....that man with the scar on his face...the guy in charge.....the was Barnes' older brother....I haven't seen him since I left...still the same ruthless son of a bitch....if he's involved with Zeus Corps, then I'm afraid for the city.
Sarah: Kyle...they won't find us...
Kyle: Yeah, that was before Dante showed up....
Sarah: That was days after he showed up....but this is months after, okay? Beth...that...that was an accident...
Kyle: If your brother had just waited, she'd still be alive.....could've been Walter...could've been James....could've been you...
Sarah: You did everything you could.
Kyle: Yeah, I did, but everything still went to shit....Blake and Beth died along with eight others....people counted on me and I failed....
Kyle, annoyed, walks off. Meanwhile, Nathan is seen getting wood, before Shawn is seen giving a dirty look to Nathan, who brushes this off and enters the truck. After a few short moments, Nathan opens the truck door and stares at Shawn.
Nathan: You know; I believe your words were "If I endanger anyone else during the search, you'll fuck me up"....well, I'm right here....or do you have something to say, Shawn? Go ahead, man...you think...you think you're any fucking better? Huh?
Nathan walks out of the truck towards Shawn.
Nathan: You're a fucking piece of Zeus Corps shit.....that's all you are...and only reason you ain't dead is because of your brother. Let me ask you a question; what do you do? Huh? What do you do to keep this city safe? This group safe? You go huntin with Kyle? You try to be a big brother to James? Colin was a much better guardian than you, dude..
Nathan chuckles.
Nathan: If I almost got Catherine killed and may have caused Beth to die, what the fuck did you do to stop me? Not a goddamned thing! I shot at those soldiers and saved my sister, your brother and Walter! They're alive, because of me....Beth ain't, but....you know that's just how it is...I saved Sarah. That wasn't you...or Kyle...that was me...so go ahead...take a swing....make my day, motherfucker.
Nathan and Shawn have a face off.
Shawn: You ain't even fucking worth it.
Nathan scoffs, then walks off, before entering the truck and starting it up, driving off. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Walter are seen planting crosses on the graves of Blake, Beth and the other lost souls of the scavenging party. Sarah and Kyle enter Caleb's home as Caleb is staring out the window.
Sarah: Shawn said he won't eat..... He's not talking to anyone.
Kyle: Okay.
Kyle turns to Caleb.
Kyle: Hey, Caleb....you coming to the service? Everyone's ready...they're just waiting on you.
Caleb: Why?
Sarah: Cause that's your little sister.
Caleb laughs.
Caleb: my sister's dead....I know...I know what happened...Nathan...He got her killed...I can't promise not wanting to stand next to him with every goddamned urge to pull the trigger on him.
Kyle: We all make mistakes...we have to move on from them....forgive....that's how we survive out here...forgiveness....we forgive ourselves for this sins we commit...we forgive our enemies for the sins they commit....onto the people we love.
Caleb gives a compelling look. In the Brown home, Alexandria is seen looking through Blake's room, picking up one of his shirts and holding it close, crying to herself and mourning the loss of her son. Kyle, Nathan, Sarah, Ashley, Billy, Walter, Cassandra, Maya, Daniel, Alexandria, James, Catherine and Shawn attend a funeral for Blake and Beth just before they depart in silence. Caleb holds down his 12-gauge shotgun and begins to carve Beth's name in the wood stock of the shotgun. Later, Catherine and Walter are seen moving the supplies they had discovered into the pantry with Billy leaning against a truck just as Kyle arrives.
Catherine: We got lucky...
Walter: Yeah...with Zeus Corps fucking up the mission, we still managed to retrieve a Xyphan power core.
Billy: You guys ran into Zeus Corps again? Jesus...
Walter: Yeah, I mean....I was a hostage...so were Sarah and James, but Nathan...he opened fire....saved our asses.
Billy: But it got Beth killed...you're not saying what he did was right, are you?
Walter: Hey, they were going to execute all of us.....I mean; I wish Beth didn't die, but-
Kyle: Still, it wasn't right. It's going to cost us....probably with Daniel.
Walter: Hold on...now...Blake wasn't our fault. None of us saw that warning. Catherine, you think Zeus Corps is going to try to locate us again?
Catherine: No....they can't.....
Kyle: Still though...we need to check our gear...make sure nothing was bugged....like the God's Hammer weapon...like Killen...
In the Brown Home, James is consoling Cassandra.
James: When I lost my Uncle Colin, I thought all my family had died....he was the only good role model I had....He was my best friend....he got on my nerves....back when I lived in Cratersville, I used to smoke...out of bongs...get high...it would help me forget that we're in a perpetual living hell.....I brushed him off so many times when he would tell me stop....then he crashed a goddamned airship into the ground....then I saw my Dad get executed right in front of me....anyways, when he and my Dad died...I thought I had no family...but I was wrong...I have Shawn....I have Kyle....Nathan...Walter...Sarah...they're all my family....you're my family, Cassandra...Hey....with your brother, this isn't goodbye....(pointing to her heart) He's in here.
Cassandra sheds tears as James kisses her. In the city, Billy and Sarah are walking.
Billy: This is going to shit.
Sarah: Tell me about. We're trying very hard to prevent that.
Billy: Good luck. Your brother...he's nuts...
Sarah: I know you two hate each other, but he didn't mean for Beth to get killed....
Billy: He's fucking dangerous.
Sarah: Yeah, he can be an asshole sometimes.
Billy: No, really. He's dangerous....He killed Zed.
Sarah looks at Billy.
Sarah: What the hell are you talking about? Zed was killed by the Skinwalkers.
Billy: He knows how to handle Skinwalkers, Skinners and Zeus Corps Soldiers. Zed was the one who was the war hero....
Sarah: What exactly are you saying about my brother?
Billy: I think that Nathan sacrificed Zed to the Skinwalkers. I don't have any proof, but he may have been cornered, may have shot him and left him for dead. I saw him one-night apologizing to his grave...to Zed's grave...he lied about what happened that day...
Sarah: my brother may be an asshole, but he's not a murderer.....He's not capable of killing an innocent family man like Zed and why would he kill someone who was helping us?
Billy: The Skinwalkers must've captured them and made them sacrifice one of them. He said it; he threw it in my face. I'm telling you, he's becoming unstable since what happened with Nora....he killed Zed and sooner or later, he's going to kill someone else.....like he killed that kid back at the Kronos base....he wants to kill Shawn...and how long do you think it'll be before he tries to kill Kyle?
Sarah: Look, Billy....I love you like a father...you're the closest thing I have to a father figure since mine died...but I can't talk to you right now...
Sarah walks away, but stops.
Sarah: Beth is dead...and it's Nathan's fault...that's all I'm going to tell you...
At the saloon, Daniel is sitting at the bar as Kyle and James walk up to him.
Daniel: Kyle?
Kyle: Your wife said you've been here for over two hours....she's getting worried.
Daniel: Just thought I'd go out for a drink....who'd you bring with you?
Kyle: James...
Daniel: Cassandra sent him?
Kyle: He volunteered....he was worried...
Daniel: Ah....he's a good boy....I see why my daughter likes him...you know....my boy wasn't like me....he went to church every Sunday no matter how late or how tired he was...he showed leadership....he did everything he could to make his father proud....I should've acknowledged him for the shit he was doing...rather than want him to be the leader I knew he could be...
Kyle: How many have you had?
Daniel: Not enough....I can't lead these people, Kyle....
Kyle: Yes, you can...
Daniel laughs.
Daniel: I l didn't even keep my brother or my own child safe....what makes you think I can keep an entire fucking city safe?
Kyle: You've been doing that for years...and it's-it's still going good....
Daniel: Kyle, did you ever spend any time with your father before?
Kyle: Unfortunately, sir....I never knew my Mom or Dad....they both died during the old days....the beginning times...when I was a baby.
Daniel: Well, I'm sorry to hear that, son...when you get older and have a child of your own, I pray that you never go through what I am now...no parent...should have to bury their child...Alexandria, she had a sister....I buried her....she was bitten during the first couple of years....and turned....she killed her....
Kyle: You thought you could protect them...you can still honor Zed and Blake....by giving hope to this city...you can't blame yourself...you still have your girls...you still have your wife...
Daniel: For how long until someone comes in and tries to take it all away? I heard about what happened at the plant with Beth....with Nathan....I could tell he was not a good leader.....he's a false messiah...I had little hope that he would be able to keep his sisters alive...especially his youngest with her little training in guns.....
Kyle: But they're alive...
Daniel: And I believe that's because of you....not him....if anyone should be leading that group of yours...it's you...Nathan seems to listen to you....you could've killed Shawn to moment you saw him, but because you were also with Zeus Corps...you choose to train him....to survive...I envy you for that, young man....for being so brave....You're brave...unlike Nathan....and even though we lost my brother in the process, we managed to flood the Skinwalkers out....I was stupid, Kyle....I was stupid...to think I could keep my family safe...to think that I would watch my boy....lead these people...to have a family of his own...
Kyle: That can still happen....you can still watch your children's children grow....and lead people...help people...give people a chance....even though it'll be years...not in Midtown Manhattan...who knows...but it will happen...Now, come on...let's get you home.
Back at the Prime Kronos Facility, Barnes walks into Ryder's office.
Barnes: Ryder...you gotta see this.
Barnes presents Ryder a recording of a camera of a dead Zeus Corps Soldier.
Ryder: And what am I looking at, Jack?
Barnes: Just watch...
The video rewinds, showing Catherine, before she pushes the soldier to his death.
Ryder: Well, son of a bitch...
Barnes: Catherine.....
Ryder: Did she kill that soldier?
Barnes: I believe she did, sir...I also forget to mention that I ran into Burton's youngest boy....which means if the Doc's with James then Shawn's gotta be wherever there staying at....
Ryder: It's a shame we don't have our satellites to do a facial recognition....
Barnes: Maybe not...but I think I know who can help us....
At a ruined saloon in the desert, the Skinwalkers are socializing or playing games like knife and finger, arm wrestle, or cold turkey. Blood and Scarecrow are sitting at the bar, having a conversation just as Hammer approaches.
Scarecrow: All I'm saying is that when it becomes hotter, we can go and pick off those pricks, but if they got friends like last time, we may as well be sucking cock juice.
Blood: Uh-huh, think of the positive. You know you're not making that much sense.
Hammer: Yeah, you've been bitching for the past three months.
Scarecrow: I'm just saying we lost our home to Midtown Manhattan, because they got someone who can actually kill....damn shame about Spike...yeah...she was
Blood: yeah...she was cute....fuckin brilliant bitch...
Hammer: Blood. You going soft on us? You turning into a fag?
Blood: Fuck you... I just don't want to get ambushed by-
Suddenly, a knock on the door is heard. A Skinwalker answers it with Ryder, wearing his aviator sunglasses and Barnes at their doorstep.
Barnes: Where's your boss? We have a proposal.
In another room in the saloon, Skull and another female Skinwalker are having sex, just Hammer enters.
Hammer: Hey, boss.....
Hammer covers his eyes.
Hammer: Jesus Christ!
Skull and the female Skinwalker panic as she covers herself and Skull puts his pants back on.
Female Skinwalker: Hammer, you fucking perv!
Skull: What the fuck?! There's something called knocking, you should try it.
Hammer: Sorry, boss....uh...Zeus Corps is here and their supervisor would like to speak to you.
Skull: This better be fucking good.
In the main office, Skull, fully dressed, walks in and sits down with Ryder and Barnes.
Ryder: You must be Skull....
Ryder holds out his hand.
Ryder: Jason Ryder, executive C.E.O of Prime Kronos Industries.
Skull: mmm.....Barnes, nice to see you again.
Barnes: You still behaving, Skull?
Skull: More or less....
Ryder: You two know each other?
Barnes: I ran into this prick a long time during a raid....
Skull: That beauty mark wasn't on you the last time I saw you...what was it? About four years ago? Makes you look like a badass motherfucker....how's Rick doin?
Barnes: Dead...
Skull: sorry to hear that...hated that asshole, but still, sorry.
Barnes: Skull, the last time we met...you were living by the Dam and the last time we were at Dam, it wasn't flooded....how is that?
Skull: Fucking Midtown Manhattan...
Barnes: Hmm...sorry to hear that...
Ryder: Well, we hear you people are the type to find people we're looking for...and we're looking for one of our doctor's....she's been missing for over three months...
Skull: I've seen Kronos doctor's come here and there....or end up dead...you're going to have to be specific....if I decide to help you...What's in it for us?
Ryder: About a thousand caps, relocation, food and better protection for when the winter comes, though you won't have to worry about that in the middle of March.
Blood: Skull, let's sweeten the deal a bit. He's probably got more than what he says.
Barnes: That's all we can offer.
Scarecrow: But there is more.
Skull: What about guns? You see we're armed with revolvers, pistols, shotguns, smgs, knives, machetes, and the usual shit and make it 2,000....in exchange, you help me find and kill a man and his woman....
Barnes: And who is this man and woman?
Skull: The girl's a young one....pretty little thing...she killed my woman...and the man...Young guy. Dude was black. He's the co-leader of a few new people living in Midtown Manhattan.....think the boy's name was Kyle.
Barnes: Kyle?
Skull stares at Barnes.
Skull: You know him?
Barnes: Of course....he was one of the Zeus Corps soldiers. One of my best. His name is Kyle Despich.....he's the son of one of our scientists.... and he's on our top most wanted list...who did you say Kyle was with? New people? And these people are from Midtown Manhattan?
Skull: Yes....
Ryder and Barnes look at each other and smile, before looking at Skull.
Ryder: Skull, you help us get into Midtown Manhattan....and you'll be a guest in the Prime Kronos Facility...We capture Kyle alive...
Skull: Fine...but I want the girl...I want to kill her slowly....and I know he must care about this girl....I'll mutilate Kyle. Mentally. Physically. Torture him slowly. Kill and rape his loved ones in front of him and make him suffer to his last breath....You've got yourself a deal.