I've done everything that I can.
It's up to him now.
You think he'll make it?
I'm not sure.
Honestly, it's a miracle that he's still alive
in the first place.
Wakey-wakey!
Making the long trip here must've been difficult,
huh, Mad Screamer?
Nice job. You've finally tracked me down.
Actually, I've been waiting for this day.
I figured you'd come sooner or later.
Same for me! I really wanted the chance
to meet Popcorn Wizard!
Lin!
That's my real name, actually.
And you're the first person I've told it to.
My name's Elaina.
Oh, right! Doug!
Huh?
Thank goodness. He's still alive!
Where am I?
They're keeping me under watch?
I guess that's better than just being left for dead.
I haven't been to the hospital in years.
Not since the incident.
I don't need your sympathy.
An executive order from the president?
Is that really a possibility? - Far from it.
But we have to find a way to make it happen.
As I recall, your major was in psychopathology, wasn't it?
With a focus on symbiotic anthropology.
Then I have a mission I want you to pursue.
You need to dig for information.
Search for a phantom assassin by the name of "Soryu."
- Soryu? - Exactly.
If I'm right, the truth behind his existence
could be a key factor in this case.
Don't forget the "get well soon" bouquet.
Oh, of course. Sorry.
I was... having a dream.
Huh?
The same one I always have.
I'm slowly sinking deeper and deeper,
until I'm falling into the afterlife.
But then an angel shows up to rescue me right on time.
Were you the one who showed up and saved me?
Yeah. You don't remember?
Then... you must be an angel.
You wish. You must be dreaming.
And that guy?
The one that was trying to kill you?
He got away, it looks like you got him pretty good though.
That's great.
You know, I've been on death's doorstep plenty of times,
but this is the first time that somebody saved my ass.
So I want to say thank you.
I treated you as a favor to Leland.
This is a hospital where you can recover without anyone knowing.
- You got some serious sleep. - No kidding!
You were about to sleep your way through the end of the world.
Huh? Crap!
Hey, you need to take it easy.
But I gotta go, I have to secure a witness.
Good luck standing up straight.
People with injuries like yours end up six feet under.
Besides, it's too late for you to go get him anyway.
Your witness was found dead.
Hello, Abel. It's been a while.
How are you feeling, Madam President?
Hanging on? - I'm such a fool.
I know I was arrogant.
To think that I alone would be fine,
despite the fact I took Hapna just like everyone else.
I'm sorry that this isn't the best time,
however, I need to ask you for a favor.
I know that's why you're here.
Actually, I have two favors to ask you.
Man, you really aren't the affectionate type.
But it's so weird.
You seemed pretty calm with Abel the other day.
Fess up.
Are you supposed to be Abel's spy cat or something?
Huh? Huh?!
Hi, we met at the inquiry committee.
I'm Elizabeth with the NSA.
One of Abel's colleagues. - Oh, right.
And with me, is Doctor 909.
Also known as Donald McDonald.
- That's backwards. - Huh?
He's agreed to cooperate with us
in exchange for a shorter sentence.
I'll do whatever you want.
Since I sure as hell don't wanna be stuck in prison.
Have we met before?
Nope. Never.
We're going to borrow the hacking rig.
That was your work, too?
Where you stole money from a bunch of tax evaders
and then just gave it all away?
- Yeah, that was me. - Hardcore!
I'm more impressed with the time
you made a quadrilateral out of the Pentagon.
Ah, good times.
Ya know, if you really think about it,
we've been making history.
Crazy stuff, huh?
You're right!
So, how's your fever?
- It's starting to go down. - Wow!
I've heard that if you get a temp from Hapna
you don't recover.
Maybe you're immortal.
- Oh, actually... - What's up?
This one time, I was a bystander in an incident
that almost got me killed.
No way!
I'm the only person I know who survived it,
but I don't remember many details since I was just a kid.
And you're still a kid now!
Hey, Lin, um...
there's something that I really need to ask you about.
What's that?
You know that Dr. Skinner
is using Hapna to try and destroy the world.
So why are you helping him in spite of that?
I was born on an island somewhere near the Maldives.
Many people suffer from analgesia.
And actually, so do I.
Analgesia?
It makes us unable to feel any pain.
One day, a researcher came to the island to study our genes.
And that's how I met Skinner.
He knew our island was doomed to sink into the ocean,
but he bought the land from us anyway.
We were all incredibly poor back then.
Going down with the island was our only option,
but we got to relocate thanks to his money.
Skinner did the same thing for many other islands
and saved all their residents.
It inspired me.
I told myself I'd do anything for him.
And that I would keep him safe,
even if it cost me my life.
Lin.
At this point, I can't imagine
what Skinner's thinking.
But he's not the type of man
who would sell his soul to the devil.
I believe that with all of my heart.
- The Hundun? - Yeah. Ring any bells?
I've never heard of it.
It's something that guy said.
He wanted me to tell him about the Hundun,
something about "the end."
"The Hundun dies from the holes
that people bore while trying to give it a face."
At least, that's what the Internet says.
But come on, Axel.
Did you guys really talk about this while you were fighting?
- Yep. - Which reminds me,
you really gotta give us somebody
to contact in case you die.
Or else it's a pain in the butt for those you leave behind.
- I don't have anyone. - Give me a break.
Yes, you do. Everybody has somebody.
Nope, not me.
Now let's be real about this.
Isn't it the same for you?
I used to have a friend or two.
Way back when I was a kid.
And since I had no parents or siblings,
those guys were practically my family.
We were like a gang, we got in a lot of trouble.
We did what we had to do to survive.
Then what?
Well, they all got killed.
I was the only one who made it out.
I wear this necklace to remember them.
After that, I swore off trying to make any new friends.
And wherever I went, I made sure to leave
before I got too attached.
But...
I have to say, I kinda like where I'm at right now.
You want the NSA to conduct a raid on INSCOM headquarters?
That's completely unprecedented.
I know it's normally out of the question.
But there is one way to get it done.
You mean with an executive order from the president.
I know I'm asking a lot,
but frankly, there is no other way
for us to resolve this situation.
All right then.
You know, Abel, this might be the last official
business that I do as president.
Because as it so happens,
I started taking Hapna as part of the clinical trials
before it was available on the market.
And now I'm paying the piper for all my sins.
I promise you we will catch Skinner.
So then, what's the other favor you need?
Well? Any intel on Soryu?
I've got nothing for you.
All I've managed to find is a picture of a guy named HQ.
He's supposedly his agent.
I knew it!
That's 2nd Lieutenant Schneider and Captain Hays.
But I haven't found anything on this "Soryu" guy.
And I've searched everywhere from the dark web
to private databases and beyond.
It's almost as if he doesn't even exist.
Then maybe...
he's not a real person after all.
- Hold on. - Huh?
Let's change our approach.
Start digging for intel on this HQ guy instead.
You got it.
You've crossed the line.
Things have gone too far for us to walk them back now.
Excuse me? I'm not sure I understand.
The reason we failed to get rid of Axel
is because you hired an assassin who we knew nothing about.
And that's not all.
You sent troops to Pakistan
and then detained Hersch when she confronted you about it.
How can you possibly
expect to keep this situation controlled?
Lazarus was put together for other reasons.
Tracking Skinner was not their only objective.
It's already crystal clear that their other objective
is to expose our secrets.
Which means, we're at war now.
Ah.
Is that you, HQ?
I expect you have a good explanation for all of this.
You've messed up big time.
You realize that, right?
The whole reason that we hired you
was to keep this as quiet as possible.
- Shut up. - Huh?
The job doesn't matter anymore.
I'm going to kill that bastard.
What do you mean it doesn't matter?
Hold on! Who do you think you're talking to?!
You people just want me to kill that survivor
from Arizona prison.
- What's wrong? Hey! - I...
Huh? What'd you say?
Who... am I?
This situation is out of control.
That lunatic could expose us at any time.
I'm going to tell the colonel everything
and make sure that you are held accountable.
You will be notified when the paperwork is done.
End of story.
Huh?
This is Skinner's artificial heart monitor.
It's beating.
Which means he's still alive.
Skinner already gave me permission to share his location
with anybody who tracked me down.
Wait, isn't this...
Babylonia City!
That's super close to our base!
Wow.
You're filling in for Abel? Okay, what do you need?
The assassin's face, did you happen to get a good look at it?
Yeah. Clear as day.
Then hurry back to base.
I want you to ID him for me.
Sure thing, on my way.
Millie will handle things here.
I'm leaving. - Yeah, okay.
There's only 24 hours left in Skinner's doomsday.
So this could be the last time we see each other.
Ya think so?
Is there anything that you regret?
No, not really. - Hmm.
- What about you? - Ah, me?
Yeah, do you have any regrets?
Let's see...
Hmm. Goodbye.
All right! It's time to move out!
Phew. That was far too close.
Captain Hays had plans to commit treason.
- What? - What?
He was about to kill me because I found out.
I'm leaving you boys in charge here,
so make sure you preserve the evidence.
- Yessir! - Yessir!
This way!
- Huh?! - I'll explain later.
I need you to tell me if this man was the assassin or not.
That's the guy. I'm sure that's him.
Just like I figured.
"HQ" isn't actually a real person.
This man is likely suffering
from dissociative identity disorder.
- Huh? - What's that?
It's an mental illness, where a person creates
a separate personality that manifests to protect themselves
whenever their existence is threatened.
So he has multiple personalities?
That reminds me, Axel said the guy was asking him questions
while they were fighting.
Something about if he knew the "Hundun."
Oh, my God! The Hundun Program?!
I'm Abel Andersen with the NSA.
Per an executive order issued by the president,
our NSA agents will be conducting a search
of these premises, and arresting individuals
deemed highly likely to destroy evidence.
Really?
So you're going conduct a raid on the Army?
Tell me where Hays is.
Huh?
Huh!
'Kay!
Whoa.
What the?!
Doug!
Are you okay?
C'mon, Doug! Get in!
Who's this?
Oh, this is Popcorn Wizard.
What's up!
Also, we're taking Hersch back.
So, you're going to declare war on us over this?
Is that how badly you want to save this Hersch person?
Keep stalling and we storm the place.
There's no one here by that name, I'm afraid.
I'm only kidding you! Tell me.
What will I get for cooperating with your investigation.
Are you serious?
Get your head out of your ass.
So, did you find Skinner?
Babylonia City. At the homeless community.
Are you kidding?
That's practically right next door!
That's still a big area to search.
We don't have time to look everywhere.
Okay, we need some kind of clue
that could lead us to his exact location.
Where's Axel?
He's useless right now.
All right, then I'll try and get a hold of Jill myself.
A sign... or some kind of clue.
Elaina, we're on our way as well.
But won't they have an ambush waiting for us at the airport?
Then we'll just have to outsmart them.
I've already made arrangements.
- Take a left here! - Huh?
Hell yeah!
Hang onto your seats!
Yahoo!
Aw, yeah!
Where are we?
This is a Hypercube station that's set to open soon.
I got special permission to use it.
You must be Doug. We've been expecting you.
- Is everything ready? - You're good to go.
The only reason this line isn't in use
is because Hapna delayed our opening.
Well, peace out, Elaina.
- Lin! - Here.
Ah.
That hotline will connect you directly to me.
- Huh? - No matter where you go,
you're my biggest rival!
And bestest friend! Hugz!
Okay. Be sure to look after Skinner for me!
For sure! We'll find him!
Let's move!
Skinner's within our reach!
♪ I ♪
♪ I must be losing my mind ♪
♪ I keep on trying to find a way out ♪
♪ There's no need ♪
♪ You don't lock ♪
♪ The door anymore ♪
♪ I... ♪
♪ Ba ba, ba, ba ♪
♪ You know I never go out ♪
♪ Ba ba, ba, ba ♪
♪ And you know I start to forget things ♪
♪ It's okay ♪
♪ They weren't essential anyway ♪