So, did you find Skinner?
He's at the homeless community in Babylonia City.
No way! That's, like, right next door!
Yeah!
We're taking Hersch back.
But first, what can we expect in return for cooperating with your investigation?
Are you serious?
Get your head out of your ass.
Okay, be sure to look after Skinner for me!
For sure! I promise we'll find him!
What a lovely invitation for a date.
It's a shame that you can't go.
You're telling me.
My body is an absolute wreck.
"Where the angel watches."
Isn't that romantic?
Guess he means that one of us will end up in Heaven after it's all over.
You mean Hell, right?
Sure.
But whatever the case, I can't go.
Not unless that bed grows legs!
We already know that people within INSCOM
are guilty of violating international law by secretly developing biological weapons.
You took Skinner's research and turned it into a deadly toxin.
Then you attacked Skinner at Schiphol Airport
when he tried to leak that information to the public.
And in the resulting clash with local airport police,
your bio-weapon got dispersed into the air,
which resulted in many casualties.
But that was all swept under the rug as a "terrorist attack."
Oh, I forgot to mention.
The person we're specifically here to arrest is you, Schneider.
This is stupid.
Other governments all over the world have been ignoring the Geneva Conventions
to make biological weapons.
And now our country has fallen totally behind.
Who exactly do you think will pay the price for this hypocrisy?
That's not something you get to decide.
Just imagine the day those bastards use a bio-weapon on our country.
The people will see us as heroes.
You can save it for your court-martial.
Only if this so-called "living proof" turns out to still be alive, of course.
I'm seeing a top-secret document here called "Testimony on the Hundun Program."
But accessing it requires approval from the President and the Secretary of State.
Apparently.
That would take forever to get.
We'd run out of time!
Okay, then I'll just fabricate the approval instead.
Huh?
I mean, that's kind of my main gig, anyways.
How was your ride?
It was perfect. And the car?
It's all ready for you!
Abel?!
No time to talk.
We've found Skinner. I want you to head there right away.
I'll follow along after we settle things here.
We know for sure that Skinner is somewhere in the homeless camp.
But the search area is still too wide.
Is there anything we could use to narrow his location down?
Maybe we can look for something only Skinner would have?
He loves plants.
His room used to be full of them.
But that alone isn't going to help us very much.
Oh wait, I remember...
That rare variety of tulip!
We're in!
Let's see here...
"The following testimony was given by Zhang Jianguo,
former Chinese Minister of State Security,
as he was seeking asylum in the United States."
"Please note: He was killed by an unknown assailant
shortly after providing this testimony."
There's no doubt about it. This is what we're after!
He's gone?!
Yep! Can you believe it?
It blows my mind so much that I'm at a loss for words.
What could he possibly hope to accomplish with the shape he's in?
Do you know where he went?
Well...
to where the angel watches, apparently.
All right.
Leland, you meet up with Hersch and head for Skinner.
I have a dumbass to go pick up.
Roger!
Target Alpha has been sighted.
Copy.
Proceeding with operation in anticipation of him making contact with Target Beta.
Emergency alert.
This is US Army INSCOM.
We have received intel that two wanted terrorists
are currently hiding atop Babylonia Tower.
Roger.
We'll work with the police to issue evacuation orders immediately.
We're enroute via chopper right now.
Attention: An emergency evacuation order
has been issued for the area surrounding Babylonia Tower.
Please evacuate immediately if you live within the vicinity.
Yo, the wait is over.
But jeez, that's some heavy artillery just to deal with little ol' me.
Still jonesing for more thrills?
The world's literally about to end, ya know.
I can't let you live.
Whoa, now.
It'll be too late to talk after I'm dead.
You've got something to ask me, don'tcha?
The Hundun...
Time for our last party.
Let's make it a hot one.
That's the stuff!
It says here that a secret project meant to train assassins
was carried out under the oversight of the Ministry of State Security.
The project indoctrinated children from a young age
to completely discard their emotions and humanity,
turning them into faceless monsters that were impossible to negotiate with.
These assassins were likened to a faceless creature
from Chinese mythology known as the "Hundun".
So that's the Hundun Program...
You are no longer human.
You will become a faceless monster.
Rid yourself of your heart.
And kill everything.
The Hundun had holes bored into its face...
but then...
what happened next?!
But, at some point, one of the assassins snapped and killed all of the students,
as well as the instructor, before vanishing without a trace.
Good.
You are this project's masterpiece.
You've become a true monster.
But no one can control you now.
Because you're going to forget everything right here.
Come and get me!
Hey, you still alive?
I'll tell you what happens.
After the Hundun got those holes bored into its face...
it died.
Yeah, I just remembered...
So now, I'm no longer a monster...
Isn't that right?
So, how're you feeling?
Okayish.
I'm gonna head to where Skinner is.
Want a ride?
Yeah, everything's finished on my end.
And you?
I got a Hapna-induced fever,
but it went down for some reason and now I'm totally fine.
I'd like to know why.
Right.
I guess it's time for me to share all the details.
Skinner was opposed to his research being used to create biological weapons,
but nobody would listen to him.
So he tried to leak proof of it in Europe.
But then the Army found out and sent troops to Schiphol Airport,
who ended up clashing with local airport police.
During the shootout,
Skinner's suitcase was damaged and started leaking the toxin,
which killed many people.
And as it turns out,
all five of you were there when it happened.
While countless victims lay there dying,
your genes underwent a sudden mutation, giving you a resistance to the drug.
Essentially, you all died and then came back to life.
The raising of Lazarus...
That's when Skinner came up with a plan.
A way to leak the existence of the drug to the whole world
without it ever getting covered up.
And now that drug exists within the bodies of all mankind as Hapna.
A problem that no one can afford to ignore.
You must be Hersch and Leland, right?
I'm Jill.
I've heard all about you.
I think I have a clue.
Both Skinner's house and his grandma's house had the same flower.
It was his favorite, a very rare tulip.
This one here.
I'm pretty sure it's a Tulipa sprengeri.
Oh really?
I've seen that before!
Come along now!
I recognize you! You're that escaped convict!
Hey! We don't have time for that!
Listen to me, Skinner is very close to here.
Huh?!
But it's too risky for you to go solo.
Can you call for some backup and then catch him?
Yeah, of course.
The fate of humanity depends on you, man!
Hurry up!
All right!
He just showed up out of nowhere three years ago.
And all he had with him was a lone pot of strange tulips.
I tried to help him when I could because he had poor eyesight.
Are you okay?
This place...
Was it really him back then?
Just hang in there a little longer!
There he is.
Skinner!
Hersch...
I wish I could have seen you one last time.
My eyes can hardly see anything at this point.
Why haven't you taken the cure?
Trying to take responsibility by killing yourself?
The life of a single man versus the entire human race? That doesn't add up!
Yeah...
I know...
I've lost our game of hide-and-seek.
So just as I promised, the world is yours.
Where's the cure?
Why did you leave without saying anything to me?
Because...
I couldn't bear to take you down with me.
Well...
I wanted to go.
I know.
My heart was shattered that day.
In that moment, I lost my understanding of everything.
I started to seriously doubt there was any value in me, or humanity as whole,
continuing to live on.
It changed me.
And I think I didn't want you to see what I had become.
That's not true.
You haven't changed.
You're still the same Skinner I know and love.
Yo, Dr. Skinner.
Mind if I ask you something?
That voice...
Ah, the young man who was at Billinda's house.
Was it really a good thing that we found you?
Or would it have been better for humanity to get wiped out?
You tell me.
How do you see the world?
The world's a really screwed up place,
but even it has its bright spots.
I really wish we didn't have to do this.
But we know too much, and now you're gonna send us swimming with the fishes, right?
Leland told us everything.
Including the fact that you were keeping tabs on us.
It's true.
Those were the instructions I was originally given.
But...
The President just issued an Executive Order.
As members of Lazarus, you all have been formally recognized for your contributions
in securing Skinner and preventing the Army's bio-weapon development.
And now, you are being granted release.
All records pertaining to your pasts and criminal histories will be wiped,
meaning you have complete freedom.
But I have a proposal for you.
To be honest, I would hate to disband such a capable team.
And the world still has a multitude of problems that need solving.
Which is why, I'm asking you...
Would you be willing to join Lazarus again?
Of course, you're entirely free to decline if you so choose.
Me! I'm up for it, sir!
Well, I don't have anywhere else to go.
So why not?
Same here! Please let me join!
Sure, count me onboard, too.
Well, personally...
I was hoping for an excuse to stir up some more shit.