Arthur and Niccolo trapped in tunnels. Find children's drawings, sedatives, restraints. Arthur flashbacks to failed case (David, Theresa, Lucas). Discovery of tally mark chamber showing months of captivity. Walking in circles. Waiting for Frieda's rescue.

Frieda manages hunters while preparing to meet Vatican priest Mikael about capturing Curtis. She's caught off guard when Abigail asks 'when can we go home'—meaning Frieda, not a place—and reflects on the adoption papers hidden in her briefcase.

Suzanne's investigation into Church corruption using archive records. New scene shows how Petro and Suzanne's childhood friendship evolved into romance during Westminster years - wall-tapping ritual, rampart conversations, first kiss at fifteen, sharing quarters by sixteen.

Lyle and Kate escape the hotel, steal a car, and flee east. Kate reveals Victor is a JanCorp mercenary who faked her death to control Helen. Lyle commits to the partnership, then realizes his knowledge of Markwell's relay architecture gives them a way to stop the drones — shifting from fugitives...

Marcus confronts Torretti at Sword of St. Michael headquarters. Torretti reveals the Church is MANAGING Kramer, not stopping him - letting him prove Nephilim can be saved so the Church can recruit them as a supernatural army. Torretti ordered Markowski to kill Lily as a threat.

Rylee leads team climbing vertical escape shaft in silence, evading detection. Creatures pursue from below while armored Fist descends from above, trapping team between threats. Rylee sheds boot to escape Fist's grasp and reaches surface exit.

Thomas carries weight of mercy-killing David Chen as he explores first floor. Exits to garden, decides to stay and fight (motivated by David and Violet). Discovers Architect blue flowers, succumbs to pollen, wakes buried alive in coffin.

Minister Givon Mielo reviews intelligence on Sector Six unrest and signs the Trevmarch pacification order from his Ministry office on Axis. Meanwhile, aboard Denigen's Fist, Abdullah Al Hakir and Eddie Boleman debate military duty, pacification doctrine, and moral complicity.

Vera trial, eruption and confrontation, citadel expedition reveals full scope of nexus network architecture and Void Walker threat, Bryce proposes Guardian council alternative to solo transformation