Abigail returns to Lausanne to turn herself in. She visits Dominick at the airport to leave Arthur sword with him as final gift. Dominick tries to dissuade her but Abigail insists, unwilling to let Frieda die. She leaves the sword and departs to surrender.

Haatim grows restless at Council building. He spends time reading Council history and doubts his father. His mother calls requesting urgent meeting. Dominick drives him to her apartment. Haatim discovers his sister Nida supposedly dead is standing there with a gun.

Haatim meets his father Aram who reveals failed deal with Ninth Circle. Aram shows gruesome photos claiming Abigail murdered three Hunters. Haatim agrees to help capture her. Aram promises to reduce Friedas punishment to probation as head of Hunters.

Abigail and Mitchell are ambushed by mercenaries. Abigail discovers telekinetic powers and kills three attackers. They escape to a safehouse where Mitchell deciphers the demonic blood binding ritual, explaining powers manifest in stages and violence amplifies them but deepens demon integration.

Haatim attempts to visit Frieda but guards block him. Frustrated, he seeks his father Aram in his office, forcing his way past guards. When alone with Aram, Haatim demands truth about Arizona. Aram admits going there over a year prior when Nida was dying.

Haatim and Dominick rest in the Council Hotel lobby while snow clears outside. Dominick mentions helicopter clearance for flying. He surprises Haatim with extreme skydiving training at 1000+ meters altitude—initially forcing him to jump without a parachute before retrieving it mid-fall.

Abigail arrives at Mitchell's antique shop in early afternoon, starving and covered in blood. Mitchell, extremely high on marijuana, initially panics but confirms he is Arthur's younger brother—a fixer for the Council acquiring illegal supplies.

Colton awakens at sunrise, wounded and disoriented. He realizes they lost the ambush and Abigail escaped with their car. He contacts Aram (his superior) to report finding Abigail but failing to kill her. Aram responds that backup is being sent.

Abigail flees across the Atlantic after two weeks of Hunter pursuit. Driving through rural Ohio to Arthur's hidden farmhouse, she discovers a high-security basement safe.