While Mauser is presenting Cleopatra with a mechanical dog he made her, a distortion grenade suddenly rolls through the holographic door. After a moment of chaos, the grenade explodes and a wave of visual distortion ripples through the area. The team stumble around completely disoriented as two men, Marcus and, enter the lab. They wear high-tech goggles that negate the effects of the distortion and easily fend off Hel and Sarge. Marcus introduces himself as the new team leader and Strayton as his second in command. Hel and Sarge exchange a look because they recognize Marcusı name. He was the first team leader that Voice recruited when the Resistance began. Marcus tells them that Voice has put him in charge because she feels they have endangered critical Resistance missions that have nearly exposed Voice herself. Hel, Sarge and Cleopatra arenıt thrilled with the new arrangements, but feel they donıt have a choice in the matter. Later, Strayton removes Sargeıs Voice implant and Marcus calls a meeting to go over the next mission. He informs Hel that she is now considered a security risk since she nearly compromised Voice to Creegan and the Bailies, and orders her to leave. Hel goes to her room to pack some belongings and Sarge and Cleopatra follow. To their dismay, Hel leaves the lab and Sarge and Cleopatra realize itıs just the two of them now.
Later, Marcus informs the team that their next mission will be to gain access to the shaft defense cannons and move them to the surface to use against the Bailies. Marcus then goes to a bar on a lower level where he finds Hel, who is looking for some relatives. He talks to Hel about how he feels that Voiceıs mission is to force the team leaders to listen to themselves and make them realize that they were born to serve the Resistance. After Marcus leaves, Hel is approached by Kilgannon, another former team leader. He tells her that he and other former team members are putting together their own search and destroy mission to stop Voice from getting good people killed in the name of protecting herself. Kilgannon mentions some of the fallen team membersı names, and Strayton is included on the list. Hel becomes concerned because Strayton is Marcusı second in command. Kilgannon tells Hel that he saw Strayton die and Hel bolts for the door.
Hel returns to the lab and Mauser informs her that the mission is already underway. She tells Mauser that she suspects Strayton is a Betrayer, but Mauser says thereıs no way to contact Sarge because the interference from the shaft cannon fire cuts off all communication signals. Meanwhile, Marcus and Cleopatra enter the cannon control room to gain access to the mainframe while Sarge and Strayton activate the guns. Sarge notices that the nasty welt she gave Strayton during a sparring exercise has disappeared and she realizes that heıs a Betrayer. Strayton disengages the cannons and the guns retract back into the control room, trapping Cleopatra and Marcus. Marcus tells Cleopatra that the cannon recharging cycle will soon flood the room with high-energy radiation. Sarge and Strayton duke it out on the landing and Hel, driving Mauserıs shaft racer, suddenly appears. She blasts Strayton and Sarge opens the gun portals. Marcus and Cleopatra escape, but Cleopatra downloads critical information about the shaft cannons into her gauntlet before leaving. The next day, Marcus disappears and Hel finds that a new Voice receptor has been implanted in her head.
Starring: Gina Torres (Hel), Victoria Pratt (Sarge), Jennifer Sky (Cleopatra), Patrick Kake (Mauser), Elizabeth Hawthorne (Voice)
Guest Stars: Stephen Finch (Marcus), Clint Elvy (Strayton), Geoff Houtman (Holo-Tech), Peter Feeney (Kilgannon), Timothy Lee (Bester Venitz)
Written by Chris Black
Directed by T.J. Scott