Warner arrives and immediately questions why James, Kenji, Adam, and Winston are gathered. After curtly dismissing them, Warner orders James to get up and leave with him. Adam, Kenji, and Winston joke as they pack up, briefly discussing family snack time, Adam’s kids, and Warner’s wife, while Warner accepts jelly beans Adam brought for Juliette.

As Adam departs, the others banter about dinner plans and Roman’s picky eating. Warner twice commands James to get up, then exits, forcing James to chase him into the hall. Adam tells James he deserves consequences for what he put them through. James follows Warner, who calls him an idiot and demands that James apologize to Juliette, sit with her as long as she wants, and never repeat such recklessness.

James reflects on his history with Warner: choosing to live with him at eleven, being trained and protected by him, and seeing softer sides of him at home. Warner remains cold but admits Juliette is doing better now that James is home. When James lightens up, hoping Warner is impressed by his survival, Warner rebukes him, explaining that surviving can be worse than dying when loved ones are endangered.

Warner then produces a cleaned blue chip that James ripped from a squirrel on the Ark, implying it is a useful result of the mission. He pivots to the core problem: James brought a Reestablishment mercenary—Rosabelle—directly into the resistance’s center without properly checking her for hidden tech, surveillance, or explosives. James concedes he failed to scan beyond a physical search.

Warner opens a secure door to a dark, restricted area. Lights come on as they enter a vestibule and a larger, sparse room dominated by a wide observation window. On the other side, Rosabelle lies in a hospital bed. The sight stuns James, ending the confrontation on a tense reveal.