Racing back under siren, Miller explains to Havelock that Holden’s broadcast effectively declares war on Mars in Belter eyes, making resource security sacred and unrest likely. At the station house, Shaddid confirms the message has spread, orders port protection, and—under the governor’s directive—bans proactive OPA arrests. Havelock is benched from field duty to avoid provoking Belters.

In the equipment bay, Miller discovers the riot lockers emptied; Shaddid redirects squads to SWAT gear, shifting from intimidation to lethal capability. Miller leads his reduced team to the crowded port sectors, aiming to keep order and prevent escalation amid departing inner-planet ships and rising fear.

They encounter a mob where a massive, shirtless Belter is beating a woman—later seen in a Martian freight suit—to death. Using the station PA to control attention, Miller absorbs a thrown wrench, then confronts the leader marked with an OPA tattoo. Rejecting an immediate kill shot, he orders snipers to kneecap the instigator, halting the mob’s momentum.

Switching between Belter creole and formal speech, Miller reframes the crowd’s anger as playing into Mars’s hands and argues for conserving strength for a future fight. The crowd’s resolve collapses, and they disperse. With the riot averted but one dead, Miller arrests the crippled killer and issues a stark warning of consequences.