At dawn, Sugar’s gang burns their lab and flees south, leaving Tao frustrated as her case slips away. Misha and Tao’s pursuit goes awry at a rest stop, where Fuchs seizes Misha, testing Tao’s trust. Reluctantly, she lets him stay on. At a villa, Yuri ignores Sugar’s warnings and heads out with Whale, leading to drunken chaos and a dangerous setup. As Sugar and Anya share a fleeting moment together, his instincts flare - something is wrong, and danger is near.