The episode starts outside the coffee shop at the end of episode 1. We get a few establishing shots of the carnage from CHRIS and the hunters, as well as police tape and chalk lines. CASSANDRA is standing outside with a clipboard.

CASSANDRA: Definitely looks like the work of a villain.

JUSTIN walks in front of her.

JUSTIN: Yeah, no shit.

JUSTIN leans down to touch something. We don't see what. CASSANDRA stops him.

CASSANDRA: Hey, if you don't wanna be here, just stay in the car. This is a serious investigation, and I don't want you getting your prints everywhere.

JUSTIN stands back and throws up his hands.

JUSTIN: Ok. So what's the deal?

CASSANDRA: The victims all had punctures or slices. One of them was even missing a head.

JUSTIN thinks for a second. Then, he turns to CASSANDRA.

JUSTIN: Typhon?

CASSANDRA: Maybe. Clash, Scythe— It could be any number of people.

Jump to the two of them walking around the interior of the shop.

JUSTIN: Were there any witnesses?

CASSANDRA: One, the owner of the shop. The police already questioned her, she didn't see anything.

JUSTIN: The victims had guns, right?

CASSANDRA: They did, but they were confiscated by the time I got here.

JUSTIN: Were they police?

CASSANDRA: No, but they all had matching uniforms. Possibly some kind of de facto villain organization?

JUSTIN: So, we have two villain groups fighting against each other. He shrugs his shoulders. Case closed?

CASSANDRA(chuckling and smiling): No. Not until we find the perpetrator.

Pause.

JUSTIN: Hey.

CASSANDRA turns to him.

JUSTIN: Didn't Chris say he was going to get coffee?

Shot of CASSANDRA'S face as she thinks.

Cut to what looks like an office building. We follow one DOCTOR as she walks past a crowd of people and into another room. She hands a file to the hands of another person.

DOCTOR: Here is the info you asked for, Mr. Delbrooks.

The camera pans up to the face of DELBROOKS. He looks at the papers intently. He walks through the room to a group of SCIENTISTS huddled around computer screens. He puts the file on a desk.

DELBROOKS: Have you found one yet?

SCIENTIST: No, sir.

DELBROOKS: You better find them.

DELBROOKS walks to a computer monitor with an article reading 'Infinity Ring' (No connection with Infinity Stones) with a picture of a golden ring.

SCIENTIST: Mr. Delbrooks!

DELBROOKS walks over to the SCIENTIST.

SCIENTIST: We found one. The Infinity Ring, with a man named Michael Parham.

DELBROOKS: And?

SCIENTIST: But we can't find him. He left with the ring 17 years ago.

DELBROOKS: I thought you said you found it.

SCIENTIST: Well, we found out he has it. We don't know where he is, though.

DELBROOKS begins walking out of the room.

DELBROOKS: Find him.

SCIENTIST: Yes, sir.

Zoom in on the website on the Infinity Ring. Cut to black.

The opening credits play. This intro can be whatever you want, but I would prefer something a bit more toned down and serious.

After the opening, we cut to a strip club. A few establishing shots of the exterior. JUSTIN stands outside it. He sighs, stretches, and walks in. Inside the club, "Shingaling" by Tom Swoon is playing loudly. We get a few establishing shots of the club as JUSTIN walks over to the counter. He orders a drink and calls over one of the DANCERS. One DANCER walks over.

DANCER (provocatively): Hey, honey. What can I get you? Or do you want something special?

JUSTIN: Actually, I have a request.

We cut to the front door of the club as a BUSINESSMAN walks in, swarmed by multiple armed guards. He looks around and smiles. As he walks around the club, a girl comes up to him. The man smiles and waves off his guards. The girl leads him into a back room, behind a curtain. The music becomes muffled. Inside the back room, there is a bed with velvet sheets and a pink couch. The BUSINESSMAN'S expression changes from pleasure to fear as he sees JUSTIN sitting on the couch, sword over his shoulder.

JUSTIN: Thanks, Mirage. That'll be all. MIRAGE exits.

JUSTIN: So. Mr. Calhoun. I gotta admit, you were hard to find.

CALHOUN: What?

JUSTIN (laughing): No, I'm just kidding. You were super fucking easy to find.

CALHOUN: Wh-who are you? What do you want?

JUSTIN pulls out a silver laminate card from his pocket. He waves it in front of CALHOUN.

JUSTIN: You're on the hit list. Someone must not like you at work.

CALHOUN: Someone wants me dead?

JUSTIN winks and finger guns.

JUSTIN: Bingo.

CALHOUN: But why?

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JUSTIN(shrugging): I don't know. Not my department.

CALHOUN comes to a realization. He gasps.

CALHOUN: Delbrooks.

JUSTIN: Ooh! There we are! What did you do? Spill a little too much coffee on him?

CALHOUN(panicking): Listen. He's creating monsters! He wants to destroy the world! You have to help me--

JUSTIN(holding up his hands and silencing him): A-pa-pa-pa. Ok. Sorry, man. I've heard all those 'end-of-the-world' excuses already. And if I'm being honest, they've all been much better than that.

JUSTIN preps his sword.

CALHOUN: No! This is real!

CALHOUN tries to run out of the room. He opens the door, but gets stabbed through the mouth by JUSTIN. CALHOUN drops to the floor.

JUSTIN: God. That guy had some problems.

JUSTIN looks up and sees the patrons of the club scream and run away, but a few guys pull out rifles and aim them at JUSTIN.

JUSTIN: Aw, shit.

The chorus of 'Shingaling' blares as JUSTIN goes on a killing spree, jumping around and slicing gunners. The action is much more visceral, much more realistic than the fight in the coffee shop. This lasts for about 1-2 minutes before we get a shot from feet level of JUSTIN walking through the dead bodies. Everybody else has left the building, except for a lone waitress cowering at the bar. JUSTIN picks up a card from CALHOUN'S body and walks over to the bar, sits down, and grabs a lone beer from the table. We get a close-up of JUSTIN'S face as he looks intently at the card and takes a sip. We switch to the card, which has a symbol and says 'Quirk Induction Labs' on it, with the name Ian Delbrooks.

The song abruptly cuts and the scene ends.

We see a medium shot of Ivy State the next morning. Birds are chirping. There are no clouds. Next we see a brightly lit hallway as LESLIE speaks. After her first line, we cut to LESLIE speaking, to what seems like a class, though we can't see them.

LESLIE: I began hero work in '58. At that time, the Black Head Incident was still fresh in people's minds, so heroes weren't in very high demand. I believed that it was the perfect time to put faith back in our heroes. 5 out of the 6 Heroes of the Black had retired, and I wanted desperately to be one of those new faces of heroism. But the thing is, I forgot to keep my ambitions in check. Because of that, I was unable to find work because I thought too highly of myself. And that's the thing. Even though you have incredible gifts, and capabilities beyond your wildest dreams, you are still just people, with your own flaws, mistakes, wishes and achievements. You're not immortal. You won't be able to save everyone. You can't stop all the villains in the world. But that's okay. Because doing what you know you can do is what makes the hero.

We cut to behind LESLIE, facing the class. The class claps. Quick cut to CASSANDRA and LESLIE walking through a hall with a window out to a garden on their left.

CASSANDRA: That was very well done, by the way.

LESLIE: Thanks.

CASSANDRA: It was a little cheesy.

LESLIE(chuckling): Come on. I worked really hard on that!

CASSANDRA: Yeah, I know, it just could've used a little less...

LESLIE(smirking): Everything?

CASSANDRA(sarcastically): Yeah.

LESLIE(laughing): Jesus Christ, you're the worst.

CASSANDRA stops in the middle of the hall. LESLIE continues walking but then stops soon after and turns to look at her.

CASSANDRA: In all seriousness, it was a great speech. Better than I could ever make.

LESLIE: Cass...

CASSANDRA: No, I'm serious, Les! It was awesome! I bet you would make an amazing teacher.

LESLIE laughs.

CASSANDRA(grabbing LESLIE'S hands): Come on, Les! You would be great!

LESLIE: You know I'm terrible with kids, right?

CASSANDRA: That I can't fix.

LESLIE laughs again.

CASSANDRA: Just think about it! We can teach the next generation of heroes together!

LESLIE: Now you're being cheesy.

CASSANDRA lets go of LESLIE'S hands.

CASSANDRA: Ok, but will you at least think it over?

CASSANDRA hands LESLIE an application sheet. LESLIE looks at it for a while before sighing and looking back up at CASSANDRA.

LESLIE: Okay, I'll think about it. She takes the paper and puts it into her bag.

CASSANDRA: Yes! CASSANDRA gives LESLIE a hug.

LESLIE: Anyway, I gotta go. I'll miss my bus.

LESLIE begins to exit.

CASSANDRA (yelling after her): You won't regret it!

LESLIE: I already am!

Close-up on CASSANDRA smiling.

Cut to an unknown building filled with military men. Our focus remains on one soldier from the back as we follow him through the building and to a locked door with a guard. The soldier shows the guard his badge, and the guard lets him through. As he continues walking, two other GUARDS notice him.

GUARD 1: Hey, Max! How have you--

GUARD 1 approaches the soldier, but the soldier, without even looking, pulls out a gun and shoots them both in the face. He continues walking until he reaches a room with a big computer and multiple guards, all of which he shoots down. He then turns around and we see his face as he closes the door to the room and locks it. He then goes to the computer and we see 'Christopher Raynell' being typed on the screen. Multiple articles show up, such as 'Ivy State student Christopher Raynell missing after...' and 'Christopher Raynell charged for murder of...'. We also hear a strange noise as we pan back to the soldier. Except the soldier has been replaced by a young man in his thirties with light skin and dark hair. We cut back to the computer as he searches a military database. He scrolls down a list of names until he comes across 'Alex Goutree'. He clicks on the name and reads '...known associate of Christopher Raynell'. The man smiles.

Cut to the dorm room of Ivy State, where CHRIS is sleeping on the couch. CASSANDRA storms in and slams papers next to him on the table. CHRIS jumps, looks around confused, and sees the papers. They are pictures of the bodies from the coffee shop.

CASSANDRA: Was this you?

CHRIS: I beg your pardon?

CASSANDRA: This! Did you kill these people last night?

CHRIS slumps back into the couch.

CASSANDRA: You said you were going out to coffee last night around the same time these people we killed. Again: did you do this?

CHRIS: Yeah.

CASSANDRA: And don't even try to— Wait, what?

CHRIS: Yeah. That was me.

CASSANDRA: So you're just gonna admit it?

CHRIS thinks for a second.

CHRIS: Yeah. No reason not to.

CASSANDRA: I could think of a reason.

CHRIS: What's that?

CASSANDRA: I dunno. Jail?

CHRIS chuckles and shakes his head.

CASSANDRA: I'm serious you know!

CHRIS: Yeah, I know.

CASSANDRA: So what's so funny?

CHRIS: Because if you did arrest me, I'd just break out.

CASSANDRA: Oh really?

CHRIS: Yep.

CASSANDRA: Why's that?

CHRIS: Because I've got stuff to do. Those guys I killed? They were sent to kill me for the shit I've done. And they would've done way worse shit if I hadn't stopped them.

CASSANDRA: I've heard that excuse so many times it's not even funny.

CHRIS: This time I'm serious.

CASSANDRA(sarcastically): Oh wow. You are.

CHRIS: Cass, this is about the fate of the world.

CASSANDRA(sarcastically): Ooh, Im trembling. I guess I should let you off the hook for homicide so you can "save the world." Gimme a break.

As CASSANDRA is saying her line, CHRIS looks at his phone. His face turns to shock.

CASSANDRA: How about I take you up to the station and you can—

CHRIS (beginning to walk out): Don't arrest me yet.

CASSANDRA: What?

CHRIS: I promise, you'll be glad you didn't.

CASSANDRA: Hey! Where are you going?

CHRIS runs out the door.

CASSANDRA: I still need to arrest you!

Cut to ALEX sitting in his room. He's looking at a high school picture of himself and another kid. Flashes start appearing of blood, the sound of slicing, and a flurry of black and red. ALEX tries to shake it. The flashes continue until we hear him scream "Sam!" before the images abruptly stop and we hear a phone ring. ALEX jolts awake picks it up.

ALEX: Yes?

We don't hear what's on the other side, but ALEX is surprised by the news. He rushes downstairs and past CASSANDRA, who's still sitting on the couch.

CASSANDRA: Where are you going?

ALEX doesn't answer. He just rushes out the door.

We cut to CHRIS in a car with a man named SHAUN.

CHRIS: So you got this just now?

SHAUN: Mm-hm.

CHRIS: And you're sure it's them?

SHAUN: Would I have called you if it wasn't?

CHRIS: Ok, you just tend to make a big deal out of small stuff.

SHAUN: Look, this was the info I got. You want me to turn this around? Lose this lead?

CHRIS shakes his head.

SHAUN: Good. Then stop complaining.

Pause.

SHAUN: We're here.

The car stops in front of a cafe and the two get out.

CHRIS: See anything?

SHAUN squints. We catch a glimpse of a low rooftop from his eyes, which are in infrared.

SHAUN: Nope, nothing yet.

CHRIS sighs.

Pause.

SHAUN: Wait! I see something!

CHRIS: Where?

SHAUN(pointing): Up there, by the ladders.

CHRIS looks but sees nothing. Then he sees a hand toss something through the air, straight at them.

CHRIS: Look out!

CHRIS tackles SHAUN out of the way as the shop explodes behind them.

SHAUN: Shit! That was close.

SHAUN looks back at where the grenade came from, and he sees the figure take out something, then a white light coming for him. SHAUN'S eyes widen. A bullet strikes him through the neck, and he falls to the ground.

CHRIS: Shaun!

CHRIS rushes to SHAUN, but it's too late. CHRIS cradles SHAUN'S corpse, then spins around angrily and notices a figure running on the roof. CHRIS shoots a tendril at him, but it misses. He swings himself up onto the roof and looks around, but the figure's gone. We end on a wide shot of the destroyed building and CHRIS standing on the roof.

Cut to an empty building. A car pulls up. ALEX steps out, looks at the building, and slowly walks in. He looks around the ruined furniture, the broken windows, until hears the voice of his army Lieutenant, BRAYDON.

BRAYDON: Did you know that some people think quirks were created by God as an attempt to end the human race?

As he's saying this, BRAYDON steps out of a shadow on the far side of the room. He slowly walks toward ALEX. By the end of his speech, he is standing directly in front of him.

BRAYDON: That we weren't meant to wield these powers, and we were supposed kill ourselves off so He could start over? How we were given the powers of God, and we weren't supposed to handle it?

Pause

BRAYDON(chuckling): Go on, laugh. It's a funny, simple-minded thought derived from funny, simple-minded people. The powers of God. As if God wanted to share with us the power to pull our own eyes out of their sockets. What a fucking riot. If that were the case, why didn't we get those powers? Does He want us to survive our own Rapture? Maybe. I guess that means...

By the end of his speech, he is standing directly in front of ALEX.

BRAYDON: We truly are the superior beings.

ALEX: Then you're talking out of your ass. That's the same rhetoric that the Black Heads used.

BRAYDON laughs, a loud, hearty laugh.

BRAYDON: Then maybe they were revolutionaries. And we were too blinded to listen.

ALEX: Oh, we listened. Then hundreds of people died.

BRAYDON: And we are meant to clean up their mess, right? To fight wars, to preserve the integrity of those who have quirks. We're nothing to them.

ALEX: Are you trying to turn me to their cause? I never expected a man as high up as you to actually pay attention to their bullshit.

BRAYDON: Nope, just trying to prove a point.

ALEX: What's that?

BRAYDON: That people like us are nothing but pawns to higher men.

ALEX: Is that why you came here? You came all the way overseas, called me to this abandoned building in the middle of nowhere, just so you could tell me that?

BRAYDON: Nope. I also needed a place where I can kill you undisturbed.

BRAYDON kicks ALEX in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

BRAYDON: That's a good enough reason, right?

BRAYDON grabs ALEX and pulls him up. ALEX then proceeds to grab BRAYDON and throws him over a table. BRAYDON slowly turns into a young man with brown hair, the same man from the military checkpoint.

ALEX: The fuck-?

MALCOLM: O-ho-ho! Woo! That was a good hit, not gonna lie!

ALEX: The hell are you?

MALCOLM slowly stands up.

MALCOLM: Oh, yeah. My official title is Subject-015, but I go by Malcolm.

ALEX: Ok, Malcolm, what the hell are you doing here?

MALCOLM: Well, I was hoping you could help me find someone. Brown eyes, black hair, maybe goes by the title of Blacklight nowadays?

ALEX: Chris?

MALCOLM: Yes! Chris!

ALEX: Why do you want him?

MALCOLM: You see, he caused a few... problems with my boss a while back, and I'm here to clean up his mess.

ALEX: You're gonna kill him.

MALCOLM: No— well, yes. He's a danger to our company and my boss wants him out of our business, so...

MALCOLM makes a throat-slitting motion.

ALEX: Even if I knew where he was, I wouldn't sell him out. He's my friend.

MALCOLM: Ugh, of course you had to make this dif— okay, how about this? I can get you some money. You're a recently discharged soldier, right? So you'd be needing some money?

ALEX: Oh, fuck that.

The song 'Istanbul' by They Might Be Giants slowly begins to fade in.

MALCOLM: Welp, it was worth a shot.

MALCOLM charges at ALEX, who swiftly dodges him. They begin a fight that spans the entirety of the building; knocking each other into chairs, glass displays, over furniture; flipping each other over one another; hitting each other with objects; we are to get the feeling that these are two highly trained soldiers who have mastered hand-to-hand combat.

MALCOLM is strong, and manages to hurt ALEX, but ALEX eventually wins by throwing him over a table and hitting him with a hard punch to the face. ALEX stands up, views the wreckage the two caused, and begins to exit. Then he notices a device in MALCOLM'S pocket. He pulls it out and finds it is a tracker. It has the location of the building they're in now, as well as another location a ways away. ALEX also finds a business card, the same one JUSTIN found earlier in the episode.

ALEX(whispering): Fuck.

ALEX stands up, takes the tracker and card, and exits the building. Then we see a pair of shoes slowly walking around the building. We pan up and see the SHOOTER from the coffee shop who killed SHAUN. The SHOOTER looks around, but no one is there. He kicks a piece of wood angrily.

SHOOTER: Shit!

The last line of 'Istanbul' drones as we zoom out from the men, showing the wreckage the two caused from their fight. As the song ends, we cut to black and the credits roll.

END OF EPISODE 2