Luce and the other residents are convinced that Penn was murdered. Together they try to force answers. When the Outcasts overrun the facility, Luce has to make a decision.

Miss Miriam and Miss Sophie reveal some of the secrets of Sword & Cross. Luce has a vision of Penn's death and tries to stop her as she goes to find her father.

While Howson operates on Daniel, the other residents try to get to safety from the escaped outcast, who takes on Daniel's form, of all things.

Luce and Daniel are horrified by what they find in their files. They decide to flee. At the last second, their plan fails. Then the Outcast breaks out.

Howson has the creature that attacked Luce captured. Penn comes closer to the truth about her own past. Luce and Daniel read the decoded files - and are amazed.

Luce manages to steal revealing photos from Howson's office. At the lake, she and Daniel get closer. But then Luce is suddenly pulled underwater by something.

After being in solitary confinement, Luce doubts her memory: did she attack Cam after all? She wants to break into the infirmary to find out the truth from his medical records.

Young Luce is sentenced for something she cannot remember. In the mysterious reformatory "Swords & Cross" she meets Daniel - and has felt a long-standing connection with him.