Hank's parents start to open up when he confronts them about his birth and childhood; the search for Laila brings Beck, Paige, Arron and Rachel to Istanbul; Hank connects with a man who is more important than he could have guessed.

Hank and Laila are on the run in Strasbourg determined to beat the Pyrates in their quest for the True Cross, while Molars, still captive on a salvage ship with White Vincent, shares some of his findings with him, including a journal written by his doppelganger, Kriegskommandant Dietrich.