Forced into an uneasy alliance, Alexander and The Orphanage must work together to protect their discovery of the hack; relying on a plan from an untested agent named Parker, Alexander and Michelle are dangled as bait in a deadly trap.

Now in the field, Alexander makes contact with a Source to draw the enemy out; when ambushed, he protects the Source and risks his own life, only to discover that nothing is as it seems; Michelle gets a visit from the past.