Emily Locke is hired as the Director of R&D at Wayne Security in Charm City. Her job is to come up with ways to protect civilians from superfights. However, she soon discovers that she wasn't the first choice--or the fourth--for the job, and that their company is being shut down unless she comes up with an idea.

Van manages to lose the company their biggest client, and Van Sr. is none too thrilled. To get his father's respect back, Van has Emily set up a Sinking Day party for new prospective Atlantean customers.