Spoilers for this episode.
Seven years after the rebellion against Rehoboam, Caleb has a wife, Uwade, and a young daughter, Frankie. He works an ordinary job but still expects another attack, and his efforts to prepare Frankie for danger worry Uwade. Maeve has withdrawn to a remote cabin, where armed hosts eventually find her. After defeating them, she examines their leader's memories and traces the hunt to William. She reaches Caleb in time to stop a host attacking him and Frankie. Caleb arranges protection for his family and leaves with Maeve to investigate the man who has brought violence back into their lives.
William, meanwhile, demands ownership of the Hoover Dam's server facility. Its owner refuses, then encounters a swarm of flies at home. He subsequently murders his associates, signs over the property and kills himself at William's instruction. In New York, Christina writes stories for game characters at Olympiad Entertainment, where her preference for happier lives displeases her boss. A stranger named Peter accuses her of scripting his suffering and attacks her before another man intervenes. Peter later jumps from a rooftop in front of her. Christina cannot explain his accusations, while a maze appears on her balcony and a man resembling Teddy watches from the street.