In the aftermath of the head-exploding congressional massacre, Secretary of Defense Robert A. Starlight joins the Boys in their basement HQ, where they’re preparing for war.
Homelander watches TV news about the Congressional attack with dismay.
She and Hughie show up at Maeve’s apartment and Starlight begs her to come forward against Vought.
And I’m tired"), and throws them out.
A-Train overhears this and fumes.
Having escaped her prison-like home, Becca reunites with Billy at the Boys' HQ.
Said boy, Ryan, is currently at Vought Tower.
Ryan is initially impressed by the fans swarming his dad and Stormfront with requests for selfies.
Yet he quickly freaks out over being in such a fervent crowd.
He lets Homelander know he wants his mommy, and Homelander flies him away from the scene.
Her abandonment is why he never cuts and runs, even when the going gets tough.
Its contents make Starlight and Hughie’s jaws drop.
It’s prices per share.
That’s all").
That’s a white man’s luxury."
Homelander comforts Ryan at his cabin, explainingwith uncharacteristic sensitivitythat he too felt uncomfortable when first surrounded by others.
Returning to his mates, Billy is thrilled to see the file that Starlight and Hughie have procured.
Despite Homelander’s tutelage, Ryan fails to use his heat vision.
Homelander suggests thinking of someone he hates (because anger might trigger his powers).
Homelander smiles uncomfortably at this bluntly articulated neo-Nazi worldview.
Stormfront departs after receiving a phone call.
Understanding this sacrifice, Becca tearfully kisses Billy goodbye.
They believe in it.
They just don’t like the word Nazi, that’s all."
As Billy flees with Becca and Ryan, a super-fight breaks out between Stormfront, Kimiko, and Starlight.
Unfortunately, Becca has been mortally wounded in this fracas.
She tells Billy about her now-traumatized son, “It’s not his fault.
You see to it he knows that.
He’s good…You promise me you keep him safe.”
Homelander appears and demands that Ryan come with him.
Billy is ready to fight to protect Ryan (no matter how doomed that might be).
He relents, allowing Ryan to leave with Billy.
Alastair meets with A-Train and the Deep.
He wonders if maybe he is too clingy (regarding the Boys, not Starlight).
Billy gives Ryan the Saint Christopher medallion he once received from Becca.
Grace tells Billy that all charges have been dropped against the Boys.
Alastair calls Neuman and congratulates her on her new post.
She thanks him for providing the file that took down Stormfront.
She agrees, but as soon as their chat ends, his head explodes.
Outside, we finally learn the identity of the mystery assassin: it’s Neuman!
Neuman returns to her campaign office, where Hughie is waiting.
As Neuman closes her office door, she asks him when he can start.
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