The episode opens at Cabin Fever Labs, where Worker Drone 029 tries to both hide and retrieve a Worker Drone who is "boot-looped" (a state resembling paralysis) from Sentinels. Unfortunately, the velociraptor-like Sentinels tear the Drone apart, and another Sentinel closes in on her, boot-loops her with a flash of light, and eventually kills 029, ripping her to pieces. Meanwhile, Uzi, N, and V meet up with Tessa and J. As Tessa explains why she and J are in Copper 9, Doll steals the Keybug she had given them earlier and flees with it, prompting the group to give chase; however, Doll escapes by hopping into a hole leading to the Labs. Uzi, N, V, and Tessa venture inside the Labs while J stays behind to guard Tessa's ship. The foursome finds the entrance to the Labs, which is full of Disassembly Drones corpses. Tessa is suddenly dragged away by a rope when they find the route to the secret elevator. Uzi, N, and V follow her, finding a baby Worker Drone. N attempts to shoot the baby drone, but it escapes with its spider limbs. Suddenly, a female Worker Drone appears with the spider baby, just as an EMP knocks Uzi, N, and V out. Uzi wakes up in a hospital room, where the female Worker Drone, named Alice, beheads 029's corpse. She reveals her scavenger nature, taking parts of Worker and Disassembly Drones for herself. She keeps the biomechanical cores of the latter inside an oven, which she claims "slows them down," apparently similar to paralysis. While she is talking, Alice mentions that Nori "left them to die", shocking Uzi. Meanwhile, in a room where N and Tessa are kept, Beau, the spider baby drone, performs surgery on N, who is incredibly unfazed about being cut open. Beau is called over by Alice for more "sedatives" - which are just magnets to negate Uzi's Absolute Solver powers. Tessa seizes the chance to escape with N, and the two head to save Uzi and V. On the way, Tessa gives N a look at Earth, which, albeit off-screen, leaves him stunned. Finding out N and Tessa escaped, Alice releases a group of