Lev is freed from confinement after an investigation reveals that Franz sabotaged the G-force training machine, though Franz himself is arrested and removed from his position. It's also revealed that the lunchlady he is acquainted with, Natalia, is in fact a member of Zirnitra's secret police who has been keeping an eye on him Irina. He is able to attend the test launch, where Irina is give instructions to recite a recipe as a code in case her radio transmissions are intercepted by Arnak. She is either recite a borscht recipe if she feels no ill effects, or a cheeseburger recipe if something has gone wrong...