A battle between Elle and Water Lily commences. The two fight until LAPD officers burst in, prompting the two to escape the facility. In an alley, Elle is met by Alani Davis, who tells Elle of her discovery of replicant bodies in the desert. Davis offers her protection so she can help bring Wallace Jr. to justice, but Elle does not trust her and flees. Meanwhile, Marlowe flies his spinner to Joseph's apartment. Davis goes to call the acting chief of police and report Wallace Jr.'s involvement in the Black Lotus case. However, she is impaled by Water Lily before she can relay the information. Water Lily hangs up and uses the phone to call Jr. to inform him of Elle's escape...