As day breaks over the city, the Tribe wait nervously for the Locos to attack …
Outside, BRAY explains to EBONY that ZOOT’s death was a tragic accident. He cuts a deal to ensure the safety of the Mall: in return for EBONY’s silence, BRAY gives her ZOOT’s precious talisman and the opportunity to lead a ZOOT-inspired cult. Swayed by the notion of herself as high priestess, EBONY agrees.
When the silence of the Mall is finally broken, the “attack” is only BRAY returned with news that there will be no attack. Suspicions are aroused – what does BRAY have that EBONY could possibly want? TRUDY thinks she knows…
Though the dangers of attack have passed, the dangers of passes have not. LEX sulks at ZANDRA’s unwillingness to forgive and forget. SALENE confesses to BRAY she’s in love with him … BRAY panics. TRUDY is convinced of a conspiracy against her – is SALENE trying to steal her baby? BRAY confides in AMBER; he doesn’t know what to do. Doesn’t love count for anything? To complicate matters, he and AMBER have an unspoken fancy for each other. TAI-SAN flirts with LEX – she has a novel idea about how to relieve his tension. For the good of the Tribe, of course!
TRUDY plunges deeper into her despair. Finally, alone in the dead of the night, she decides she can take no more…