A special investigator, Ash Madai, has arrived on the Collection. He is greeted by security officer Bertram, and asks for a tour. He observes the people he sees, and makes comments about them to Bertram. Meanwhile, Benny confronts Mushtaq Anson in his office, afraid that he plans to have Irving Braxiatel tortured. Anson replies that the special investigator has never had to resort to torture. At a bar, Ash Madai speaks to Jason Kane, causing him to cry. When Bertram asks him what he said, Ash Madai causes Bertram to remember his mother, whom he betrayed to the Axis.