He needed to think this through. There was no room for failure, no room for a misstep of any kind. Otis was there, trapped inside that machinery made of evil and concrete. That was what he felt, deep inside his gut. Sure, there was always the chance that Jackie had succeeded in getting both himself and Otis to safety, a glimmer of hope and also a door wide open for Hudson to search for a way out, not a way in.
👁 At the CUBE, Sean McLaughlin is overcome by his responsibilities and Kareem helps him in more than one way. Talking to Sean, Kareem reveals how deep are the sentiments he feels for Lance; then, back home, he tells the same things to his lover… but without using words.
Ben Halpern the thief with ambition meets Marius for the final showdown. He wants to be Marius's partner in crime as well as Marius's Menial. Ben uses an audacious plan and his body to prove it.
👁 Those who sow the wind reap the whirlwind: that’s what O’Rourke, Reeves and Wilde start discovering. No one, outside the Police Station, knows about their sudden arrest, no one can help them. The kind, righteous Sean McLaughlin finds himself prey of sentiments of merciless vengeance he didn’t suspect to have.
👁 At the CUBE, Kareem asks for help to Triple-A, the powerful former manager of the AI, but has to pay a price to get it. The day after, an official communication from Chief Bellwood in person causes havoc at the Police Station.
👁 At the CUBE, Kareem and Lance enjoy the amenities of the Nebula Palace... and then enjoy each other under the artificial sun of the Virtual Beach. Alastair intercepts a couple phone calls made by O’Rourke that reveal how close his downfall is.
👁 At the CUBE, O'Rourke plays a dirty trick to Lance but then, he too gets a bad surprise that makes him feel that his unchallenged command over the Cube has become unexpectedly shaky. Upon release, Lance and Kareem enjoy some high-class sexual relief at the most exclusive venue of the Cube, the ‘Nebula Palace Hotel & Spa’
Chapter Twenty-Eight – Rescue Me: Keres had taken it upon himself to feed him and give him water, and Otis had obeyed without protest, even if the water from the plastic bottle in the man’s hand had shaken enough to make most of it spill over his chin and down his shirt.
“You are a man of the world after my own heart, Mr. Larrabee. You’re an orphan, a scoundrel, a pervert and a killer! We’re cut from the same cloth!” Los Angeles in 1947; evil abounds among the rich and powerful, as well as the poor and ambitious.
👁 At the CUBE, Lance and ‘Triple-A’ Archer gain an ally in their quest to stop evil Captain O’Rourke and make him fall. Lance pays a ‘conjugal visit’ to Kareem, only to find out that his three friends are held captive in terrible and humiliating conditions.
👁 At the CUBE, after getting some ‘moral support’ from Kareem, Lance honors his promise to Captain O’Rourke to serve as a ‘Tier 3’ boy at the Rowdy Hole, but things don’t go as planned, causing O’Rourke’s wrath. The pressure of events forces Lance to take extreme measures.
👁 At the CUBE, the kind straight cop Sean McLaughlin, in order to help his friend Kareem dispel his doubts about his own sexuality, plans to share again his wife with him, using the bio-chip linking device; but evil Captain O’Rourke makes things go horribly wrong, and Lance makes a huge sacrifice to help Kareem.
Final Chapter. Ridge gets Malik's statement and then he and Ollie go talk to Jeff Barker. The investigation is wrapped up and Malik and Tyler head back to Key West to resume their life.
Tyler and Malik are reunited, Ridge and Lucas give them some time to have a long talk. They finally tell each other about their pasts, and Tyler decides to tell Malik one more thing.
Ridge confirms his suspicions, and thinks he has his man. Malik is surprised when he hears a man open to the door of the apartment, it was someone he would never suspect. He tried to stall until halp arrived.
👁 At the CUBE, Aldritch ‘Triple-A’ Archer reveals important information that gives to Kareem a faint hope. May it be for the good news, or because there’s something special in the night, Kareem decides to bring Lance to a very special place… where he does something that neither of them thought possible.
Ridge and Lucas try to comfort Tyler and tell him that Malik did not send that text. Ridge takes Tyler's phone to try and track where the message was sent from. Tyler goes to visit Dylan and Joey, in hopes of clearing his conscience. Things go differently than he expected. Ridge and Ollie hear back from the cyber unit and have a new lead to follow.
Ridge and Ollie finally get to talk to Freddie, they are disappointed in the results. They turn their attention to two of Freddies associates. Ridge is trying to figure out his next move. Tyler gets an unexpected text that is very upsetting.
Tyler has a talk with Lucas and is feeling bad about what he did to Joey and for not helping Dylan. Ridge tries to reassure him that he did what he needed to do. Ollie and Ridge get ready to have their first talk with Freddie.
After Ridge and Ollie gather more information on Freddie Rogers, they pay Malik's old boyfriend, Casey, a visit. They fill in a few more details of Malik's life before he moved to Key West. They decide to call it a day and Ridge brings Tyler home to spend the night.
👁 At the CUBE, Aldritch ‘Triple-A’ Archer, the former CEO of the company that controls the A.I., explains why he’s at the Cube, but he doesn’t get from Kareem the sympathy he hoped for. Quite the contrary. But then Kareem understands that the new powerful inmate can be a useful resource.
Ridge and Ollie start to talk to their suspects after Tyler gives them a little more information. Ollie runs a background check on Malik and finds out about Malik's past.