Faced with the possibility of condemnation for violating the Masquerade, the coterie spends what they fear is their final moments. Franzi takes the stage to perform one last time, Victoria rekindles a faith lost far too long ago, and Goyo finds comfort in the arms of a lover. When the trial proceeds, the truth unveils itself as our coterie finds itself the target of a notoriously duplicitous but powerful Anarch named Enrique Escolar.