Their timeline escalated by the phone call from EPA Agent Gaylor, R Cell races for the Oakland Pit. There they find that Benthic has deployed black-ops agents to move their “proprietary organism” from the toxic waters. Can R Cell defuse the situation with diplomacy? Or will they be forced into a more lethal course of action?

After some much-needed sleep, R Cell faces two loose ends: The Benthic Corporation and Detective Eric Hayes. All clues seem to point toward Benthic, but Hayes knows more than he’s telling about Deputy Fred Jacob’s death and autopsy. Fortunately the detective is very easy to find, and he has some questions of his own for R Cell.

R Cell must make an impossible decision. What should they do about Christina Jacob and her Star-Child? Can they be saved? And can this contamination be contained? Whatever they decide, there will be consequences that must be faced. And the clock is ticking.

CW: Child Violence

R Cell has split the party. Rooster and Rowan are at the Jacob residence, but they found an open door and a missing woman (and star-child). Meanwhile Rory and River are planning to pay Laura Ghant a visit, intent on discovering her connection to the Oakland Pit. Will the enigmatic CEO of the Benthic Corporation give them any information? Will the team be able to catch Christina and the baby before they get…somewhere?

After the disturbing events at the Green Box, R Cell returns to town for much needed food and answers. What are these Mi-Go? What about Operation Mirage? And how do they all relate to what’s happening in Helena, Montana? Castle owes the team some answers, and he has some bombshells about the nature of their mission and Delta Green itself.

“The acid may have been a mistake,” River says, shivering from the horror of what he saw inside the Green Box. Something is going very wrong with the body they stole and the Agents of R Cell will have to handle this new Unnatural complication. What is actually going on inside that barrel? And is this something they can handle or are they already in over their heads?

(CW: Gunshots at 38 minutes in)

With the Green Box no longer secure, the Agents split up for the night to keep watch over the equipment and body hidden inside. Who tried to break into the Green Box, and will they return? What will R Cell do with the body if they’re not able to keep it secure for A Cell’s retrieval? 

After a productive day of investigation, R Cell turns their attention to their changed assignment: they are tasked with breaking into the county morgue and stealing the corpse of Deputy Sheriff Jacob. What manner of Unnatural surprises wait for them inside the deserted building at night? And what will they do with the body if they’re able to secure it?

While Agent Gaylor was not pleased by R Cell’s intrusion on her investigation, she did point them in the direction of the Oakland Pit. A super-fund site, it seems an excellent source for the heavy metals involved in Deputy Sheriff Jacob’s death. The Agents investigate and discover further clues about their Patient Zero and what may be hidden in the polluted waters.

Shaken by their discoveries in the Jacob household, R Cell regroups to discuss their findings. Agent Rory checks in with the medical staff tending to the coroner in the hospital, while the rest of R Cell begins their search for Patient Zero, the strange man found by Deputy Sheriff Jacob in the rainstorm. Their best lead is the badge with a stylized “B” he wore. River also obtains a new investigative lead when he contacts his counterpart from the EPA, intruding on her earlier investigation. Theories abound as they search for the truth.