They leave, but Pasc drags Etrec toward the Embarkation Area instead. The transmitter was "active"—their people know they are free. They must flee before any Archanon officials arrive. Intending to steal the stand-by Eagle, Pasc knocks out the pilot, hiding his body in a storeroom. While waiting for their patients, Helena and Nuñez review their findings. A virus exists in both Archanons' systems—active in Pasc, dormant in Etrec. Perhaps not coincidentally, recordings of Pasc's brain waves show a series of distortions not present in the boy's. Blood samples are required for further analysis.