In a driving rain on Bryce’s roof, Hunt holds Sabine at gunpoint while Sabine aims at Bryce’s heart. Hunt positions himself behind Bryce to shield her, weighing whether his armored battle-suit could take a bullet and if he could get airborne in time. Bryce taunts Sabine about a “demon friend,” and Hunt notes the door kicked shut and the rooftop cameras disabled and looping, meaning no help is coming.

Sabine warns Hunt not to move as he tries to cover Bryce’s chest with his arm. She seethes that she warned them to stay away after they came to the Den asking forbidden questions. The stakes are immediate: a close-range shot would kill Bryce, and Hunt decides he would rather lose an arm than risk her life.

Bryce accuses Sabine of killing Danika to preserve her own claim as future Prime, stealing the Horn to undermine Danika, and using a kristallos to eliminate witnesses and embarrass Micah. Hunt backs her with evidence: the wiped Luna’s Temple footage proving a cover-up and Sabine’s lies about Danika being there. He asserts all they need is a tie between Sabine and the kristallos.

Sabine’s shock appears genuine. Trembling with rage, she lowers her gun’s aim and clicks the safety on, denying she stole anything or killed her daughter. She declares she was protecting Danika and delivers the reveal that reframes the case: “Danika stole the Horn.”