With Victor dead, Merodach will do anything to take back Cookie the Rat for VeyTech. He turns his attention to Lisette and Cluracan who are both badly injured. Back at his Lair, Raptor decrypts more of the VeyTech data, and releases the damning evidence onto the internet. VeyTech’s stock crashes forcing Dr. Venesois to hold an urgent press conference on the steps of the company’s corporate headquarters in Paris.