Benedikt is in a market when he encounters a group of Scarlets attacking a young White Flower messenger. The messenger calls out Benedikt’s name, and the Scarlets turn on him. Benedikt, in his grief over losing Marshall, at first thinks he has nothing to live for but realizes as the Scarlets are about to kill him that he doesn’t want to die. At the last moment, someone (later revealed to be Marshall) shoots from above, killing all the Scarlets and sparing Benedikt and the messenger. As Benedikt runs away, he wonders who would bother watching and then saving him.

Juliette attends a meeting for the Scarlet inner circle. She presents Paul’s research and proposes the Scarlet Gang create a vaccine and give it to the whole city for free, arguing it is in their best interest; the “new Larkspur” loses all power if everyone is immune to the “madness.” Tyler counters that they should only give it to the Scarlet Gang for free and charge everyone else. Tensions mount, and Lady Cai interrupts, saying they should table the discussion until after the vaccine is made. Tyler taunts her in French so the rest of the Scarlets can’t understand.