Cody and Tia verbally spar as David trains with a tensor. Cody says that he was a police officer in Nashville, but left his job after the Epics took over and corrupted the police department. Tia says that she is researching what happened when Steelheart was shot so that she can determine what Steelheart's weakness is. Prof shows up and tells David to accompany Abraham and Megan to a weapons dealer.

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