Back at CIA headquarters, Stella’s boss praises her flawless execution, but the stakes are about to skyrocket. He tasks her with infiltrating Russia’s most secure missile factory, a fortress of secrets where failure could mean global catastrophe. Though Stella doubts she can bypass the factory’s ironclad security, her boss assures her the agency has a plan to slip her inside undetected.
The assailants drag Sandy to a sedan, where they subject her to brutal physical and sexual assault, mocking her as they reveal a chilling plan. They inform her that her record label considers her replaceable and intends to auction her off as a sex slave to recoup their investment, after subjecting her to “professional slave training” to maximize her value.
The tape reaches the governor, a man steeped in cruelty and accustomed to bending others to his will. As he plays the video, he is in the midst of exploiting another captive, lost in his sadistic enjoyment. The screen flickers to life with the stark reality of his daughter’s suffering, catching him off guard in a rare moment of vulnerability.
What follows is a tense series of events where Mary is outmaneuvered and overwhelmed, ending up in strange places like an old age home under false pretenses. Her captors—later revealed as obsessive followers from her past job at a coffee shop—use intimidation and manipulation to keep her off-balance, all while hinting at plans to profit from her predicament.
The following morning, the pair switches gears and heads to the office of Mrs. Flexon, a slick lawyer who’s tangled deep in Gonos’ web. She owes a hefty sum, piled high with interest from a loan she took to fuel her side hustle—rumors say it’s cocaine dealing. Unlike Kelly, Mrs. Flexon tries to play it cool when Peter and Steve barge in, claiming she’s already paid Gonos in full.
