Left alone by the rest of the crew, Spike and Jet are ambushed by members of the Red Dragon Syndicate. They are saved by Lin's brother, Shin, who explains that after Vicious unsuccessfully tried to seize control of the organization, all people connected to him are also being hunted down. Faye meets Julia in a chance encounter and passes on a message from her to Spike. Spike rushes to rendezvous with Julia. Vicious escapes his execution and kills the leaders of the Syndicate.