Commander Ethan prepares to leave for Draconite Manor while Sierra finishes a task. The scene shifts when someone reports a planned explosion near Nord Mall: a time bomb is strapped under the target's car and a second cache of explosives is buried nearby. The report says the killer wants him blown to pieces, but a line claims Ethan has 'plot armor' and will survive, even be rescued by a so-called ninth wife. The speaker, who lacks that protection, panics at the impending blast and must scramble for safety as the car's departure approaches.