A heated fight breaks out as a group fails to capture a man, prompting the display of powerful abilities like ice spikes and tiger transformation. The conflict escalates dangerously until the arrival of Mr. Hawthorne, who confronts the attackers in Ace's home. Hawthorne claims he came to help Ace, who is in trouble, but his intervention is rejected as Ace accuses him of bullying and injures him in the scuffle. The episode ends with tension rising between Hawthorne and Ace, leaving their true intentions and loyalties uncertain.