Commander Dunne is ordered to identify a mysterious woman and receives an invitation from Jim Lowe, chief of police of Jaxon, to the mansion. Messengers promise the city's 'finest beauties', but others warn that Lowe lets foreigners run wild and tortures women—battered bodies are found behind the mansion. Dunne refuses, fearing he'll never return; he's shouted to 'Get on your knees!' Family pushes him, saying Lowe's power will protect them for generations and that Dunne must step in for Nina, whose leg he broke. The episode ends with Dunne facing a dangerous, pressured choice.