At a public checkpoint, officers confront Rory for carrying Royal Blades and demand he and his mother be arrested for impersonating the Divine Order. Officers move to seize them; Rory's mother suddenly grabs a gun and threatens, "I'll take all of us down with me," forcing the crowd back. Captain Lewis orders his men to cuff Rory and shoot if he resists. Tension spikes when the mother forces everyone to look at an object; someone gasps, "The Divine Badge?" The episode ends with stunned officers facing a badge that could upend their orders, leaving the next choice unresolved.