Brianne and her squad sit around the table in the Situation Room in the MP building. They're in for a briefing with their captain, Philip Stauer.
Philip: Earlier this morning at 7am, a ferry transporting the secret Military weapon was bombed. It killed dozens of civilians and several of our soldiers. The Military weapon is believed to be missing and stolen by a domestic terrorist group led by a man named Jamal Harwan. He is known as one of the largest black-market investors. We believe he's planning to sell the weapon underground as soon as his people gather enough information to make copies. We cannot let this happen, and we must stop Harwan immediately before he can recreate the weapon on his own.
The squad, with Brianne leading the way, leaves the MP building to begin looking for Jamal Harwan. Every other squad of the MP are looking for Harwan as well, retrieving the Military weapon being the MP's ultimate top priority as of now.
Chase: I wonder what kind of weapon it is.
Nadia: Must be big for the whole regiment to be searching for it.
Brianne knows she needs to go searching underground for answers, but she knows she can't do it with anyone else around. It's too risky to get her squad involved with the kind of life she's used to living.
Brianne: We need to split up and gather as much information as we can about Jamal Harwan. We'll reconvene in 2 hours at the atrium's water fountain. Understood?
Squad: Understood.
Brianne: Alright, let's go.
The squad splits up with Brianne, Cherrie, Tony, Chase, and Curtis as one team. Brianne leads them to a modest boxing gym.
Brianne: (to her squad) I need you guys to stay here for now. I'll be right back.
They watch Brianne walk away, trusting Brianne's moves 100%. Over the past few years, Brianne has gained the trust of her entire squad completely. They all trust Brianne's judgements sometimes over their own. They watch Brianne walk over to a middle-aged man training a young man in boxing, and the man smiles seeing Brianne. Teddy Cain takes off his boxing gloves and walks over to Brianne. Cain was one of Brianne's mentors during her younger years before the Military, and Brianne knows that Cain still has some ties to the underground world.
Teddy: (grins) Brianne!
Brianne: (smiles) Teddy.
Teddy: Oh ho, it's been too long.
Brianne: It has.
Teddy: Hey, I heard you graduated the top of your class.
Brianne: I did.
Teddy: That's my girl.
Brianne: You know, I'd love to catch up with you some other time, Teddy, because I'm here on the job.
Teddy: Oh. About Harwan?
Brianne: Yes. How did you know?
Teddy: Eh, he's been ranting off lately about how he's going to steal the new Military weapon. No one believes him though.
Brianne: Why not?
Teddy: Because he's more of a talker than a doer. Always likes to say things but never backs it up.
Brianne: Guess he finally grew the balls to do something this time.
Teddy: What?
Brianne: Earlier in the morning, Harwan blew up a ferry that was transporting the Military weapon, and it killed dozens of people including some of our soldiers. We believe he has the weapon now, and we need to find him before he can make copies and sell it off. Do you know where we can find him?
Teddy: All I know is that he hangs out at Cap's Pub sometimes.
Brianne: What about any friends? Anyone close to him?
Teddy: He used to be with a woman. Brunette hair up to her shoulders, blue eyes, not very tall. She hangs out at Cap's Pub too. She's mostly into Military men.
Brianne: (nods) Thank you, Teddy.
Teddy: No problem. Hey, it was good seeing you again, Bri. You should visit more often like my other students.
Brianne: (smiles) Yeah, I'll be sure to do that. See you around.
Brianne walks back to her team, and they immediately head over to Cap's Pub. The gang notices Brianne walking in, and they all say hi. It's been a while since the gang at Cap's Pub and Brianne have seen each other.
Brianne: Hey guys. Listen, there's an emergency and I need your help. Have you ever noticed a middle-aged bald man who talked about Military weapons recently?
Mike: Oh yeah, that dude. Real creepy looking, right?
Kim: Yeah, I know who you're talking about. Why're you looking for him?
Brianne: When was the last time you saw him?
George: A few days ago. He was ranting and raving like a lunatic about stealing the secret Military weapon.
Brianne: Have you ever noticed him with a woman? With brunette hair up to the shoulders, not that tall?
Ryan: Yeah, yeah she's right there.
Ryan points to the back of the bar, and Brianne looks to see Niles Dok with Harwan's woman named Dina Arway. She can clearly see that Niles and Dina are close because of the way they're sitting together and laughing and drinking.
Brianne: (to her squad) That's the woman Harwan was with. Let's go.
Brianne and her squad walk up to Niles and the woman at their own booth. They both look up, and the woman's face immediately darkens but she hides it well.
Niles: Oh, it's Scarface!
Brianne: Hello, Niles. (looks at Dina) We're going to ask you to come with us, miss.
Niles: What?
Dina is immediately terrified, and she grabs onto Niles' arm for protection.
Curtis: We need to ask you a few questions about your relationship with Jamal Harwan, miss. Come with us now.
Dina: I-I don't know what you're talking about.
Brianne leans forward with her hands on the table, glaring into Dina's eyes and striking fear into her.
Brianne: (intimidating) You listen to me. Jamal Harwan has a Military weapon in his possession, which he will undoubtedly sell in the black market. If this weapon lands in the wrong hands, then it puts our entire civilization's security at risk. And this will all happen because you decided to play dumb. Now, you can either come with me and not get hurt, or you can force me to interrogate you right here right now. And trust me when I say that I will do whatever is necessary to get the information I need out of you. So what's your choice?
Niles: (angry) Hey, back off, Scarface!
Niles shoves Brianne away, and Brianne looks at Niles with disbelief.
Brianne: You wanna play rough? Let's play rough.
Brianne motions to her squad, and they immediately clear out the entire pub so that only Brianne and her squad, the gang, Niles, and Dina are left remaining.
George: Hey hey, what the hell, Brianne! You're ruining our business-
Brianne: (sternly) Stand back.
Niles: What the hell are you doing?
Curtis and Chase hold back Niles as Brianne immediately brings down a knife on Dina's hand resting on the table. Dina hollers in pain as Cherrie ties Dina to a chair tightly with rope.
Niles: Are you goddamn crazy?!
Brianne watches Dina crying from the pain, and Brianne leans in again looking into Dina's eyes. Dina cowers as she looks up at Brianne.
Brianne: Now, you can continue down this painful road, or you can make things a bit easier for yourself. Where is Jamal Harwan?
Dina: (crying loudly) I don't know what you are talking about. Please.
Niles: Let her go!
Brianne slowly spins her knife in circles, making a bigger hole in Dina's hand. Dina screams loudly in pain as the rest of the group watch a bit disgusted at Brianne's ways of torture. Blood starts spurting out from her hand and stains the table.
Dina: OKAY, OKAY! I'll tell you everything you want to hear! Just get the knife out!
Brianne takes the knife out of Dina's hand, wiping the blood off with a napkin. Dina takes a moment to gather herself, and before she can answer she's shot at through the window. She's shot right in the chest, and Dina falls on her back from the strong momentum of a shotgun's bullet.
Brianne: Curtis, Cherrie. Go find the shooter!
Curtis and Cherrie immediately run out of the pub while Chase and Tony remain behind holding Niles back. Brianne falls on her knees to Dina, cupping her face in her hands. She can see that Dina is on the verge of death, bleeding profusely from her chest now, but Brianne can see that Dina still has some life in her.
Brianne: Come on, tell me where I can find Harwan. Where can I find him?
Niles: She needs to go to the hospital now!
Brianne: Tell me, where is Harwan?
Niles: What the hell are you doing?! Take her to the hospital now!
Brianne: Where is Harwan?!
Dina: (weakly) The market under the Northern Capital. His base...
Brianne looks at Dina, knowing that's all she's going to say. Brianne then immediately motions for Chase to take Dina to the nearest hospital. Chase carries Dina on his back and runs off. Niles follows behind while Brianne and Tony stay back in Cap's Pub.
Tony: It's been over 2 hours. We should meet the rest of the team at the water fountain.
Brianne: You go and inform the rest of the team. Meet at the hospital.
Tony heads back and sees the rest of the group at the water fountain while Brianne heads immediately to the hospital. Curtis and Cherrie meet up with the group at the fountain as well, and Tony informs the squad that they need to head to the hospital after a lead was shot in the chest.
Tony: Did you find the shooter?
Curtis: No, we couldn't find him anywhere.
Tony: Damn it...alright, let's head to the hospital and reconvene.
The group quickly runs to the hospital, and they see Chase standing there all bloodied from carrying Dina on his back. Niles is on his knees with his hands over his head, looking down at the ground and rocking back and forth. Brianne stands in the back looking at the closed doors to the operating room. Chase notices his team arrive, and he nudges Brianne. Brianne looks to see her squad there, and the group gathers together. Curtis notices a look of guilt on Brianne's face, and he knows something went wrong.
Chase: She didn't make it.
Brianne glances over to Niles who notices her after hearing Chase's voice.
Niles: You...you killed her!
Niles gets up on his feet fuming with rage, and he runs over to Brianne with fury. Curtis and Chase push Niles back before he can try to hurt Brianne. They both hold Niles back as Niles continues to try to lunge at Brianne to hurt her.
Niles: YOU KILLED DINA! YOU KILLED HER!
Brianne: (cold) I'm sorry for your loss.
Niles breaks down mourning his dead girlfriend, and Brianne and her squad leave the hospital quietly getting all the information they needed from Dina.
Curtis: So what's the plan?
Brianne: There are 3 entrances to the Northern underground Capital. One from the Western section of the sewers behind the bakery, one from the Eastern section of the sewers next to the library, and one from the Southern section near the pasta restaurant. Curtis and Cherrie, you'll come with me to the Southern section. Tina, Tony, Chase, and Katy, you'll go to the Western section. Nadia, Larry, Porter, you'll go to the Eastern section. We'll have to time the ambush carefully. What we'll do is when we arrive at our locations, we'll fire a smoke signal in the air. After the last person shoots their smoke signal, immediately head into the sewers and follow the pathway to convene up North. We block all the entrances and take down Harwan on my signal. Any questions?
No one does.
Brianne: Let's go.
The group splits apart again, and Brianne, Curtis, and Cherrie arrive at their alleyway. Curtis shoots the smoke signal in the air, and Cherrie is on the lookout.
Cherrie: There's a second flare!
A few seconds later, the last flare is fired.
Cherrie: The third one's done!
Brianne: Alright, follow me and keep your eyes open.
Brianne climbs down into the sewers first with Curtis and Cherrie following in after. Brianne leads the way, familiar with the underground pathways from her years spending time there with Levi, Farlan, and Isabel. The 3 can hear light chatter from afar, and they continue to approach the main room. They hide behind a wall, and Brianne peeks in to see a few men chatting away.
Man 1: Man, that weapon is awesome. Did you get to try it out?
Man 2: No, I was keeping guard.
Man 1: You can see everything in the dark. You could see people, papers, tables, everything even when it's pitch black. It's like some kind of toy.
Man 3: Damn, that sounds cool. The Military makes such good weapons.
The 3 men walk over to Brianne's wall, and her and her squad prepare their weapons for an ambush. When the 3 men walk past the wall, Brianne, Curtis, and Cherrie grab the men and point their daggers to their necks. They take the 3 men as captives, and they enter the empty room.
Brianne: Lead us to Harwan, now.
As Brianne, Curtis, and Cherrie lead the way with their captives, the rest of Brianne's group follows behind armed. They listen to the sound of voices, and Brianne knows that Harwan is taking apart the Military weapon so that he can learn how to recreate it on his own. She takes in a deep breath and immediately makes herself known to Harwan and the rest of his men.
Brianne: Freeze!
Harwan is shocked that the MP found him so soon, and he immediately starts shooting at Brianne with his shotgun. His bullets hit his man, and the body is used as a shield for Brianne. Brianne immediately throws her dagger across the room while with her other hand she holds up the dead body as a shield. The dagger hits Harwan square in the chest, and Harwan keeps shooting, his adrenaline keeping him from feeling the pain of the dagger in his chest. Brianne immediately throws the dead body aside and takes cover with Porter and Larry. It's now a shooting match between Harwan and his men with Brianne and her squad. The only guns they all have are shotguns, and Brianne wishes she had her handguns from her Nightman utility.
Larry: What the hell do we do now?
Brianne takes out a small glass mirror from her pocket, and she holds it up. She can see the exact locations of every gunman, and she makes Porter hold the mirror.
Brianne: Larry, there's 2 gunmen at 2 o clock. I'll cover you, and you shoot 'em off. You ready?
Larry: Yeah.
Brianne rolls out and immediately starts shooting to act as a decoy. Larry then takes down the two gunmen, leaving Harwan and 3 other gunmen shooting. Brianne and Larry take cover again, and Curtis manages to take one gunman down.
Tina: Harwan made a run for it!
Brianne immediately runs out of the room back towards the sewers, hearing the gun battle she left behind. She runs for a while and stops. She can hear running from afar, and she quietly listens to where the sounds are going. She can hear the splashes of running getting closer, so she hides behind a wall. Brianne continues to listen to the sounds of running in knee-high sewage, and she times her attack perfectly. Brianne knocks Harwan to his back with a strong hook shot. Harwan immediately gets onto his feet and swings his arms holding onto a knife. Brianne leans away, barely dodging Harwan's offensive attack.
Brianne and Harwan fight hand-to-hand, and Harwan manages to slash at Brianne's ribs. This gets Brianne pissed off, and she goes on a strong offensive play. After a series of lethal punches, Brianne knocks Harwan's back to the wall. Harwan is barely holding onto his knife, and Brianne grabs Harwan's arm and lifts it up. She makes Harwan stab himself through his chest, next to another fresh wound from earlier. Harwan's mouth opens in pain as Brianne digs his knife deeper into his chest, puncturing his left lung. The rest of the squad arrives at the crime scene, seeing Brianne pinning Harwan to the wall and looking into his eyes as he dies. When she sees the light go out of Harwan's eyes, Brianne let's go of him, and his body falls into the sewage. Brianne slowly turns to her squad, and there Curtis is holding the suitcase that holds the secret Military weapon.
Curtis: We got the weapon back.
Brianne: (slightly out of breath) Good...
Brianne is in her captain's office after having returned the Military weapon, nighttime goggles, back to the MP. She was allowed to change clothes because she was running around in the sewers and smelled terribly.
Philip: I knew you'd be able to get the weapon back.
Brianne: I couldn't have done it without the help of my squad, sir.
Philip: Well, to thank your squad, the Military Police has issued 10 nighttime goggles for all of you. You'll be the first ones to test them out in real situations, soldier.
Brianne: Thank you, sir. We're very grateful.
The bells ring outside, signaling the return of the Survey Corps.
Philip: Huh, it seems the Corps are returning early this time.
Brianne: (nods) Yes, sir, it seems so.
Philip: Well, you've done enough for us in one day, Brianne. Why don't you and your squad go ahead and take the rest of the day off?
Brianne: Thank you, sir.
Brianne salutes Philip and walks out of his office. She notifies her squad that they have the rest of the day off, and Brianne immediately heads over to the crowds to watch the Corps return from their disastrous journey with massive casualties. Brianne climbs onto a rooftop, and she doesn't see Erwin or Levi anywhere. She follows the Corps all the way to the stables, and she sees Erwin. He notices her too, but Brianne walks past him to look for Levi, Farlan, and Isabel. It hurts Erwin when Brianne acts like strangers, especially when they both are still in love with one another. Brianne gasps seeing Levi there putting his horse away slowly, still traumatized from the gruesome losses he's witnessed.
Brianne: (relieved) Levi!
Levi looks and sees Brianne run to him. She pounces him with a tight hug, so glad that he's alive. Levi is too numb to move as he feels Brianne hugging him, the reality that Farlan and Isabel are gone all too real yet again.
Brianne: (looks up at Levi) Where's Farlan and Isabel?
Levi doesn't answer and Brianne can see by the look in Levi's eyes that they must've died a horrible death. Brianne stands there hugging Levi still, comforting him and herself from the loss of their two best friends. Erwin slowly walks up to the two, and Brianne sees him. She let's go of Levi as she glares at Erwin, blaming him for the death of her two best friends.
Erwin: (to Levi) The hotel is ready for you. You can check in whenever you're ready.
Levi nods, and Erwin looks at Brianne. He can't say anything, and he walks off.
Brianne: What hotel?
Levi: I can't live in the building anymore, so your boyfriend offered to pay for my hotel room till I can get a house of my own.
Brianne: (glares at Levi) He's not my boyfriend.
Brianne looks back at Erwin walking away, wishing for some reason he'd turn back and run to her.
Levi: Wanna help me get settled in?
Brianne: Sure.
Brianne helps Levi get settled into his hotel room, and there's not much Levi needs to bring over because he doesn't own many things. The two are silent the entire time, and they both sit on his hotel bed. They sit at the edge of the bed quietly, not quite knowing what to speak of.
Levi: Hey, if you don't mind...let's meet tomorrow. I...I need some time.
Brianne nods, and she gives Levi a quick kiss on his cheek. She then quietly leaves his hotel room to let Levi soak in his new reality.
Brianne watches over the Capital late at night as Nightman, and she notices Erwin walking the streets and heading over to the empty park. Brianne follows him silently, brooding with anger and hatred against Erwin yet so much love still. She can't stop thinking about Farlan and Isabel and how they might still be alive if Erwin had not captured them and forced them to join the Corps. Erwin stops walking, and Brianne watches him confused at why he suddenly came to a halt.
Erwin: Do you want to talk, Brianne?
Brianne is surprised that Erwin knows she's following him. Erwin looks back at Brianne in her Nightman suit and one-eyed mask. Brianne stands still as they both look at one another from afar under the starry night sky.
Erwin: I'm sorry for your loss, Brianne.
She stays silent.
Erwin: ...I heard about what you did today, how you retrieved the stolen Military weapon.
Brianne still doesn't reply.
Erwin: Brianne...(deep breath) I found something out there.
Brianne looks at Erwin, attentive. Erwin takes out a hair clip of a flower out of his pocket, and he shows it to Brianne. Brianne takes the hair clip in her hands and examines it in shock.
Erwin: I found this in the grass. You know what this means, don't you?
Brianne looks up into Erwin's blue eyes shining brightly.
Brianne: (disbelief) People are out there.
Erwin: Yes! And maybe these people found our daughter and saved her. They're probably taking care of her right now as we speak, feeding her milk and food.
Erwin walks up closer to Brianne, and she doesn't move. He slowly tries to take the mask off of Brianne so that he can look at her face, but she quickly stops him. Her heart is overwhelmed with such mixed emotions that Brianne doesn't understand herself anymore. But at the moment, her knees are weak looking into Erwin's eyes, seeing how much pain she's inflicting on him by being cold.
Erwin: (weakly) I just want to see your face.
Brianne takes Erwin's hands off her mask gently, feeling her heart breaking being so cold to Erwin when all she wants to do is hold him. She gathers herself together, not wanting Erwin to see how she's about to break down any minute.
Brianne: Why'd you offer to pay for Levi's hotel room?
Erwin: It was the least I could do after...all I've done.
Brianne looks away from Erwin, feeling hurt thinking about Farlan and Isabel once again. Erwin hugs Brianne lightly, and she hugs him back at first. Brianne rests her head on Erwin's chest, and he puts his hand behind Brianne's head to keep her head close to his heart. She can feel his heart racing against her ear, and tears start forming in Brianne's eyes. Before Erwin can get comfortable, Brianne quickly walks away unable to bear the pain any longer. She quickly runs off in the dark night, leaving Erwin standing there alone and completely broken. Brianne can't handle being Nightman anymore, and she changes out of her suit and back into civilian clothing in her room in the King's castle. She then walks out to the kitchen of the castle where she sees Niles drinking hard liquor at the table alone. Brianne grabs a beer and sits next to Niles drinking. Niles is already very drunk and just notices Brianne.
Niles: You!
Brianne: Yes, me...Scarface...
Niles: You...Dina is dead because of you...
Brianne: (pauses and drinks) Yes, I know.
Niles scoffs at Brianne's unemotional answer, and he drinks even more.
Niles: I always knew you were going to be trouble, you know. I warned Erwin all the time about you, but he'd never listen. He was so damn in love with you. It was...(laughs and shakes his head) it was crazy how much he loved you.
Brianne is quiet.
Niles: You were pregnant with Erwin's baby, weren't you?
Brianne looks at Niles.
Niles: (scoffs) You think I wouldn't have noticed with your stomach being so fat? I know it was Erwin's baby.
Brianne quietly drinks, and Niles pours himself another drink gulping it down.
Niles: (sighs heavily) A lot of bad shit happens to us, doesn't it?
Brianne: Yeah...
Niles: How...how do you deal with all that pain?
Brianne: ...I've become numb to it.
Niles: You've become numb to the pain?
Brianne: Yeah. You have to learn how to deal with it. It's the only way.
Niles looks at Brianne and knows she's been through hell and back even in his drunken state. As he keeps staring at Brianne, he notices how beautiful she actually is except for that gruesome scar being partially hidden behind her black eye patch. Her golden locks are naturally curled perfectly, her icy blue eyes warm Niles' cold heart, and her flawless skin makes him lust to touch her. Brianne glances at Niles and catches him staring at her. He doesn't look away even when she looks at him. Niles puts his hand on Brianne's cheek, and he kisses her warmly on her lips. This surprises Brianne, and she looks at Niles slowly lean away smelling his rancid alcoholic breath. Niles looks away laughing to himself.
Niles: (shakes his head) Ugh, I had too much to drink.
Brianne: I think so too. I'll help you to your room.
Niles: Yeah, yeah fine.
Brianne helps Niles up towards his room, and they stand in front of Niles' room. Niles looks at Brianne and kisses her again, this time much rougher. He pulls Brianne in tightly so that she can't push him away, and she let's Niles keep kissing her. She starts to slowly get into the kiss, and Niles moves his hands around Brianne's body. He breathlessly let's go of the kiss, and he takes Brianne to another part of the castle. They arrive at the piano room, a grandiose room that contains a mini library and a grand piano next to a large window. Niles leans Brianne down onto the couch near the mini library, and Niles starts to take off his clothes. The two end up naked on the couch kissing passionately, and Niles enters Brianne. She immediately feels guilty as if she's cheating on Erwin because she still loves him very much, but she doesn't think of this love session with Niles as anything serious. Niles finishes too fast because he's too drunk to control himself, and he doesn't remember to pull out. When Niles calms down from his climax, Brianne immediately starts putting on her clothes while Niles is nearly about to fall asleep. Brianne feels dirty after Niles was selfish and only finished himself off, so she quickly gets ready to go back to her room.
Brianne: (to Niles) Put on your clothes and go to bed.
Niles is too drunk, and Brianne puts on Niles' clothes for him. She then carries him up to his room, and she puts him in his bed. His other roommates are still fast asleep, all heavy sleepers. She then walks into her room and quietly climbs into bed but can't fall asleep. All she can think about is Erwin and wishing she could spend the night making love to him.