2. Rush Hour

Complete story — includes the ending

Kellog's message from the future warns of economic collapse, and asks him to fund the soldiers and trust his future self's plan; it is revealed that Kellog had Emily kidnapped to blackmail Alec into returning control of the Piron servers. Alec worries about Kellog controlling all of the pieces to understanding time travel. Marcellus refuses to give Kellog any further information about the plan, leaving Kellog unsatisfied. Although Kiera and Brad meet, they agree to stay on opposite sides, with the excuse of trading information. When Carlos visits Piron to pressure Kellog about Emily's kidnapping, he learns that Dillon has signed on with Piron's security, leaving Carlos as VPD Inspector. Alec, Lucas, and Jason plant a virus in the Piron data before returning it, then Alec finds out where Emily is being held and goes after her himself. Kiera has lunch with Kellog to return the data and gets caught in an attack planned by Travis and Garza, leading Carlos to get involved, and Lucas has to talk Kiera through saving Kellog's life. With Dillon's help, Carlos arrests Travis, but Garza returns with Kiera. Emily pressures Jason until he admits that she is not his mother. Upset, Emily leaves, saying she is Alec's weakness.