9. Journey to Xibalba

Complete story — includes the ending

Tom finally returns to Charleston, where he relays the news of Anne and Alexis' deaths, as well as the fact that the Boston tower is vulnerable to an assault and should be the target of their attack. However, his ulterior motive is to get revenge on Karen. Unfortunately, the Volm complex is suddenly destroyed in a massive explosion, with Cochise being the only survivor. Weaver and Peralta suspect it is the work of the mole. Meanwhile, a heavily wounded Cochise tells Tom that he will eventually regenerate from his wounds. Lourdes overhears this conversation and decides to try and assassinate Cochise. She plants another bomb that severely damages the Charleston mall, causing numerous cave ins and blocking off all of the exits. Hal and Maggie are trapped in the armory, and nearly suffocate until they are rescued by Ben and Matt. Hal, realizing that Maggie is angry at him for leaving her behind to search for Anne and Alexis, promises to allow her to accompany him when they hunt down Karen. Meanwhile, Tom realizes Lourdes is the mole when she accidentally reveals her knowledge of Anne's death in Boston. She is immediately restrained before she can assassinate Cochise. Tom then takes Lourdes's weapon and uses it to blast a hole at one of the exits, opening up an escape route. Afterwards, Tom talks with a fully healed Cochise. Tom assures him that even with the complex destroyed and all of Cochise's comrades dead, the weapon itself should still be intact. They just need to dig it out and figure out how to operate it.