8. The Redesign of Natural Objects

Complete story — includes the ending

Jailed for drug trafficking, Donnie meets a Neolution plant who threatens him. Alison visits him in jail, with Felix and Adele (a lawyer), who is surprised to see Sarah's 'twin sister'. Donnie reveals the Neolution threat and believes he won't survive his prison sentence. M.K. contacts Sarah and meets Cosima, explaining that she has traced Susan and Rachel's location, and reveals Evie's plan to dissemble Leda and her threat to wipe out the sisters. M.K. helps Sarah and Cosima to contact Susan on the Island to scientifically team up. Susan agrees, but Cosima forces Rachel and Ira out, refusing to trust them. After sending Sarah more information on Duko, M.K. begins coughing up blood due to the same disease killing the Leda clones. Mrs. S, furious over the death of her mother, takes out her sniper rifle to kill Duko. However, Alison arrives to confront him. Duko gives Alison an ultimatum: turn over Sarah's location or allow Donnie to die; Alison and Donnie are simply caught in the crossfire and the Neolutionists only want Sarah. After being given the day to think about it, a fraught Alison is visited by Felix. Alison seemingly makes the deal, giving Duko Sarah's location when Donnie is threatened with death. After Duko calls off the attack on Donnie and reveals Evie's plan to implant bots into millions under the guise of gene therapy, he walks into a trap. Mrs. S shoots him dead. Cosima comes up with a possible cure: fertilizing Leda eggs with Castor sperm from Ira to create an embryonic stem cell. Sarah hesitantly agrees, and with Sarah's eggs Cosima flies to the Island where Susan waits to work with her. Rachel's swan visions become more vivid, and a man appears too. Rachel wants to get back to work and restore Susan's place at the head of Neolution.