11. ORB

Complete story — includes the ending

Billy decodes a message hidden in Rusty's old cartoon and it leads him to a spot on the compound. He digs up a phonograph cylinder meant for "the Venture bodyguard," as well as another code. He and Rusty conclude they are supposed to go to Studio 54, while Brock listens to the cylinder and learns from Rusty's great-grandfather Lloyd's bodyguard, Sandow, that the Guild used to be a righteous organization that fell apart when they fought over their source of power, an orb-shaped device. He learns from Gathers that he is to kill Rusty if he tries to use the orb and tracks a signal to Kano's apartment, who reveals that he has a second cylinder. They listen to it and discover that Sandow killed Lloyd when he tried to use the orb, while The Alchemist properly decodes the new messages and tells Rusty and Billy to go to the Frick Collection. They discover the orb, but before Brock can ambush them, Rusty declares intent to study it and only use its abilities for good. Brock decides not to kill him and leaves. Post-credits scene: Rusty stores the orb in a safe in his study, while Brock is attacked by his car.