4. Return to Malice

Complete story — includes the ending

Obsessively talking to 24's skull, 21 vows to hunt down his killer. He kidnaps the boys from the compound and tries to make them confess. He admits that 24's death is what motivated him to get into shape but is also the only thing that drives his actions and lets them go. Hatred calls Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, suspecting The Monarch's involvement in the boys' disappearance, and she offers to meet with Rusty directly. She lies to The Monarch, who is missing a photoshoot because of an allergic reaction, about where she is going, and he bitterly suspects she is doing her own shoot. He finds 21 in his treehouse and accuses him of trying to overthrow him. 21 instead expresses his admiration for The Monarch's genuine hatred, and he decides to let 21 have the tree fort for a little longer, planning to burn it. Post-credits scene: A Monarch henchman's hand crosses out the boys from 21's list of suspects, but when 21 enters the room, all he sees is 24's skull, which has moved from where he left it.