Both sides are at a stalemate. As Cesare's time in the spotlight comes to pass, a riot breaks out. In the center of the fray, Zero has an epiphany.

Looking back on their time as teenagers, Zero and the Armadillo try to untangle why Cesare became the way he is now and attempt to reason with him.

At the police station, Zero mulls over threatening posters in his neighborhood, stresses over an upcoming TV interview and runs into an old friend.

Zero remembers first meeting Cesare at an arcade in the 80s. Later, he dines at Cesare's house at his mother's invitation and tears down more posters.