Mia gets out of a cab and walks into a warehouse. Max pulls up on her motorcycle, following her. Inside the building, Mia gets into a car with Dougie. He's asleep. She wakes him up. Dougie is freaking out about Eyes Only's transmission, worried that he's been caught. Mia hands him a paper bag to prevent him from hyperventilating. Mia says that "the life" isn't for him. Dougie says that he needs to do something, and he's having bad thoughts. Mia assures him that everything will be okay. Dougie says the only way that everything will be okay is if Eyes Only "shuts his trap." Max spies on them and hears Mia saying that she's got Eyes Only under control, and asking Dougie for the money. Dougie hands over the cash and says that he can't believe that a girl like Mia could love him. Mia tells him to believe it, and reminds him to bring his boss to the fight hall. Dougie pulls away. Max looks around for Mia, only to have Mia jump down from a ledge above her and knock her to the floor. Max's beeper falls to the side.
Max flips Mia onto her back and says that Mia is from Manticore. Mia admits that she is Psy-Ops. Max asks what Mia's connection is to Dougie. Mia doesn't think that's Max's business. Max shoves Mia up against a wall. Mia says that she's got to help Dougie prove his loyalty or he'll die. She plans to give Dougie a hot tip on the fight, so that they can win a lot of money and run away together. Max can't believe that Mia is in love with Dougie. Mia says that she is. Max says that Dougie is going to finger the boss for Eyes Only. Mia tells Max that she won't even remember the conversation.
The next morning, Max walks into Jam Pony HQ and greets Mia cheerfully. Mia asks what happened to Max's eye, and says that it "must have hurt like the dickens." Max says that she has no idea how it happened. Mia suggests that she slipped in the shower and banged her head on the shampoo caddy. Max agrees that it happened exactly that way; she promises to be more careful, and rushes off.
Mia walks up and hands Alec a wad of cash. He asks where she got the cash, and Mia tells him not to ask. He agrees quickly. She reminds him that the fight starts at 8 PM, and runs off.
Dougie and the other wiseguys talk to their boss, who is in shadows. Dougie tells the boss to bet on Alec and then "let it ride the rest of the night," and he will make a couple of million dollars. The boss likes the idea of a sure thing, and then asks them about Eyes Only, claiming that his employees are disrespecting him. The wiseguys claim to know nothing about that. Dougie reassures the boss that this is a sure thing. The boss threatens Dougie, and they all leave.









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