Karla Saaranen remains a mysterious figure, warning Lin of impending danger even as their romantic tension grows. Meanwhile, Lisa Carter attempts to get clean from heroin with the help of Sebastian Modena.
On the journey back, Khader’s right-hand man, Abdullah , is ambushed by a rival, Rafiq. Lin intervenes, saving Abdullah's life but refusing to let Abdullah kill the defeated attacker.
Desperate for penicillin that he cannot legally obtain, Lin seeks help from the crime lord Khader Khan . Khader sees this as an opportunity to make Lin indebted to him and arranges a meeting with medicine smugglers in a leper colony.