Sandoval's CVI is suddenly breaking down. Dr. Belman has a cure: implanting a anti-cyber virus that will kill of his CVI. After the procedure is done in about 20 hours, a new CVI can be implanted. If the operation fails, Sandoval will die. Da'an is concerned about the long time it takes. It seems he is afraid of something and he orders the new CVI must be implanted right away. It's too late however. Sandoval manages to escape the medical facility and is motivated about only one thing: the safety of his wife DeeDee. When he became an implant, he put her in a mental institute to get rid of her. She is under the influence of chlomexidol that puts her in a catatonic state. Now Sandoval vouches never to return in the service of the companions and wants to find a shelter for her.
—Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)