


Eron confesses how STEM forced him to do its bidding, having long since come to dominate all aspects of Eron's life in pursuit of its goal to become human. Grey storms Eron's home, killing all personnel in his path, but is held at gunpoint by Cortez before he can kill Eron. Fisk's phone reveals messages from Eron, suggesting he'd orchestrated all the events. But when Grey taunts Fisk with the death of Serk, his brother, Fisk reacts emotionally allowing STEM to gain the upper hand and kill Fisk. Fisk's own upgrades outpace Grey's STEM-controlled movements. Rather Fisk was hired to paralyze Grey so he could be implanted. Grey and STEM find Fisk, who reveals that Grey's wife was not the main target. Cortez returns to Grey's home, where Pamela explains STEM. STEM uses Grey to drive to Fisk, causing an automated car to malfunction and crash into Cortez', who is tailing them. STEM reveals that the hack now allows it to control Grey's body even without Grey's permission. Grey wishes to give up the hunt, but STEM explains that if they do then Fisk will track them down and kill them. She leaves after planting a listening device on Grey's jacket. Cortez arrives to interrogate them after finding Grey's wheelchair suspiciously abandoned at the Old Bones. Grey returns home only for Pamela to see him walking, forcing him to reveal STEM's existence. Grey, with STEM's control restored, kills Fisk's companion. STEM directs Grey to a nearby hacker, Jamie, who manages to remove STEM's input guard, then leaves just as Fisk and a companion arrives. Leaving the bar, Grey stumbles, and STEM informs him that Eron is attempting to shut them down remotely. Grey allows STEM to torture Tolan to get the name of the assailants' ringleader, Fisk. Grey proceeds to the Old Bones and finds Tolan, another of the assailants. Eron demands that Grey stop his investigation. Grey reveals STEM is speaking to him, which appears to surprise Eron. Cortez later sees drone footage of Grey's wheelchair approaching Serk's house, but his paralysis negates him as a suspect.Įron has tracked STEM's movements and berates Grey for his vigilantism. Serk arrives and attacks Grey, but STEM convinces Grey to temporarily give up control of his body, allowing STEM to turn Grey into a lethally efficient fighting machine, killing Serk with little effort. Grey breaks into Serk's home and finds proof Serk was "upgraded" through a secret military experiment, also connecting Serk to a local bar called the Old Bones. STEM says it can help Grey get revenge and quickly identifies one of the assailants, Serk Brantner, from the video. While looking through a drone video feed of his wife's murder, Grey hears STEM speak in his mind. Grey regains control of his limbs and Eron has Grey sign a non-disclosure agreement, requiring Grey to pretend to still be paralyzed. After a suicide attempt, he is visited by Eron, who convinces him to accept a STEM implant. Cortez to identify their attackers causes Grey to sink into depression. Grey returns home months later as a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic, under the care of his mother, Pamela. Four men kill Asha and shoot Grey in the neck, severing his spinal cord. Returning home, Grey and Asha's self-driving car malfunctions and crashes. While visiting his home, Eron reveals his latest creation, a chip called STEM that can manage a human's motor functions. Grey asks Asha to help him return a refurbished car to his client Eron Keen, a renowned tech innovator. Grey Trace, an automechanic, lives with his wife Asha who works for Cobolt, one of the companies contributing to human-computer augmentations.
