The narrative goes back in time to the period when Brady is still building his skills and laying his plans for years. Freddi Linklatter gives him the final key. Brady sends Al “Z-Boy” Brooks to meet with Freddi. He wants her to hack the Zappits so that the hypnotic “Fishin’ Hole” demo will work like a mind trap.

Brady has also turned his sights on Dr. Babineau. He hates Br. Babineau using him and treating him like a pet hamster. Brady uses Z-Boy’s body to write a hack that makes the “Fishin’ Hole” demo hypnotize users long enough for Brady to get into their minds. Freddi installs the new program, and Brady blackmails Dr. Babineau into playing the game. When Babineau is under Brady’s control (in the persona of Dr. Z), Brady uses him to buy 800 Zappits and sets his grand plan in motion.

Freddi Linklatter checks the zeetheend.com website and finds it active, and the comments section is full of people contemplating suicide. Freddy doesn’t dare shut down the repeater, or Brady will know she is alive. She tries to shut down the website, but she can’t get in.