The CIA tasks The Boys to eliminate Neuman, but the mission goes wrong when they fail to kill Neuman and her daughter, Zoe, attacks the group. Ryan learns Butcher has approximately six months to live. Homelander, obsessed with his aging and fed up with his sycophant group, recruits Sister Sage to join The Seven. Homelander is found not guilty. He and Sage have three supporters killed and thrown into a riot, leaving the Starlighters blamed. Butcher arranges a meeting with Neuman for the Red River files, but changes his mind at the last second after having a hallucination of Becca. Hughie learns his father has suffered a stroke and reunites with his mother.

The CIA tasks The Boys to eliminate Neuman, but the mission goes wrong when they fail to kill Neuman and her daughter, Zoe, attacks the group. Ryan learns Butcher has approximately six months to live. Homelander, obsessed with his aging and fed up with his sycophant group, recruits Sister Sage to join The Seven. Homelander is found not guilty. He and Sage have three supporters killed and thrown into a riot, leaving the Starlighters blamed. Butcher arranges a meeting with Neuman for the Red River files, but changes his mind at the last second after having a hallucination of Becca. Hughie learns his father has suffered a stroke and reunites with his mother.

Butcher tells The Boys his remaining time to live and is kicked out. However, Butcher tracks them and helps them to spy on Sage, who is recruiting alt-right Supe Firecracker at TruthCon. Billy and M.M. have a fight, causing the former to leave. Their plan is thwarted when Sage, Firecracker, and Splinter intervene. A fight ensues in which Butcher returns and results in the killing of Splinter; Firecracker escapes in the aftermath. Guilty over his actions, A-Train gives Hughie and Annie files regarding Starlighters accused of murder. Homelander and Sage organize Ryan's first public mission, a scripted rescue. The mission ends awfully when Homelander appears off-script and forces Ryan to kill the stuntman disguised as the criminal. Butcher opens up to M.M. into returning to The Boys, to no success.

Butcher tells The Boys his remaining time to live and is kicked out. However, Butcher tracks them and helps them to spy on Sage, who is recruiting alt-right Supe Firecracker at TruthCon. Billy and M.M. have a fight, causing the former to leave. Their plan is thwarted when Sage, Firecracker, and Splinter intervene. A fight ensues in which Butcher returns and results in the killing of Splinter; Firecracker escapes in the aftermath. Guilty over his actions, A-Train gives Hughie and Annie files regarding Starlighters accused of murder. Homelander and Sage organize Ryan's first public mission, a scripted rescue. The mission ends awfully when Homelander appears off-script and forces Ryan to kill the stuntman disguised as the criminal. Butcher opens up to M.M. into returning to The Boys, to no success.

Homelander introduces Sage and Firecracker as new members of The Seven and appoints Sage as the new CEO in Ashley's place. Butcher meets a friend, Joe Kessler, and they come up with a plan to kidnap Ryan. The former arranges a meeting with Ryan, with the intent of drugging him, but they instead spend time bonding together. M.M. recruits A-Train as a spy, who reluctantly accepts. Frenchie and Kimiko go on a mission to destroy a Shining Light Liberation Army cell. Hughie and M.M. infiltrate a meeting between Homelander, Neuman, and Sage to assassinate Robert Singer, which goes awry when Homelander detects Hughie; A-Train rescues him. Hughie's mother, Daphne, reveals that depression and a failed suicide attempt led to her departure. Ryan returns to his room only to be confronted by Homelander for visiting Butcher, causing Homelander to have a mental breakdown.

Homelander introduces Sage and Firecracker as new members of The Seven and appoints Sage as the new CEO in Ashley's place. Butcher meets a friend, Joe Kessler, and they come up with a plan to kidnap Ryan. The former arranges a meeting with Ryan, with the intent of drugging him, but they instead spend time bonding together. M.M. recruits A-Train as a spy, who reluctantly accepts. Frenchie and Kimiko go on a mission to destroy a Shining Light Liberation Army cell. Hughie and M.M. infiltrate a meeting between Homelander, Neuman, and Sage to assassinate Robert Singer, which goes awry when Homelander detects Hughie; A-Train rescues him. Hughie's mother, Daphne, reveals that depression and a failed suicide attempt led to her departure. Ryan returns to his room only to be confronted by Homelander for visiting Butcher, causing Homelander to have a mental breakdown.

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