All eyes fall on Darien when The Official is beaten into a coma and Quicksilver flakes are found all over the crime scene. Eberts reveals that Darien wasn't the first person to be implanted with a Quicksilver gland. The original test subject was an elite CIA assassin named Simon Cole. With this new information, the group's suspicions switch to Simon. Darien and Hobbes do their best to track down every lead to Simon Cole.
Nobody has a clue as to what ever became of the man.
Darien and Hobbes talk to Simon's ex, Ivy. When Darien turns invisible, he sees the shimmering figure of another Quicksilvered individual running from him. He pursues, but the other invisible man escapes. Darien reads Simon's journal. He feels like he knows Simon.