Maria discovers that everything isn't as it seems at the retreat where Ed hooks up with others like him. As things spiral out of control, Winston may be their only hope for escape but Maria is shocked when it appears that all of the subjects, including Ed, have terminated.
Winston finally catches up with Ed and Maria, who are hiding out in Los Angeles. Once captured, Ed is taken to a facility where he meets with others like him and is told that there may be a way to counteract the rapidly deteriorating chip in his head.
Ed and Maria visit Cali, a 35 year-old cyb, to discover the secret of his longevity.
The host of a pirate TV show offers to help Ed and Maria expose the project.
Winston trails Ed and Maria as they search for an abandoned baby's mother.
Ed prepares to give himself up when Winston kidnaps his mother, but Maria suspects a trap.
Ed and Maria's feelings for each other are tested after partying with a surfer and his friends.
Ed and Maria find their exploits chronicled in a comic book created by a cyb who's plotting to kill the senator in charge of the neurocybernetics project.
Maria's con-artist father tracks her down.
Ed and Maria search for Victor Heisenberg's grave and become involved with animal-rights activists.
Ed and Maria meet a cyb who wants to run away with them, but is ignorant of her condition.
Ed checks into a hospital for brain surgery, and learns disheartening news about Victor Heisenberg.