CLOE faces the two LOCOS – one of whom gives chase. In her panic CLOE falls and sprains her ankle. The LOCO is just about to close on her when a mysterious girl comes to CLOE’s rescue…
DAL is getting progressively more annoyed with JACK – his success with the water purification system is having a inflationary effect on JACK’s ego. There will still have to be a mission out to the stream, however – unless JACK the Genius can make it rain three times a day… BRAY and RYAN volunteer for donkey duty. SALENE, to AMBER’s great disapproval, insists on going too.
CLOE’s saviour introduces herself: TAI-SAN – pint-sized mystic and philosopher. Rescuer and rescued set off back to the Mall together.
TRUDY is wild-eyed over SALENE accompanying BRAY outside. With some justification: once alone with him, SALENE demands to know what BRAY thinks he’s doing spending nights in TRUDY’s room… BRAY is speechless. He returns to the Mall to find TRUDY waiting tensely…
Their argument is interrupted by the triumphant entry of CLOE, with TAI-SAN in tow. LEX is very suspicious of the newcomer, but the others are quickly fascinated by her and her guru-like approach to life post-virus. A party is thrown to celebrate CLOE’s safe return: the Tribe is led in a bonding ritual by TAI-SAN, and for the first time give themselves a name. They are briefly frightened by BOB setting off JACK’s new alarm – another technological triumph!
SALENE has apologised to TRUDY for trying to nick her man – but this new contrition doesn’t last long. She and BRAY steal away from the party together and fall into a passionate embrace… and are sprung mid-smooch by poor TRUDY…