Having said goodbye to her daughter, in a coma for three years , Athena comes to England, ostensibly to work at Qualia UK but secretly to visit Hobb, under surveillance and banned from discussing his work. He offers to help bring back her child for a price. Niska’s consciousness assessment – to see if she is human enough to stand trial – begins with Laura as her advocate whilst at the Hawkins home Mattie reanimates Odi and her brother Toby falls for a synth, Renie, at school. Leo’s group moves on but Mia stays behind and, having told him her secret, begins a romance …