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With most of the group packed into the helicopter, Marcus flies away from Gateway Stadium. After casting Minor Healing on Father Martin, Vicente directs Marcus to land at the warehouse.

Pete asks to borrow a cellphone. Vicente looks at him solemnly and asks, "Can you fly?" Pete avows that he only wants to give his superior the all-clear signal and nothing else. Pete taps in a number and says into the phone, "Kimmler's dead," then a string of numbers, concluding with "It's a righteous kill. Pay no attention to any helo sightings. Send [he lists four names] as cleanup to Gateway."

After consultation with Lori (who is riding in the Winnebago with Rick), the group places a food order, and Marcus lands the helo in a parking lot next to a burger joint [not Chili's]. Vicente renews the illusions and Riva, Jamal, and Weston step out of the helo and into the restaurant. The employees gape in astonishment as the Soulless Triad records a new song [a cover of "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse] and concludes with a message from Riva: "Stay cool, Gateway... Peace out."

At the warehouse, the group leaves Pete to deal with Case and Everett. Valerie takes Lori aside, slips her $50K cash, and explains, "Pete and his 'organization' are out to use you. Don't let them. If you decide to go that way, make it be on your terms and keep your eyes open."

Rick informs the group that he'd received an email from "the boss" as he calls him. The group is to follow a very specific route beyond Columbia SC to exit 91 off of Interstate 26, where a portal will appear precisely at 3:17am and remain open for just five minutes. The distance is only about 225 miles, but they have four days before the portal opens.

They decide to drive a few hours out of Gateway and get rooms at a Holiday Inn Express (Jack sleeps in the Winnebago). Newscasts are buzzing about the bizarre events at the stadium.

The next day they find a gun range where Jack, Marcus, Vicente, Valerie, and Rick practice shooting while Fr Martin studies the Bible. Valerie brings him a Coke. A TV inside the gun range is broadcasting Aaron Golden speaking at a live press conference.

As the group emerges from the gun range, Jack thinks he sees a man he knows as "Tennessee" riding in the passenger seat of a 1967 Mustang.