Avery contacts Maya with his findings, sharing the detail of the red rose and the Cortez crest carving, and she reveals a parallel discovery in a hidden Cortez tunnel, hinting at a secret meeting point orchestrated by an unknown third party, escalating their shared investigation and deepening their forbidden alliance. As they make plans for a dangerous, clandestine meeting at the implied location, a distant explosion rocks the city, followed by the terrifying, unmistakable wail of Leone cartel sirens heading directly towards a Cortez-controlled district.

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