Chapter Summaries

Bruto and Yad offered to fund a luxury hotel for Alvin after making huge profits from their pharmaceutical ventures. Jordan explained that they wanted to keep Alvin invested in Hell's Kitchen as his other businesses and projects drew him away.

• Bruto gave Alita his gold jewelry as a tip from Alvin, and Alvin told her to keep it.
• Bruto told Alvin that the Pharmaceutical Company had begun selling legitimate medicine and asked how to invest the group's money.
• Bruto and Yad offered to build Alvin a luxury hotel with a conference room and a park, asking only to reserve a seat at the Bar.
• Alvin urged them to spend their money improving Hell's Kitchen, while Bruto explained their medicine sales had brought in hundreds of millions through separate channels.
• Jordan told Alvin that the group feared he would lose focus on Hell's Kitchen as his ventures spread to Detroit, the Moon, the Caribbean, and Peru.
• Alvin wondered why he had not known about all the businesses or received any money from them.

Alvin agreed to let Hell’s Kitchen’s gang bosses build the Peace Hotel, while urging them to invest in a pharmaceutical company and local businesses. Alexei then barged in with an extravagant offer to help Gonzales, and Alvin demanded to know what was really going on.

• Alvin realized the gang bosses wanted to strengthen their ties to Hell’s Kitchen and told them he would not move his Restaurant, while encouraging them to expand the Pharmaceutical Company.
• Yad proposed building the Peace Hotel, sponsoring Battle Axe School employees and events, and hiring Wentworth Miller to develop the design; Alvin approved the project.
• Alexei dragged Gonzales into the Restaurant and complained that Gonzales had asked him for too few men and weapons to help his family.
• Alexei offered Gonzales a thousand men and two ships of weapons to liberate farmers across the Andes, but Gonzales said he could not take on such a large operation.
• Alvin challenged Alexei’s plan to arm farmers and buy their crops, then demanded that Alexei explain what was really wrong.

Alexei told Alvin that he had borrowed heavily to buy a huge shipment of U.S. military weapons, but the military’s withdrawal from wars had left him unable to find buyers. With politicians demanding kickbacks and no easy way out, Alexei planned to go to Peru and asked Alvin to look after Anton and Boris.

• Alexei said he planned to buy land in Peru and grow grapes, but Alvin pressed him to explain his sudden farming plan.
• Alexei revealed that he had borrowed $300 million to buy $400 million worth of weapons, which were now sitting in more than ten thousand shipping containers at the docks.
• Alexei explained that the U.S. military’s decision to stop fighting had dried up demand for the weapons, leaving him unable to repay the loan and the politicians demanding kickbacks.
• Alvin realized Alexei had little hope of selling the weapons or escaping his debts without making powerful enemies.
• Alexei said he would go to Peru with some people and asked Alvin to look after Anton and Boris.

Alvin decided to help Alexei take over a huge surplus-weapons deal and use the weapons to secure land and protection for businesses in Peru and other Central American countries. The restaurant was left stunned by Alvin’s plan, while Alexei prepared to buy the stock and end his ties with the politicians.

• Church explained to Sarah Ross that Shang-Chi was Hell's Kitchen's chosen heir, then offered to help her train as an Agent.
• Alvin asked Alexei what he would do after his current trouble was resolved, and Alexei said he might seek a legal or partly legal business.
• Alvin told Alexei to clear Gang thugs and drug dealers from the area around Gonzales's home as part of a pilot project with Gonzales's sister.
• Alvin proposed buying Alexei's suppliers' entire surplus-weapons stock and giving weapons to Peru in exchange for land and protection for their businesses.
• Alvin expanded the plan to Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala, offering weapons in exchange for crackdowns on Gangs, business protection, and land.

Alvin organized a Peru investment project and an interstellar trading company, using Jordan Beckford, Bruto, Yad, and Gonzales to put the plans into motion. As the group prepared to leave, Church stopped them and warned that everything discussed had to remain confidential.

• Alvin assigned Bruto and Yad to assess land in Peru and invest in farms and factories, while reserving salt and liquor businesses for himself.
• Jordan Beckford volunteered to lead the Hell's Kitchen Investment Group, and Yad agreed to register it with fifty million dollars from each investor.
• Alvin appointed Gonzales to lead an interstellar trading company, and Gonzales agreed to take charge of trading between Earth and Nidavellir.
• Jordan told Gonzales to prepare his sister to represent local farmers in Peru and help them shift from coca to cash crops.
• Jordan explained that labor unions could protect Peruvian workers from exploitation and that the trading company would regulate the investment group's access to markets.
• Church stopped Alexei and the others at the restaurant entrance and declared that everyone in Hell's Kitchen had to keep the meeting confidential.

Church confronted the foreign agents at the Peace Hotel and offered one a chance to find the spies rather than be killed. Bruto hired a travel blogger to advertise his pharmacies, then sent him to Prison Island to serve part of his sentence.

• Several agents raised their hands and stood when Church confronted them, and one promised not to reveal what he had heard.
• Church recognized the middle-aged agent as British and told him to find the spies if he wanted to live.
• The supposed agent said he was a New York travel blogger, and Bruto discovered that the blogger had not advertised his pharmacy and hospital.
• Bruto paid the blogger to promote his pharmacy and told him he would have to work until the advertisement proved effective.
• The blogger asked whether he could blog about the Mutant Prison, so Bruto changed his plan and ordered his men to take him to Prison Island to serve some of Bruto's sentence.

Church exposed a Vampire and uncovered a Kingsman surveillance team in the Restaurant, then humiliated rookie Agent Eggsy. Galahad and Eggsy left the scene badly shaken, while Fox offered Eggsy help after he insisted he meant no harm.

• Bruto handed the Blogger over to his men, and the blonde woman removed her wig and revealed herself as a Vampire.
• Shang-Chi calmed the armed locals, while Church cleared the Restaurant and shot a young man who was secretly recording them.
• Fox sent Paxton away with the unconscious Annie and explained how their kindness was changing Hell's Kitchen.
• Church identified the young man as Kingsman rookie Eggsy and recognized British Agent Galahad, who revealed his disguise.
• Eggsy tried to attack Church, but Church's pen device blasted him outside; Eggsy treated his wounds and told Fox he had meant no harm.
• Fox believed Eggsy and invited him to wash up, promising Shang-Chi would bring him Milk.

Alvin stopped a CIA-linked Vampire from attacking Church and ordered the agents to surrender their devices and help Alexei buy weapons and handle the Peru mission. He had Jessica bring Shirley back to the restaurant, where Shirley approached the restrained Vampire as Alvin aimed a shotgun in case she denied knowing her.

• Shang-Chi and the restaurant staff dealt with the agents’ antics after Eggsy went to the bathroom, while Church invited Galahad to sit at the bar.
• Church shot at the blonde Vampire after she mentioned Charlie’s Workshop, but Alvin’s Golden Vine caught and restrained her before she could attack Church.
• Alvin kicked the Vampire across the restaurant and told her to wait for Shirley, while Church explained Charlie’s Workshop’s connection to the CIA.
• Alvin told the agents to hand over their communications devices and work with Alexei to buy military weapons and handle the Peru mission, promising to share news about Paint.
• The agents surrendered their electronic equipment, and Jessica returned with Shirley; Alvin aimed a loaded Remington at the Vampire as Shirley approached her.

Shirley confronted Sabina, a vampire agent sent by a local Charlie’s Workshop boss, while Alvin learned that Nick Fury had been identified as a Hydra agent tied to a dangerous phone app. Sabina asked Alvin for a lead on Fury, leaving Alvin surprised by the revelation and doubtful that she could handle him.

• Shirley took Alvin’s shotgun and fired at Sabina, then demanded to know who she was and why she had come.
• Sabina introduced herself and insulted Shirley for leaving the Angels, while Shirley explained that the organization used recruits as CIA tools.
• Shirley explained that each Charlie’s Workshop branch was led by a Bosley, and that the new Bosley recruited women using a repackaged version of feminism.
• Sabina revealed that Valentine had stolen a phone app capable of spying on users and inflicting deadly brain injuries through their phones.
• Sabina said the photo of Valentine matched Nick Fury, whom she identified as a Hydra agent who had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., and asked Alvin for a lead.
• Alvin reacted with surprise and questioned whether Sabina’s team was capable of pursuing Nick Fury.

Alvin dismissed Sabina’s demand to help recover Nick Fury’s dangerous phone software and told her to pursue legal channels against Natasha. After Sabina insulted him, a golden vine struck her, and her vampire lover arrived with a Giant Wolf that Thor attacked.

• Alvin reasoned that Nick Fury might have taken software capable of spying through phones and turning them into weapons, and decided to warn him if he called.
• Church said he knew nothing about the CIA operation and guessed it had sent Sabina and the other Angels because it expected Alvin not to kill them.
• Sabina demanded that Alvin help destroy the software and send Nick Fury to Hell, but Alvin refused and told her to ask the CIA for help.
• Sabina argued that the software threatened everyone and demanded that Alvin surrender Natasha, but Alvin told her to obtain lawful authorization or report the matter to the police.
• When Sabina insulted Alvin, a golden vine struck her and hurled her into an apartment building.
• A horse-sized Giant Wolf charged toward Sabina, but Thor seized its hind leg and dragged it down as her furious vampire lover landed beside her.

Sabina’s attempt to stop a fight between her vampire allies and the Ghost Wolves at the Peace Hotel spiraled into a confrontation with Alvin’s formidable animal companions. After the beasts drove the Giant Wolves into retreat, Sabina explained to Edward why she had joined the Agents and insisted that vampires deserved a place in the human world.

• Fox shot Edward in the leg when he tried to kick Ghost Wolf Thor away from the Brown Giant Wolf, and Thor broke Edward’s back with a follow-up charge.
• Alvin came outside as more Giant Wolves arrived, while Nick and Little Ginny filmed from a window and asked to see the animals.
• Shirley questioned Sabina’s connection to the Angels, and Sabina tried to stop the Giant Wolves from escalating the confrontation.
• Maximus and Caesar appeared and intimidated the Giant Wolves, while Wilde charged past them and joined his companions.
• Edward recovered and urged Sabina, whom he called Bella, to return with him, but she told him she wanted vampires to live in harmony with humans and claim a place in the world.

Alvin and Shirley discussed how agents’ convictions could be manipulated and how their pasts still haunted them, while Shirley explained that Alvin had given lost souls a place to belong. Alvin decided to give Sabina a lead on Nick Fury, but first sent the Giant Wolves to fight Caesar and Maximus.

• Shirley explained that Sabina’s desire to become an Agent would deepen her isolation, and Church said her conviction made her a suitable tool for the CIA.
• Church described how the CIA cultivated people’s convictions and revealed that he believed his own work redeemed the souls of wrongdoers.
• Church asked Shirley what she believed in, and Shirley recalled how the Angels’ efforts to save one another had created more broken souls.
• Shirley told Alvin that he had helped Fox and others find a home and a different way to live.
• Shirley urged Alvin to give Sabina a lead, and Alvin agreed to tell the Giant Wolves what he knew about Nick Fury after beating them up.
• Alvin ordered Big White to teach the Giant Wolves a lesson, and Caesar and Maximus charged at them.

Fox fought Sabina and her companions after they threatened Alvin’s arms deal, while Caesar and Wilde defeated the Giant Wolves. Fox let Sabina tend to Jacob and warned her to keep quiet, and Richard brought clothes for the transformed werewolf as Alvin and Fox returned to the Restaurant.

• Maximus, Caesar, and Wilde attacked the Giant Wolves while Fox shot Edward and used a Weaken spell to overpower Sabina.
• Caesar slammed the wounded brown Giant Wolf into the ground, and the wolf transformed into a naked Native American boy named Jacob.
• Fox warned Sabina not to reveal what she had heard or interfere with Alvin’s arms deal, and Sabina rushed to Jacob’s side.
• Nick covered Ginny’s eyes, while Richard fetched clothes and hurried downstairs to give them to Jacob.
• Richard tossed clothes to Jacob and told Sabina to dress him, then Alvin praised Richard’s intimidating presence and joked with Fox and Shirley about the children.

Richard, Jessica, and Galahad interacted with Eggsy at the Peace Hotel while Galahad explained how agents should judge people beyond personality profiles. He described how Alvin’s rules shaped Hell’s Kitchen, leaving Galahad impressed by the possibility of retiring there.

• Richard arrived and intimidated Eggsy, while Jessica teased the injured rookie by serving him milk instead of whiskey.
• Galahad complimented Jessica and advised her not to make Shang-Chi choose between brotherhood and love; Jessica recognized that Galahad had lied about their personality profiles but still poured him whiskey.
• Little Ginny dragged Jessica away to take dog food outside and meet the werewolves, while Eggsy awkwardly drank his milk and asked Galahad why he had lied.
• Galahad told Eggsy that honesty and personality profiles could hinder relationships, and urged him to trust his own observations and instincts.
• Galahad explained that Shang-Chi and Yan Shuangying followed a personal code rooted in promises and brotherhood, then praised Alvin for establishing boundaries and a distinctive system of order in Hell’s Kitchen.

Alvin dealt with the defeated Giant Wolves while Little Ginny wished she could become strong like them, then intervened in Jacob, Sabina, and Edward’s love triangle. He gave Sabina a lead on Nick Fury and warned Eggsy to learn what the Church represented before pursuing it.

• Little Ginny offered Dog Food to the Giant Wolves and asked whether they could teach Maximus and the others to become people, while Alvin reassured her and promised to teach her transformations when she was older.
• Nick and Little Ginny headed toward the warehouse on Wilde, with Nick pretending he needed to recover aboard the Nautilus.
• Alvin ordered Mindy and Little Harry to remove the teenagers, but Jacob rose and tried to rejoin his companions before their scar-faced leader led the Giant Wolves away.
• Jacob chose to stay beside Sabina and promised to protect her, while Alvin gave her Coulson’s number and told her she could pursue Nick Fury as long as she kept Hell’s Kitchen out of it.
• Galahad warned Eggsy that the Church and Nick Fury were dangerous targets, then handed him glasses granting access to files about them.

Alvin agreed to contact Russell after Sabina asked him to stop hunting the Cullen Family, then questioned Galahad and Eggsy about their presence in Hell’s Kitchen. Church and Galahad explained Russell’s violent reputation and how his actions had shaped the Avengers’ image in North America, while Galahad hinted that Russell gained something else from his Canadian campaign.

• Sabina asked Alvin to get Russell to stop hunting the Cullen Family, and Alvin agreed to call but threatened to kill her if she returned to Hell’s Kitchen or came within his sight.
• Alvin invited Galahad and Eggsy into the restaurant and asked Church to explain Kingsman and why the two agents had come to Hell’s Kitchen.
• Church described Russell’s record against Rampaging Beasts and his popularity in northern America, while Galahad explained why Canada had struggled to fight the creatures.
• Church said Russell demanded ten billion dollars from the organizations protesting him, then burned the money outside Parliament Building in Ottawa and drove their backers from politics.
• Church revealed that the Avengers had earned money by helping Russell and that improving their image had been part of an agreement with the Canadian Government.
• Church hinted that Russell had gained something else from the Canadian campaign.

Alvin told Galahad that Nick Fury was not Hydra, though he remained dangerous, and offered a way to contact Phil Coulson. As Church connected Fury’s disappearance and software theft to Hydra’s influence in Canada, Alvin called for Natasha to help investigate the mystery.

• Church said Russell had driven into downtown Ottawa and killed the Hydra members and recruited Mutants he found there.
• Galahad told Alvin that Kingsman had lost four agents investigating Nick Fury and that Fury had nearly killed him in Montana.
• Alvin revealed that Nick Fury was not Hydra and offered Galahad Phil Coulson’s number, while warning that Fury could still threaten the world with the software.
• Galahad asked to meet Nick Fury to confirm his suspicions, and Alvin asked Church to summon Natasha.
• Church explained that Russell’s raid had killed Canadian officials and suggested Hydra’s political influence and the software had driven Fury to seize the tech company’s work.

Alvin and Church discussed Hydra’s infiltration and Nick Fury’s suspicious actions while Galahad waited for Natasha, leaving Eggsy confused about the threat. Shang-Chi and Jessica then left together after breaking Eggsy’s chair and damaging Alvin’s floor, and Alvin demanded fifty thousand dollars from Eggsy for another broken chair.

• Galahad told Eggsy that four agents were missing and that he needed to confirm what had happened before deciding whether his suspicion about Nick Fury was right.
• Alvin and Church discussed Hydra’s influence, while Alvin suspected Nick Fury had exposed himself because of trouble within S.H.I.E.L.D. or other spy organizations.
• Eggsy pressed Alvin, Church, and Galahad for answers, but Shang-Chi pinned down his chair and told him to stop asking questions.
• Shang-Chi accidentally drove Eggsy’s chair legs into Alvin’s floorboards, and Alvin demanded that Shang-Chi pay for the damage.
• Jessica arrived and dragged Shang-Chi away; her kick shattered Eggsy’s chair and sent him tumbling to the floor.
• Alvin told Eggsy that he had broken his huanghuali chair and demanded fifty thousand dollars.

Natasha explained that Hydra had infiltrated Kingsman and was hunting Nick Fury, who was trying to find Hydra’s command center while Professor Arnold worked to disable its surveillance software. Galahad pressed her for the fate of his missing colleagues, but the chapter ended before she answered.

• Natasha arrived at Alvin’s restaurant and bantered with Alvin and Eggsy before telling them that Kingsman was involved in the hunt for Nick Fury.
• Natasha said Kingsman’s current Arthur had sent Lancelot to retrieve Professor Arnold and return him to Hydra, but Nick Fury had intervened.
• Natasha explained that Hydra was using Professor Arnold’s software to monitor the world and could potentially kill a third of the population, while Arnold worked to shut it down.
• Natasha said Nick Fury was exposing himself to draw Hydra out and locate its command center, and that Hydra was exploiting Kingsman and Charlie’s Workshop to pursue him.
• Natasha revealed that Galahad wanted Eggsy to inherit the title of Lancelot, then explained Kingsman’s Arthurian codenames.
• Galahad again asked Natasha whether his missing colleagues were alive and who in Kingsman had turned traitor, but she had not yet answered.

Natasha and Nick Fury used Galahad’s staged death to draw out Hydra’s agents inside Kingsman, while Eggsy was sent back to England as bait. Alvin questioned the ruthless methods of spies, and Church said Alvin’s principles were why they trusted him.

• Natasha told Galahad that the four Knights were alive and explained that he would be held while Nick Fury investigated Arthur and Hydra.
• Galahad agreed to fake his death, and Natasha showed him proof that the Knights were alive before he left the restaurant with his umbrella.
• A sniper shot Galahad outside, and Natasha stunned Eggsy when he tried to rush to him.
• Natasha told Eggsy that Galahad had chosen the plan and sent him back to England to find Hydra agents inside Kingsman.
• Alvin criticized the spies’ methods, and Church said they trusted Alvin to keep acting according to his principles.