The showdown between Avatar Korra and Equalist leader Amon on Aang Avatar Memorial Island ended with Korra's victory, Amon's defeat, and the arrest of more than a dozen elite Equalists.
Early the next morning, every newspaper carried the news on its front page without prior agreement. Once the news broke, all of Republic City was in an uproar.
"Amon actually lost? That's impossible!"
"The Avatar really was a cut above him after all."
"I said it all along. That Amon was nothing but a clown jumping around onstage."
For a time, talk of the Avatar and Amon filled the entire city.
The reporters wanted to strike while the iron was hot and interview Korra herself, but learned that she had already returned to Air Temple Island to cultivate in peace and was refusing interviews.
Although Amon had been arrested, the Anti-Bending Movement would not immediately fade away. Over the next few days, Lin Beifong and Tenzin both found themselves busy.
First came the remnants of the Equalists.
Although the vast majority of Amon's followers had scattered like birds and beasts upon learning of his arrest, a small number of loyal, fanatical believers did continue resisting. They even wanted to storm police headquarters and forcibly rescue him.
To quell the lingering effects of the Anti-Bending Movement, Lin Beifong had barely rested at all.
Second, although Amon's Anti-Bending Movement had failed, it had indeed exposed the conflict between Bending Masters and ordinary people to the light of day. The council had no choice but to take the issue seriously.
In a certain sense, Amon had not failed completely.
Finally, there were Amon and Councilor Tarrlok.
Not long after Amon's arrest, Councilor Tarrlok visited him in prison. Immediately afterward, he revealed before the council that he and Amon-or rather, Noatak-were brothers, and provided