Simon returns to his apartment assuming that he will be caught.Slattery calls him to apologize and says he has a solution:Slattery revives his Mandarin persona and publicly claimsresponsibility for the explosion. Cleary knows that Slattery isjust taking the blame for Simon, but goes along with itbecause the DODC needs more prisoners to justify theirexpensive Yucca Valley, California, prison. FollowingSlattery's arrest, Kovak insists they continue filming andtells Simon to use Slattery's betrayal for the scene whereWonder Man is betrayed by Barnaby. Wonder Man is finished withPantoliano taking over the role of Barnaby, and the film is asuccess. Eric says he is proud of Simon. Janelle tells Simonthat he now has his pick of what role to take next, and Simondecides to shadow a DODC guard under the guise of making a newfilm about him. This gives Simon access to the DODC prison,just as Cleary discovers that Simon's powers use ionic energyand proposes to his boss that Simon could be an asset. Simonuses his powers to break Slattery out of prison and fly awaywith him.
