Mission Two

“Where did the old man come from, then. Outer space?”

Zeb arrives at the Barn for interrogation • He tells a sad tale • And exposes the field team to Anunnaki hymns • They’re kind of catchy • Nothing a little brainwashing can’t fix, though • URIEL destroys Mansa the only way it can • By making them popular with young white people • History A is saved • You’re welcome, Oakland

Archie calls the boss man Frank Stanton with an update on URIEL’s investigation into Mansa and Granite Peak’s treatment of Sebastian Keiner.

Mitch and Roger bungle their way to success in abducting Zeb from the Moore family residence.

Marshall visits humanity’s bastion against the Red Kings, Granite Peak, to interrogate Sebastian Keiner.

As URIEL digs deeper into Mansa and Oakland, Mitch uses his strange powers to stumble upon a new lead.

Sophie, under the careful supervision of Marshall and Charley, interrogate Sebastian Keiner’s assosciate.

Archie crafts the meme that will spell the credibility downfall of a certain E.L. Moore.

URIEL does a little B&E at Dominoe Records.

The field team returns from Oakland • Roger reveals a vision of savagery and horror • Jocasta gets tactical • The team argues over methods and outcomes • Archie, Mitch, and Marshall have a talk about techniques and memetics • The field team prepares for a raid on Dominoe Records • And to abduct a certain Oldtimer

Charley sets to work improving URIEL’s telecommunications capabilities.

Marshall and Archie have an informal chat about the current state of morale at Operation URIEL.

The field team grabs a meal and talks about how to handle the suits suspicions about their boy Mitch.

Jocasta runs surveillance and recon at Dominoe Records, the label that carries E.L. Moore and his band, Mansa.

E.L. Moore talks Black liberation with Roger, and then with the Devil.

"It's all easy, though, if you put your mind to it. People are the same everywhere, after all," he says, pointing his index finger at his temple a couple of times. "And music, of course. Music speaks where words don't."

Charley meets the Ransoms • And has a nightmare • Roger and Marshall meet their first Indigo Child • (It’s actually a second meeting for Roger, or will be) • Charley tries to put the adults at ease • URIEL discusses Mansa, Keiner, Moore, music, art and Afro-futurism • Archie delegates • Roger meets Moore • Mitch offers to buy a strange old man lunch

Charley comes home with Archie and meets the Ransom family.

Sophie processes what went down in Pittsburg with Armando DiGiuseppe and tells Jocasta a thinly-veiled fairy tale.

A local detective unexpectedly drops by the Mission to talk about some missing girls.

The girl looks up at the sky, and says, dreamily, “One day the skies are gonna be filled with flying saucers.”

Mitch reads the cards for — and has his cards read by — URIEL’s latest team member, the Indigo Child Charley.

URIEL’s adult members grapple with some of their reservations about employing a child soldier in the war for history.

Charley gets set up at the URIEL offices and meets some of her new team members.

Marshall goes to the Oscars • Mitch destroys an art installation • Roger and Jocasta tangle with Sebastian Keiner • He loses • Jocasta interrogates Keiner at the Barn under Marshall and Archie’s supervision • Keiner reveals he has the support of the angels • A little girl and her custodian arrive at Livermore from Granite Peak

Jocasta reports about her unsettling experience with West German artist Sebastian Keiner and his installation piece, Beth-El.

An Afro-futurist psychedelic music collective called Mansa catches URIEL’s ear • Album art leads the team to a West German artist • Roger tries to educate his colleagues about race relations in America • They’re not great • Jocasta has a bad trip to the de Young • Archie reaches out to Granite Peak for support • Mitch checks the cards and doesn’t like what he sees