But in a move that defines The Boys’ cynical worldview, Calhoun betrays Butcher instantly. He takes the evidence and gives it to Vought to use as a tool. Vought will now "leak" the Compound V story themselves to control the narrative, sacrificing a few scapegoats to save the company. This is the show’s thesis: power structures don't fight each other; they collude.

This article contains major plot details for The Boys Season 2, Episode 6.

Chaos erupts when a powerful test subject named Cindy is accidentally released, freeing other volatile supes and turning the facility into a war zone.

The episode centers on the Boys infiltrating the , a Vought-run psychiatric facility. They discover that Vought is using the site to test Compound V on adults, attempting to stabilize the serum that usually only works reliably on infants.