We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here

Homelander introduces Sage and Firecracker as new members of The Seven and appoints Sage as the new CEO in Ashley's place. Butcher meets a friend, Joe Kessler, and they come up with a plan to kidnap Ryan. The former arranges a meeting with Ryan, with the intent of drugging him, but they instead spend time bonding together. M.M. recruits A-Train as a spy, who reluctantly accepts. Frenchie and Kimiko go on a mission to destroy a Shining Light Liberation Army cell.  Hughie and M.M. infiltrate a meeting between Homelander, Neuman, and Sage to assassinate Robert Singer, which goes awry when Homelander detects Hughie; A-Train rescues him. Hughie's mother, Daphne, reveals that depression and a failed suicide attempt led to her departure. Ryan returns to his room only to be confronted by Homelander for visiting Butcher, causing Homelander to have a mental breakdown.