Eli enters an alien nightclub wearing another criminal’s face, hoping to catch the wanted dealer Rhex during a gadget deal. But a privacy field scrambles his disguise mid-sentence, sending his face cycling through strangers while his excuses get worse. Outside, his partner Mara fights through security to reach him. With Eli hurt and Rhex about to escape, the officers quietly move the dealer’s teleport beacon, turning his getaway into their trap. Catching him still takes both of them—and even after the arrest, Eli has one problem left: the face in the report isn’t his.
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