Wilkes becomes drawn to the Zero Matter in a sample of Scott’s body. After absorbing that small amount, Wilkes temporarily regains his physical body and discovers the location of Scott’s. Carter and Jarvis attempt to steal Scott’s body, hoping that the rest of the Zero Matter within it will restore Wilkes permanently, but arrive to see Frost taking the Zero Matter for herself, before convincing Chadwick to help her steal an atomic bomb from the Council so she can replicate the original discovery of Zero Matter. They seek help from Frost’s ex-boyfriend Joseph Manfredi, a crime lord, who gives them men for the job in exchange for Chadwick’s influence in the media. Carter, Jarvis, Sousa and some SSR allies break into the Roxxon facility holding the bombs and disable them before Frost can reach them. Carter confronts Frost, but she escapes when Carter is impaled on a rebar.
