Cleveland Carr, a secret operative, introduces us to the wonders and dangers of the Electric City. Mrs. Orwell knits in a circle of mysterious elderly women, however this is no ordinary knitting club. They discuss a plan to patch a particular hole in the justice system. Cleveland Carr pays a visit to one of the City's most unsavory characters.
Mrs. Orwell visits the History Museum but her trip down memory lane triggers flashbacks to a more volatile time. Cleveland Carr pays a visit to Knobs, and decides this lovable little lawbreaker is going to make a great stool-pigeon. Dick and Eva Jacobs tap for kicks with their neighbor, Walter La Fong. Hope sends a message to Carr via the wire service broadcast.
Commander Welles of the Allied Municipal Patrol is briefed on the city-wide spread of the Tap Kits. The women in the knitting guild know all too well the danger of unregulated influence. The darkness of Mrs. Orwell's past continues to come into focus. Dr. Loman and Makaela enter the city with big plans. Hope suspects her coworker, Frank Deetleman, is up to something.
It's a sacred day in the Electric City. Celebratory beacons will light up the night sky. Amidst the festivities, Cleveland Carr meets with Mrs. Orwell to report the latest on the illicit activities plaguing the city. Mrs. Orwell's plan of retaliation comes as a surprise to Carr. The Wave Unit Revolution commences - a warning in the North Sky ensures the city will never be the same.