The episode begins with a Gate Activity Warning stating that gates have opened up in the Forbidden Zone and that any people who are present should evacuate immediately. That view is then followed by Jin taking off his spectacles, having seen "they" coming owing to his foresight. The scene then turns to Masafumi Shinoda stepping up to Sawamura, who claims four gates have opened up. Shinoda then asks if they all opened at once, but Sawamura is stunned.