THE PARADOXES lived and died by their trust in each other, and on a faithful summer night, Castor Barrera and Alice Jensen break that promise. The result yields in a missing agent, two more going rogue, and a suspended operative. Phil Coulson offers up a solution to save Castor: a spot on his team, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s newest special unit tasked to investigate classified cases. He accepts, on the condition that Liam Hackett receives a place too- but Liam doesn't do teams anymore, and their powers are far too potent for anything other than field work. oc x oc | s1 & onwards EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE