Ep. 3

Summary

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Maine confronts David over the Sandevistan, explaining that Gloria had promised to sell the implant to him before her death. David refuses to surrender it and instead offers his abilities as compensation. Maine accepts a trial arrangement and introduces the rest of the crew, including Dorio, Kiwi, Pilar, Rebecca, and Lucy. Their current job requires stealing navigation data from Maxim Kuznetsov, the chauffeur of Arasaka executive Tanaka. David and Lucy approach Maxim while he is distracted, but the plan fails when he resists and calls for help. They seize his limousine and attempt to extract its data while fleeing through Night City. Tyger Claw bikers pursue them, forcing David to rely on repeated Sandevistan bursts while Lucy handles the vehicle and the transfer. Maine’s team intervenes and secures their escape, although fixer Faraday criticizes the operation for becoming unnecessarily chaotic. Maine judges that David adapted well under pressure and formally welcomes him into the crew. Afterward, Arasaka Academy contacts David with an offer to return. David rejects it, choosing the edgerunners and his uncertain new life instead of returning to the institution that had discarded him.