(Woods. The Commandos are hunting Spike.)

FORREST: Man, I'm beat.

RILEY: We'll do one more sweep, then cash it in.

FORREST: I gotta pack tonight. You got a flight?

RILEY: Wednesday night. Professor walsh wants me here for the debriefing.

FORREST: That's a pretty short thanksgiving.

RILEY: Hey, with a hostile on the loose, we're lucky to be going home at all.

FORREST: It's neutered. The implant works great. He can't hurt a single living thing.

RILEY: As long as he knows about the initiative, he's a threat. We do this the professor's way.

FORREST: (Coughing the words.) Mama's boy.

RILEY: That's a nasty cough. You might need to spend the weekend in quarantine.

FORREST: Oh, no. I'm done coughing.

RILEY: I just don't want anyone getting sick.

• Riley & the initiative
• Spike's defanging

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