Episode 16

Episode 16 is the 16th episode of Hero Mask, and the first episode in Part 2.

Synopsis
The SSC's new director has his own ideas about how to operate the organization. Edmond Chandler's research on the Masks turns up a lead: former scientist William Herst.

Plot
Some time has passed since the LIVE Corporation incident, and the SSC has gone through some changes. However, Edmond is still investigating LIVE Corporation. His finding leads him to Gary Evans. But not only that but also other scientists and one that Edmond isn't familiar with, William Herst. Edmond finds a news article about William's daughter.

Meanwhile, James Blood and Lennox Gallagher are still looking for leads. However, nothing has turned up. Lennox breaks the news that Richard Burner has resigned from the SSC. Richard's replacement, Douglas Coates. He brings a new inspector, Alan Wyatt, to investigate how the SSC operates.

Elsewhere, Geffrey Connor reads a newspaper article about the lone survivor of a horrific bus crash. The young girl looks a lot like his former colleague, Julia Evans.

William is taking blood samples from her Daughter, Tina Herst. Tina knows that something about it isn't normal.

James and Alan are on their way to the Herst home. However, William is quite hesitant for the police to question his daughter. But the detectives are here to talk about Connor. William tells them everything he knows about the Mask.

Anna Winehouse arrives at her home, and there's an unannounced visitor, Connor, and Harry Creighton. They discuss William's daughter, Tina.