Episode 18

Episode 18 is the 18th episode of Hero Mask, and the third episode in Part 2.

Synopsis
Harry Creighton leads a team into assaulting the supposedly secure SSC safe house where Tina Herst and James Blood are holed up. Somehow, SSC must have been compromised.

Plot
Harry is holding a gun against the man who saved him from the cops. It seems the man who hired him has a fascination with Geffrey Connor. He offers the researcher everything he desires, and the thing he wants is Tina Herst.

At the safe house, Tina feels distraught. Her father is in the hospital in critical condition, and unknown men are after her. Alan Wyatt is at the door requesting James to let him in. But before Alan can warn him, a couple of mercenaries pull out their weapons.

James, Tina, and Alan crawl through the building's exhaust system. But before they get to the end, Tina drops her pocket watch, and James goes back to retrieve it. A nearby bomb explodes, leading Alan and Tina to fall onto the floor. Harry bursts in through a window and snatches the girl.

James goes after Harry and catches up to them. Harry has no choice but to leave Tina and escape.

Douglas Coates believes that the SSC is compromised. There's no way that the assailants would know of the safe house without inside help. Alan orders James to go back to the SSC, but the young detective disobeys the order. James leaves with Tina to another safe location. Douglas puts an APB on James.