"A Good Magician Never Explains"

Quantamaker leads Sawyer, Logan, and Hunter downstairs, where they find a secret facility within the sanitarium's basement. There are far more people working in this building than Logan ever realized. Scientists in lab coats are feverishly working on all manner of bizarre projects. One team seems to be working with audio equipment in a room marked "PROJECT: STONEHENGE TAPE." Another team is reviewing footage of a scary-looking woman in a room marked "PROJECT: BANSHEE." And another team is doing something with a massive computer console in a room marked "PROJECT: CROM 9000."

"What is all of this?" Logan asks, bewildered.

"A good magician never explains," Quantamaker chuckles in response.

Quantamaker leads his party past all of these bizarre sights and into a room marked "PROJECT: GRAVEYARD MINDS." The room is filled with images of all the Neverdead, projected on to the walls. The largest projected image is of Sawyer Wynn, and it is captioned with various data about him. It looks like the Quantamaker Group has been tracking Sawyer just as much as he has been tracking them.

Laughing, Quantamaker says he is very proud of Sawyer, for Sawyer is exactly what the "Graveyard Minds" project was intended to produce. "You see, my friend, I have a presence in every reality across the multiverse. I also have many enemies. Most are too weak and insignificant to pose any threat to my operations. But there is one enemy I just can't seem to get rid of. You might remember her."

"The Woman in Black?" Sawyer asks, remembering the younger Shieldmaiden of Set.

"Yes. She's caused me all kinds of trouble, and she stubbornly refuses to die. That's where you come in, my boy. I want you to work for me, be my bodyguard. And I think you might have a way with the rest of my Neverdead, as well. They seem to like you; they all stood up for the first time in years when you arrived in Philadelphia. I haven't been able to get any reactions out of them since that bitch first came along and broke my spell, back in your universe. But you have what it takes to lead the Neverdead, my boy. Be my right hand, lead the Neverdead, and help me destroy my enemy once and for all. I will ensure that you and your family are handsomely rewarded for your loyalty and obedience."

"And if I refuse?" Sawyer replies.

"Well let's not forget, son; you yourself might be immortal. But your family in this universe? They most certainly are not. I'd hate to see anything happen to these versions of Logan and Hunter...but, needs must as the devil drives."