Chapter 8 — Episode 8
First, the Lagoon Company completes a delivery at sea, during which Rock retrieves an unexpected "package" — a young boy named Garcia Loveless, who is being transported as cargo for the Manisarera cartel to be handed over to a Colombian mafia buyer. Revy confines Garcia to a cabin, while Dutch instructs Rock not to grow attached to him, reminding the crew that their responsibility ends at delivery. Then, Rock speaks with Garcia and begins to suspect something is wrong when the boy's detailed knowledge of his own family — including rare earth holdings and household details — confirms that the cartel lied about the nature of the job. Dutch grows uneasy and contacts Balalaika to gather intelligence on the Manisarera cartel and the Loveless family, though Balalaika warns that her involvement will inevitably escalate the situation. Garcia also reveals that his family's maid, Roberta, is far more than she appears, recounting how she always let him win at arm wrestling until the day armed men came to threaten his father, at which point her arm became like steel. Finally, Roberta herself arrives in Roanapur, dressed in a distinctive maid's outfit, and deliberately lures Manisarera cartel members to her by asking around for the Colombian mafia. She confronts them directly, politely warning them before launching into a devastating one-sided fight that leaves the crew stunned, with Revy incredulously declaring her a "killer robot from the future."