The trial of The People v Jennifer Fatima Sharifi begins with Judge Daniel J. Deepford presiding. In an opening statement, prosecutor Geoffrey Hassock says the evidence will show that Herlinger's deflection shields on his scooter had been tampered with by someone with a retina print of an adult Sleepless female. Moreover, investigators discovered a pendant designed to open the gates at Sanctuary in the garage where Herlinger parked his scooter.

Rather than directly refute the prosecution's evidence, defense attorney Will Sandaleros seeks to portray Jennifer as a victim of anti-Sleepless persecution.

With the trial in recess for the weekend, Leisha returns home to Chicago, where she discovers that Sanctuary voted on Jennifer's vow of solidarity and thus Leisha is cut off from the Sanctuary communications server. Jennifer did, however, place one message Leisha was able to access: Abraham Lincoln's “House Divided” speech from 1858.

At the We-Sleep scooter plant, Jordan discovers a group of workers viciously beating Joey, a 350-lb intellectually disabled man whom Hawke allowed to live and work at the factory as an act of charity. According to his assailants, Joey is a Sleepless trying to pass as a Sleeper. While such a premise seems incomprehensible to Jordan, Joey confirms it.