The ladies of Broxton come to comfort the Lady Kelda who has been weeping bitterly since the death of her beloved Bill Junior. Even matzo ball soup will not comfort her….
Volstagg bring Dr. Eric Solvang to the tomb of Odin where Thor and Balder are cleaning up the damage from the fall of Asgard. The room is forbidden to humans and Solvang would leave but Volstagg insists he explain his theory to Thor. The scientist launches into a disordered account of parallel worlds and the vacuum created by the city’s destruction but his lack of people skills merely sends Thor into a rage and Solvang is sent away….
In the dying universe of Ano-Athox, a gateway is opened so that the king Uthana Thoth and his entourage may escape the final destruction and make their new home in the Nine Worlds, which Lord Thane has already begun to conquer….
In Asgard, Thor continues to brood over his fallen brother Loki and announces plans to bring him back. Balder is aghast that the Thunder God would consider resurrecting the God of Mischief whose sinister schemes have brought nothing but ruin to the city and its people. As Thor flies off to bring his plan to fruition, Heimdall has a vision of their future—a vision so horrible that he collapses and curls up into the fetal position. In a flash of lightning, Thor ascends into the skies and shouts "Loki! Come forth!"