Ash Lynx, a 17-year-old New York gang leader, sees a man mortally shot and hears him utter the words "banana fish."

Ash, Skip and Eiji try to escape from Frederick Arthur's gangs and Golzine's lackey, Marvin.

In prison, Ash meets his cell mate, the journalist Max, whom Charlie recruited to be his protector; after an attack sends Ash to the infirmary, he learns something about Max.

Eiji goes to Meredith's medical clinic; Griffin's sudden appearance causes Abraham to shoot him; Ibe tells Eiji to return to Japan.