However, while there, the team is ambushed by HYDRA and Triplett is fatally shot. Coulson wants their satellites hacked so he can find the city that matches the Words of Creation. The weird assignments Coulson gave earlier is to cause an EMP blackout at that base which would cause the one at Laura Creek to be used as a back-up. At Laura Creek, there is a satellite relaying station that is easier to infiltrate than the Kaena Point Air Force Base in Oahu. He gives each a particular mission, then has the Bus take them to Australia. In the present, Melinda May is in charge of the Playground as Phil Coulson takes Leo Fitz, Antoine Triplett and Skye to Hawaii. Those remains were found by Calvin Zabo, who swore vengeance. Agent Hauer was told to dispose of her remains. Taking her bodily fluids and DNA, Reinhardt used them to get a transfusion that restored his youth. Reinhardt performed experiments on the woman. HYDRA gathered the elders of Hunan for Reinhardt to inspect he saw the young woman, looking unaged after so many years. He had Hauer take him to his old headquarters. In 1989, Alexander Pierce freed Reinhardt, officially saying that budget cuts were necessary. Carter sentenced Reinhardt to a life sentence in the Strategic Scientific Reserve facility. To entice her, he told her what he knew of "blue angels" coming to Earth and that he could save humanity. He asked if he could make a deal, but she adamantly refused. Reinhardt was captured and sent to the Rat for interrogation by Peggy Carter. Before Reinhardt could discover what made this woman unique, an officer told him of the demise of the Red Skull and the coming of the Allied forces. One particular young woman caused the artifact to glow with strange writing when she touched it. In 1945, in his HYDRA Fortress, Werner Reinhardt and a team of HYDRA scientists documented the effects of the Obelisk on the inhabitants of Hunan province who found it.
Coulson and team find themselves in an epic face-off against HYDRA to uncover an ancient secret, while Ward kidnaps his brother, Senator Christian Ward, for a violent trip down memory lane.