Rei Izumi is a rookie regulatory official with the Drug Control Department, who has just been appointed as a scout to gather members for a new investigative agency called STAND that specializes in unsolved drug-related cases.
Rei tries to recruit members of Revel into STAND and is met with varying attitudes. Hatori seems rather fond of her, but the others seem to have some reservations.
The police and narcs confiscate a new drug. Rei attempts to recruit novelist Makoto Tsuzuki into STAND but receives a cold reception. Meanwhile, Makoto's younger brother and actor, Kyosuke, seems much nicer to Rei.
Rei goes to visit Sara and Kyosuke. Kyosuke trusts her enough to ask her to save his brother, and manages to convince Makoto to meet with her. Makoto then tells her his connection with Ida, and...
Rei, the DCD, and STAND all confront Kujo at the site of a supposed drug deal, but something seems off. They take him in for questioning and the more they talk to him, the more it seems that he was framed.
