01PLOT

Leonardo returns to New York City from his quest in Japan. Upon arriving at the Turtles' lair, the ninja finds his home destroyed and his family missing. As the Turtle looks for clues, a lone Shrednauts emerges from the shadows and attacks. Leo quickly defeats it, but is unable to get answers from the Foot Tech Ninja piloting the Mech before he detonates a self-destruct mechanism.

On the surface, we see Angel delivering a pizza to April's antique shop as the Foot spy on them. Angel winks at April O'Neil and pretends to deliver a pizza - but inside the cardboard box is a note from Leo asking O'Neil if she's heard from the others. April loudly proclaims that the pizza order is wrong and then writes a note to the "boss" to complain. Angel takes the note and leaves - the Foot are completely fooled and suspect nothing. Angel drops the box into a phone booth and Leonardo recovers it from a rooftop by dropping his katana onto it and reeling it in on an attached rope. Leonardo reads April's note, which explains that Karai said she got them all. Leo refuses to believe that his brothers and Sensei are dead. Confident that Karai is lying, the ninja sets off to find his family.

Cut to the rooftop of the Foot skyscraper where we see a helicopter land. Karai exits the chopper and is informed of the Shrednaut's destruction in the Turtles' lair. Karai orders a full hunt for Leonardo.

Meanwhile, Leo is swimming in the Hudson River searching for clues to the whereabouts of Donatello and Master Splinter. Leo finds the wreck of the Shell Sub and a scuba tank. The ninja retrieves the tank and swims to the beach. Leonardo sits and calms his mind, trying to envision what became of his Master and brother. We see a flashback of the Shell Sub being destroyed, but this time we see how Don and Splinter were able to bail out of the craft before it was sunk and how they used the oxygen tank to safely swim to the surface once the coast was clear. Leonardo spots tracks in the sand and follows them to the docks, where he finds Don and Splinter seeking shelter in an old warehouse. After a happy reunion, Leonardo leads his brother and Sensei to an abandoned New York Reservoir pump station to use as a base camp.

Once Don and Splinter are safe, Leo heads out to find Mike. The ninja soon finds what's left of the Turtle Tunneler and once again focuses his mind on how Michelangelo may have escaped. We see a flashback of the Foot Mech destroying the vehicle, but this time we discover that Mike and Klunk bailed out the side door and hid in a tunnel as the Shrednaut zoomed past and fired its missiles. Leo continues down the tunnel and spots a comic book and cat food. Soon enough, the team leader finds Klunk and Mikey huddled in a corner of the subway. Leonardo helps his brother to his feet and leads him and his cat to the reservoir.

With Mikey and Klunk safe and sound, Leonardo begins his search for Raphael. Leo soon finds the debris of the Battle Shell, but he also spots Raph's motorcycle helmet. Again, Leonardo concentrates on what may have happened, and we see through this flashback that Raph managed to escape on the Shell Cycle seconds before the Battle Shell was destroyed by the Foot helicopter. Leo notes that the bridge above leads to Coney Island, so he goes there. At the park, we see Raph dejectedly sipping a soda - Leonardo emerges from the shadows and the brothers have a joyous greeting. Raph is stymied by recent events, but Leo assures him that everything will be alright and the brothers head to their new headquarters.

With the entire family in one place and safe, Leonardo heads out to get food and supplies... making a side trip to Foot HQ.

Inside the skyscraper, we see Karai preparing to meditate in front of her fallen master’s statue. Suddenly, the “Sewer Sweet Sewer” sign crashes into her altar and Leo states, "Got your message". Karai commends him for infiltrating undetected. Leonardo emerges from the shadows and the two prepare to face off. Leo and Karai fight while Leonardo explains that he once tried to help her because he thought she understood the meaning of honor - but he was wrong - she is just like her master, and understands nothing.

As the battle progresses, Leonardo gains the upper hand and retorts that Karai's anger has gotten the best of her and has clouded her abilities. With that, the Turtle slices apart her Shredder helmet, she uses a communicator to call in backup, but he slices the device in half before she got a chance to get reinforcements and holds a katana to her neck. Karai falls to her knees and sneers at Leo, ordering him to finish her. But Leo removes his blade from her neck and tells her that she has one last chance to redeem herself. The Turtle slices the Shredder statue's head off warning her to stay away from his family before leaving.

In the morning, back at the pump station, Leonardo returns with Chinese food for his family. The courageous ninja then presents Master Splinter with a gift from the land of the Ancient One - a mystical walking stick. The Sensei is very pleased with the present, but he is even more happy to have his son home and at peace.

02CAST & APPEARANCES

Donatello

Sam Regal

Karai

Karen Neil

Leonardo

Michael Sinterniklaas

Michelangelo

Wayne Grayson

Raphael

John Campbell

Splinter

Darren Dunstan

ALSO APPEARING

Angel · Tara JayneApril O'Neil · Veronica TaylorFoot NinjaFoot Tech NinjaKlunkScuba Foot NinjaPublic Foot Ninja

03OBJECTS, VEHICLES & PLACES

OBJECTS & VEHICLESBattle ShellBandanasBōFoot helicopterKatanaNunchakuRaphael's HelmetSaiShell CycleShell SubShrednauts"Sewer Sweet Sewer" plaqueSplinter's stickTurtle Tunneler

LOCATIONSNew York City2nd Time AroundCentral ParkConey IslandFoot headquartersHudson RiverReservoir StationSewers of New York CityY'Lyntian outpost lair

SPECIESCatHumanMutant ratMutant turtle

04SCREEN GRABS

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05MEMORABLE QUOTES

Leo: Your own anger defeats you, Karai. You remind me of a turtle I used to know. Karai: (After Leo pins her down) Go ahead. Do it. Finish me. (But Leo withdraws his weapon to Karai's surprise) Leo: No. I'm granting you one last chance to do the right thing, Karai. Don't waste it. And Karai, stay away from my FAMILY!!!!

06TRIVIA

Leonardo returns to New York City, no longer suffering from PTSD.
The Turtles move into a new lair below Central Park.
Leonardo defeats Karai in battle, but rather than kill her, leaves her in dishonor and warns her to never bother his family again by decapitating the statue of her "father," Oroku Saki.
This episode marks the start of the new Turtles opening, with Karai saying "Watch out for Shredder" this time. This opening would be used until the end of the following season.
Karai's hair is colored darker (almost black) in this episode and her lips are also painted red, a change from her normal look.