Lazarus episode 7, titled "Almost Blue," focuses on the team investigating former islands now submerged due to rising sea levels. They discover Dr. Skinner once owned land there and that the area had a high percentage of people born without the ability to feel pain. The episode emphasizes character introspection and explores the team's dynamics, with a central question about the group's purpose after potentially stopping Skinner.

Lazarus episode 6 focuses on Eleina's past and her connection to a cult centered around an AI named Naga, which was created based on the brain of Dr. Skinner. Eleina, who previously left the cult, is pressured to return, and she and leland investigate Naga, leading to their capture and near-death experience at the hands of the cult. The episode also explores the cult's extreme beliefs about misinformation and their planned mass suicide.

In Lazarus episode 5, the team attempts to lure Dr. Skinner out of hiding by creating a fake cure for Hapna, a painkiller he developed, with the help of Delta Medicinal's president. However, a hacker named Popcorn Wizard intervenes, disrupting their plan and adding a layer of complexity to the situation. The episode focuses on the dynamics between Eleina and Popcorn Wizard, rather than a physical confrontation or chase.

The team investigates a club owned by a stockbroker who got rich off Hapna; one of his associates is the hacker Dr. 909, who may be helping Skinner.1

Searching Skinner's house and interviewing his old colleague reveals a new lead; Axel and Leland go to Istanbul, but have trouble with local thugs.

Genius hacker Eleina finds a potential lead to Skinner. The Lazarus team split up to investigate, but danger finds both groups. They're not the only people hunting an elusive target.

The miracle drug, Hapna, now threatens to wipe out humanity; a chronic jail-breaker named Axel is asked to find the only man with a cure: Dr. Skinner.

Her father, Dr. Edward Mazursky (Gregg Henry), develops a machine for her to live and breathe as a baby, but it has grown too complicated now that she has become a toddler. Experimenting with an unspecified component, Nina reacts to the drug by transforming into a fishlike creature.