In these second episodes of the book of short, science fiction stories, ’Near Future,’ I try to pick up where the first episodes ended. The stories take place in the new renaissance city of Flint, Michigan. Janet discovers the identities of her captors, Millie becomes involved with the dark web, Dr. Jefferies becomes a victim because of his success, Councilor Dave obtains a sinister new client, and Liam discovers new truths thru his biological family. As before, the stories are packed full of new and imagined technologies.