Egg psyches John by "teaching him to fly".
John buys lots of knives.
They get catscans.
Paul, Dr. Turnbow's assistant, discovers odd viral(?) crystals in the pill.
The catscans show a web of "threads" in their brains and bones. Mki also has a metal implant in his skull.
They go to the hotel and Egg operates on Mki, taking out the implant.
They spend a week around University, paying for research. Mki wins money in the Casino.
A Phd. Student called Michael identifies the crystals as a form of viral nanomachine.
The capsule in Mki's head was a radio receiver and drug-dispensing vial, probably releasing nanomachines in his head.
Something (threads) is growing in Mki's brain.
They silence requests for grant applications with money.
They are ambushed in the elevator of their hotel.
They break out of the elevator, there's a shoot-out, Holmes crashes a big hole and they jump into the swimming pool.
Egg suggests they dive into the laundry chute and they make off in the laundry van.