In the beginning of the exercise, Domino Squad gets closer to the citadel than previously, impressing El-Les. However, Commander Colt thinks their tactics are sloppy. Before long, Domino again fails due to an inability to work together. Commander Colt reprimands the squad for their mistakes, which include breaking formation, disobeying orders, and leaving a man behind. They broke Rule 1 -- they must fight together.

The squad earns an automatic failure for their behavior during their test. In the barracks, Clone 99 overhears El-Les and Bric discussing Domino Squad. El-Les thinks they should take the test again, but Bric thinks Domino Squad is a lost cause and should be transferred to maintenance.

Fives and Echo visit Shaak Ti to request a transfer out of their squad to another. As a Jedi, Shaak Ti believes that the individual and the group are one in the same, much like the clones. She tells the cadets that they are looking out for themselves as individuals, not as a group. Shaak advises them to solve their problems as a whole. She allows Domino Squad to take the test again.

While the rest of the clone cadets are fast asleep in their bunks, Hevy attempts to go AWOL. Clone 99 catches him leaving and tells him that he can't leave his squad in their time of need. Hevy calls his squad a bunch of failures, like 99. 99 reminds him that he can't be called a failure because he never got a chance, unlike Domino Squad.

The next day, the Domino Squad is ready for battle, and ready to finally work as a cohesive team. They all know what they have to do.

With each shot at a battle droid, Domino Squad has each others' backs. Compliments and encouragement have replaced dissent and arguing.

When the Domino Squad reaches the citadel, they discover that their ascension cables needed to scale the wall are missing. Hevy spots the wall-mounted turrets on the citadel wall and comes up with a plan for the squad to use them to climb up to the next level.

Members of Domino Squad climb the disabled turrets like stepladders to the next level of the citadel. Both Bric and El-Les are impressed by the creative problem solving demonstrated by the squad. The cadets have worked together as a unit -- they complete the task and pass their test.

Domino Squad stands at attention while El-Les congratulates them and awards them graduation medals. Finally having graduated, Hevy tells 99 that he was right. When they exchange good-byes, Hevy gives 99 his graduation medal out of thanks for his advice and brotherhood.