Editing Coil's Betrayal (section)

== Prelude ==
After she has an adverse reaction to the revelation of [[Dinah Alcott|Dinah's]] kidnapping, Coil realizes Skitter is likely to turn on him at some point.

Coil starts taking precautions in anticipation of the Undersiders' attempts at betrayal and sets up to betray Skitter first. When sent to intimidate the Mayor, [[Trickster]] carries recording devices for [[Leet]] to create the "famine engine", a device that mimics Skitter's power.<ref>[[Monarch 16.13]]</ref>

At the same time the Undersiders, mainly Skitter and Tattletale, begin planning to defeat Coil. They do not tell the others about the extent of the plan, ensuring that they were able to keep the plan secret.<!--find convo in extermination-->

After [[Coil]] successfully faked his death, and his civilian identity, Thomas Calvert, replaced [[Emily Piggot]] as the acting Brockton Bay PRT director, the Undersiders met with Calvert to negotiate the release of Dinah, as Calvert had successfully cemented his control over the city.<ref> [[Monarch 16.9]], [[Monarch 16.10]]</ref> Calvert agreed to release Dinah to her family, and temporarily released her into Skitter's custody.