1 00:00:00,891 --> 00:00:03,570 Agent Lee? Olivia Dunham. 2 00:00:03,595 --> 00:00:05,067 Previously on Fringe... 3 00:00:05,068 --> 00:00:06,702 What division are you in? 4 00:00:06,770 --> 00:00:08,988 I am not leaving here without some answers. 5 00:00:10,407 --> 00:00:12,875 Sometimes answers... lead to more questions. 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,415 The timeline has been rewritten. 7 00:00:19,466 --> 00:00:20,716 He was erased, 8 00:00:20,784 --> 00:00:24,420 and yet traces of him continue to bleed through. 9 00:00:24,471 --> 00:00:25,888 There was a man in the mirror! 10 00:00:25,955 --> 00:00:27,623 He was here, and then he was gone. 11 00:00:27,674 --> 00:00:29,392 I saw him! 12 00:00:29,459 --> 00:00:31,126 What's with the redecoration? 13 00:00:33,063 --> 00:00:34,981 - Aah! I'm here, Walter. 14 00:00:35,065 --> 00:00:36,732 Right here. 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,367 Please, help me. 16 00:00:44,691 --> 00:00:46,075 Walter? 17 00:00:47,611 --> 00:00:51,364 You didn't answer my question. 18 00:00:51,448 --> 00:00:52,782 I asked 19 00:00:52,833 --> 00:00:54,950 if you've been keeping up with the new medication 20 00:00:55,002 --> 00:00:56,285 I prescribed for you. 21 00:00:56,336 --> 00:00:58,754 Yes. 22 00:00:58,822 --> 00:01:01,323 For the most part. 23 00:01:01,375 --> 00:01:06,095 With my own modifications, of course. 24 00:01:06,162 --> 00:01:07,430 Why? 25 00:01:07,497 --> 00:01:10,566 Well, you just seem a little bit distracted. 26 00:01:10,634 --> 00:01:13,803 Well, yes... as you ask. 27 00:01:13,854 --> 00:01:19,275 You've come at an extremely inopportune time. 28 00:01:19,342 --> 00:01:21,894 I'm in the middle of some very important work, 29 00:01:21,978 --> 00:01:23,679 and I'm anxious to resume. 30 00:01:23,730 --> 00:01:25,281 I appreciate that, Walter. 31 00:01:25,348 --> 00:01:28,451 But these monthly evaluations are also important. 32 00:01:28,518 --> 00:01:29,452 Well, yes, I know. 33 00:01:29,519 --> 00:01:31,454 It was a condition you imposed 34 00:01:31,521 --> 00:01:33,039 on my release from St. Claire's. 35 00:01:33,123 --> 00:01:34,990 I mean personally important. 36 00:01:35,058 --> 00:01:37,376 You were under my care there for... 37 00:01:37,444 --> 00:01:39,779 most of your 17 years. 38 00:01:39,846 --> 00:01:43,132 These sessions allow me to catch up with you, 39 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,384 see how you're doing. 40 00:01:45,469 --> 00:01:47,053 Now... 41 00:01:47,137 --> 00:01:49,204 I've been perusing the latest observational reports 42 00:01:49,256 --> 00:01:50,923 from the agents assigned to you, 43 00:01:51,007 --> 00:01:56,195 and they mention certain patterns of unusual behavior. 44 00:01:56,263 --> 00:02:00,032 Well, o-occasionally, I have a unique way of doing things 45 00:02:00,100 --> 00:02:01,183 which can be misinterpret-- 46 00:02:01,234 --> 00:02:02,852 Tell me about the mirrors. 47 00:02:02,903 --> 00:02:04,820 Mirrors? 48 00:02:04,888 --> 00:02:07,056 And the television? 49 00:02:07,124 --> 00:02:11,060 Virtually every reflective surface in and around your lab 50 00:02:11,128 --> 00:02:13,245 has been covered or obscured by you. 51 00:02:15,949 --> 00:02:18,734 Naturally, I covered them up. 52 00:02:20,654 --> 00:02:22,237 I-it's an experiment I'm conducting on-- 53 00:02:22,289 --> 00:02:25,574 So this had nothing to do with your lab being haunted. 54 00:02:25,625 --> 00:02:26,876 Beg your pardon? 55 00:02:26,927 --> 00:02:27,960 According to the report, 56 00:02:28,044 --> 00:02:30,463 you claimed on more than one occasion 57 00:02:30,547 --> 00:02:33,716 to have seen a strange man in the lab, 58 00:02:33,767 --> 00:02:35,601 a man no one else has seen, 59 00:02:35,685 --> 00:02:37,720 and that sometimes... 60 00:02:37,771 --> 00:02:39,588 the man speaks to you. 61 00:02:40,757 --> 00:02:42,942 Oh... 62 00:02:43,026 --> 00:02:45,928 just minor hallucinations, of course, 63 00:02:45,979 --> 00:02:49,281 by my self-medication. 64 00:02:49,366 --> 00:02:52,067 That was weeks ago. I-I'm much better now. 65 00:02:52,119 --> 00:02:55,871 So you haven't had any more of these hallucinations since? 66 00:03:00,043 --> 00:03:01,777 No. 67 00:03:03,997 --> 00:03:06,799 Walter, it is important 68 00:03:06,883 --> 00:03:09,301 that you be completely honest with me 69 00:03:09,386 --> 00:03:12,838 so that I can make an assessment of your state of mind 70 00:03:12,923 --> 00:03:16,926 and I can make recommendations for your continued care... 71 00:03:16,977 --> 00:03:19,461 Whatever that may be. 72 00:03:30,357 --> 00:03:32,358 You're dead, Sneddon. You hear me? 73 00:03:32,442 --> 00:03:34,660 You better run, rat! 74 00:03:40,534 --> 00:03:43,202 We're gonna beat your ass! 75 00:03:52,212 --> 00:03:53,996 Wait up a minute, man. 76 00:03:54,047 --> 00:03:55,631 You run like a little girl. 77 00:03:55,682 --> 00:03:57,132 Keep up. We got him now. 78 00:03:57,184 --> 00:03:58,217 He went in there. 79 00:03:58,301 --> 00:03:59,435 Oh, he's like so dead. 80 00:03:59,502 --> 00:04:00,803 There he is. 81 00:04:03,723 --> 00:04:06,809 Picked a bad place to hide, dumb ass. 82 00:04:06,860 --> 00:04:08,394 Just leave me alone, guys. 83 00:04:08,478 --> 00:04:09,478 Or what? 84 00:04:09,529 --> 00:04:12,031 I know it was you, you little freak. 85 00:04:12,115 --> 00:04:14,567 You got me busted for the stash in my locker. 86 00:04:14,651 --> 00:04:15,901 Come on, Matt. Kick his ass. 87 00:04:19,656 --> 00:04:21,040 You had this coming... 88 00:04:21,124 --> 00:04:22,408 Uh...something touched my leg! 89 00:04:22,492 --> 00:04:25,193 It's probably just a bug or something. 90 00:04:25,245 --> 00:04:26,962 Tough it out. 91 00:04:27,030 --> 00:04:28,464 Dude, what is this? 92 00:04:28,531 --> 00:04:30,249 What the hell is this? 93 00:04:30,333 --> 00:04:32,034 Huh? 94 00:04:50,401 --> 00:04:54,401 ♪ Fringe 4x03 ♪ Alone in the World Original Air Date on October 7, 2011 95 00:04:54,402 --> 00:04:58,402 == sync, corrected by elderman == 96 00:04:58,427 --> 00:05:10,295 ♪ 97 00:05:22,102 --> 00:05:23,469 Hey. 98 00:05:26,923 --> 00:05:28,090 Working a case? 99 00:05:28,141 --> 00:05:30,025 Something like that. Mm-hmm. 100 00:05:30,093 --> 00:05:32,728 Hmm. I got, uh, word 101 00:05:32,779 --> 00:05:34,129 you wanted to see me? 102 00:05:34,197 --> 00:05:36,699 We get any news on the shape shifter attack? 103 00:05:36,766 --> 00:05:38,734 Uh, no. I just wanted to check in with you, 104 00:05:38,785 --> 00:05:41,120 see how you're handling everything. 105 00:05:41,204 --> 00:05:43,038 I know you've been going through the case files, 106 00:05:43,106 --> 00:05:44,406 getting up to speed. 107 00:05:44,457 --> 00:05:48,110 I understand that it can be kind of overwhelming. 108 00:05:48,161 --> 00:05:51,080 It's hard when what you knew 109 00:05:51,131 --> 00:05:53,549 or what you thought you knew about the world... 110 00:05:53,616 --> 00:05:55,834 no longer holds. 111 00:05:55,919 --> 00:05:58,620 And I just wanted you to know that I'm here. 112 00:05:58,672 --> 00:06:01,307 You're... 113 00:06:01,391 --> 00:06:03,592 Here? 114 00:06:03,643 --> 00:06:06,061 Yeah. 115 00:06:06,129 --> 00:06:07,763 To talk to, you know? 116 00:06:07,814 --> 00:06:10,816 I mean, just if things are getting a little too much 117 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:12,818 or if you're freaked out... 118 00:06:12,902 --> 00:06:14,803 I'm...not freaked out. 119 00:06:16,906 --> 00:06:19,158 Oh. 120 00:06:19,242 --> 00:06:22,361 Good. 121 00:06:22,445 --> 00:06:23,912 Okay. 122 00:06:23,980 --> 00:06:24,947 Well, you just let me know. 123 00:06:24,998 --> 00:06:27,783 If I freak out, I-- yeah, you... 124 00:06:27,834 --> 00:06:29,368 you'll be the first to know. 125 00:06:31,037 --> 00:06:33,339 Dunham. 126 00:06:40,663 --> 00:06:41,997 We've got two bodies. 127 00:06:43,383 --> 00:06:45,267 12-year-old boys. 128 00:06:45,334 --> 00:06:47,102 How many months since they've been missing? 129 00:06:47,170 --> 00:06:50,222 Not months. Hours. Somewhere between 10 and 15, 130 00:06:50,306 --> 00:06:52,024 according to the reports their families made 131 00:06:52,108 --> 00:06:53,442 when they didn't come home last night. 132 00:06:53,509 --> 00:06:55,343 Agent Broyles? 133 00:06:55,395 --> 00:06:57,012 Agent Farnsworth is ready for you. 134 00:06:59,682 --> 00:07:01,483 Has Dr. Bishop come up with any theories yet 135 00:07:01,534 --> 00:07:02,684 on cause of death 136 00:07:02,736 --> 00:07:05,287 or the bodies' advanced state of decomposition? 137 00:07:05,354 --> 00:07:06,905 Walter, Agent Broyles wants to know if-- 138 00:07:06,990 --> 00:07:08,190 Yes, yes, I heard him. 139 00:07:08,241 --> 00:07:11,326 Will you tell Agent Broyles 140 00:07:11,378 --> 00:07:14,663 that as there appears to be no unusual environmental factors 141 00:07:14,714 --> 00:07:17,699 to explain the rapid deterioration, 142 00:07:17,751 --> 00:07:20,302 that it is absurd for me to make any determination 143 00:07:20,370 --> 00:07:22,254 without first examining the remainders! 144 00:07:22,338 --> 00:07:23,839 Okay, Walter said he-- 145 00:07:23,890 --> 00:07:25,090 tell him, for all I know, it could be viral 146 00:07:25,175 --> 00:07:27,976 or a mutation of some flesh-eating bacteria. 147 00:07:28,044 --> 00:07:29,511 He thinks that-- 148 00:07:29,562 --> 00:07:31,180 some kind of alien parasite 149 00:07:31,231 --> 00:07:32,815 or...Bigfoot. 150 00:07:32,882 --> 00:07:34,650 Bigfoot! That's it. 151 00:07:34,717 --> 00:07:36,384 Astrid, perhaps you can look around 152 00:07:36,436 --> 00:07:38,771 for massive fecal droppings, huh? 153 00:07:38,855 --> 00:07:42,691 He doesn't have any theories, sir. 154 00:07:42,742 --> 00:07:45,194 I think I got something. 155 00:07:45,245 --> 00:07:48,914 There's a third set of sneaker treads leading in... 156 00:07:48,998 --> 00:07:50,449 and then out. 157 00:07:50,533 --> 00:07:52,868 Size 7, 8, maybe. 158 00:07:52,919 --> 00:07:54,569 Then we have a potential witness. 159 00:07:54,621 --> 00:07:56,071 Or another victim. 160 00:07:56,122 --> 00:07:58,006 Even if there was another boy that got away, 161 00:07:58,074 --> 00:08:00,793 he could still be infected by whatever killed the other two. 162 00:08:00,877 --> 00:08:03,545 Point taken. We need to find him fast. 163 00:08:03,596 --> 00:08:06,548 Yeah. If he's alive. 164 00:08:13,286 --> 00:08:14,737 Oh! 165 00:08:14,788 --> 00:08:17,688 Remarkably pungent stench. 166 00:08:17,689 --> 00:08:21,007 I'm gonna... get some scented candles. 167 00:08:21,059 --> 00:08:23,277 Agent Broyles. 168 00:08:23,344 --> 00:08:25,646 It was good of you to accompany Astrid, 169 00:08:25,697 --> 00:08:27,397 although unnecessary. 170 00:08:27,482 --> 00:08:28,865 Agents Dunham and Lee 171 00:08:28,950 --> 00:08:31,952 are tracking down the identity of the boy who fled the scene. 172 00:08:32,019 --> 00:08:33,353 I thought I'd take the opportunity 173 00:08:33,404 --> 00:08:34,988 to check in on you. 174 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:36,957 Oh...How nice. 175 00:08:37,024 --> 00:08:39,059 May I ask why? 176 00:08:39,127 --> 00:08:41,912 You had your evaluation with Dr. Sumner last night. 177 00:08:41,996 --> 00:08:44,831 He called me afterwards to voice some concerns. 178 00:08:44,882 --> 00:08:46,033 Concerns? 179 00:08:46,100 --> 00:08:48,034 He thought you seemed unusually agitated 180 00:08:48,086 --> 00:08:50,537 by something you were reluctant to confide. 181 00:08:50,588 --> 00:08:54,174 I-I can't imagine what gave him that impress-- 182 00:08:54,225 --> 00:08:55,759 Walter? 183 00:08:55,843 --> 00:08:57,477 Where's the second body? 184 00:08:57,545 --> 00:08:59,062 On its way to the morgue. 185 00:08:59,147 --> 00:09:01,481 I assumed one was sufficient for your examination. 186 00:09:01,549 --> 00:09:03,183 Not--not sufficient at all. 187 00:09:03,234 --> 00:09:05,018 I-it's quite the opposite. 188 00:09:05,069 --> 00:09:06,886 I need both bodies. 189 00:09:06,938 --> 00:09:08,054 Walter. What? 190 00:09:08,106 --> 00:09:09,690 What? 191 00:09:11,859 --> 00:09:13,026 Did you say something? 192 00:09:13,077 --> 00:09:15,228 I asked why you need both bodies. 193 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:17,080 Because-- 194 00:09:17,165 --> 00:09:19,566 Walter, listen to me. 195 00:09:20,952 --> 00:09:23,036 Walter, do you see me? 196 00:09:23,087 --> 00:09:24,871 Only by...Comparison... Walter, I can hear you. 197 00:09:24,922 --> 00:09:26,673 Will I be able to determine... Where are you? 198 00:09:26,741 --> 00:09:29,543 If there are patterns to the decomposition 199 00:09:29,594 --> 00:09:30,794 of the tissue... 200 00:09:30,878 --> 00:09:32,295 Listen... 201 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:36,016 Or the putrefaction of the internal organs, 202 00:09:36,083 --> 00:09:38,051 it may well be that the victims 203 00:09:38,102 --> 00:09:39,770 perished at different intervals. 204 00:09:39,854 --> 00:09:40,920 Dr. Bishop. 205 00:09:40,972 --> 00:09:42,589 And one of them may be a carrier! 206 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,808 I want to come home. I am not losing my mind! 207 00:10:00,074 --> 00:10:01,658 I would appreciate you 208 00:10:01,743 --> 00:10:04,611 arranging to have the second remains 209 00:10:04,662 --> 00:10:07,280 sent here as soon as possible. 210 00:10:07,331 --> 00:10:08,799 Excuse me. 211 00:10:16,758 --> 00:10:18,141 Broyles. 212 00:10:18,226 --> 00:10:19,976 It's Olivia. We have a lead on the third boy. 213 00:10:20,061 --> 00:10:21,728 This morning another student told the principal 214 00:10:21,796 --> 00:10:23,563 that the two victims had been talking about plans 215 00:10:23,631 --> 00:10:25,232 to beat a kid up. 216 00:10:44,786 --> 00:10:48,154 His name is Aaron Sneddon. He's ten years old. 217 00:10:48,206 --> 00:10:49,489 He said it was pretty dark 218 00:10:49,540 --> 00:10:50,824 and he didn't see much after the boys chased him 219 00:10:50,875 --> 00:10:52,092 into the tunnel. 220 00:10:52,159 --> 00:10:53,593 Why didn't he tell anyone what happened? 221 00:10:53,661 --> 00:10:54,761 His parents? 222 00:10:54,829 --> 00:10:56,012 Well, he has no father, 223 00:10:56,097 --> 00:10:57,297 and his mother is out of the country. 224 00:10:57,348 --> 00:10:58,598 Aaron said that she's away a lot 225 00:10:58,666 --> 00:11:00,016 for work. 226 00:11:00,101 --> 00:11:01,351 But the boy's mother wouldn't leave him home by himself. 227 00:11:01,436 --> 00:11:02,686 No, she has him stay with a neighbor 228 00:11:02,770 --> 00:11:04,438 in their apartment complex. 229 00:11:04,505 --> 00:11:06,790 His principal said that he's a quiet boy, 230 00:11:06,858 --> 00:11:09,192 that she doesn't know him to have many friends. 231 00:11:09,277 --> 00:11:11,528 So has Walter gotten anywhere yet? 232 00:11:11,612 --> 00:11:14,231 Beyond his random theories of vampires and succubi, no. 233 00:11:14,315 --> 00:11:16,349 He says he needs to examine the other body. 234 00:11:16,417 --> 00:11:18,618 I'd like you and Agent Lee to retrieve it from the morgue. 235 00:11:18,686 --> 00:11:20,520 I'll let Dr. Bishop know the boy is here. 236 00:11:20,571 --> 00:11:21,738 Okay. 237 00:11:33,751 --> 00:11:35,635 You like to draw? 238 00:11:38,422 --> 00:11:40,423 Me too. 239 00:11:45,930 --> 00:11:48,381 Aaron, we're going to have to get you checked out 240 00:11:48,432 --> 00:11:49,983 to make sure that you're okay. 241 00:11:50,050 --> 00:11:52,319 Our friend, Dr. Bishop, is going to examine you. 242 00:11:52,386 --> 00:11:54,554 I don't like doctors. 243 00:11:54,605 --> 00:11:56,222 They scare me. 244 00:11:56,274 --> 00:11:57,891 Oh, you'll like Walter. 245 00:11:57,942 --> 00:11:59,526 There's nothing scary about him. 246 00:11:59,577 --> 00:12:01,528 All right, young man. Let's get started. 247 00:12:01,579 --> 00:12:04,948 Take off your shirt and hop on the table. 248 00:12:11,906 --> 00:12:13,924 Please, I don't want a shot. 249 00:12:15,793 --> 00:12:17,794 Well, technically a shot 250 00:12:17,879 --> 00:12:20,630 is depositing a substance into the bloodstream. 251 00:12:20,715 --> 00:12:22,299 This is more a withdrawal. 252 00:12:25,770 --> 00:12:28,889 Just this one time. 253 00:12:28,940 --> 00:12:30,590 I promise. 254 00:12:46,207 --> 00:12:49,409 There. That wasn't so bad. 255 00:12:49,460 --> 00:12:51,127 Good boy. 256 00:12:53,581 --> 00:12:55,298 You can put your shirt on now. 257 00:12:55,383 --> 00:12:56,783 I'll be right back. 258 00:13:22,493 --> 00:13:24,277 Please, don't touch that! 259 00:13:24,328 --> 00:13:26,496 Give me... 260 00:13:33,254 --> 00:13:35,505 It's all right. It's all right. 261 00:13:35,590 --> 00:13:39,426 I--I shouldn't have shouted. 262 00:13:41,095 --> 00:13:43,997 It--it belonged to my son. 263 00:13:45,099 --> 00:13:46,883 You have a son? 264 00:13:46,968 --> 00:13:48,635 I did. 265 00:13:50,337 --> 00:13:52,472 He died. 266 00:13:57,445 --> 00:13:58,862 Walter. 267 00:13:58,946 --> 00:14:01,514 You need to come and take a look at this. 268 00:14:09,523 --> 00:14:10,857 What is it? 269 00:14:10,908 --> 00:14:13,660 It happened when I was moving a candle. 270 00:14:18,132 --> 00:14:20,033 That's curious. 271 00:14:20,084 --> 00:14:21,551 Yeah. 272 00:14:21,636 --> 00:14:23,887 Look at the lambda sensor. 273 00:14:28,092 --> 00:14:29,759 The corpse is pulling high levels of oxygen 274 00:14:29,844 --> 00:14:31,761 out of the air. 275 00:14:32,813 --> 00:14:35,348 Astrid... 276 00:14:35,399 --> 00:14:38,184 I don't remember there being this much mold 277 00:14:38,235 --> 00:14:40,070 on the ribcage before. 278 00:14:45,409 --> 00:14:46,526 Dear God. 279 00:14:46,577 --> 00:14:49,228 The incubation case. Quickly! 280 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,748 Grab the other end. We have to contain it. 281 00:14:51,832 --> 00:14:52,899 Walter. 282 00:14:52,950 --> 00:14:54,584 No time to explain. Hurry! 283 00:15:04,628 --> 00:15:06,296 Spores. 284 00:15:07,798 --> 00:15:09,749 I--I had assumed that the mold 285 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,769 was just a symptom of the rapid decomposition. 286 00:15:12,853 --> 00:15:14,270 Walter, I am not following. 287 00:15:14,355 --> 00:15:16,189 The cause, Astrid... 288 00:15:17,391 --> 00:15:18,641 I'm starting to believe 289 00:15:18,726 --> 00:15:21,594 that it was an aggressive form of fungi 290 00:15:21,645 --> 00:15:23,396 that killed the boys. 291 00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:24,781 Olivia and Lincoln, they went to the morgue 292 00:15:24,865 --> 00:15:26,649 to get the other body. 293 00:15:30,955 --> 00:15:32,205 Astrid? 294 00:15:32,272 --> 00:15:33,540 Are you at the morgue? 295 00:15:33,607 --> 00:15:34,958 Yeah, we're just heading to the elevator now-- 296 00:15:35,042 --> 00:15:36,626 listen, you have got to evacuate the room. 297 00:15:36,711 --> 00:15:38,611 Get the body from the tunnel locked down. 298 00:15:38,662 --> 00:15:40,279 What? 299 00:15:40,331 --> 00:15:42,448 It's going to explode and release spores! 300 00:15:47,788 --> 00:15:49,723 You gonna get that? 301 00:15:49,790 --> 00:15:51,224 I'm eating my lunch. 302 00:15:52,593 --> 00:15:54,293 Come on, come on, come on, come on. 303 00:16:06,907 --> 00:16:07,974 Hey, Beth, come here. 304 00:16:08,025 --> 00:16:10,193 Take a look at this. 305 00:16:11,996 --> 00:16:13,696 Oh, God. 306 00:16:18,485 --> 00:16:19,702 What are you doing? 307 00:16:19,787 --> 00:16:21,037 We gotta get them out of there. 308 00:16:21,122 --> 00:16:22,372 We can't open that door. 309 00:16:22,456 --> 00:16:23,840 We need to get a team in here and lock down the area. 310 00:16:23,924 --> 00:16:26,259 We can't just leave 'em to die. 311 00:16:26,326 --> 00:16:28,445 They're already dead. 312 00:16:55,309 --> 00:16:56,626 Dr. Bishop. 313 00:16:56,677 --> 00:16:59,980 Can you tell us what we're dealing with here? 314 00:17:00,064 --> 00:17:03,316 Clearly not the garden variety 315 00:17:03,401 --> 00:17:04,851 of cordyceps fungi. 316 00:17:04,935 --> 00:17:06,987 A genetic mutation with a capacity 317 00:17:07,071 --> 00:17:10,607 of hyper-accelerated growth and nutrition absorption, 318 00:17:10,658 --> 00:17:13,043 which explains the rapid decomposition 319 00:17:13,110 --> 00:17:14,377 of the bodies. 320 00:17:14,445 --> 00:17:16,946 Walter, what's "cordyceps fungi"? 321 00:17:16,998 --> 00:17:19,249 A species capable of releasing neurotoxins 322 00:17:19,316 --> 00:17:21,150 so as to paralyze a host, 323 00:17:21,202 --> 00:17:23,152 usually an insect, 324 00:17:23,204 --> 00:17:27,156 so that the fungi can feed and lay its spores. 325 00:17:27,208 --> 00:17:28,541 So why aren't they attacking us? 326 00:17:28,626 --> 00:17:31,211 These are not a pack of wolves, Agent Broyles. 327 00:17:31,295 --> 00:17:32,595 Size not withstanding, 328 00:17:32,663 --> 00:17:33,880 they are still a lower life form 329 00:17:33,964 --> 00:17:36,433 with rudimentary instincts 330 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:38,668 probably based on tactile response. 331 00:17:38,719 --> 00:17:40,503 As long as none of you touch them, 332 00:17:40,554 --> 00:17:42,305 they won't even know you're there. 333 00:17:42,356 --> 00:17:43,673 A couple of these bad boys 334 00:17:43,724 --> 00:17:45,859 are making their way down the sink. 335 00:17:45,943 --> 00:17:48,862 Most likely seeking more water and nutrients, 336 00:17:48,946 --> 00:17:50,530 which shows a strong impulse 337 00:17:50,614 --> 00:17:53,516 to expand their reach as far as possible. 338 00:17:53,567 --> 00:17:55,518 I mean, really, this is a most extraordinary species, 339 00:17:55,569 --> 00:17:56,653 don't you think? 340 00:17:56,704 --> 00:17:58,187 Admiration aside, Dr. Bishop, 341 00:17:58,239 --> 00:17:59,656 how do you recommend killing these things? 342 00:17:59,707 --> 00:18:02,375 As with a great many molds and fungi, 343 00:18:02,460 --> 00:18:06,496 a strong dose of U.V. light or intense heat 344 00:18:06,547 --> 00:18:09,031 should effectively eradicate them. 345 00:18:10,334 --> 00:18:11,634 Understood. 346 00:18:11,702 --> 00:18:13,803 Agent Mace, this is Broyles. 347 00:18:13,871 --> 00:18:14,921 We're going to need 348 00:18:15,005 --> 00:18:16,139 high-intensity U.V. lamps in here, 349 00:18:16,206 --> 00:18:17,373 as many as you can find. 350 00:18:17,425 --> 00:18:19,208 Yes, sir. Copy that. 351 00:18:19,260 --> 00:18:20,643 I'll oversee things here. 352 00:18:20,711 --> 00:18:22,729 I want you and Agent Lee to assemble a small team 353 00:18:22,813 --> 00:18:24,064 and have them meet you at the tunnel. 354 00:18:24,148 --> 00:18:25,265 Based on the boy's remains, 355 00:18:25,349 --> 00:18:26,566 the fungus colony at the tunnel 356 00:18:26,650 --> 00:18:29,385 is probably much bigger than what we have here. 357 00:18:29,437 --> 00:18:30,653 I'm not convinced 358 00:18:30,721 --> 00:18:32,105 that U.V. is the most efficient way 359 00:18:32,189 --> 00:18:33,256 to destroy it. 360 00:18:33,324 --> 00:18:34,908 You have something else in mind? 361 00:18:34,992 --> 00:18:37,277 I'm thinking flamethrowers. 362 00:18:37,361 --> 00:18:40,280 Fortunately, your tests show no sign 363 00:18:40,364 --> 00:18:42,949 of fungal infection. 364 00:18:43,033 --> 00:18:44,868 The good news is that you're now free 365 00:18:44,919 --> 00:18:46,235 to return home. 366 00:18:46,287 --> 00:18:49,756 Agent Farnsworth will drop you there. 367 00:18:53,594 --> 00:18:55,295 Unless it's not good news. 368 00:18:55,379 --> 00:18:57,881 Nobody's there. 369 00:18:57,932 --> 00:19:00,934 Oh, yes. I understand you're staying with a friend. 370 00:19:01,018 --> 00:19:04,387 A neighbor, but she never talks to me. 371 00:19:04,455 --> 00:19:07,223 Perhaps there's someone else with whom you can stay. 372 00:19:07,291 --> 00:19:09,759 No. 373 00:19:09,827 --> 00:19:12,445 I see. 374 00:19:12,530 --> 00:19:14,130 Well, I certainly know what it feels like 375 00:19:14,198 --> 00:19:15,565 to have nowhere to go, 376 00:19:15,633 --> 00:19:17,784 no family. 377 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,404 This is the only home I know. 378 00:19:23,791 --> 00:19:25,241 You live here? 379 00:19:25,292 --> 00:19:27,494 Yeah. 380 00:19:27,578 --> 00:19:31,080 It's not much, I admit, but... 381 00:19:31,165 --> 00:19:33,249 It's certainly better than the mental institution 382 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:36,252 where I lived before this. 383 00:19:48,098 --> 00:19:50,066 Would you like to stay here with me 384 00:19:50,133 --> 00:19:52,519 for a little while longer? 385 00:19:54,572 --> 00:19:56,990 I can't promise that I'll have any time 386 00:19:57,074 --> 00:19:59,325 for entertaining you, understand. 387 00:19:59,410 --> 00:20:01,778 I mean, I'm a very busy man. 388 00:20:13,674 --> 00:20:18,661 Mmm, mmm, mmm! Sublime. 389 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,431 Dr. Bishop. 390 00:20:21,498 --> 00:20:23,933 "Walter." I said you could call me "Walter." 391 00:20:26,687 --> 00:20:28,471 How did your son die? 392 00:20:37,264 --> 00:20:39,866 Peter was very sick. 393 00:20:41,869 --> 00:20:45,305 I tried for a long time to find a cure... 394 00:20:45,372 --> 00:20:47,323 but I found it too late, 395 00:20:47,374 --> 00:20:49,025 and he died. 396 00:20:52,830 --> 00:20:55,715 Then I discovered an alternate Universe 397 00:20:55,799 --> 00:20:57,867 where another version of my son was dying 398 00:20:57,918 --> 00:20:59,502 from the same malady. 399 00:21:00,838 --> 00:21:02,639 So I crossed over to the other side 400 00:21:02,706 --> 00:21:04,373 with the intention of bringing him back 401 00:21:04,425 --> 00:21:06,142 to cure him. 402 00:21:07,895 --> 00:21:09,045 But the frozen lake 403 00:21:09,096 --> 00:21:11,147 where I created a portal between Universes 404 00:21:11,214 --> 00:21:12,815 was unsound, 405 00:21:12,883 --> 00:21:15,535 and when we crossed back, 406 00:21:15,603 --> 00:21:17,887 the ice broke. 407 00:21:17,938 --> 00:21:20,723 And Peter-- 408 00:21:20,774 --> 00:21:23,426 the other version of him--drowned. 409 00:21:24,662 --> 00:21:26,996 And I lost him all over again. 410 00:21:30,584 --> 00:21:34,120 And...you don't think you belong 411 00:21:34,204 --> 00:21:37,206 in a mental institution? 412 00:21:52,056 --> 00:21:53,640 How soon till the flood lights are up? 413 00:21:53,724 --> 00:21:55,275 Almost there, ma'am. 414 00:21:58,362 --> 00:22:00,280 Here's our perp. 415 00:22:00,364 --> 00:22:02,932 Doesn't look like much in here. 416 00:22:02,983 --> 00:22:04,400 No wonder we overlooked it. 417 00:22:04,451 --> 00:22:05,768 Well, once we've got lights, 418 00:22:05,819 --> 00:22:07,070 we can make sure we've taken out 419 00:22:07,121 --> 00:22:08,788 the entire colony. 420 00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:16,546 Watch your step. 421 00:22:16,614 --> 00:22:19,132 There could be something there. 422 00:22:24,471 --> 00:22:26,472 Ready for you, Agent Dunham. 423 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,902 I don't know about you, but I'm ready for another. 424 00:22:42,639 --> 00:22:44,107 Aaron, what's wrong? 425 00:22:44,158 --> 00:22:47,110 It's...bright. 426 00:22:47,161 --> 00:22:48,661 What? 427 00:22:48,746 --> 00:22:50,446 It's too bright. 428 00:22:51,782 --> 00:22:53,199 What do you see? 429 00:22:53,283 --> 00:22:56,452 I need the handheld flood over here. 430 00:23:06,213 --> 00:23:08,831 There's more of it back here. 431 00:23:08,882 --> 00:23:10,717 A lot more. 432 00:23:10,801 --> 00:23:12,135 What is that? 433 00:23:12,186 --> 00:23:14,053 Let me take a look-- 434 00:23:14,138 --> 00:23:16,672 No! Get away! What is it? 435 00:23:16,724 --> 00:23:19,175 Some of it's growing down through some grating. 436 00:23:19,226 --> 00:23:20,342 Do we know what's under here? 437 00:23:22,646 --> 00:23:24,113 Burn it. 438 00:23:24,181 --> 00:23:25,948 Burn it all. 439 00:23:26,984 --> 00:23:28,184 Astrid! Help me! 440 00:23:28,235 --> 00:23:30,186 Aaron, you need to talk to me. 441 00:23:30,237 --> 00:23:31,738 You need to tell me what's wrong. 442 00:23:31,822 --> 00:23:33,072 Walter, he has a high-grade fever. 443 00:23:33,157 --> 00:23:34,574 How'd this happen? I don't know. 444 00:23:34,658 --> 00:23:36,743 He was complaining about something being too bright, 445 00:23:36,827 --> 00:23:38,244 and then he got scared, 446 00:23:38,328 --> 00:23:40,663 and then he just started burning-- 447 00:23:54,261 --> 00:23:55,595 Walter? 448 00:23:55,679 --> 00:23:57,980 Stop what you're doing. 449 00:23:58,048 --> 00:23:59,315 Say it again. 450 00:23:59,382 --> 00:24:01,684 I said stop it! You're killing the boy. 451 00:24:08,927 --> 00:24:10,595 Just a few more minutes. 452 00:24:10,679 --> 00:24:13,598 I don't want to turn you into a popsicle. 453 00:24:13,682 --> 00:24:14,932 Oh, Astrid-- 454 00:24:15,017 --> 00:24:16,267 I'll get you one later, Walter. 455 00:24:16,352 --> 00:24:18,219 Oh. Grape, please. 456 00:24:18,270 --> 00:24:20,388 And one for my friend here. 457 00:24:22,024 --> 00:24:23,941 You just rest there. 458 00:24:25,778 --> 00:24:28,029 Olivia. 459 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,030 We've managed to bring his temperature down 460 00:24:29,081 --> 00:24:30,481 a couple of degrees, 461 00:24:30,549 --> 00:24:31,833 but it remains dangerously high. 462 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:33,334 And you're positive that Aaron was affected 463 00:24:33,402 --> 00:24:34,919 by the fungus in the tunnel? 464 00:24:35,003 --> 00:24:36,737 His collapse and fever coincided 465 00:24:36,789 --> 00:24:40,508 precisely as you were, uh, burning the colony. 466 00:24:40,575 --> 00:24:41,709 I am certain there was a connection. 467 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:42,710 Okay, what about the fungus 468 00:24:42,761 --> 00:24:43,711 at the morgue? 469 00:24:43,762 --> 00:24:45,630 Broyles and his team destroyed that. 470 00:24:45,714 --> 00:24:47,131 Why wasn't Aaron affected then? 471 00:24:47,216 --> 00:24:49,750 Well, that I cannot explain as of yet. 472 00:24:49,802 --> 00:24:53,554 So the boy is feeling 473 00:24:53,605 --> 00:24:54,889 whatever this thing 474 00:24:54,940 --> 00:24:56,224 inside the tunnel is feeling. 475 00:24:56,275 --> 00:24:57,442 Precisely. 476 00:24:57,526 --> 00:24:58,776 Okay, whatever it is, it's dangerous, 477 00:24:58,861 --> 00:25:00,111 and we need to destroy it. 478 00:25:00,195 --> 00:25:01,446 So how do we break the connection 479 00:25:01,530 --> 00:25:02,447 between it and the boy? 480 00:25:02,531 --> 00:25:03,481 I'm not sure, 481 00:25:03,565 --> 00:25:05,366 but perhaps the best way to determine that 482 00:25:05,434 --> 00:25:06,651 is to learn 483 00:25:06,735 --> 00:25:08,703 how the connection was formed in the first place. 484 00:25:08,770 --> 00:25:11,439 Okay, well, I think I may have an idea about that. 485 00:25:18,580 --> 00:25:20,047 Aaron, let's have a talk. 486 00:25:20,115 --> 00:25:22,049 About what? 487 00:25:22,117 --> 00:25:23,951 About why you lied to us. 488 00:25:28,107 --> 00:25:29,957 Your drawings, Aaron. 489 00:25:30,008 --> 00:25:31,625 Agent Dunham found them covering the wall 490 00:25:31,677 --> 00:25:33,511 inside the tunnel. 491 00:25:36,265 --> 00:25:37,765 You never mentioned 492 00:25:37,816 --> 00:25:39,934 you'd been there before yesterday. 493 00:25:41,937 --> 00:25:44,689 Based on the size of your artwork, 494 00:25:44,773 --> 00:25:46,824 I'd say you go there a lot. 495 00:25:49,445 --> 00:25:51,245 It, um... 496 00:25:53,365 --> 00:25:55,349 It's hard to explain. 497 00:25:57,836 --> 00:26:01,706 I would go there sometimes. 498 00:26:01,790 --> 00:26:03,558 To get away. 499 00:26:03,625 --> 00:26:04,759 And after a while, 500 00:26:04,826 --> 00:26:09,046 I would... 501 00:26:09,131 --> 00:26:11,966 start to feel better, 502 00:26:12,017 --> 00:26:15,803 like I wasn't alone, 503 00:26:15,854 --> 00:26:18,890 that there was something there 504 00:26:18,974 --> 00:26:21,893 that was sad whenever I was sad. 505 00:26:21,977 --> 00:26:23,811 Or... 506 00:26:26,031 --> 00:26:28,533 I know it sounds stupid. 507 00:26:28,617 --> 00:26:30,568 Perhaps not. 508 00:26:30,652 --> 00:26:33,070 You're saying you thought there was something there 509 00:26:33,155 --> 00:26:35,122 that felt as you felt. 510 00:26:36,742 --> 00:26:40,228 I mean, I guess I thought I was just imagining it. 511 00:26:44,166 --> 00:26:45,833 Maybe I was crazy. 512 00:26:47,719 --> 00:26:50,538 But it was like it understood me, 513 00:26:50,589 --> 00:26:52,006 like it wanted to protect-- 514 00:26:52,057 --> 00:26:53,891 protect you. 515 00:26:58,397 --> 00:27:01,849 Aaron, the boys who were chasing you... 516 00:27:03,352 --> 00:27:05,719 You intentionally led them there, didn't you? 517 00:27:08,056 --> 00:27:11,192 It told you to bring them back to the tunnel. 518 00:27:11,243 --> 00:27:13,911 I didn't know what was gonna happen, 519 00:27:13,996 --> 00:27:15,279 I swear. 520 00:27:15,364 --> 00:27:18,732 I didn't know what it was! 521 00:27:28,677 --> 00:27:30,378 It's all right, son. 522 00:27:33,632 --> 00:27:37,018 Shh... 523 00:27:40,755 --> 00:27:43,090 I believe you did nothing wrong. 524 00:27:49,481 --> 00:27:52,366 Walter... 525 00:27:52,434 --> 00:27:54,652 What was that all about? 526 00:27:54,736 --> 00:27:55,987 I don't understand. 527 00:27:56,071 --> 00:27:59,106 I think I'm beginning to. I need Agent Dunham. 528 00:28:01,293 --> 00:28:04,445 My initial hypothesis was entirely wrong. 529 00:28:04,496 --> 00:28:07,415 These are not colonies of fungi. 530 00:28:07,466 --> 00:28:09,216 I now believe that-- 531 00:28:09,284 --> 00:28:13,454 that this is a single organism, 532 00:28:13,505 --> 00:28:16,223 one with rapidly evolving communication skills, 533 00:28:16,291 --> 00:28:18,426 enabling it to form a psychic bond 534 00:28:18,477 --> 00:28:20,261 with the boy. 535 00:28:20,312 --> 00:28:23,848 You see these? I believe that each of these 536 00:28:23,932 --> 00:28:25,349 fungal masses is the equivalent 537 00:28:25,434 --> 00:28:27,101 to a neuron, a brain cell, 538 00:28:27,152 --> 00:28:30,571 and these tendrils are linking them together, 539 00:28:30,639 --> 00:28:32,907 essentially dendrites and synapses. 540 00:28:32,974 --> 00:28:37,278 The organism is a vast neural network. 541 00:28:37,329 --> 00:28:38,279 Wait, you're telling me that this whole thing, 542 00:28:38,330 --> 00:28:40,648 all of it, is one big giant brain? 543 00:28:40,699 --> 00:28:42,283 That's exactly what I'm saying. 544 00:28:42,334 --> 00:28:44,418 Agent Lee, Gus is a growing, 545 00:28:44,486 --> 00:28:46,704 evolving mind. 546 00:28:46,788 --> 00:28:48,155 "Gus"? 547 00:28:48,206 --> 00:28:50,207 Well, I thought that since it's a single living entity 548 00:28:50,292 --> 00:28:51,492 that perhaps we should name it 549 00:28:51,543 --> 00:28:52,710 for the sake of clarity. 550 00:28:52,794 --> 00:28:54,045 Okay, so the reason that Aaron wasn't affected 551 00:28:54,129 --> 00:28:56,213 when we destroyed the fungi in the morgue-- 552 00:28:56,298 --> 00:28:59,634 was because the colony growing there 553 00:28:59,685 --> 00:29:01,302 was unable to connect to the network, 554 00:29:01,353 --> 00:29:04,171 and until it could, it was a mindless appendage. 555 00:29:04,222 --> 00:29:05,890 That's why it was heading down the drain-- 556 00:29:05,974 --> 00:29:07,608 to try and connect with Gus. 557 00:29:07,676 --> 00:29:10,177 Yeah. What you need to understand is that 558 00:29:10,228 --> 00:29:11,812 Gus can only make more of itself. 559 00:29:11,863 --> 00:29:13,898 And as it grows, it becomes more intelligent, 560 00:29:13,982 --> 00:29:16,567 more self-aware, and ever more conscious 561 00:29:16,652 --> 00:29:18,819 of how alone in the world it is. 562 00:29:18,870 --> 00:29:20,237 And my contention 563 00:29:20,322 --> 00:29:22,406 is that Gus 564 00:29:22,491 --> 00:29:25,242 forged a link with Aaron 565 00:29:25,327 --> 00:29:27,161 over this shared sense of isolation. 566 00:29:27,212 --> 00:29:29,029 Until I can find a way 567 00:29:29,081 --> 00:29:30,915 to break the link with the boy, 568 00:29:30,999 --> 00:29:32,667 any assault on the organism 569 00:29:32,718 --> 00:29:34,335 will hurt him. 570 00:29:34,386 --> 00:29:36,504 Or worse. 571 00:29:43,878 --> 00:29:45,930 It's Broyles. 572 00:29:46,014 --> 00:29:47,598 Sir, we have new information about the fungus. 573 00:29:47,683 --> 00:29:48,766 So have I. 574 00:29:48,850 --> 00:29:50,985 There's been another attack-- 575 00:29:51,052 --> 00:29:52,886 a homeless man camped out in an alley in Roxbury Crossing. 576 00:29:52,938 --> 00:29:55,356 Looks like the fungus came up through some grating. 577 00:29:55,407 --> 00:29:56,754 Roxbury? That's six miles from the tunnel. 578 00:29:56,779 --> 00:29:57,908 I know. 579 00:29:57,909 --> 00:29:59,694 After Agent Lee's report on the growths in the tunnel, 580 00:29:59,745 --> 00:30:01,028 I found that the Boston sewer line 581 00:30:01,079 --> 00:30:03,364 runs directly underneath that area. 582 00:30:03,415 --> 00:30:04,732 We have a major infestation on our hands. 583 00:30:04,783 --> 00:30:06,534 We need to eradicate this thing, 584 00:30:06,585 --> 00:30:07,835 and we need to do it now. 585 00:30:07,902 --> 00:30:09,503 Agent Broyles, uh, this is Walter Bishop. 586 00:30:09,571 --> 00:30:12,373 I--I don't think you--you--you understand 587 00:30:12,424 --> 00:30:13,841 that I haven't yet discovered a way 588 00:30:13,908 --> 00:30:15,626 to break the link between the organism and the boy. 589 00:30:15,711 --> 00:30:16,744 I--I need more time. 590 00:30:16,795 --> 00:30:17,745 I do understand, doctor. 591 00:30:17,796 --> 00:30:18,963 Believe me. 592 00:30:19,047 --> 00:30:20,464 But the longer we wait, the more likely 593 00:30:20,549 --> 00:30:21,915 other innocent people will be killed. 594 00:30:21,967 --> 00:30:23,300 It's just that you are not hearing me. 595 00:30:23,385 --> 00:30:24,969 I suggest you keep trying with whatever time-- 596 00:30:25,053 --> 00:30:27,254 he'll die! Do you hear me? 597 00:30:27,305 --> 00:30:29,523 You're going to kill Peter! 598 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,027 Aaron. 599 00:30:34,229 --> 00:30:36,096 Walter, you mean "Aaron." 600 00:30:36,148 --> 00:30:37,815 What did I say? 601 00:30:37,899 --> 00:30:39,316 You've got two hours, Dr. Bishop. 602 00:30:39,401 --> 00:30:40,985 After that or if there are any more attacks, 603 00:30:41,069 --> 00:30:42,703 I can't make any promises. 604 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:46,457 Astrid, we need to reconfigure 605 00:30:46,541 --> 00:30:48,626 the neurostimulator for magnetic resonance! 606 00:30:48,710 --> 00:30:50,377 We need to chart Aaron's brain activity. 607 00:30:50,445 --> 00:30:51,629 Agent Dunham, 608 00:30:51,713 --> 00:30:52,946 you and Agent Lee, be ready to move out. 609 00:30:52,998 --> 00:30:54,165 Yes, sir. 610 00:30:54,249 --> 00:30:55,583 Flamethrowers aren't going to be enough. 611 00:30:55,634 --> 00:30:56,884 We're gonna need some help. 612 00:31:03,652 --> 00:31:05,285 I've got recon team throughout the city, 613 00:31:05,348 --> 00:31:06,714 spread out over an eight-mile radius. 614 00:31:06,766 --> 00:31:08,550 So far we've determined the fungus has encroached on 615 00:31:08,601 --> 00:31:10,051 at least a dozen populated buildings, 616 00:31:10,103 --> 00:31:11,386 all of which have been evacuated. 617 00:31:11,437 --> 00:31:12,720 But no other bodies have been found. 618 00:31:12,772 --> 00:31:14,239 Thankfully, no. 619 00:31:14,323 --> 00:31:15,574 It's been well over an hour. 620 00:31:15,658 --> 00:31:16,908 How's Dr. Bishop doing with the boy? 621 00:31:16,993 --> 00:31:18,527 We haven't gotten any word yet. 622 00:31:18,578 --> 00:31:19,861 Agent Broyles, if you don't mind my asking, 623 00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:22,280 what exactly is our plan to kill Gus? 624 00:31:22,365 --> 00:31:25,584 That's what Walter's calling the organism. 625 00:31:25,668 --> 00:31:27,085 That's our plan, Agent Lee, 626 00:31:27,170 --> 00:31:29,871 compliments of Nina Sharp and Massive Dynamic. 627 00:31:29,922 --> 00:31:31,339 You two, along with one of their techs, 628 00:31:31,407 --> 00:31:33,708 will be administering a potent toxin to the fungus. 629 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,428 Agent Broyles, recon six is on the line. 630 00:31:36,512 --> 00:31:39,264 I'm gonna check in with Walter. 631 00:31:40,249 --> 00:31:41,850 Walter. 632 00:31:41,917 --> 00:31:43,585 It's Olivia. 633 00:31:49,809 --> 00:31:53,195 Olivia, we've managed to isolate Gus' brain wave. 634 00:31:53,262 --> 00:31:55,947 The link appears to be centered somewhere 635 00:31:56,032 --> 00:31:58,433 inside of Aaron's pre-frontal lobe. 636 00:31:58,484 --> 00:31:59,985 Okay, so you know how to disconnect it. 637 00:32:00,069 --> 00:32:01,319 Oh, no. 638 00:32:01,404 --> 00:32:02,821 No, I haven't quite worked that out yet. 639 00:32:02,905 --> 00:32:04,656 Okay, Walter, we're running out of time. 640 00:32:04,740 --> 00:32:06,107 I realize that. 641 00:32:06,159 --> 00:32:08,276 My attempts to shut down that part of his brain 642 00:32:08,327 --> 00:32:09,444 haven't worked! 643 00:32:09,495 --> 00:32:12,547 There's only one other possible option. 644 00:32:12,615 --> 00:32:16,301 Surgically remove the infected part. 645 00:32:16,385 --> 00:32:17,785 What are you saying? 646 00:32:17,837 --> 00:32:19,504 You're thinking of lobotomizing him? 647 00:32:19,589 --> 00:32:21,223 I don't know what else to do 648 00:32:21,290 --> 00:32:22,724 in the time I have left, Olivia. 649 00:32:22,791 --> 00:32:24,125 Walter, you can't! 650 00:32:24,177 --> 00:32:25,960 I have to save his life. 651 00:32:26,012 --> 00:32:27,462 Whatever it takes. 652 00:32:27,513 --> 00:32:28,980 Okay, Walter, listen to me. 653 00:32:29,065 --> 00:32:30,932 Now, you're gonna find another way, 654 00:32:30,983 --> 00:32:31,983 and I'm gonna talk to Broyles, 655 00:32:32,068 --> 00:32:33,068 explain the situation to him, 656 00:32:33,135 --> 00:32:34,402 and see if I can buy us some time. 657 00:32:34,470 --> 00:32:36,271 Stand by. Sir. 658 00:32:36,322 --> 00:32:38,156 I just got word from one of our teams. 659 00:32:38,241 --> 00:32:41,743 The fungus has reached a subway platform in Midtown. 660 00:32:41,810 --> 00:32:43,612 We can't contain this thing. We have to move on it now. 661 00:32:43,663 --> 00:32:45,831 You gave Walter two hours. There's still time-- 662 00:32:45,915 --> 00:32:47,616 I'm sorry, but you know as well as I do 663 00:32:47,667 --> 00:32:49,668 we can't sacrifice countless other lives 664 00:32:49,752 --> 00:32:51,786 to save one boy. 665 00:33:08,938 --> 00:33:10,171 Walter... 666 00:33:18,814 --> 00:33:20,014 What? 667 00:33:20,066 --> 00:33:22,350 No time to talk. 668 00:33:22,401 --> 00:33:24,852 I have to think. 669 00:33:34,213 --> 00:33:35,797 So what are we looking for? 670 00:33:35,864 --> 00:33:38,633 Somewhere the toxin will be best distributed. 671 00:33:38,701 --> 00:33:41,253 Some sort of central mass. 672 00:33:41,337 --> 00:33:43,004 There. 673 00:33:49,929 --> 00:33:51,096 Agent Broyles, 674 00:33:51,180 --> 00:33:52,814 we've located the injection point. 675 00:33:52,881 --> 00:33:55,317 The tech is preparing the toxin. 676 00:33:55,384 --> 00:33:57,218 That. Keep me apprised. 677 00:34:09,699 --> 00:34:12,167 I was told it was on your order. 678 00:34:14,003 --> 00:34:15,837 Olivia... 679 00:34:18,207 --> 00:34:19,424 Okay. 680 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:26,247 No! 681 00:34:31,304 --> 00:34:33,188 Walter, 682 00:34:33,255 --> 00:34:34,922 his blood pressure is falling, 683 00:34:34,974 --> 00:34:36,558 and he has lost consciousness. 684 00:34:36,609 --> 00:34:39,227 Do something! 685 00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:41,563 I've run through every conceivable scenario 686 00:34:41,614 --> 00:34:42,764 I can think of. 687 00:34:42,815 --> 00:34:44,766 That creature has a hold on his brain, 688 00:34:44,817 --> 00:34:46,434 and I have no ide-- 689 00:34:48,103 --> 00:34:50,705 wait. Wait! 690 00:34:50,773 --> 00:34:52,207 What's happening in there? 691 00:34:52,274 --> 00:34:54,275 The toxin's been administered, but the technician is dead. 692 00:34:54,327 --> 00:34:55,943 I want you and Agent Lee 693 00:34:55,995 --> 00:34:57,278 to fall back to position one now! 694 00:34:57,330 --> 00:34:58,496 Yes, sir. 695 00:34:58,581 --> 00:34:59,748 Olivia. 696 00:34:59,799 --> 00:35:01,616 Lincoln, what? I can't move. 697 00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:03,718 What? 698 00:35:03,786 --> 00:35:06,221 The source of Aaron's physical distress 699 00:35:06,288 --> 00:35:07,639 isn't isolated in the pre-frontal lobe, 700 00:35:07,723 --> 00:35:08,807 as I thought. 701 00:35:08,891 --> 00:35:10,342 - It's also here. - What is that? 702 00:35:10,426 --> 00:35:12,143 It's the limbic system. Limbic! 703 00:35:12,228 --> 00:35:14,562 The emotional center of the brain. 704 00:35:16,599 --> 00:35:18,233 Emotion... 705 00:35:18,300 --> 00:35:19,901 Yes. 706 00:35:19,968 --> 00:35:21,770 Astrid, get me the epinephrine. 707 00:35:21,821 --> 00:35:23,605 The fungus has a hold on Agent Lee. 708 00:35:23,656 --> 00:35:24,990 He requires immediate medical help. 709 00:35:25,074 --> 00:35:26,324 We're assembling a team now. 710 00:35:26,409 --> 00:35:27,776 Does the fungicide appear to be working? 711 00:35:30,329 --> 00:35:31,613 Negative. 712 00:35:31,664 --> 00:35:33,148 The organism's still alive. 713 00:35:33,215 --> 00:35:35,200 I don't know why, but it's not working. 714 00:35:35,284 --> 00:35:37,252 The link is emotional. 715 00:35:37,319 --> 00:35:38,486 Gus doesn't have a hold on him. 716 00:35:38,537 --> 00:35:41,339 He has a hold on it. 717 00:35:45,845 --> 00:35:47,295 I'm sorry, son. 718 00:35:50,332 --> 00:35:53,301 Aaron! Aaron! Listen to me! 719 00:35:53,352 --> 00:35:55,937 Aaron! Aaron! Good boy, good boy. 720 00:35:56,004 --> 00:35:57,439 I know you're scared, 721 00:35:57,506 --> 00:36:00,275 but you need to let go of the organism. 722 00:36:00,342 --> 00:36:03,678 No...It's my friend. No. 723 00:36:03,729 --> 00:36:05,146 I'll be alone. 724 00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:07,315 I know you've come to believe that it's your friend, 725 00:36:07,366 --> 00:36:08,650 but it's not real. 726 00:36:08,701 --> 00:36:12,353 It's something that's invaded your mind. 727 00:36:12,405 --> 00:36:13,521 It's hurting you. 728 00:36:13,572 --> 00:36:14,823 Nobody cares. 729 00:36:14,874 --> 00:36:16,524 It doesn't matter. 730 00:36:16,575 --> 00:36:17,909 Walter, his blood pressure is still falling. 731 00:36:17,993 --> 00:36:19,377 His organs are shutting down. 732 00:36:23,382 --> 00:36:25,884 You matter to me. 733 00:36:25,968 --> 00:36:29,888 I care, and I... 734 00:36:29,972 --> 00:36:32,206 And I don't want to lose you. 735 00:36:33,709 --> 00:36:35,477 I can't lose you. 736 00:36:35,544 --> 00:36:37,412 Not again. 737 00:36:42,651 --> 00:36:44,686 Aaron... 738 00:36:44,737 --> 00:36:48,656 I know how hard it is to make connections. 739 00:36:48,724 --> 00:36:51,392 I know what it is to be lonely. 740 00:36:51,444 --> 00:36:53,027 It takes courage to be the one 741 00:36:53,079 --> 00:36:54,529 to take someone else's hand, 742 00:36:54,580 --> 00:36:56,564 to trust that they won't leave you. 743 00:36:56,615 --> 00:37:00,535 I won't leave you, Aaron. 744 00:37:00,586 --> 00:37:04,205 And I'm begging you not to leave me. 745 00:37:04,256 --> 00:37:06,073 Please. 746 00:37:07,543 --> 00:37:11,463 Let it go. Let it go. 747 00:37:11,547 --> 00:37:14,215 Please. Let it go, son. 748 00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:15,717 Walter... 749 00:37:15,768 --> 00:37:17,552 I think it's working. 750 00:37:17,603 --> 00:37:19,587 He's stabilizing. 751 00:37:30,950 --> 00:37:32,317 This is Dunham. 752 00:37:32,401 --> 00:37:35,269 Uh, something's happening. 753 00:37:37,323 --> 00:37:38,656 Their brain waves 754 00:37:38,741 --> 00:37:40,492 have separated. 755 00:37:40,576 --> 00:37:44,162 Uh...It's gone. 756 00:37:44,246 --> 00:37:46,548 Gus is gone. 757 00:37:52,638 --> 00:37:54,088 It's working! 758 00:37:54,140 --> 00:37:56,341 The organism's dying. 759 00:37:56,425 --> 00:37:57,675 Okay... 760 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:00,728 We need a medical team down here now! 761 00:38:03,349 --> 00:38:05,233 Lincoln, can you hear me? 762 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:07,018 It's okay. It's okay. 763 00:38:07,102 --> 00:38:09,404 You're gonna be fine. You're gonna be fine. 764 00:38:09,471 --> 00:38:11,406 Hey. 765 00:38:11,473 --> 00:38:14,108 Hey. 766 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,644 You look a little freaked out. 767 00:38:17,830 --> 00:38:19,914 You wanna talk about it? 768 00:38:33,461 --> 00:38:35,295 Here. You take him. 769 00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:37,797 No, he's yours. 770 00:38:37,848 --> 00:38:40,133 He'd be better off with you. 771 00:38:40,184 --> 00:38:41,885 Toys are meant to be played with. 772 00:38:43,270 --> 00:38:46,773 Yeah, I've seen the movie with the talking toys. 773 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:48,325 Oddly disturbing. 774 00:38:53,564 --> 00:38:55,014 Okay, Aaron, 775 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:56,566 we gotta get you to the hospital, 776 00:38:56,651 --> 00:38:58,068 or they're gonna give your room away 777 00:38:58,152 --> 00:39:00,853 to somebody who's really sick. 778 00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:02,622 Aren't you coming too? 779 00:39:02,690 --> 00:39:06,126 Well, I very much wish I could... 780 00:39:11,582 --> 00:39:14,250 but I have things I need to do. 781 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:18,304 We'll see each other again soon, I promise. 782 00:39:57,712 --> 00:39:59,963 Walter? 783 00:40:00,047 --> 00:40:03,049 Astrid told me the good news about Aaron. 784 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,053 I knew you'd figure... 785 00:40:10,057 --> 00:40:12,358 Walter? 786 00:40:13,761 --> 00:40:15,595 Walter? 787 00:40:20,317 --> 00:40:21,601 It's all right. 788 00:40:21,652 --> 00:40:23,269 The area is completely numb. 789 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,538 I--I know exactly what I'm doing. 790 00:40:25,606 --> 00:40:26,873 Just let me do this. 791 00:40:26,940 --> 00:40:30,410 Just gonna put the hammer down. 792 00:40:54,435 --> 00:40:55,902 Walter... 793 00:40:55,969 --> 00:40:58,855 What the hell were you thinking? 794 00:40:58,939 --> 00:41:02,192 I don't want to be recommitted. 795 00:41:02,276 --> 00:41:05,028 I can't go back there. 796 00:41:05,112 --> 00:41:06,780 Please don't send me back. 797 00:41:06,831 --> 00:41:08,748 What are you talking about? 798 00:41:08,816 --> 00:41:10,817 I'm going insane. 799 00:41:12,837 --> 00:41:14,871 I've been having hallucinations. 800 00:41:14,955 --> 00:41:17,557 No matter what I do, they won't stop. 801 00:41:17,625 --> 00:41:20,126 - What kind of hallucinations, Walter? - For weeks now. 802 00:41:20,177 --> 00:41:22,428 I was afraid to tell anyone. 803 00:41:22,496 --> 00:41:25,014 What are you seeing? 804 00:41:25,099 --> 00:41:27,300 It doesn't matter. 805 00:41:27,351 --> 00:41:29,018 Just tell me. 806 00:41:33,724 --> 00:41:35,391 A person. 807 00:41:36,527 --> 00:41:37,977 A young man. 808 00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:40,146 His voice is in my head, 809 00:41:40,197 --> 00:41:43,032 saying peculiar things. 810 00:41:53,744 --> 00:41:56,529 Does he look like this? 811 00:41:58,866 --> 00:42:00,500 Where did you get this? 812 00:42:00,551 --> 00:42:02,335 I drew it from memory. 813 00:42:02,386 --> 00:42:03,970 I've been seeing him in my dreams 814 00:42:04,037 --> 00:42:05,972 for the past three weeks. 815 00:42:06,039 --> 00:42:09,475 And all this time... 816 00:42:09,543 --> 00:42:11,978 I thought I was losing my mind, 817 00:42:12,045 --> 00:42:15,932 that he was a figment of my psychosis. 818 00:42:16,016 --> 00:42:19,185 I'm perfectly sane! 819 00:42:19,236 --> 00:42:20,887 Here. 820 00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:25,024 Who is he? 821 00:42:25,075 --> 00:42:27,193 I don't know. 822 00:42:27,244 --> 00:42:29,112 I've been running facial recognition 823 00:42:29,196 --> 00:42:31,948 through interagency databases, including Interpol, 824 00:42:32,032 --> 00:42:33,499 but nothing's shown up. 825 00:42:35,502 --> 00:42:37,503 A shared vision like this... 826 00:42:38,539 --> 00:42:40,456 He must be real! 827 00:42:40,541 --> 00:42:42,842 And if he's real... 828 00:42:43,844 --> 00:42:46,095 We have to find him. 829 00:42:46,610 --> 00:42:50,610 == sync, corrected by elderman ==