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Previously on "Absentia"...

I think Alice is cheating on me.

I don't believe that. She would never hurt you.

You never really know someone, do you?

You've been a stranger for months.

It's like I don't exist to you.

You barely even look at me.

Does someone else have that covered now?

It's like everybody's lying all the time.

The only person you can control is yourself.

We're looking into Oduwale.

I need you to keep him away from Flynn.

Did you ever work on something called Project Quill?

I've been thinking that Flynn doesn't need to go to therapy.

He needs to spend time with us.

Rex Wolf does not and cannot exist.

Who do you work for?

Your own backyard's a mess.

What the hell does that mean?

You really should lie down now.

No!

We think Oduwale ordered Rex Wolfe

to kill Tyler Brandon Mills.

And then used him to do the fentanyl murders.

How did you develop the serum?

Your blood was the genesis of the serum.

You are connected to all the fentanyl victims.

Your blood was in their veins.

Hey, Byrne!

Jesus.

No.

No. No, no.

- Quick. Quick! - Hold on!

Down. Down. Watch his leg!

Oh, God, no.

- Call 9-1-1! - Yeah, yeah. On it, on it.

Stay with me, Doc!

Where's that ambulance?

I'm FBI! I'm in pursuit!

Don't move! Stay still!

I do not want to have to shoot you.

Stop! Stop!

- FBI, goddamn it. - Stop!

Hold still! Stop fighting!

I'm FBI, goddamn it!

Get off of me!

We'll get on those phone records. We'll take care of it.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you, sir.

Crime scene techs haven't found the gun

used to shoot Dr. Oduwale.

BPD is helping us canvas the neighborhood

for witnesses and evidence.

They're also checking on his phone records

at Boston Mercy, his home, his cell.

If there's anything to find, we'll find it.

Well, blowing up that vehicle is one hell of a diversion.

You guys, they wanted to silence him

before he finished his confession.

- What did he say? - It's all on this.

He's the one who ordered the fentanyl killings.

And he had Tommy murdered.

- Did he mention an accomplice? - No, he didn't.

- An enemy? - No. Nothing.

Well, somebody wanted him out of the way.

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- Anything? - Nothing yet.

- Here, have at it. We're still... - All right.

...combing through all the evidence we pulled

from Oduwale's place... The guy was a pack rat.

What?

Shen had tons of tapes like this.

Emily... let's talk.

Okay.

Close the door.

Just so we're clear,

you had us interview Dr. Oduwale

so that you could stage a performance piece?

We needed information. He wasn't being f...

So that makes all this okay?

He was stonewalling, Derek.

People are watching you,

hoping that you screw up.

Hoping that my decision was a mistake.

What happened tonight hurts us both.

I'm sorry.

Look, I recorded everything.

He was alive when we left the house.

But he's dead now.

Just, please, I need you to buy me a little bit more time.

I need to figure out what he did to my kid.

Please.

You are gonna have to answer for this, Emily.

I'm sorry.

I can't protect you.

I get it.

Hi, it's late. Why are you calling me?

Uh, yeah, you've, uh, you've not been answering my texts.

Uh... I have some news I wanna share.

Okay. Can... can you make it fast?

'Cause Nick could be home any minute.

I got reinstated.

I thought it would take longer but...

That's great, Jack. I'm happy for you. I really am.

Thank you.

Um, listen, you wanna grab a bite?

I can't. I'm watching Flynn.

He's old enough. He can watch himself.

Stop it. We're not doing this anymore.

So that's it? Hmm? Just 'cause you say it is?

You haven't even given us a chance.

I'm gonna hang up now.

If you do, I'm coming over there.

What did you just say?

You can't just drop me like I'm nothing, okay?

We're good together.

- You'll find someone else. - I don't want someone else.

I'm a different person when I'm with you, okay?

Before I was in a really dark place, and I did things...

What are you talking about?

It's just a world I don't want to go back to,

and I'm worried if I'm not with you, Alice, I will slip.

I can't help you with that.

We had a good thing for a while

and we both got something out of it.

- But it wasn't love. - So what was it then?

You came onto me, remember that? You kissed me.

What are you getting out of it?

Or are you just running away?

I have to go, Jack.

Are any of those files from Flynn's session with O?

No. Nothing like that yet.

The only thing I've seen are pretty standard medical files.

Okay.

You know, it's possible Dr. Oduwale was just

a regular therapist for the kids.

I was there. Nothing strange happened.

And Alice says that his whole focus

was on helping kids cope with trauma.

He was in the catacombs with me. None of this is a coincidence.

Well, I don't get it.

Look, we swept those catacombs, Em.

There was no trace DNA evidence of anyone else there.

But he was.

You heard him. And I remembered.

We found something.

All right.

What are you doing awake?

What are you doing with a cigarette?

You caught me. Uh...

I maybe have one every few months.

Don't tell your dad.

- You seem sad. - No.

No, no. I... I just... it's been a long day.

Just trying to unwind.

- Want something to eat? - Yeah. Okay.

We found a cache of encrypted emails embedded in a file

- labeled "home improvements." - Clearly bogus.

We've been trying to decrypt them. No luck yet.

But here's the thing.

They all have the same IP but different email addresses,

so we think the sender's changing them regularly.

Oduwale never responded.

But they were saved and hidden?

Yes. Seven years' worth.

Seven years?

Strange that Oduwale never replied to the emails.

Well, he never responded, but he was uploading them

to a server in a remote location.

And we know this how?

Tech team found a server receiving regular backups

from Oduwale's home computer.

Okay, saddle up and watch your backs.

We have no idea what's waiting for us.

All clear!

Thank you, gentlemen.

- Clear. - All clear.

I thought he only had limited access.

Look at all these old Catalyst files.

Calling in forensics. Let's suit up, everyone.

These go back years.

This has to be Clay Bishop's file.

It's not under his name, but that's his description.

Two ACL injuries, 6'5", spousal abuse.

Yep, that's him.

We're in. Thank you.

No problem.

If he was communicating with anyone else,

maybe we can find some addresses.

Let's see.

These are all encrypted.

It will take days for the techs to figure this out.

Okay, here are the home improvement backups.

Looks like he has some saved messages here.

I'll show you the process

the donor undergoes, but only if you are prepared

to abandon your moral principles.

Oh my God, it's Laurie Coulson.

This is a unique opportunity to study a remarkable subject...

with your help, designing additional experiments.

Hey, hey, it's me.

Oh, yeah.

Did you want some... thing? Do you need some coffee?

Um, no. Although, thank you.

It's probably the last thing that I need right now.

Did you find something?

Alice, Dr. Oduwale is dead.

He was killed.

I know that he was a mentor to you,

but he was a terrible person.

He was behind the fentanyl murders

and he experimented on Emily.

Oh, my God.

He looked Flynn right in the eye,

and he told him that he was there to help him...

when he was one of the people trying to destroy this family.

We let the devil in.

I'm so sorry, Nick.

If I knew, I would never have involved him in our lives.

How could you know?

He was everything to me.

All right, I'll see you guys next week.

Alice, your paper about the effect

of neglect on brain development... inspiring.

I loved it.

In fact, I should have it right here somewhere.

I wanted to tell you first.

I... I'm leaving the program.

What happened?

I'm just not sure this is the right path for me.

The field is where I feel I can do the most good.

I... I wanna help kids.

Kids who are like I used to be.

Alice, you're one of my brightest students,

and you've got a promising future.

Now, I understand your concerns, but I feel that you should stay.

And if you do,

I've been looking for an assistant

to help me with my patient work.

Not in a lab.

I could really use somebody with your aptitude

and your unique perspective.

So, please, consider it.

Okay.

He put up this false front like he wanted to help his patients

and students but... but people were just lab rats to him.

Well, he's dead now,

so... he won't be able to hurt us anymore.

Let's just go to sleep.

I'm so sorry.

Do you think... things will ever feel normal again?

What's... what's normal for this family?

As long as we look out for each other, we'll be fine.

Yeah.

Something I can help you with, Gunnarsen?

- Yes. - Oh, please.

Please, tell me you... you're going back to D.C.

No, Derek.

Nothing like that.

Look, I'm gonna be clear and direct.

- Clear about what? - You were a good field agent.

I'm offering you the opportunity to give that another try.

Excuse me?

Deputy Director Webb feels that the Boston Field Office

needs new leadership.

Someone from the outside

who can assess things objectively.

So the time has come... to kick me to the curb.

- You're not being fired. - Oh.

Just demoted.

Webb's gonna give you a call shortly.

I suggest you take a few...

You know, I... I'm not gonna go quietly, just so you know.

You've got friends in high places.

Well, I got friends too.

From the beginning, your handling of this crisis

has been questionable.

You jumped the gun on DeLeon.

Your handling of the TBM transfer got him killed.

And you've let your personal relationships

- with your agents cloud your judgement. - No.

Now, I'd advise you stand down quietly

and let it happen.

Oh, I'll give you a few days

to clean your things out of my office.

Go to hell.

Nick, can I talk to you?

Just in, details regarding the late...

I think we should go on a camping trip together.

You, me, and Flynn.

Really? The investigation's still open.

I'm not saying we should go away for a month,

but we need time as a family.

To reset.

All right.

Let's do it.

Might be good to get out of town.

And I can keep my eyes on you and Flynn.

- But... - What?

You hate camping.

I figured I'd try it.

Maybe I'll learn to love it.

Find anything in Oduwale's files?

No.

Nothing.

No, uh, clue as to who killed Oduwale.

There's no accomplices.

Nothing.

Until we crack the encryption on Oduwale's server,

there's not much we can do.

Yeah.

Hey.

You need a break.

Come on.

Let's go blow off some steam.

So, what's so special about this place?

♪ And the radio... ♪

It's quiet.

♪ Still I can't escape the ghost of you... ♪

It's nowhere.

♪ What has happened to it all? Crazy, some would say... ♪

I love this song.

♪ Where is the life that I recognize? ♪

Yeah. Here, wait.

♪ Gone away ♪

♪ But I won't cry for yesterday ♪

♪ There's an ordinary world ♪

♪ Somehow I have to find ♪

♪ And as I try to make my way ♪

♪ To the ordinary world ♪

♪ I will learn to survive ♪

You did good in Moldova.

I'm glad you were there.

I don't want to talk about it.

♪ Passion or coincidence... ♪

I don't want to talk about any of this shit!

- ♪ "Pride will tear us..." ♪ - Fuck you!

♪ Well now, pride's gone out the window ♪

♪ Across the rooftops ♪

♪ Run away ♪

- ♪ Left me in the vacuum... ♪ - Here.

♪ ...of my heart ♪

What do you want me to do with that?

I want you to try and hit this.

- Oh, come on. - You ready?

Yeah.

Ah!

Yeah!

- ♪ As I try to make my way... ♪ - Okay, wait, your turn now. Here.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Okay. - ♪ To the ordinary world ♪

♪ I will learn to survive... ♪

- Sharp eyes, right? - Okay.

- Sharp eyes. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Wha!

♪ I will learn to survive ♪

You said you wanted to see me.

Yes.

I wanted to give you a heads-up on a couple of situations.

Derek Crown will no longer be the agent in charge

of the Boston office.

I'm taking command.

We need to turn the page on the disorder and dysfunction

within this place.

And why am I getting a personal announcement?

Because I'll be handling how to discipline you

for your actions the night Dr. Oduwale was killed.

So you're firing me?

Actually, no.

I've seen how valuable an agent you can be.

What you did to Oduwale, notwithstanding.

And what happens now?

Your administrative review will be next week.

My recommendation for suspension, not a dismissal.

Look, I'm gonna do everything I can to keep you here, Emily.

I want you to be a part of my team.

Hey, Byrne.

The techs just broke the encryption

on Oduwale's server.

Come on.

Are you okay, Mom?

I'm not made of glass, Flynn.

Just not sure why you two like this so much.

It's man versus nature.

We're testing our survival skills.

And Dad's teaching me some cool stuff.

Come on, it'll be fun.

Hey, Em.

What's going on?

They got into Dr. O's secure drive.

I'm looking at the decrypted files right now.

Decades of medical records and blood tests,

all from Catalyst.

It looks like there were hundreds of patients.

Yes, thank you.

Oduwale's phone records.

Quick, quick, quick. Thank you.

You guys need help going through all this stuff?

You think I should come in?

- Nick, please. - No, wait, wait, hold... I can't...

Let's not ruin this for Flynn.

Emily can handle this.

You'll be home tomorrow.

Let me know if you find anything, okay?

Okay.

Let's do it.

Hey.

Byrne?

Hey.

Hold on.

What?

Oduwale was analyzing Flynn's blood

just like he was analyzing mine.

There are years' worth of Flynn's blood tests here.

How could he pull that off?

The only two people that could have known about this

are Alice and Nick.

You guys, I don't feel so great.

I think it's maybe something I ate.

So you wanna take a break?

Uh...

You know what? You guys go ahead.

I'm just gonna head back home.

Come on, Mom. You s... you said you'd do it.

I know, I know.

I think I just need to lay down somewhere dry.

In my own bed.

I don't wanna ruin your trip.

So I'm gonna bail.

Are you sure, babe?

Yeah, yeah.

Mmm...

Well, take the car.

Do you think maybe you'll be able to pick us up tomorrow?

Yeah, sure.

- Okay. - Okay.

You be careful.

I love you guys.

There is something you need to see.

Oduwale called this number several times on the two days

before he was killed.

That's the last number he called before he died.

That's Alice's number.

That's...

Look at the times. We left his office.

There are four more calls after that,

and then this one, right.

It's right after the interview with me and Julianne.

Why would he be calling Alice?

Dr. Hughes to the NICU.

- Dr. Hughes to the NICU. - Here you go, ma'am.

- Emily. - Hey.

Are you leaving early?

Uh, errands.

Uh, can we talk?

Okay. Do you mind if we talk here?

Yeah. Sure.

You need to get that?

No.

Where was she when he was killed?

I need to ping a cell phone right away.

Dr. Hughes to NICU.

Dr. Hughes to the NICU.

Emily.

Alice, at least her phone, pinged a cell tower

four miles away from Dr. Oduwale's house

ten minutes before he died.

She was there.

Oh! Thank God you're here.

Untie me... before she gets back.

Wait...

Mom's missin' out.

Yeah, I know, buddy.

This is pretty insane.

Hey.

Is Alice next to you?

No. No, she wasn't feeling good.

She went home. What's going on?

Where's Flynn?

Uh, he's, uh... he's with me. What's the matter?

Alice was at Oduwale's house

the night that he was killed.

No, there, uh...

there has to be an explanation for that.

Flynn was getting regular blood testing done.

Yeah, but it was... it was routine.

No, it wasn't. It was for Oduwale.

She, uh...

We've got to bring her in.

She... she, uh...

she took the car.

She said she was going home.

Okay, I'm going to your place.

I'm stuck, Emily.

There's no way I can get outta here to... tonight.

I'm gonna find her.

Here. Hey, you keep tracking her phone.

Sure.

Okay, what have we got here?

Traffic cam 72 has a visual.

Nick?

Uh, may... maybe if we had found the body...

I would... I wouldn't feel this way.

Which way is that?

Like she's still here.

Her things are where she left them.

- The memories are... are... - Memories can be a comfort.

A well to return to... in moderation.

I just wish I could turn it off.

Reset.

If her father heard me say that, he'd have my hide.

It's about what works for you.

Not Warren, not me.

You care for her deeply, that much is clear.

Did I tell you that?

- Tell me? - Her dad's name? Warren.

He's listed on the insurance as a dependent.

Right. Right.

Alice Durand's phone stopped moving.

It's not heading to Agent Durand's anymore.

Maybe she tossed it.

Where did it last ping?

A tower near Route 1, north of the city.

Do you have any idea where she could be going?

No. Hold on.

Hey. I gotta take this. Will you hold this?

It's for work. I'll be right back.

Hey, what's going on?

Alice isn't going home.

She was headed north on Route 1 when she ditched the phone.

Do you have any idea where she was going?

No. No.

Um... wait, wait. Her sister's office.

Maura's. I'll text you the address.

- Okay. - I'll head toward the phone.

I'll go to Maura's.

Officer, I need you to pull over right away.

Copy that.

Go, go.

Well done. Good boy. Good boy.

All right, now you press on that.

Here, hold on tight. Okay.

Ah, good.

- Attaboy. - Come on.

Yeah. You wait outside.

I won't be long. Just go sit down.

I can't keep doing this.

What you're doing is keeping Flynn safe and healthy.

That's really not what this is about.

Getting closer to the father guarantee's Flynn's safety.

Remember why you're here.

Remember your purpose.

I trusted you with Flynn.

I trusted you more than I trusted myself.

And you treated him like a lab rat.

No. No, that's not true.

I never knew the whole story. I swear to you, Emily.

I thought we were monitoring stress.

I thought I was helping.

What did they do to him?

I don't know. I believed him.

I believed he cared

and that we were gonna save people.

I'm so sorry.

I knew he had a secret project.

I knew... that he was using the blood tests,

but I didn't know what it was for, I swear.

- You know what he did to me. - I thought you were dead.

I didn't know it until I heard him say it.

And I killed him for what he did to you!

To Flynn.

- To our family... - That's bullshit.

You killed him to protect yourself.

That's it.

This is over.

It's all over.

- No. You can't... - I have to take you in...

- No, you can't... - Damn it. Alice!

- You killed a man. - He was a monster.

- I'm not sorry for it. - Put the gun down.

Put the gun down.

All I ever did was love Nick and love Flynn.

It started in a lie, but it was real.

You have to know that.

I fought for them with you. You have to know that.

- I do. - I can't face them.

I can't look in Flynn's eyes and try to explain.

- They will never forgive me... - Just put the gun down...

Please.

I love them.

Please let me go.

Just... please.

Oh, goddamn it.

If you leave right now, you can never see Flynn again.

I understand.

Go.

Go.

- Take care of them. - Yeah.

What?

No.

No! Alice!

Alice! Stay with me! Stay with me!

Come on! Come on! No, no, no.

Alice!

Stay with me, okay? You're gonna be just fine.

We're gonna get you help. Look at me.

You are not going anywhere, okay?

You stay with me. Come on. Alice, stay with me.

Stay with me. Talk to me. Just say something.

Say something. I'm not going anywhere, all right?

Oh... Alice, look at me. You're gonna be okay.

Call for help, goddamn it!

Alice!

- Look at me! Alice! - Suspect is down.

We need paramedics. We're on the roof.

Oh, God.

Come on. I got you. You're okay. Just look at me.

Alice. Alice!

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