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Your own backyard's a mess.

- What the hell does that mean?
- You really should lie down now.

No!

This was a clear-headed soldier
on a mission.

We believe there are people
above him.

All of the diagnostic tests
were being run through Catalyst.

You don't spent time with me,
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 investigating Detective Gibbs.

You got any cameras
in the archive room?

No.

Can you take us down
to the archive room?

- Not without a warrant.
- A man was killed over this.

We were originally funded
to look into PTSD.

If I could bottle the right
combination, just imagine

What an amazing boon
that would be.

Not just for soldiers returning home
from war, but for society.

- Does it work?
- Not as I predicted.

These rats can withstand stress,
but they become more aggressive.

Violent. Murderous, even.

No!

No! No!

Please, stop! Please.

No!

Hey, Em. Em, Em.

Hey! Hey!!

He had Flynn. He had Flynn.
He had Flynn all this time.

Who had Flynn?

Oduwale had Flynn.

Come on, can you walk?

Okay.

Can you stand up?

I got it.

- I got it.
- Come on.

Hey.

Nick. We're looking into Oduwale.
I need your help.

I need you to keep him away
from Flynn.

- What's going on?
- I don't know.

I'll call you as soon
as we find out more.

Okay.

Just promise me you'll keep
Flynn away from him.

Of course. I promise.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Hey... um, Emily called.

She's looking into Doctor Oduwale.

Are you serious? What for?

I don't know.
She's investigating him.

I know you and Doctor Oduwale are...
are colleagues.

But I agreed to keep Flynn away
from him, for now.

I hope that's okay.

It's probably nothing.

I'm sure It's nothing.
But if it puts your mind at ease...

Thank you.

I know I don't say it enough,

but I... I really appreciate the way
that you handle our family dynamic...

I love you and I love Flynn.
It's that simple.

I love you.

Dr. Oduwale...

Emily.

Uh... This is a surprise.
I don't have a session with Flynn

for a few days.
Is something wrong?

No. No.

Nothing like that. Um...

I need to ask you a few questions.

Which I... I would love to answer.
But. Um...

- Uh, I have some appointments.
- It's not gonna take very long.

Did you ever work on something
called Project Quill?

Oh... Project Quill.

That's a... That's a name
I haven't heard in years.

And?

Did you work there?

No. Uh...
Not In any official capacity.

So, in what capacity
did you work on it?

Building Sixty
was a psychobiology hub.

The idea was that, uh...

students and faculty would
talk over ping-pong tables.

That's all it was?

Just talk?

Mostly.

I'm sure there were those
looking to apply their theories,

but... it never amounted
to very much.

Did you ever work on any
of the experiments there?

I might've taken part
in some of the discussions...

but I can't recall
any specific conversations.

It was 30 years ago, I'd just
finished my thesis.

It's all a blur.

Would you like some water?

No.

No.

Emily, have you considered
taking some private sessions

just for yourself?
It wouldn't have to be with me.

There are other specialists
working here.

No, thank you. I've, uh, tried
the whole therapy thing.

It didn't take.

Well, I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry to have to cut short
this trip down memory lane,

but... I have to go.

That's a very interesting piece.
Who's the artist?

One of my patients.

Let me know if you change your mind
about the private sessions.

Felicia can always book you in
for an appointment.

- Felicia.
- Ah, doctor.

Hi, Felicia.

Ms. Byrne.

Could I get Doctor Oduwale's
schedule for the next week?

I need to set up
a few appointments.

- Hmm. Okay.
- Maybe I could come back later today.

Uh, no, he's not here. He's at
Fort Devens all day every Wednesday.

Fort Devens?

Yeah. He has a private practice
there. Also.

For the soldiers?

Uh, yeah.
He does. Uh. Trauma group.

Private sessions.
For over ten years now.

Thanks.

Fort Devens was the base
Rex Wolfe was stationed at

before his deployment. They
could've crossed paths back then.

And Oduwale could've pulled him
into his experiments

when he needed somebody
with Rex's special skills.

The thing is that Oduwale is not
Listed on record as Rex's doctor

- in any of his military files.
- Yeah, they wouldn't be.

They keep the medical records
separate from the service records.

Hey.

Hey.

You good?

- Yeah. You?
- I am now.

Uh, listen, uh...
I was thinking, it's...

It's been a while since I've been
In a relationship...

Well, one that's not...
self-destructive.

And, um...

I saw this
and I couldn't help myself.

- Oh, Jack.
- Open it.

It's your birthstone.

Do you like it?

Yeah, it's beautiful.
But I... I can't keep it.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I know, uh...

I was thinking maybe you could say
you bought it for yourself.

I suppose.

What's going on?

Nick knows.

Not about you, but he knows.

Uh... okay.

Um... okay.

Uh... What do you wanna do?

I can't keep lying.

You wanna stop.

I'm sorry.

But... I have a lot more
to lose than you do.

My marriage, my family.

Yeah, thanks for pointing
that out, Alice.

Actually I have a sister and a
father who'll be pissed as hell.

Could we maybe, please,
just get together later

- and talk about this, please?
- I think we covered everything.

Hey. Doctor Oduwale treated
Rex Wolfe at the VA long enough

for a significant doctor-patient
relationship to develop.

Don't let me interrupt you.

Sorry, Oduwale wrote a number
of papers when he was at Saugus

and they're all online.

You plan on wading
through them how?

By ignoring me.

- What?
- Okay. Tell me.

Uh, citations. Oduwale had
independent access

to Catalyst Diagnostics' database
in 1982.

And then again here he cites It
in 2013.

31 years.

We need access to that database.
We need to see what Tommy found.

Push that warrant through.

Do you want printouts
of these files,

or do you just wanna look at them
on the computer screen?

The printouts would be best.

I need the six names
that you have in the database.

Usually we don't let anybody
into the archive,

but warrants have a funny way
of opening doors.

Oh, wow. Tyler Brandon Mills.
Thought that was all over.

Score. You're getting all six.

What do you think?

Let's see what else they have
In common.

Okay.

Thank you.

Here.

Tyler's barely in here.
Look, nothing since childhood.

No regular treatments.
Looks like he's a dead end.

No. No, he's part of the pattern.

- How?
- The violence. The hives.

- Here are the other ones.
- There's gotta be missing data.

How long do you keep
patients' files stored?

Uh, it depends. Could be
a few years, could be decades.

It could be indefinitely.

Uh, we keep medical records,
but we're also the largest biobank

- on the east coast.
- Biobank?

So, someone could have access to
blood samples from years ago?

Uh, not just blood.
We keep samples of urine,

skin samples, organ tissue.
Anything that's left over

from routine tests.
You know, biopsies, et cetera.

Why?

It's an enormous resource for
research, ever since the late 90's

when genetic testing became
more sophisticated.

These samples, they're way
too valuable to just discard.

- Cal.
- Is that everything you need?

For now.

Emily.

Hey, are you leaving early?

Uh, errands.

Can we talk for a second?

Okay. Uh, do you mind
if we talk here?

Uh... sure. Yeah.

You need to get that?

No. Uh... What's happening
with Doctor Oduwale?

Nick told me. Is there something
I should know about?

Uh, we're not sure just yet.

But you used to work for him
for a while. Right?

Yeah, for years.

Did you ever hear
anything bad about him?

No, never. We're very fortunate
that he's agreed to see Flynn.

Yeah. I mean, of course.

But what about, I mean,
his ethics regarding patients.

Did he ever bend the rules?
Anything like that?

No. He would never do that.

You really like him, don't you?

I admire him.

He published a paper in 2013
about blood chemistry,

and it's connected to something
that the FBI is looking into.

You're being very thorough.

Yeah. I mean, of course,
it has to do with Flynn.

Listen, Emily, if you find anything
that could affect Flynn...

We'll call you right away,
I promise.

Alice, um...

thank you for everything

that you've done for Flynn,
for being there for him

for all these years. He's lucky
to have you.

We all are.

Thanks.

- Hey.
- Hey.

W-What's, uh... What's going on
with Doctor Oduwale?

If there's anything I can do
to help, I can...

Yeah. Nick, we're trying
to connect him to your case.

Uh, with Ty... Tyler Brandon Mills?
How?

Come on. Follow me.

Come on over here.

What's going on, Isaac?

We think Doctor Oduwale ordered
Rex Wolfe to kill TBM.

Uh, What?

Oduwale got to know Rex Wolfe during
therapy sessions at Fort Devens,

and then used him to do
the Fentanyl murders.

That's-

That piece of shit!
- I know.

He was working with Flynn
for months.

- Hey.

I'm... We... We, uh...

We subpoenaed Rex Wolfe's
phone records...

right after he killed TBM.

We figured we could get
something from them,

Like a friend or a colleague
who helped him hide.

Let me guess, he had no friends?

Or th-they were all big fans
of burner phones. We got nothing.

That's a red flag right there.

Listen, Nick, did TBM's parents
mention anything

about routine medical treatments?
All the vice had them.

See, Oduwale used these treatments
to cover for his experiments.

Jesus.

We need to talk to the Millses.

- I can go.
- No, no, no, no, no.

I'll handle it.
It's my case.

Thanks.

Thank you for agreeing
to see me, Mrs. Mills.

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't
Imperative...

- Let's just make this quick.
- The last time I was here,

- you mentioned sending your son...
- His name Is Tyler.

You mentioned sending Tyler
to group therapy.

They were, um... There was
an informal one, uh, that helped.

They met at the hospital.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry,
I don't remember much.

Uh, he was... He was physically
quite healthy, right?

Yes.

We've reviewed Tyler's
medical records,

we didn't find any recurring
health treatments.

He was never given
any psychotropic medications?

Um... We, um...

We never went down that route.
My husband is completely against it.

Um, Mrs. Mills...

sometimes
when nothing else works.

We do things. We...
We take calculated risks,

hoping that it will pay off
for our kids.

I certainly have.

Could you... just...

Yeah, yeah.

Tyler really connected with, uh,
the doctor in that hospital group,

and I never told Chancey this,
but, um, the doctor said

that Tyler would dramatically
Improve

if he started taking
an experimental drug.

He said Insurance wouldn't cover
the cost.

But he would give them
to Tyler for free,

and Tyler told me that they made
his mind work like lightning.

Uh, would you... would you be
able to recognize him? The doctor?

- Maybe, I don't know.
- Okay. Was this the man?

- Yes, that's him.
- Are you sure?

- What was in those injections?
- Um... I don't know.

- Did he turn my son into a killer?
- Um. I can't... I'm sorry.

- I don't know. I don't know!
- No, please...

The same person who ordered Rex
Wolfe to do the fentanyl killings

also ordered Detective
Tommy Gibbs's murder.

Doctor Semo Oduwale was Rex
Wolfe's therapist at Fort Devens.

We also believe that he recruited
Wolfe

to help conduct experiments
on victims.

And when those experiments
went south,

he ordered Wolfe to kill them.

To "Clean up his mistakes,"
was the way Wolfe put it.

This is the first I'm hearing
about experiments.

They were clandestine. All of the
victims had blood work

done at Catalyst Diagnostics,
which is why Oduwale picked them.

And we verified that Oduwale
had access to their database

through Project Quill since 1982.

- What's Quill?
- It's a psychobiology think-tank

run out of Saugus University.
It was de-funded in the early 90's.

We think Oduwale went rogue

and then he continued
his experiments elsewhere.

On human subjects?

Heather Mills identified Doctor
Oduwale as her son's therapist.

He apparently injected Tyler
with an experimental drug.

And Detective Tommy Gibbs
connected Oduwale

to Catalyst Diagnostics
and to Project Quill,

so Oduwale had him killed.

We wanna bring him in
for questioning.

Do it. Bring him in.

But, uh, Julianne and Cat
will handle the interview.

Emily. Nick. Given your connection
to Oduwale,

you can't be a part
of that format process.

Understood.

Doctor Oduwale, I am
Special Agent Gunnarsen.

This is Special Agent Isaac.
Thank you for coming in today.

My pleasure.

- If you're ready?
- Su re.

Gunnarsen, that's an interesting
name. What's your background?

I'm guessing Norwegian or Swedish?

You're right. My paternal
grandfather was from Sweden.

Does this man look familiar?

Does this man look familiar?

Oh. Rex Wolfe.

Yes, I do know him.

Uh... But, uh, I'm afraid

this Is a case of doctor-patient
confidentiality...

which I would be willing to wave.

Thank you for understanding.

- So, I take it Wolfe was a patient?
- At Fort Devens, about 10 years back.

I treated him for about
5 or 6 months.

He was withdrawn, avoidant.
We often sat in silence.

Did your relationship extend
outside the room?

It barely extended inside.

Did he ever indicate
violent tendencies?

N ever.

Have you had any contact
with Rex in subsequent years?

Not that I can recall.
But I... I'll admit,

I... I've treated hundreds of military
personnel

I'm guessing that Rex is
in some kind of trouble?

I do what I can for my patients,
but... it's not an exact science.

I wish it were.

When I think of Flynn having
private sessions with him...

But any specific conversations...
it was 30 years ago.

So, what do you think,
we have, about 90 minutes?

Two hours.

I asked Cat to slow-play it.

Not that I can recall.

Back then, now, this was
before the, uh, the Gulf War.

You cited Catalyst Diagnostics'
database

as a resource for biological data.

How long did you have access
to that?

For the duration of one study.

I was only permitted to use their
data on-site, under supervision.

They're real sticklers over there.

Damn it.

Before the recent events at FEMA,

were you familiar
with Tyler Brandon Mills?

Tyler was my patient for a time.

Difficult situation.

Tragic outcome.

Did you have anything to do with it?

Excuse me?

Perhaps it was the Injections
you gave him.

Did his mother tell you that?

That poor woman, she tried
everything in her power

to help her son.

She gave him kava extract.
She gave him Saint John's wort,

which was disastrous
for his mental state.

Tyler's mother feels you're the one
to give him some injections

to cure his Issues.
Instead, they made them worse.

Tyler's mother was preyed upon
by charlatans more than once.

Now, sadly she has me confused
with someone else.

More than once, I have been
the target of false accusations.

Now. Do you have any more
questions?

Unfortunately, I have
an appointment this evening.

Yes, we have just a few more.

- Am I under arrest?
- No, of course not.

Then I have to go.

Please make an appointment with,
uh, Ms. Crandall at the hospital

if you'd like to schedule in
another discussion.

I sincerely hope you find whoever
it is you're looking for.

Come on, pick up, pick up.

This is Emily.
Leave a message.

Hey.

Hey. Hey, he cleared out
his office and he got everything.

He knows we're onto him now.

The interview is probably over.

Don't worry, I got this covered.

Emily?

You better start talking.

- What's going on?
- Do you have any idea what that Is?

Emily... you gotta let me go.

That's Tyler Brandon Mille's
phosgene gas

from the evidence locker.

Do you know
what he had planned next?

He made these. More portable, so he
could take 'em wherever he wanted.

No! Emily... You...
You can't do this.

You're an FBI agent!

I entrusted you with my son.
I can do whatever I want to you.

I know Rex Wolfe was your patient,
and I know you had him inject

at least six people with some kind
of serum,

and then you had him kill them.

God. I don't know
What you're talking about.

Bullshit.

Do you know
how phosgene works? Do you?

Emily, don't do this.

Emily!

Hey. Did Oduwale give up anything
in the interview?

No, no. He never tripped up.

So, where'd you go?

Uh... Oduwale's office.

Did we get a warrant?

No. And it doesn't matter anyway,
someone cleared the place out.

Probably Oduwale.

Hey, have you seen Emily?
Is she back?

No, she's not in the office.
She's not answering her phone.

Do you have any idea where she is?

Fuck. Doctor Oduwale's house.

Okay. Yeah. We gotta go.

Okay.

Talk.

- Emily, don't do this.
- I said, talk!

- Talk!
- Don't. Emily. Please stop. No.

You're gonna have to breathe
eventually.

That's how this gets inside.

There you go.

There you go.

Is your throat stinging?
Your eyes are, I can tell.

I'd say you have 8 minutes,
3 good ones.

Now that the gas Is Inside
your lungs.

We can just sit here and wait.

Or. We could talk
and I can take you to a hospital

Help!

- Help!
- Oh, you're coughing.

This is moving faster than
I expected. It means that the tissue

In your lungs and In your throat
Is liquefying.

Emily... Emily, stop this...

P-P-Please.

I am happy to just let you die.
But I am curious, why fentanyl?

Because I f-failed.

I failed!

I had to cover all the traces
so that the work could go on.

What failed?

What did you inject them with?

Serum. I developed a serum.

I injected them with resilience.

And it worked.

It worked perfectly on Rex Wolfe.
I cured his PTSD.

Is that why he was
such an efficient killer?

No! Rex was a soldier,
a disciplined soldier.

But the civilians... they failed.
They went wrong.

Emily, please stop this.

And the gas attack? Did you
inject Tyler Brandon Mills?

- Rex took care of that.
- And Tommy Gibbs?

- For God's sake, open the window.
- Was Tommy a mistake, too?

He got too close.

How did you develop the serum?

It started with animal trials.

Copies, animal trials, all failures.

I knew that if I was gonna advance
the work, I needed a human subject.

But I wouldn't cross that line.

I couldn't.

But then I got sent a package,
a vial of blood.

No name, no address.

Just a note that said,
"What do you think of this?"

That blood... it had properties
that I had never seen.

Way more advanced than
the hormonal compounds I'd found.

And they kept coming,
month after month.

Then I got an e-mail, "Are you
ready to take the next step?

Are you ready to meet
the donor patient?"

And the rest you know.

It was Laurie.

She brought me to you.

Your blood was the genesis
of the serum.

You... are connected to all
the fentanyl victims.

Your blood was in their veins.

You tortured me?

I made you what you are!
Your resilience got stronger

the longer you were caged.
I did that!

Do you see her car?

Hey.

That's not phosgene.

Is it? Huh?

No, no.

You won't kill me.
You can't kill me.

Not until you know about Flynn.

Did you inject Flynn?

Untie me!

Did you inject my son?

Byrne? Emily?

What the hell, Byrne?

It's just tear gas.

Fire!

Jesus! Outside!

Oh! Thank God you're here.

Come on...

Get me out of here
before she comes back.

Untie me. Come on.
What're you doing?

What was that?

Oh, my God.
Oduwale's been shot.