Jones tells Cole that they only have about six or seven
hours before the facility itself is engulfed by the storm. Cole offers to
splinter away immediately, but Jones remarks that would have no way to predict
where he would land at that time. At this point, she states that they are
moving more on hope than calculations which may have been prevented by a better
physicist. Cole reassures her that he trusts in her abilities. Using a
reluctant Dr. Lasky, they find that they can make a calculated jump in
approximately six hours, right when the storm would be upon them. Though Jones
is aware of the situation, she notes that it was Adler who was more versed in
setting locations. Meanwhile, a figure breaks Ramse and Adler out from their
rooms.
Jones: The worst thing about betrayal is that it never comes from one's enemies.
Ramse and Adler meet up with Cassie, revealing that there
are other members of the military who have lost their faith in Jones. With the
piece of the map that Ramse ripped, Adler traces the location of Titan to
Colorado. He theorizes that he could use the machine to splinter Ramse and
Cassie almost instantly to that spot. There, Ramse believes that they can exact
their revenge and use the Witness’s form of time travel to escape, hopefully
undoing everything that he has done. Cassie asks about what they should do
about Cole, but Ramse instead insists that they shouldn’t bet on Cole being on
their side. Cassie wonders what should happen if they are wrong. Ramse approaches
her and asks if she’s sure the Witness is in Titan. Remembering her vision,
Cassie replies yes. Ramse tells her that she can’t think twice on that belief.
The military and scientists pack up the evidence in hopes of
evacuating, though they are still unsure about what to do with Cassie, Ramse,
and Adler. Suddenly, one of their soldiers is shot, bleeding out in the hall.
With the situation critical, they require the help of a doctor: Cassie. Cassie
tends to the soldier’s wounds, though she remarks it is only delaying the
inevitable. Cole offers Cassie a chance to go back to 1957 with him, but Cassie
responds that he is only running away from the real problem. Cole claims that
Cassie is only shutting him and everyone out, truly running away. They are
interrupted by another shot in the hall. Unable to trust her, Cole handcuffs
Cassie to a table as he goes to explore what the noise was.
In the hall, Cole confronts Ramse at gunpoint as they stand
at odds with each other. Ramse reveals that they are after the time machine
against Jones and Cole’s wishes. Cole warns his old friend that this move could
lead to the deaths of everyone in the facility, but Ramse replies that he’s
already dead. Cole, who no longer has a family, couldn’t understand. Cole
retorts that he always considered Ramse part of his family, making their
standing that much more tragic. Instead of killing him, however, Ramse leaves
Cole alive as his men move for the machine.
Cole informs Jones that Ramse is after machine, imploring
her to start the splinter sequence as soon as they are ready. In the meantime,
Cole searches and finds Deacon who sits naked drinking extensively as he sings
“Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Cole asks Deacon for his help in fighting back
Ramse and his men. Deacon lashes out against Cole, replying that everyone who
asks him for help ends up deserting him after they are done just like his men
and Cassie. Cole implores him that after making it through the virus and the
scavengers that he can’t simply give in to a storm, a remark that reminds
Deacon of his brother. Cole reminds Deacon that he is a survivor, someone who
is needed on this mission. Deacon then agrees to help Cole but quickly vomits
in the hall after joining. To make matters worse, Cole believes that Ramse will
be headed to the core power system and proven right when the lights go out.
When Deacon arrives at the core, he finds the electrical system has been taken.
Whitley then reveals that he has joined with Ramse as he
allows the men to seize control of the machine from Jones. Jones reminds Ramse
that they would not be able to splinter without the power core he stole, but
Ramse says that they don’t have to worry about that. Jones tries to appeal to
Adler after their experience together. Adler, however, throws back that all
their work has led to nothing. Now, they can go on the offense. Ramse releases
Cassie who asks about what happened to Cole. While Ramse admits that he did not
shoot Cole directly, he advises not to be concerned about him since he is now
on an opposing side. Just as Adler works on the machine, Cole arrives to hold
the man at gunpoint. With the military surrounding his friend, Ramse advises
Cole that he can’t take out all of them. Cole actually agrees, saying he doesn’t
have to take all of them out. Cassie tackles Cole, diverting his shot to Adler’s
leg as the rest move out. Cassie fights Cole to submission, but Cole
understands what she’s doing. He tells her that, although she can kill the
Witness or him, she’ll still be afraid of herself for letting the Witness into
the base in the first place. Cassie doesn’t answer him but leaves and locks the
room behind her.
Near the machine, Cassie tends to Adler as they reprogram
the coordinates. Jones confronts Whitley about his betrayal, especially since
it means a betrayal of his father’s dedication. Whitley ultimately believes
that this was only her mission rather than his, meaning he had no attachment to
it. Ramse then threatens her to keep quiet by holding her at gunpoint.
Undeterred by the threat, Jones then slams her head against Ramse. Despite the
attack, they leave Jones handcuffed to a table, though Whitley threatens Ramse
should he ever really try to kill Jones.
Soldiers outside the building spot a vehicle leaving,
discovering that Cole has escaped. To their knowledge, Cole has left to meet up
with the Daughters. In the forest, the women implore Cole to speak with
Jennifer since she has refused to leave. Once Cole arrives, Jennifer correctly
deduces that he needs her help to take back the facility. However, she also
remarks that in the times that they have shared together, even the ones they
haven’t yet, she has noticed a change in him. He is becoming a leader.
Unfortunately, she adds, being a leader requires sacrifice, even sacrificing
someone he cares about most. She asks him if he is willing to sacrifice someone
to save the world. Once he replies yes, she agrees to join him, since she has
never said no to him.
Whitley and his fellow soldiers watch outside the facility
and spot the Daughters marching down the south loading dock. Ramse and Whitley
then deplore their men to the location, but Whitley is stopped by a reappearing
Deacon. Deacon kills the lookout soldiers but spares Whitley as he fires a
flare to the others. Instead of moving to the loading dock, Cole, Jennifer, and
the Daughters sneak in over the wall while the rest of the Daughters, including
Hannah, move to the machine.
Cole and the Daughters then ambush the lab, releasing Jones
and Lasky to reprogram the machine by holding the others at gunpoint. Deacon
arrive, perfectly content with seeing Cassie and Ramse put in their place. When
Ramse makes a remark, however, Deacon turns on him, raising his gun. In the
chaos, he accidentally shoots the older Jennifer. Cassie quickly runs to tend
to the woman, but prospects are looking grim. The Daughters then threaten that
if Jennifer will die, everyone inside the base will die as well.
Cole and Cassie move Jennifer to the back as Cole recognizes
this as the sacrifice Jennifer had mentioned. She was aware that the day would
arrive, but she is also aware that the Daughters will destroy the facility if
she would die. The only way to change that path is for a resurrection of sorts
through her younger self, the one who lost her way in 2016. Cole then rushes to
Jones to ask for a splinter. While Jones reminds him that they don’t have the
power or coordinates yet, Cole adds that they don’t need those features when
making a return jump, a splinter back to the place he just left.
In 2016, Jennifer speaks with Cole just as he was about to
splinter back to the future. He reminds her that there are many endings, but
the right one is the one that you choose. He then splinters away, just as the
present Cole arrives to ask for her help. Jennifer reminds Cole that she has
never said no to him and agrees to his plan.
Cole returns to 2044. However, this time, he brings along
the present Jennifer in the splinter. Recognizing their leader, the Daughters
kneel before their resurrected Mother.
Cole brings Jennifer to the back where she sees her older
self. Though they cannot approach each other to closely for fear of paradox,
the two can speak with each other as older Jennifer requests some privacy with
herself. Jennifer realizes that this is September 23, 2044, the day she dies.
With that date in mind, the older Jennifer tells her younger self that her
Daughters will need a leader as she vowed a resurrection. Jennifer doubts her
strength, but her older self offers a new choice. Jennifer can take the
Daughters on a path to fight at Titan, a path that leads to death, or lead the
group far away from the storm in hopes that Cole can stop the paradox. Jennifer
asks what decision she made, leading the dying figure to reveal that she lead
the Daughters away from the base. However, she remarks, she would have lead the
women to Titan if she had been braver. She also reminds Jennifer that there are
many endings, but the right one is the one that she will choose. Before finally
dying, the older Jennifer reminds her self that she loves her.
Jennifer: Hello egg. I'm chicken.
Jennifer returns to the crowd, ordering the Daughters to
lower their weapons. With her older self’s guidance, she forms a new plan. Cole
will splinter back to 1957 to stop the paradox while Cassie, Ramse, and the
Daughters will take the fight to Titan. Jones reminds her that the machine does
not have enough power for two trips, but Jennifer responds that they will not
splinter to Titan. Using her guidance, the Daughters will navigate through the
storm to Titan on land.
The groups prepare for their separate missions. Cole reminds
Ramse and Cassie that the Witness is always one step ahead of them, so they
must be careful. Ramse reminds him that they know what to do, but Cassie leaves
without looking at Cole. As the storm reaches its peak, Jones preps Cole to be
sent back to the beginning of 1957 with nearly a year to track down and stop
the paradox. However, without the base, she warns, there will be no way of bringing
him back. Nevertheless, Cole plans to leave before Jones calls back her thanks
for his belief in her. The two then share a hug before Cole splinters to 1957.
Cassie, Ramse, Jennifer, and the Daughters begin their trek
to Titan. Looking back, Cassie and Ramse spot the storm engulfing the facility.
Without sharing a word, Cassie immediately runs back to the base. Before the
storm settles, Cassie has Jones splinter her to follow Cole in the past.
The storm finally takes over the base as the building crumbles
under the temporal force. Lasky is incinerated by the force as Jones and Hannah
try to find another way out of the lab. The two are separated by a blast. With
no time left, Jones orders Hannah to leave without her. Despite her own wishes,
Hannah obliges, finally referring to Jones as her mother. Now alone, Jones
stands by her machine as the storm engulfs her as well.
In 1957, Cole arrives at the Emerson Hotel. There, he is
surprised to find a just-arriving Cassie who tells him that she doesn’t want to
be afraid anymore.
Notes from 2044
- Anyone spot that brief moment between 2016 Jennifer and Deacon? Perhaps there may be another connection on the horizon.
- For those who didn't catch Jennifer's reference, the line about “Mayday mayday! Terrorists have taken over the Natakomi building in Century City!” is from the original Die Hard.
- Apparently, Deacon was a fan of The Breakfast Club after endlessly singing "Don't You (Forget About Me)."
- The director of this episode, Kevin Tancheron, should be a familiar name. He has also directed episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl!
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