05x08 - The Human Kind

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Why would we get her back
just to lose her again?

Previously on Fringe:

You must face this pain together.

The pain is her legacy to you both.
It's proof that she was here.

Our daughter dedicated
her life to freeing us.

And now we're gonna dedicate ours to
making sure that that means something.

- You got that look on your face.
- What look?

- The look that says, "I'm worried about you."
- Should I be?

What have you done?

The tech that gave them their
advantage over us. I have it now.

You implanted one in yourself?

It gives me enough information
to determine their probable futures.

We are going to avenge Etta.
Windmark's next.

- I'm sorry I'm late.
- That's okay.

Where'd you get it?

Let's just say it was a souvenir
for one of my men.

And this is identical
to the one Peter used?

Yeah. From the base of the cranium.

- So how is it activated?
- I'm not sure.

If Dr. Bishop finds out,
we'd love to learn anything we can about it.

Olivia, if I had any inclination
of what Peter was doing...

I know.

Astrid said you were getting low
on ammunition.

The resistance just raided a weapons depot
in midtown.

Take these for now.
We'll arrange a meet for more later.

I've got to go.

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

Thank you, Anil.

There.

He is foretelling your movements.

He has gained the ability to run futures.

This is Tape 8.

There is a scrapyard located
in the town of Fitchburg...

...46 miles northwest of Boston.

You will go to Fitchburg and acquire
an industrial-size electromagnet.

You may have seen
this kind of magnet used in...

...automobile junking,
construction, demolition.

But as I say, it is an indu...

- Extremely large, extremely powerful.
- Olivia, good, you're here.

We freed another tape.

And we have to retrieve a magnet
Walter left in Fitchburg.

What's wrong?

I don't understand.

When did Peter do this?

I don't know.

What's happening to him?
What are the manifestations?

He's reading time, like they do.

Thinking ahead, like they can.

He knows what I'm gonna say
before I say it.

It's like it's him but it isn't.

Walter, he's convinced this is
the only way to beat them.

If you could find out what it's doing to him
or if there's a way to neutralize it...

I'll start running diagnostics right away.

Of course, it's meant to be integrated
with organic material.

I need to see how it interacts
with an actual brain.

And whose did you have in mind?

Perhaps my porcupine man's.
I preserved his brain in formaldehyde.

Could you go down
and bring it up, please?

It needs to be submerged in water
immediately.

- It's Peter.
- Let me talk to him.

- Peter, where are you?
- I'm in New York, Walter.

Peter, listen to me.
You must come back to the lab.

What you've done, son,
it's extremely dangerous.

I can't do that.

I called to warn you not to go back
to Etta's apartment. It's compromised.

Please come back to the lab.

We don't know what we're
dealing with here.

I'm very frightened.

We don't know what that device
is actually doing to you.

I understand why you'd be concerned.

I also know there is nothing I can say
that would change your mind.

You can't possibly see what I see.

Trust me when I tell you...

-...I am in complete control.
- I don't believe you are in control.

Son, you promised me.

You said you would be there for me.
Do you remember?

To keep me from slipping.

I need you.

I'm begging you.

Please come back in
and let me run some tests.

I have to go, Walter.

Do not go back to Etta's apartment.

What are we going to do?

Did he say where he was?

New York. That's all.

Etta's apartment isn't safe.
And I don't know where he's going.

I can't stay here.
I'm crawling out of my skin.

What are you doing?

You and Astrid need to work on the tech
so I'm gonna try and find this magnet.

- Alone?
- We have no other option.

- What about Peter?
- I mean, all I can do is just...

...keep our promise to Etta
and stick with the plan.

Sorry. Please, let me...

That's enough.

Morning.
- Good morning.

I'm Carlos. How can I help you?

I would like to barter for a magnet.

What'd you say?

An electromagnet.
Like the one you have on that crane.

Wait here.

I'd like to sell you the piping...

...but I got people depending on me
and they need to eat.

I'm willing to barter. Let me know.

- What is it, Carlos?
- I got a woman outside.

She's asking for a magnet.

It's her.

Send them.

Send them now.

I'm not sure, I didn't see them come in.

My name is Simone.

Carlos said you were interested
in the magnet?

That's right.

I know this is a little out of the ordinary--

Yes.

We have it for you.
We've been expecting you.

Expecting me?

I've been waiting many years
for someone to come for that magnet.

Come.

I'll show you.

This is your truck.

It's been your truck for 21 years,
to transport it.

A man came here
soon after the invaders arrived.

The man spoke with my mother.

They talked for a long time.

He said he had a way to save the world...

...but he needed a giant magnet to do it.

Was his name Walter?

Walter Bishop?

I don't remember his name.

He was older, grayish hair.

My mother assured him she would
keep a magnet packed up and ready...

...for when he came back for it.

Before she died, she made me promise
to keep the candle burning.

And I did.

It wasn't always easy.

At times, we were destitute.

There were people who wanted
to sell the magnet and the truck.

They lost hope. But my mother never did.

And neither did I.

And here...

Here you are.

I sent for diesel fuel. It's on its way.

I know you don't mind waiting
and you'd rather drive after nightfall.

How do you know that?

I know a lot of things.

I see flashes sometimes
when I'm around people.

Like before, when I met you...

...I saw that you have a b*llet
in your pocket.

A slug.

I've always had a gift.

Even with electricity coursing through
the neural tissue...

...the brain is dead, not quite human.

Most likely damaged
by the preservation process.

But in order to understand
what's happening to Peter...

...we have to give this a shot.

The chances of this working...

...are remote at best.

Okay, I've got a clear image.

The question is...

...how do I attach...?

ASTRID
Oh.

Oh, my.

It worked.

Whoa.

This is a lot of neural activity.

I've never seen anything like this.

It's all moving along the cerebral cortex...

...which controls higher-level thinking.

It stopped.

The device must have detected
that the brain isn't suitable.

Did we gather enough data to extrapolate?

Let's see.

Okay. If we take the process that we just
saw and then we run it continuously...

...what happens to the brain over time is...

Walter, are those new ridges forming?

Hmm.

The more convolutions,
the higher the brain function in mammals.

Do you see that?

The cerebral codex is becoming so thick...

...that it's overriding the area
used to control emotions.

Remarkable.

Controlled evolution.

It's worse than I feared.

Where are they?
They should be here by now.

I wouldn't worry. They'll be here soon.

Hi.

- What's your name?
- Darby.

- I'm Olivia.
- I know.

Everybody's talking about you.

Yeah?

What are they saying?

They said you're on Reward Wire.
There's a bounty on you.

Really?

What else did they say?

Darby?

I have to go.

I thought you might be thirsty.

What's in it?

- Water.
- What's in the water?

A sedative?

You're gonna knock me out?

What are you talking about?

Nobody's gone to get
diesel fuel, have they?

You're wrong.

You have no faith.

- I could feel that.
- I'm done with the parlor tricks.

I want my truck and my magnet now.

When the fuel gets here, you can have it.

Unless, of course, you'd like to leave now.

Your car's over there.

You can come back with more people
if you want.

But we're still gonna be here.

You lost someone.

That's an assumption
that you can make about anybody.

But you lost your daughter.

Twice.

The fuel's here.

Did you think you are the only one
who can manipulate futures?

I know that you have been
making adjustments to mine.

I have been making adjustments of my own.

We know you switched the briefcase.

We traced it back to the restaurant.

And that gave us an origin point
for you.

I knew you were at the intersection
when you caused me to miss the light.

The events were in close enough succession
that I could determine a probable future.

I have led you here to this place.

Everything has taken place as I intended.

This was what she saw.

This was her last thought
before she expired.

Your emotions make you weak.

I can understand
why your faith has been shaken.

But there are mysteries to the universe.

My gift is evidence of that.

The fact that you are here
is evidence of that.

Your rational mind
can't make sense of your loss...

...but your heart, if you allow it to...

...will find its own intuitive way.

I'm getting a strong feeling
your daughter's still with you.

Even now.

Simone, you have a gift.

You can see things that other people can't.
I don't doubt that.

But wherever you think
this gift came from...

...or whoever you think
bestowed it upon you...

...it's simply an anomaly.

I know that because I'm an anomaly.

I've moved things with my mind...

...I've lit things on fire,
I've caught b*ll*ts midair.

I've seen things that people
only dream about.

I've seen the seams between universes
ripped apart.

Things that humans shouldn't see.

People make up explanations...

...assign meaning to things
without knowing...

...because it's reassuring, it's comforting.

But I can't do that...

...because I know too much.

It's all just numbers.

And the invaders, as you call them...

...they're just better at math than we are.

Thank you for the magnet.

Why are you smiling?

Because I believe.
You can't know everything.

More heat, Asner.

I said more heat, not shut it.

Peter.

I need you to suture my shoulder, Walter.

I'll need my medical kit,
disinfectant and pain medication.

Got it.

How badly does it hurt?

There is no pain.

I've discovered things, Peter.

Things you need to know.

I've run a diagnostic simulation.

The technology you've put
inside yourself...

...is in the process
of completely reshaping your brain.

The areas that relate to emotion...

...are being commandeered
to make room for more logical thought.

Shrinking the nucleus accumbens
in my limbic system.

Suppressing emotional memory
in favor of higher rational thought.

Also expanding my cerebral cortex.

I know.

If you could see what I see, Walter...

...if you could experience
what it feels like...

...to fully harness the untapped potential
of the human brain...

You, of all people, should know
that there is no reason to be afraid.

Are you also aware that the changes
will soon be permanent?

And if that happens,
there's nothing I can do to get you back.

I am going to do this.

I'm going to shift Windmark's future...

...so that he passes through the square
at exactly 7:19 p.m.

When he does, I will know that
he has been reset onto the correct path.

I can't allow you to make that mistake.

Don't you see, Walter?

When he passes through the square...

...she will be avenged.

We all want Windmark dead.

The plan outlined on the tapes
is the way to do it.

We need you, son.

I need you.

I have to go.

Olivia.

I got a truck and a magnet.

I need someplace big enough to store them.

I've got a warehouse outside the city.

When you're close,
I'll have someone meet you there.

Hey, listen, I'm gonna call you back.

Hey, don't move. Hands up.

- What do you got in the truck?
- Nothing that you'd be interested in.

Got any money?

Nope.

No, you don't need money.

You are money.

I'm just saying, with the money
we'll make from the truck...

...and the scraps from the magnet,
it's a pretty good score.

Sure you wanna get involved?

We could pull 100 more jobs
and not see this kind of money.

Now, give me your comm.

Trust me, all right? I've got it covered.

Reward Wire.
Do you have something to report?

- I have a fugitive in custody.
- What is your location?

I don't wanna tell you where I am.
I wanna meet at a Truth Church.

This is unorthodox.

I've done things
I don't wanna be read for...

...so the way this goes down is
at a Truth Church where you can't scan me.

Once I get the money,
I'll tell you where she is.

What is the fugitive's name?
- Olivia Dunham.

Hold, please.

Reward Wire called. A man
claims to have Olivia Dunham in custody.

Wants the reward
for her capture up front.

Acceptable.

What is the closest Truth Church
to your location?

There's one in Sector 7.
I can be there in an hour.

See that you are.

And that's how we roll, huh?

Come on. You used to be fun.

What the hell is this?

OLIVIA
Don't.

Put your hands on your head.

Where's Briggs?

Olivia, where are you?
- Uh, I'm on my way back to Boston.

I've got the magnet.
Anil's got a place where we can store it.

- What happened to your face?
- I'm a little banged up, but I'm okay, Walter.

Olivia, Peter was here.

- When?
- A couple of hours ago.

I tried to convince him.

I said that his brain is being altered
and that soon it will be irreversible.

But he won't hear me.
I don't know what else to do.

Walter, do you know where he is?

Peter.

Olivia.

Walter told me about Windmark.

That he almost k*lled you.

I have already turned that
to my advantage.

See those steps down there?

In a few minutes,
if everything goes according to plan...

...Windmark will walk up those steps
and pass that fountain.

Then I will know that he has been
reset onto the correct path.

He does not realize it now...

...but he will be back on the trajectory
that I want him on.

What trajectory is that?

The trajectory that leads to his death.

He k*lled our daughter.

At exactly 5:12 tomorrow afternoon,
I will meet him face-to-face.

He will not expect it.

He will not have a chance to fight back.

At 5:13, I will snap his neck.

At 5:14, he will draw his last breath.

Peter, I've lost you before over this
and I'm not gonna let that happen again.

Now, your thinking is way ahead of mine,
I understand that...

...but the fact that I'm here has got nothing
to do with anything except feeling.

And soon, you're not gonna be able
to feel anything, not for me, not for Etta.

When I was fighting Windmark...

...he showed me Etta's last thoughts
before he shot her.

She thought of us.

That day in the park,
before they invaded...

...before everything went wrong.

Her last thoughts, they were of us.

I will k*ll him tomorrow.

If I remove the tech,
I will not be able to do that.

Don't you see?

And what if tomorrow is too late?
What if that tech becomes permanent?

Etta's not gone, Peter.
Windmark didn't take her.

- Yes, he did.
- No, he didn't.

- She's still here with us.
- She is dead.

She saved my life today.

With the b*llet she brought to us.

She's alive, inside us.

There's nothing that Windmark can do...

...because the love
that we can share with her now...

...is invulnerable to space and time,
even to them.

I know that our hearts are broken
and it hurts...

...but that's what makes us human.

Emotion is our weakness.

No, Peter, it's our strength.

Because it's the one thing
that they don't have.

Now, we need to hold on
to our connection with Etta...

...feeling what we felt for her
or she dies all over again.

And we cannot let her be erased.

Peter. Peter, I'm not asking you
to abandon her.

I'm asking you to hold on to her.

You're not one of them,
you're one of us.

I want you to listen to me.

I'm not gonna lose you again.

Peter, look at me.

I love you.

I love you.