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Shanice, it's time to wake up.

Are we in Paris?

Yeah.

I just picked up some croissants for breakfast.

- Mm. - Fresh ones.

And are we gonna stroll by the Seine later

and make out on a bridge at sunset?

Definitely.

Liar.

- Not about the making out part. - Mm-hmm.

- Mm. - Mm.

Okay. All right, Mariah.

Hi.

You are gonna be in so much trouble

if you didn't bring her a croissant.

Don't you have somewhere to be?

Yes.

Yes, it's a bad look for me to be late on my first day back.

Especially when Mr. Zimmer has it out for me.

Oh, no. No, you've kept up

with everything during maternity leave.

You're gonna be back and better than ever.

- Right? - That's right.

Just got to face the day in front of me.

That's perfect.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

All right.

Oh.

- Ah. BlackBerry. - There you go.

All right. Come on.

I got you. Yeah.

Have a nice day.

- Okay. I love you. - I love you. Mwah.

Bye.

What is this?

I don't know, but it won't stop.

Pardon me!

What in heaven's name?

What is this?

Where am I?

I-I think...

I think it's Belle Isle?

Is that... Is that in Brooklyn?

No. Detroit.

I-I'm a physician.

I should...

Wait.

Sirens? An air raid?

I...

Keisha Taylor.

Are you social work or corrections?

I'm a parole officer.

Can someone tell me what all this is about?

You'll be briefed and assigned a facility.

Okay, well, I'd like to be briefed now.

- Why don't you go find some... - Agent Tanner with DHS.

It's all right. She's with me.

Okay, what's going on? I show up to work today,

and my boss tells me to report here.

Did... Did you do this?

Look, I know you've been saying

you want to get more serious, but...

Did I go behind my girlfriend's back

to try and coerce her into working with me?

No.

I like how devoted you are to your job.

In fact, your boss recommended you.

Okay, for what? Wh-What is all this?

You'll get a formal briefing,

but you saw the news about those people on Belle Isle?

Yeah, some kind of protest. Got out of hand.

That's the story we're letting the press run with,

but there is zero chatter or online organizing.

Thousands of people just showed up.

We've tried fingerprinting

and run facial recognition on hundreds so far.

The ones we've identified are all missing persons cases

from the last couple decades.

Okay, so, what, they're all, like, kidnapped and returned?

Unlikely.

They're from all over the country.

All over the world.

- Some don't even speak English. - Okay, Jessica,

what you are talking about is...

I know.

We're putting together teams

of corrections officers and social workers

to see if you can get some information out of them.

Quickly.

We've just been battling this on all fronts,

especially trying to keep it out of the press

until we have any kind of handle on it.

Well, in my experience, people lie when they get caught

doing things they aren't supposed to.

We'll find the truth.

Can you tell me what you remember?

Okay, we're gonna figure this out.

We're gonna get everything back to normal.

I-I swear I'm gonna do whatever I can do.

Let me take a look at this.

Yes. It's not as bad as I thought.

You doing all right, miss?

You know anything about all this?

Was gonna ask you the same.

Well, last I knew, I was in Mississippi,

and-and now they saying we in Detroit?

This how people dress in Detroit? How they act?

Something doesn't add up.

I'm Reverend Johnston. Isaiah.

It's a pleasure to meet you...

Little young to be a reverend, aren't you?

Inherited the position.

Jesus is our family business.

Well, hopefully Jesus can provide you with some insight.

If you'll excuse me.

Hi. I don't know what kind of prank

my friends are pulling, but I'm done.

Oh, um, this isn't actually...

Yeah, I mean, this is all, like, real.

No. No.

Like, people must be looking for me.

Okay, I have to get out of here

and tell my dad

I'm okay, so just...

Uh...

Give me my phone back

and get me out of this janky-ass hotel.

I need to speak with whoever is in charge.

We have rights. You can't just keep us here without cause.

Uh, sorry, everyone, we can't actually...

I need to speak with whomever is in charge

of medical personnel. I need supplies.

- A workspace. - We're not gonna get anything

while they continue to hold us as prisoners.

Isn't that right?

- I... - I am with a very prestigious law firm,

and I am going to rain hell down

on everyone who is party to this unlawful detention.

Madam, I don't think that kind of language

is constructive, and I'm not sure

a secretary is the most convincing messenger.

Excuse me?

You did not just say that

in Ruth Bader Ginsburg's America.

Aw, sad.

RIP RBG, am I right?

What do you mean, "RIP"?

Well, like, how she died

last year? It was pretty big news.

If...

If Justice Ginsburg had died,

I think I would have heard about it.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the new Supreme Court justice?

Apologies, whom are we discussing?

- Ruth Baiter... ? - There aren't any women on the Supreme Court.

Can you just imagine?

I don't understand why we're talking about...

... or still talking about the Supreme Court.

Wait. There are things that we need right here,

- right now, like... - Wait a minute.

Wait!

What-what year is it?

Um, it's-it's 2021.

- Where are the cameras? - Did you say 2021?

Where are the cameras? Are you serious?

Yeah, what year did you guys think it was?

This must be a mistake.

How can that be?

I can't be in 2021.

That would just be... I don't know.

Hey. You must be Keisha.

I'm Jharrel.

Social worker. Heard we're gonna be partners.

This whole thing is wild, huh?

Excuse me. The plexiglass should remain

for the duration of the interviews.

I might have asked them to take those down.

Look, I know they ran us through the whole quarantine protocol,

but I work with immigrants and refugees every day,

and trust me, it is hard to connect

- with people through suits and walls. - Jharrel, is it?

I understand you're the people person,

and I respect that, but this is a volatile situation.

The rules are in place for a reason.

Let's not break them on day one

just 'cause we want to get in our feelings, okay?

- Glass stays on the table. - Yes, ma'am.

Why didn't you

come to me sooner?

I noticed your difficulty walking.

For all I know, you just some charlatan

playing doctor.

Besides, I'm...

I'm well-accustomed to pain.

Well, I can put your mind at ease that I am no charlatan.

I spend my time

running a clinic up in North Harlem...

- Hmm. - ... where I get

to treat lots of ornery Black folk like yourself.

You need to be seen.