Absentia

Previously on Absentia...

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.