The Gift - Recap

A woman named Celia receives a note from Agent Al Gough saying that he knows that she has two twin boys and she didn't see the future during the Blackout. She finds a leaflet on her car advertising www.alreadyghosts.com, and handwriting that says that someone knows she's one of them.

Demetri is checking something on his laptop when Zoey come down to tell him she'll be in court all day. He hides what he's looking at and casually dismisses it as she asks him to meet her at the printers at 6 to check wedding invitations. Demetri suggests that he doesn't need to be there but she ignores him and leaves. Once she's gone, Demetri returns to checking the website: www.alreadyghosts.com.



Olivia and Mark are preparing for work and Olivia tells him she'll be at the hospital late. She tries to explain but Mark insists that she doesn't have to and says he trusts her. She echoes his sentiments but once she goes, he lashes out.

As Al, Mark, and Demetri go to work, Mark and Demetri commiserate about the state of their romantic relationships. They go to the morgue and tell Dewey the coroner that Janis will be back to work in a few weeks. They check on the three bodies at the house and Dewey explains that all three persons with blue hands killed themselves. Al wonders who arranged the bodies and covered them with sheets. All three persons were using drugs and alcohol. The three people are Jason Martinez, 37, married with three children. The woman is Diana Davis, no next of kin. The last one is Ian Rutherford, 25, reported missing from a cargo vessel docked in Long Beach. Al knows all the details since it's the case he was checking with Fiona in London in his flashforward.



Aaron arrives at work and finds Corporal Mike Willingham waiting for him. Willingham says he's been trying to meet with Aaron for a while but has had trouble since he doesn't have a job since leaving the Army. He says he promised Tracy that he'd give Aaron her knife. Aaron remembers having the knife in his flashforward and giving it to Tracy as he found her. He realizes now how he could be giving it to her in his flashforward, and believes this proves that he'll find his daughter. He embraces Willingham and insists that it's all happening now.

Stan is going over the three suicides with the team when Fiona Banks arrives. She explains that Rutherford disappeared off a cargo ship two weeks ago and she knew about the case from her flashforward. Demetri checks the visions to Mosaic and confirmed they were all ghosts: people who didn't see anything in their flashforwards. None of them believe it's a coincidence. Demetri shows them the web site, which uses the blue hand as its logo. Stan tells them to figure out who they are and shut them down. Dr. Maurice Reynaud is hosting a meeting in Los Angeles. A voice recording at the web site says to go downtown and check the time.



Later, al and Fiona go over the file on Rutherford. Al remembers all the information in the file from their shared flashforward. Fiona apologizes, saying she didn't expect to be working on the case so soon. Al notes that everything seems to be falling into place and Fiona wonders why he remembers so much in the dossier when she only remembers Rutherford's name and the bird hitting the window. She remembers looking at the injured bird on the pane and wanting to end its pain. However, there was nothing she could do stop its pain. She asks him what the phone call in the flashforward was about. Al remembers he was talking to his attorney, but doesn't tell Fiona that he said "I killed her." Instead he lies and says everything was fine.

That night, Zoey returns home and Demetri tells her that he's working late and offers to pick up some cinnamon rolls. She pours herself some wine and then angrily reminds him that he was supposed to meet her at the printers. He apologizes and explains they got a lead on Janis' shooting. Zoey insists that his excuse isn't good enough and wants to know why. She insists that it's unfair for him to be ignoring her since the Blackout and wants him to be honest about what's going on in his life. Demetri says he doesn't want her jumping down his throat and walks out.

Nicole volunteers at the hospital and Olivia warns her that there are a lot of menial tasks. Bryce comes in to deal with some emergencies and he remembers her from the Benfords' last Christmas party. Once Olivia goes, Nicole explains why she's there. An elderly Japanese woman starts complaining and Nicole reveals that she speaks Japanese. She calms the woman down the woman, impressing Bryce



Mark, Demetri, and Al go downtown and find a tower clock and a blue hand on the wall of the building pointing up. The agents say they're here for the meeting at Dr. Raynaud's invitation and the doorman stamps their hands with the blue hand mark. They're taken to an empty antechamber and an elderly man, Romanchak, comes out of the next room. He puts a gun down on a table and asks them who is going to play. When they hesitate, Romanchak puts the gun beneath his jaw and pulls the trigger. Nothing happens and he asks them again who is going to play. Al grabs the gun and does the same thing and nothing happens. When Demetri doubts if there are bullets in the gun, Romanchak reveals there's one bullet in the cylinder. He gives the bullet to Al and tells him it's the ticket in to the Blue Hand. As he goes into the club, Mark wonders if Al has a death wish, and Al tosses him the bullet saying "not today." He explains that he saw himself alive in six months, so he can't die now.



Inside the club, they ask for Reynaud and the bartender tells them there's a different Reynaud every night and they'll have to wait. Mark picks up a piece of cardboard with "blue hand" written on it that he remembers from his board in his flashforward. Al asks what they do and the woman tells them there's something for everyone, and there's no limits and no fears.

Lloyd comes in to see Olivia, who says they shouldn’t be talking. He insists on thanking her for his help with saving Dylan, and admits she saved Lloyd's life as well. Lloyd insists he doesn't want to ruin her life and apologizes for making things awkward. He tells her that nothing is going to happen between them and he refuses to come between her and her husband. Olivia agrees and Lloyd tells her that he and Dylan are going to move into the Bay area. She starts to leave and tells him that she'll do what she can to push Dylan's transfer through.

Nicole explains to Bryce that she learned Japanese when she lived there with her father. Bryce asks her to translate a symbol that he made from a sketch of his flashforward. She realizes that it's unfinished and completes the drawing. Nicole translates and says it means "believe."

Willingham comes to see Aaron that night and says he didn't feel right leaving things as they were earlier. He thinks that Aaron deserves to know the truth about what he saw in his flashforward. Willingham says that it's not possible because he was with her in the humvee when she died. He describes how they were following some men and realized that they were "Jerichos," not locals. The men opened fired a rocket into the humvee as Willingham leaped clear. He went back to check on her and discovered she was dead, but had to run when the enemy opened fire.

At the club, people are undergoing various death experiences and Demetri points out that none of them have anything to lose because they're going to die sometimes in the future. An alarm goes off and everyone starts chanting "Reynaud." Reynaud comes in, his hands painted blue, and a woman says that the blue hands represent a portal, and an acceptance of the inevitable. The man takes out a gun and prepares to shoot himself, and Mark tackles him. FBI agents burst in and Reynaud insists that he wants it to end, but Mark says not today.



At headquarters, the agents interrogate Reynaud and note that he's responsible for Raynaud's Phenomena, known as "Blue Hands." And that Raynaud died in 1881. The man they have is Jeff Slingerland, a former teacher of American History. After the Blackout, he embraced the identity of Reynaud. Mark asks where they find the ghosts and Slingerland says that the FBI finds them via the Mosaic site and then the Reynauds get the names from there. Demetri shows him a photo of one of Janis' attackers. Slingerland tells them he doesn't care because everything they've all seen is going to happen, including the conversation. Al wonders what happens if he's wrong, but Slingerland says they can't escape what's coming.

Al goes to see Fiona as she packs to go back to her hotel. He invites her to join him for a supper of dirty rice. She declines the invitation due to jet-lag and Al starts to go. Then he asks what happens if they tape the window so the bird doesn't crash into it, but she figures that it would just crash into a different window. Al suggests that it would be worth a shot.

Mark and Demetri discuss what they've learned from Slingerland and Demetri admits at least he doesn't have to deal with the uncertainty. Mark asks what he plans to do on March 15 and tells him to fight it. Demetri finally admits that everything has come true but Mark doesn't believe it. His partner insists that Raynaud was right and there's nothing they can do to escape what's coming.

At home, Mark is with Olivia and Charlie as they watch cartoons. Olivia finally says it's time to go to bed and Charlie asks for five more minutes. Once Olivia goes, Charlie asks Mark if he's sad. He insists that he's happy and kisses her.



At home, Al is preparing and eating supper by himself as he remembers his flashforward.

Demetri returns home with cinnamon rolls and tells Zoey that he loves her. He admits he didn't know what to do and finally tells her that he lied about being with her in the flashforward. Demetri admits that he only saw darkness because he's going to be dead. He talks about meeting people just like him at the club, people just waiting to die, and insists he wants to be there with her. Zoey reminds him of what she saw and that she knows he was there, and she thinks he made a mistake. Demetri insists that he's sure but she tells him not to give up hope. She believes that since they have two conflicting visions, they can choose which one they have. She chooses hope, Demetri agrees, and they embrace.

The next day, Aaron calls Willingham to see him at the company and explains that he's spent the last few weeks tortured by what he saw. He explains that Willingham's story gave him some peace and offers to return the favor. He offers Willingham a job with the power company and the ex-soldier accepts.

Nicole visits Bryce and admires his paintings, and Bryce insists he's trying to find the woman in his flashforward. He knows that he loved her, but doesn't know where to find her. Nicole suggests that he put the woman's drawing up on Mosaic.

Al comes to work the next day and leaves an envelope addressed to Demetri on the agent's desk. He goes past Mark and Demetri, who ask if he'll be at the meeting. He tells Demetri to make sure the envelope gests into the hands of the right people. At the meeting, Mark insists that the people are just nihilists, not dangerous, and there's nothing they can threaten Reynaud with. Demetri opens the envelope and finds a note from Al to Celia and another one to Demetri saying there's always a way out. Demetri reads the note to Celia.

Al takes the elevator to the roof as he remembers his flashforward. In it, a man tells Al that they took a woman off of life support an hour ago and she's gone. Her children will have to be placed in foster care. Al wonders if it's his fault and the man assures him that Celia's death was an accident. The agent insists that it was his fault that she's dead.

In the conference room, Demetri reads the note to Celia and tells everyone to stop. They run to the roof to find Al standing on the edge. They try to stop him, saying they can find Celia and protect her. Al doesn't believe it and says that if he's not there, then they can all change things. He believes that he's found a way to change the game, and then turns and jumps.



Later, the agents watch as Al's body is taken away. Demetri rereads the letter to Celia, which says that Al knows about her and how she didn't have a flashforward, and that she's not alone. He tells her to make the most of her life.

Matt goes home and embraces Olivia, realizing that the future can be changed.

In London, Fiona tapes the windows.

Aaron tapes a photo of Tracy to his windshield.

Bryce and Nicole work at the hospital as Lloyd prepares to take his son home.

Simon considers a necklace with the name "Annabelle" on it.

Demetri and Nicole prepare for their wedding.

Celia goes home and puts her two sons to bed.

Aaron returns home and finds Tracy waiting for him.



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