Recap
At Boston General Hospital, Maureen Donovan is at her brain-dead daughter Lisa's bedside as a priest says the last rite. Maureen then has the doctor take Lisa off of life support and take her for organ removal so that in death, she can help others. They take Lisa to the operation theater and begin to cut her open to remove her kidneys first. Lisa suddenly comes to life, grabs the doctor, and starts yelling in Russia...
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Episode Notes
This episode was originally scheduled to air during Season 1 but was held back for unknown reasons, and wasn't aired until midway through season two. hence there are several continuity errors, including one character being alive who has been shown to be dead, and the crew are the season 1 crew, before the show moved to Canada for primary filming.
The glyph/code spells out AVENGE.
Episode Quotes
Peter: At least they got you some nice balloons.
Lisa Donovan: I guess they couldn't find ones that said, "Welcome back from the dead."
Peter: Yeah, well, I imagine those would be more of a special-order kind of thing, don't you think?
Walter: (on film) Hello, I'm Dr. Walter Bishop. This is test subject number six.
Peter: What happened to subjects one through five?
Walter: I believe the university settled with them out of court. They probably never had to work again. Not that they could
Walter: Perhaps, if I could examine the girl, but you say her mother has refused that.
Astrid: After watching Walter's Scariest Home Videos, who can blame her?
Walter: Please allow me a moment to entertain my fantasies. They often lead to a truth.
Peter: Well, you know me. You tell me that the U.S. government is covering something up, I'll tell you it must be Tuesday.
Lisa Donovan: Ever since what's happened, they think I'm, like, a freak or something.
Peter: Well, I don't think you have to worry about us here. We're kind of partial to freaks in this lab.
Lisa Donovan: So is Agent Dunham, like, your girlfriend?
Peter: No. No. She's like a friend who's a girl. And who carries a gun.
Walter: I would propose that Mr. Rusk stuck around to deal with unfinished business. And once he did, then, well Lisa was free to finally purge herself of him.
Maureen Donovan: How can we be sure?
Walter: Nisi credideritis, non intelligentis.
Maureen Donovan: I don't understand.
Walter: Latin translation of Isaiah 7:9.
Maureen Donovan: "Unless you believe, you will not understand."
Walter: Even as a scientist, sometimes I have to rely on faith.
Maureen Donovan: God keep you and yours safe, Dr. Bishop.
Walter: And you, ma'am.