Six lies unconscious in the desert. The sight of a seagull flashes him back to a childhood memory of a trip he took to the beach with his brother. A man named 16 wakes him. In the Village Clinic, Two asserts that 16 is Six's brother. When Six denies it, 16 produces a picture of the two of them as boys. Two suggests Six go to therapy. At 16's house, 16's children are overjoyed to see their Uncle Six. 16's wife prepares Six his favorite meal, and the family enjoys an episode of The Village soap Wonkers. 16 begs Six to attend therapy. "I just want my brother back," he says. In Palais Two, 11-12 spies on Two while he feeds the sleeping woman more pills. In New York, Michael tells Lucy, the woman from the diner, that he watched her use his phone. He knows she didn't make a call. Six attends a therapy session with 70 and his alter-ego, Shadow 70. He tells the two therapists in attendance that the seagulls in the desert reminded him of a childhood trip to the beach with his brother. They called it "the edge of the world." 313 intercepts Six as he's leaving the Clinic. Six asks her if she took anything out of his pockets. She denies it. Six is welcomed back to work at the Escape Sightseeing Bus Tour. He gets to work driving on the Village Tour while 16 provides commentary on the sights. Six notices one of the passengers, a woman with a winking eye, watching him. In the Clinic, Two checks in on Six's progress. 70 reports that as predicted, Six is resistant to therapy. Two scoffs at the idea of "therapy babble," but maintains, "It is not necessary for me to believe. It is necessary for Six to believe." When the tour bus moves out into the desert, Six spots an anchor submerged in the sand. 16 shrugs it off as a desert folly. He takes Six to an abandoned train station, reminding him they used to play there when they were children. They called it "the edge of the world." Six admits the ruins feel familiar. Lucy admits she lied -- she didn't really use Michael's cell phone. She was trying to pick him up in the diner. Michael thinks it curious they met on the night he resigned from his job. Lucy says it's a coincidence. On another sunny day in The Village, the tour bus stops at Palais Two, where Two makes a surprise appearance and boards the bus. Two announces he's there to award a lucky family a holiday trip to Escape Resort: The winner is 16. Later, Six catches 313 looking at the sketches of Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty that she took out of his pocket. She tells Six she likes the idea of another place, and apologizes for lying. Michael tells Lucy he worked at a company called Summakor, observing security footage and collecting data on people. That night, 11-12 asks his father about his childhood -- he can't remember it. Memory is fickle, Two tells him, but he should never doubt his family. Six has another dream about being on the beach: A young Michael helplessly calls after his brother as he walks into the ocean. Six takes 313 to the ruins and tells her that he feels a strange connection to the place. Following his instincts, he uncovers an old box with a note he wrote as a child. 313 holds it as proof The Village is real. Six claims it's a trick, but now he's not so sure. Michael begins to tell Lucy why he resigned from Summakor: He noticed people – "too many people" – changing. When Lucy presses him for details, she admits that she too works for Summakor. "You think you resigned," she tells him. "They still control you." The winking woman from the tour bus tells Six she's heard sounds from the ocean in the desert. 147 drives the two into the desert to search for it, but to no avail. They're interrupted by the sight of a Village bus headed to Escape Resort without Six. 16 and his family wait at The Village Bus Depot. When Six finally arrives, they decide to drive themselves to the resort. On the way, Six eyes the towers and drives toward them. He's struck with a violent vision of the ocean while Two, sitting on the bus, asks, "Do you know the way?" The vision shifts: Six is now tied to a post while Two places a grenade in his mouth. Six snaps out of it; 16 begs him to get a grip. Confused, Six apologizes for the way he's been acting and accepts 16 as his brother. "I'm not your brother," 16 whispers. At Escape Resort, 16 explains that "they" made him lie. He doesn't know what they want from Six, but it has something to do with the "Other Place." 16 is afraid of what they'll do to him. "We'll get out first," Six promises. 16 joins Six and the winking woman on a search for the ocean. When they finally discover it, 16 gleefully runs into the water. Six calls after him to stop, but it's too late: Rover attacks. Six brings 313 back to the ocean, but finds only more sand dunes. He returns to break the news of 16's death to his family, but they are distracted by Wonkers. Six starts to shout as Clinic workers restrain him. In the Clinic, Two laments that Six has completely lost control of himself. "Poor Six," he says. "I am not a number," Six protests. "I am… Six." Read more...
Episode Guide
Six lies unconscious in the desert. The sight of a seagull flashes him back to a childhood memory of a trip he took to the beach with his brother. A man named 16 wakes him.
In the Village Clinic, Two asserts that 16 is Six's brother. When Six denies it, 16 produces a picture of the two of them as boys. Two suggests Six go to therapy.
At 16's house, 16's children are overjoyed to see their Uncle Six. 16's wife prepares Six his favorite meal, and the family enjoys an episode of The Village soap Wonkers. 16 begs Six to attend therapy. "I just want my brother back," he says.
In Palais Two, 11-12 spies on Two while he feeds the sleeping woman more pills.
In New York, Michael tells Lucy, the woman from the diner, that he watched her use his phone. He knows she didn't make a call.
Six attends a therapy session with 70 and his alter-ego, Shadow 70. He tells the two therapists in attendance that the seagulls in the desert reminded him of a childhood trip to the beach with his brother. They called it "the edge of the world."
313 intercepts Six as he's leaving the Clinic. Six asks her if she took anything out of his pockets. She denies it.
Six is welcomed back to work at the Escape Sightseeing Bus Tour. He gets to work driving on the Village Tour while 16 provides commentary on the sights. Six notices one of the passengers, a woman with a winking eye, watching him.
In the Clinic, Two checks in on Six's progress. 70 reports that as predicted, Six is resistant to therapy. Two scoffs at the idea of "therapy babble," but maintains, "It is not necessary for me to believe. It is necessary for Six to believe."
When the tour bus moves out into the desert, Six spots an anchor submerged in the sand. 16 shrugs it off as a desert folly. He takes Six to an abandoned train station, reminding him they used to play there when they were children. They called it "the edge of the world." Six admits the ruins feel familiar.
Lucy admits she lied -- she didn't really use Michael's cell phone. She was trying to pick him up in the diner. Michael thinks it curious they met on the night he resigned from his job. Lucy says it's a coincidence.
On another sunny day in The Village, the tour bus stops at Palais Two, where Two makes a surprise appearance and boards the bus. Two announces he's there to award a lucky family a holiday trip to Escape Resort: The winner is 16.
Later, Six catches 313 looking at the sketches of Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty that she took out of his pocket. She tells Six she likes the idea of another place, and apologizes for lying.
Michael tells Lucy he worked at a company called Summakor, observing security footage and collecting data on people.
That night, 11-12 asks his father about his childhood -- he can't remember it. Memory is fickle, Two tells him, but he should never doubt his family.
Six has another dream about being on the beach: A young Michael helplessly calls after his brother as he walks into the ocean.
Six takes 313 to the ruins and tells her that he feels a strange connection to the place. Following his instincts, he uncovers an old box with a note he wrote as a child. 313 holds it as proof The Village is real. Six claims it's a trick, but now he's not so sure.
Michael begins to tell Lucy why he resigned from Summakor: He noticed people – "too many people" – changing. When Lucy presses him for details, she admits that she too works for Summakor. "You think you resigned," she tells him. "They still control you."
The winking woman from the tour bus tells Six she's heard sounds from the ocean in the desert. 147 drives the two into the desert to search for it, but to no avail. They're interrupted by the sight of a Village bus headed to Escape Resort without Six.
16 and his family wait at The Village Bus Depot. When Six finally arrives, they decide to drive themselves to the resort. On the way, Six eyes the towers and drives toward them. He's struck with a violent vision of the ocean while Two, sitting on the bus, asks, "Do you know the way?" The vision shifts: Six is now tied to a post while Two places a grenade in his mouth.
Six snaps out of it; 16 begs him to get a grip. Confused, Six apologizes for the way he's been acting and accepts 16 as his brother. "I'm not your brother," 16 whispers.
At Escape Resort, 16 explains that "they" made him lie. He doesn't know what they want from Six, but it has something to do with the "Other Place." 16 is afraid of what they'll do to him. "We'll get out first," Six promises.
16 joins Six and the winking woman on a search for the ocean. When they finally discover it, 16 gleefully runs into the water. Six calls after him to stop, but it's too late: Rover attacks.
Six brings 313 back to the ocean, but finds only more sand dunes. He returns to break the news of 16's death to his family, but they are distracted by Wonkers. Six starts to shout as Clinic workers restrain him.
In the Clinic, Two laments that Six has completely lost control of himself. "Poor Six," he says.
"I am not a number," Six protests. "I am… Six."
Next Episode: Anvil
WARNING: Contains spoilers for Episodes 1 -4
Two arranges for Six to work with a Village spy (called an “undercover”) named 909. An undercover’s job is to find and report people who dream of another place. Six is wary it’s a
trap. “Of course it’s a trap,” says Two, who wonders if Six can use the opportunity to his advantage.
In New York, Lucy tries to leave Michael’s apartment, but he grabs her and demands she
tell him the truth.
Six and 909 are assigned to watch 1955, a history teacher who has been turned in by one
of his students. Six goes undercover as a surveillance teacher.
Observing 1955′s lesson on the history of Twos, Six asks, “Who is Number One?” A student, 1,100, responds, “There is no Number One.” The concept of
Number Two is humility, she explains, reminding residents that they are all public servants.
313 fears for her own well-being when she starts to sketch dreams of another place. She
decides to distance herself from Six: “People who get close to you, they don’t tend to live very long,” she says.
At night, 909 and Six observe 1955: He enjoys swimming, and he dines alone. 909 finds his hobbies suspicious – “We’re looking at a man who doesn’t
want to go home,” he says. A group of joggers run by; 909 explains that they’re good candidates for dreamers. Six notices 313 running ahead of the group.
In surveillance class, Six gives his students an assignment: “Find out who we’re working for.”
Two hesitates before giving the sleeping woman a black pill. She wakes, and the two embrace. “Why this time?” she asks. “Can a man not converse with
his wife from time to time?” Two says.
909 and Six perch themselves on the roof of 1955′s house and watch him using the Village’s special “Roach Cam.” 909 receives a mysterious call, and
asks Six to fetch coffee from his truck. Six snoops through 909′s surveillance log and discovers he is 909′s real mission – and that 313 is suspect.
Two and his wife, M2, speak of their life “before” – M2 wants to know how 11-12 is doing.
Two gives her a sip of wine, and she goes catatonic again. At the sound of drilling, Two notices a roach cam being placed in his garden.
Back on the roof, 909′s ringing phone alerts 1955 to their presence. Staring at the roach cam, 1955 cuts his own throat. 909 and Six drop 1955 off on the
steps of the Village hospital.
The next day, 147 plays with his daughter, 832, in his backyard. Nearby, a massive hole in the ground looms.
Fearing the undercovers are watching her, Six searches 313′s roof and finds a roach cam. A nearby camera catches him in the act.
Two meets with 909. He notes 11-12 has been acting oddly and wonders if Six has had any contact with him. 909 denies it, but Two doesn’t trust him.
Six begins to trail 909, following him to the Go Inside Bar, where he discovers 909 is romantically involved with 11-12.
Lucy reveals she read Michael’s reports. He asked interesting questions, she says, and must know more than he realizes because Summakor wants him
stopped.
Six visits 1955 in the hospital and asks for help locating other dreamers. 1955 says he doesn’t know anything. The conversation is interrupted when Six
senses someone lurking outside. He runs after the stranger, but loses them. 1,100, his surveillance student, hides in a nearby tree.
The next day, Six is summoned by Two and given a new assignment: To spy on 909.
Six goes to 313 and tells her to be careful. She shows Six photos of him on her roof. “You’re an undercover,” she accuses, walking away.
At his house, 909 suggests that he and 11-12 take a break — Two is suspicious. Six walks in and finds them embracing. Six tells 11-12 to take all
surveillance off of 313, or he’ll go public with knowledge of their affair.
Two tells 11-12 he doesn’t trust 909, and suggests that he be sent to therapy to “dig those secrets out of him.”
11-12 goes to 909 with a knife. “It’s OK,” says 909, turning his back to allow 11-12 to stab him.
Six arrives at 313′s house just as she’s being taken away by a black van. He runs to 909 for help, only to find him bleeding to death. “Tell me the dreams
are true,” 909 gasps. “They’re all true,” says Six.
Lucy asks Michael why he resigned from Summakor, but he can’t focus on the question. “You wanted to know; you stopped. Why?” she asks. “Because
you’re already there.”
Six finds 11-12 drinking at the Go Inside Bar. He wants help finding 313, or he’ll tell Two about 909. 11-12 sends Six to the tunnels, a dark cavernous place
inhabited by exposed Dreamers. In the tunnels, Six finds 1,100, who in turn helps him find 313. As the three of them search for a way out, Rover appears.
Six springs awake in his apartment, then drifts back to sleep. Men in white coats scurry out his front door.
Two tells 11-12 to forget 909 and find someone his own age.
Lucy says that she hears the name Curtis whispered on the Solutions floor, and insists they go to Summakor immediately. Michael kicks her out. She
writes her number down and tells him to call her if he changes his mind.
In the Palais Two garden, Two gives 1,100 an ice cream cone and congratulates her for spying on Six. 1,100 admits she was also spying on Two. She’ll
have to go in for treatment, Two says – after she finishes her ice cream.
