Season 2, Episode 13

The Bishop Revival

Aired January 28th, 2010 · Written by Glen Whitman, Robert Chiappetta · Directed by Adam Davidson

SYNOPSIS

This episode follows Nazi scientist Alfred Hoffman as he specially designed airborne toxins to kill only surrounding people with similar genetic traits, such as people with brown eyes. Adding to the intense lab investigation, Walter uncovers an alarming formula that reveals a link to a branch on the Bishop family tree.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

F-A-T-H-E-R

Walter's father was involved in the creation of the toxin used in this episode, and the villain was his contemporary.

THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen walking outside the cafe when Alfred Hoffman is talking to the mother and daughter inside.

13:19

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

A courier in 'What Lies Below' carries a backpack that bears the logo of the "World Tolerance Initiative", foreshadowing Hoffman's planned attack at their 2010 Boston conference in 'The Bishop Revival'.

00:30

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Walter called Astrid 'Ostrich'.

VIDEOS

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation

121 105th Street • Washington, DC 20735
Phone: (202) 555-2100 • Fax: (202) 555-2101
E-mail: washington.fbi@fbi.com

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE #213-12810

FRINGE EVENT: Common genetic-trait toxin

CLASSIFIED CASE CONNECTION(S): Josef Mengele's research to create a weapon toxin capable of targeting specific victims

AGENTS ASSIGNED: Dunham

SUPERVISING AGENT: Broyles

FILE ARCHIVED BY: David Balkin, Sheree Sensel

WITNESSES/CONTACTS: Detective Burt Manning, Eliza Staller, Alfred Hoffman (suspect), Edward Markham, Eric Franko

LOCATION: Brookline, MA; Newton, MA

VICTIM(S): 15 wedding guests, 9 coffeehouse patrons

CASE REPORT SUMMARY:

Fifteen people at a wedding died, suffocated in a room full of air. All of the victims were direct descendants of guest Eva Staller, a Holocaust survivor. Anyone not related to her survived, along with one grandchild who was illegitimate. The toxin was determined to be hydrogen cyanide dispersed in the air by a cinnamon-scented candle.
Nine new victims were found suffocated at a coffeehouse, but all were unrelated to one another. The toxin was dispersed by fumes from cinnamon tea and exclusively killed those with brown eyes. Dr. Bishop confirmed the toxin was created to focus on a targeted common genetic trait and was a blend of chromium trioxide and hydrogen cyanide. After suspect Eric Franko (an artist) was cleared, a carbon chain, bearing the signature of the creator, was uncovered to be Alfred Hoffman. Dr. Bishop isolated skin cells from his partial fingerprints to use the killer's DNA to target him, and only him, using his own toxin. Agent Dunham prevented Hoffman from unleashing a new attack at the World Tolerance Conference at the Boston Center for Performing arts.

GLYPH SIGHTINGS

The apple glyph can be seen on the backrest of a chair in the lab.
A seahorse pattern can be seen in the toxin's molecular structure.

18:38 Apple

18:18 Seahorse

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter wanted a cup of tea at a crime scene, ate a snack, and drank tea.

16:22 Snack in the lab

29:34 Tea

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

Callbacks 2

S1E04
S1E08

Setups & payoffs 1

Spoiler: S2E15

Callbacks (2 earlier episodes)

S1E04 - The Arrival

S1E04 Timestamp: 34:46

Walter hid the beacon at the tombstone of his father, Robert Bishop, in "The Arrival". Robert Bishop's work and history is central to the plot of "The Bishop Revival".

S1E08 - The Equation

S2E13 Timestamp: 21:33

Right before Alfred Hoffman grabs an apple from the Bishops' refrigerator in "The Bishop Revival" there is a Rubik's Cube with three greens and one red on its side, a reference to the 'green-green-green-red' pattern from "The Equation".

Setups & payoffs (1 later episode)

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