Neither Here Nor There
Season 4, Episode 01

Neither Here Nor There

Aired September 23rd, 2011 · Written by Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, Akiva Goldsman · Directed by Joe Chappelle

SYNOPSIS

In this episode, Olivia Dunham is joined by FBI agent Lincoln Lee after the Lee's partner is murdered. The two work to investigate his death which revolves around shape-shifting technology.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

A-P-P-E-A-R

Though Peter doesn't exist in this new timeline, he briefly appears four times throughout the episode.

Glyph symbol A Glyph symbol P Glyph symbol P Glyph symbol E Glyph symbol A Glyph symbol R
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol P
Glyph symbol P
Glyph symbol E
Glyph symbol A
Glyph symbol R


THE OBSERVER

Observers are featured in the episode.

Observer 07:26

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

Painted text in a parking space in 'The Day We Died' says "ONLY SEPT". In 'Neither Here Nor There' Peter's fate is once again in September's hands as he's the only Observer who has any desire to prevent Peter from being fully erased.

Previous episode clue 27:33

Next Episode Clue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

  • This season kicks off in a new timeline where Peter has been erased from existence and nobody has memories of him.
  • Walter can tell that something in the lab feels different.
  • Walter is seeing visions of Peter.
  • Walter called his guardian Tim 'Tommy' and 'Timmy'.
  • Peter appears 4 times in this episode:
    • Peter is temporarily visible behind Olivia after she and Fauxlivia exchange case files on Liberty Island. (Image 1)
    • Peter is temporarily visible in the lab behind Walter. (Image 2)
    • Peter appears in the lab on a powered-off monitor that's part of Walter's communication station. (Image 3)
    • Peter appears on Walter's powered-off TV screen as Walter prepares to go to sleep in his bedroom/office/study in the lab. (Image 4)

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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 #401-92311

FRINGE EVENT: Hybrid Shapeshifters 2.0

CLASSIFIED CASE CONNECTION(S): Shapeshifters

AGENTS ASSIGNED: Dunham, Roach, Frazier, Farnsworth

SUPERVISING AGENT: Broyles

FILE ARCHIVED BY: Gergö Hoffmann, Mariam Al Marwani

WITNESSES/CONTACTS: Agent Dunham [redacted], Special Agent Lincoln Lee

LOCATION: Hartford, Connecticut; Grove Hall Station

VICTIM(S): Agent Frazier (deceased), Agent Roach (wounded), Agent Danzig (deceased), 30 others (deceased), Nadine Park

CASE REPORT SUMMARY:

A rash of attacks led to a witness capturing the image of a semitranslucent man near victim Nadine Park (30). She was attacked at the train station at 10:45 a.m. by the man in her car and thrown into a lamppost. She had a hematoma on her right clavicle and her skin also was affected, the result of heavy metal poisoning. Agents determined that all four kill zones were centered on commuter rail stations, which provided the victim connection. After testing another body, Dr. Bishop determined they were a new biological-mechanical hybrid; an upgrade to previous tech discovered in our universe that creates a Shapeshifter. Immediate discussions opened with Over There to determine if the Shapeshifters were a product of Secretary of Defense Walter Bishop's spy program.

GLYPH SIGHTINGS

  • The butterfly glyph can be seen near Lincoln in the rail yard.
  • Butterflies can be seen in Olivia's bedroom.
  • A leaf can be seen on the bio-scan monitor at the Liberty Island security checkpoint.
Glyph Sighting: Butterfly 31:47 Butterfly
Glyph Sighting: Butterflies 01:13 Butterflies
Glyph Sighting: Leaf 37:18 Leaf

THE TIMELINE WITHOUT PETER

  • Olivia was still kidnapped and held in the Redverse while Fauxlivia impersonated her in the Blueverse.
  • Timeline without Peter: Astrid was a field agent. 14:11
    Astrid was a field agent.
  • Timeline without Peter: Walter was afraid to leave the lab. 42:38
    Walter was afraid to leave the lab.
  • John Scott died during the Flight 627 investigation; Walter couldn't save him.
  • Olivia checked Walter out from the institution.

WALTER'S FOOD

Walter made popcorn, asked Lincoln if he brought any candy with him (especially gumdrops), and had a drink before bed.
Walter's Food: Microwave popcorn 14:02 Microwave popcorn
Walter's Food: Bedtime drink 40:53 Bedtime drink

NOTABLE QUOTES

December:
"It is, as it has always been, our responsibility to ensure events play out as they were intended before your intervention. This started with you; it must be you who ends it. They can never know the boy lived to be a man."
Olivia (about Walter):
"He's functional, except when he's not. But he's often quite brilliant. Just never had anything to tether him to the world."
Walter:
"I don't think there's anything sadder than when two people are meant to be together and something intervenes."
Walter:
"People die. It happens. Sometimes they even die twice."

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

S1E01 — 2 connections (callback) S1E16 — 1 connection (callback) S3E17 — 1 connection (callback) S3E18 — 1 connection (callback) S4E20 — 1 connection (setup) ◀ EARLIER · CALLBACKS SETUPS · LATER ▶
Callbacks (4 earlier episodes)

S1E01 - Pilot

  • The Shapeshifters in "Neither Here Nor There" had translucent skin just like John Scott did in "Pilot".
  • Connection: Leaf glyph S1E01 1:20:58
    Connection: Leaf glyph S4E01 37:18
    A leaf glyph matching the Massive Dynamic security screen in "Pilot" is displayed on the bio-scan monitor on Liberty Island in "Neither Here Nor There".

S1E16 - Unleashed

  • Connection: Omelette ear S1E16 05:41
    Walter (in "Neither Here Nor There"):
    "If you really want a story, you should look under the dome. I'm growing an ear."

    Walter had previously attempted to grow an ear inside an omelette in "Unleashed".

S3E17 - Stowaway

  • Lincoln Lee (in "Stowaway"):
    "One of these things is not like the others."

    Lincoln pointed out an outlying piece of evidence to Peter to help them understand their suspect.

    Lincoln Lee (in "Neither Here Nor There"):
    "One of these things is not like the other."

    Lincoln pointed out an outlying witness to Olivia to help them gain new information about an incident.

S3E18 - Bloodline

  • Connection: Walternate's artwork S3E18 06:09
    Walternate has three solid-color panels on the wall of his office in "Bloodline": blue, red, and yellow. These symbolize the two universes (blue and red) and the rewritten timeline without Peter (yellow) starting from "Neither Here Nor There".
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