What Lies Below
Season 2, Episode 12
Aired: January 21st, 2010
Written By: Jeff Vlaming
Directed By: Deran Sarafian
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The storage box marked "Magellan Files" near Walter's library hiding place in 'Johari Window' foreshadows Walter's recollection of the Magellan's travels and the potential for decimation/extinction exploration can bring in 'What Lies Below'.
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'.
FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE #212-12110
FRINGE EVENT: Ancient self-spreading virus
CLASSIFIED CASE CONNECTION(S): N/A
AGENTS ASSIGNED: Dunham
SUPERVISING AGENT: Broyles, Field Director Arnold McFadden (CDC)
FILE ARCHIVED BY: Monika J, Max Vujovic
WITNESSES/CONTACTS: Vincent Ames, Mike [redacted], Detective Kassel, Bill Hubbert (CDC)
LOCATION: Vitas Petrol, Boston, MA
VICTIM(S): Radjan Vandenkemp, Linda [redacted], Steve [redacted], Peter Bishop, 10 others (in treatment)
CASE REPORT SUMMARY:
Oil consultant Radjan Vandenkemp arrived at Logan Airport on a flight from Dubai for a meeting at Vitas Petrol with Vincent Ames regarding selling information about a recent reserve find by a Vitas competitor. Vandenkemp was scheduled to present at their offices at 7:10 a.m., and as he got off the elevator his veins ruptured and he spewed a red mist all over the office and some of its employees. The CDC locked the facility down to prevent any spread while Fringe consultants helped question and test the victims. Dr. Bishop determined the virus needed other organisms to infect, and it started compelling the infected to break the quarantine so it could spread outside the building via blood and saliva.
