The Box

Season 3, Episode 02
Aired: September 30th, 2010
Written By: Josh Singer, Graham Roland
Directed By: Jeffrey Hunt

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The Glyphs

This episode's glyphs spell: A-L-E-R-T

The Observer

The Observer can be seen as Newton leaves the subway station.

Episode Clues

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Graffiti on a door in 'The Box' reads "The Pen is Mightier", foreshadowing Milo Stanfield using pens to initiate chain reactions in 'The Plateau.'

Items of Interest

Walter called Astrid 'Aspirin'.
William Bell left Massive Dynamic to Walter. (Image 1)

Item of interest: Massive Dynamic stock certificates — **Image 1**: Massive Dynamic stock certificates
Timestamp: 41:56

JJ Abrams Easter Eggs

The Fringe team set up camp at subway platform 47. (J.J.) (Image 1)

Item of interest: Platform 47 — **Image 1**: Platform 47
Timestamp: 35:11

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 #302-93010

FRINGE EVENT: Ultrasonic sound box

CLASSIFIED CASE CONNECTION(S): Shapeshifters

AGENTS ASSIGNED: Dunham

SUPERVISING AGENT: Broyles

FILE ARCHIVED BY: Simon Whitby

WITNESSES/CONTACTS: N/A

LOCATION: Milton, MA; Cambridge, MA

VICTIM(S): Darryl [redacted], Blake [redacted], Joe [redacted], 4 family members [redacted], 5 MTA subway passengers, vagrant

CASE REPORT SUMMARY:

A family of four in Milton, Massachusetts, was found dead, bound, and gagged in their home. In the basement were two dead home invaders who had dug a hole to obtain a box. All of the victims' blood was lighter in shade than ordinary, and victims were in a vegetative trance before they expired. Dr. Bishop determined all had severe damage to the inner ear and that an auditory phenomenon, taken to an ultrasonic extreme, was the cause of their deaths.
Agents tracked the box to the subway system, where it had been opened and taken into the tunnels by a vagrant before his head exploded. Peter Bishop identified the box as a piece of the Machine. Dr. Bishop directed a temporary impairment to Peter Bishop's ears that allowed him approximately three minutes to close the box. However, the box was broken upon inspection, and Peter Bishop was unable to disarm it. he was almost hit by a train in the tunnel but was saved by Agent Dunham.

*Post-investigation, it was discovered that a third, deaf home invader took the ultrasonic box from the Milton home and delivered it to Thomas Newton and Agent (B)Olivia Dunham. She killed the thief and disposed of the body.

The Redverse

They don't have U2; Fauxlivia had never heard of Bono.

Walter's Food

Walter tried to make Gene produce chocolate milk, licked raspberry jam off his tie, and said bacon-flavored pudding would surprise him.

Connection: Raspberry Jam on Walter's tie — Raspberry Jam on Walter's tie
Timestamp: 13:28

Names for Astrid

Walter called Astrid 'Aspirin'.

Connection Chart

A visualization of all the ways this episode connects to other episodes. Scroll down to see the actual connections.

Episode Connections

S1E15 - Inner Child

Walter used the same neural halo in 'The Box' as he used on the Child in 'Inner Child'.

Connection: Neural halo — Neural halo
S1E15 - Inner Child
Timestamp: 30:33

S1E20 - There's More Than One of Everything

William Bell had a bell on his desk in 'There's More Than One of Everything' and rang it after he introduced himself to Olivia. He left a similar bell to Nina in his will in 'The Box'.

Connection: Bell on William Bell's desk — Bell on William Bell's desk
S1E20 - There's More Than One of Everything
Timestamp: 45:37

Connection: Nina's bell — Nina's bell
S3E02 - The Box
Timestamp: 15:36

S2E05 - Dream Logic

Fauxlivia studied old Fringe cases for intel in 'The Box', including Olivia's taped testimony from 'Dream Logic'.

Connection: Fauxlivia studying Olivia — Fauxlivia studying Olivia
S2E05 - Dream Logic
Timestamp: 23:03

Spoilers for future episodes below!

S3E16 - Os

William Bell left Nina a bell in his will in 'The Box'. Walter rang that bell in 'Os' which initiated Bell's soul magnet experiment.

Connection: Ringing the bell — Ringing the bell
S3E16 - Os
Timestamp: 40:59

S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten

In 'The Box' Bell wrote to Nina in his will "And for the precious few we had alone in Tuscany, a memento of me." In 'Five-Twenty-Ten' Bell's old safe had a picture of Nina in Tuscany.

Connection: Picture of Nina in Bell's safe — Picture of Nina in Bell's safe
S5E07 - Five-Twenty-Ten
Timestamp: 32:54