Season 3, Episode 07

The Abducted

Aired November 18th, 2010 · Written by David Wilcox, Graham Roland · Directed by Chuck Russell

SYNOPSIS

When a serial kidnapper strikes again the emotional case hits home for Colonel Broyles, sending a determined Olivia to uncover additional details about the abductions. In the meantime, Olivia fights on and reunites with Henry to enlist his services on an intense and covert mission to return home.

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THE GLYPHS

This episode's glyphs spell:

E-S-C-A-P-E

Olivia tried to escape from the Redverse back to the Blueverse by breaking into the Liberty Island facility and using the sensory deprivation tank.

THE OBSERVER

The Observer can be seen outside the diner where Olivia and Henry meet.

05:00

EPISODE CLUES

Previous Episode Clue

The skull and crossbones chatroom icon in "6955 kHz" foreshadows the abduction of Max, who had a skull and crossbones flag in his room, in "The Abducted." Also, the chatroom's emphasis on the word "TEAMWORK" foreshadows the reveal that the child abductions are actually the work of two men, not just one.

01:58

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VIDEOS

Featurettes

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FRINGE DIVISION

FRINGE DIVISION CASE FILE #307-111810

FRINGE EVENT: Age-regression serum

AGENTS ASSIGNED: Lee, Dunham, Francis

SUPERVISING AGENT: Secretary Bishop, Colonel Broyles

FILE ARCHIVED BY: Chrstiano de Lima

WITNESSES/CONTACTS: Emily Clayton, Wyatt Toomy (Candy Man), Reverend Marcus (accomplice)

LOCATION: New Yonkers, NY; Astoria Church; 1068 Kent Street

VICTIM(S): Max Clayton, Amanda Holt, Christopher Broyles

CASE REPORT SUMMARY:

Under the Peter Bishop Act of 1991, Fringe Division investigated the home abduction of eight-year-old Max Clayton. The discovery of sucrose in the recovered fingerprints connected the case to the unsolved Candy Man abductions that included Colonel Broyles's son.
The Candy Man was a male suspect who had a bald head and wore a mask. He struck every two years, taking a random child between the ages of seven and nine. Each child was returned with posterior cerebral cortex incisions forty-eight hours later, and suffering from massive internal degradation; none was ever the same again. Two victims, including Christopher Broyles, reported being taken by suspects of two different ages, but these victims' remembrances were discounted.
Referencing a pre-Fringe case (unknown to this division) of a suspect draining hormones from pituitary glands, Agent Dunham theorized the kidnapper was actually one person utilizing pituitary hormones to reverse his own aging. In a new interview, Christopher Broyles remembered a prayer said by the Candy Man: "Through the pitch dark comes a cleansing fire." The phrase led them to Astoria Church and Reverend Marcus's men's group member Wyatt Toomy. At Toomy's apartment, they found Max Clayton. Suspect Toomy attempted to shoot Agent Dunham, but she successfully downed the suspect. That night, Reverend Marcus broke into the Broyleses' home to abduct Christopher Broyles—again for his greater plan to please God—but Colonel Broyles mortally wounded the suspect.

THE REDVERSE

Timestamp: 02:24

There's a New Yonkers in New York.
The Peter Bishop act of 1991 says that every kidnapping is treated like a possible Fringe event.
Timestamp: 17:11

Red Vines are a new candy.
Their F.B.I. ceased to exist more than a decade ago.
A voice on the radio in Henry's cab can be heard saying "Leading politicians from two of the three major parties favor the..." suggesting that American politics in the Redverse has three major parties as opposed to just two in the Blueverse.
The movie Casablanca may not exist in the Redverse because Fauxlivia was totally unfamiliar with it.
Timestamp: 03:38

They have a 'Quarantine Zone' board game ("Can you escape before it's too late?").

NOTABLE QUOTES

Walternate:

"There is no crime more heinous than the theft of a child."

EPISODE CONNECTIONS

Callbacks 2

S1E02
S1E16

Setups & payoffs 1

Spoiler: S4E19

Callbacks (2 earlier episodes)

S1E02 - The Same Old Story

In "The Abducted" Olivia, as she regains more and more of her real memories, recalls the case in "The Same Old Story" where a man drained hormones from pituitary glands to restore youthfulness.

S1E16 - Unleashed

S1E16 Timestamp: 48:42

S3E07 Timestamp: 07:39

Olivia noticed the book "Burlap Bear Goes To The Woods" in Max's room in "The Abducted". This is the same book Rachel read to Ella in "Unleashed".

Setups & payoffs (1 later episode)

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S4E19 - Letters of Transit

S3E07 Timestamp: 41:08

The opening scenes of "Letters of Transit" reference Casablanca (a man named Rick owning an upscale nightclub). Peter and Fauxlivia watched Casablanca together in "The Abducted".