History Recap / FringeS03E15Subject13

* AbsenteeActor: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole and Blair Brown are all absent. John Noble is the only regular castmember to appear in this episode.

* CutHimselfShaving: when Walter asks Olivia about her black eye she claims it happened because she was running in the house. Walter rather obviously doesn't believe her.

* PapaWolf: Towards the end of the episode Walter approaches Olivia's stepfather and makes it clear that if he continues to abuse her Walter will contact Social Services and ask his highly-placed government friends to make sure he gets what's coming to him.

In 1985, following the events of [[Recap/FringeS02E16Peter "Peter"]], Elizabeth Bishop finds abducted Peter nearly drowning himself in Reiden Lake in an attempt to return home. Alarmed, she takes him to Jacksonville, where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter has discovered young Olivia's ability to cross to the alternate universe, triggered by fear of her abusive stepfather, and hopes it will be a method to return Peter. After one of Walter's tests causes Olivia to set the room ablaze by pyrokinesis, she runs away, where she meets young Peter for the first time. Olivia tearfully returns to Walter's office, giving him her sketchbook containing drawing of the alternate universe, her stepfather, and she and Peter together, but she has actually crossed to the alternate universe again and encountered Walternate. Walter attempts to warns off Olivia's stepfather, while Peter returns with Elizabeth to Reiden Lake and starts calling her "Mom". In the alternate universe, Walternate, having sunk into despair, gains new resolve, knowing through Olivia's sketchbook that Peter is alive in the prime universe.

In 1985, following the events of [[FringeS02E16Peter "Peter"]], Elizabeth Bishop finds abducted Peter nearly drowning himself in Reiden Lake in an attempt to return home. Alarmed, she takes him to Jacksonville, where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter has discovered young Olivia's ability to cross to the alternate universe, triggered by fear of her abusive stepfather, and hopes it will be a method to return Peter. After one of Walter's tests causes Olivia to set the room ablaze by pyrokinesis, she runs away, where she meets young Peter for the first time. Olivia tearfully returns to Walter's office, giving him her sketchbook containing drawing of the alternate universe, her stepfather, and she and Peter together, but she has actually crossed to the alternate universe again and encountered Walternate. Walter attempts to warns off Olivia's stepfather, while Peter returns with Elizabeth to Reiden Lake and starts calling her "Mom". In the alternate universe, Walternate, having sunk into despair, gains new resolve, knowing through Olivia's sketchbook that Peter is alive in the prime universe.

Following from the second-season episode [[FringeS02E16Peter "Peter"]], this episode returns to 1985 to recount events after Peter's abduction. Elizabeth, worried that Peter will kill himself trying to return to what he believes is his home, takes him to Jacksonville, where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter finds young Olivia has been able to cross to the parallel universe, believed to be a result of fear of her abusive stepfather, and sees it as a way to return Peter. When one of Walter's tests causes Olivia to set the room ablaze by pyrokinesis, she runs away. Peter finds and meets her, and gives her confidence to trust Walter and face the fears of her stepfather. Olivia tearfully returns to Walter's office, giving him her sketchbook that shows her pictures of the parallel universe, her stepfather, and her and Peter together, but she soon finds that she inadvertently crossed to the parallel universe again. Walter warns off Olivia's stepfather, while Peter returns with Elizabeth to Reiden Lake and comes to call her "mom", a lie that eventually leads to her suicide. In the parallel universe, Walternate, having previously lost his resolve, gains new confidence, knowing through Olivia's sketchbook that Peter is in the prime universe.

Following from the second-season episode "Peter", this episode returns to 1985 to recount events after Peter's abduction. Elizabeth, worried that Peter will kill himself trying to return to what he believes is his home, takes him to Jacksonville, where Walter is conducting Cortexiphan trials on children. Walter finds young Olivia has been able to cross to the parallel universe, believed to be a result of fear of her abusive stepfather, and sees it as a way to return Peter. When one of Walter's tests causes Olivia to set the room ablaze by pyrokinesis, she runs away. Peter finds and meets her, and gives her confidence to trust Walter and face the fears of her stepfather. Olivia tearfully returns to Walter's office, giving him her sketchbook that shows her pictures of the parallel universe, her stepfather, and her and Peter together, but she soon finds that she inadvertently crossed to the parallel universe again. Walter warns off Olivia's stepfather, while Peter returns with Elizabeth to Reiden Lake and comes to call her "mom", a lie that eventually leads to her suicide. In the parallel universe, Walternate, having previously lost his resolve, gains new confidence, knowing through Olivia's sketchbook that Peter is in the prime universe.