It’s hard to say who’s more afraid of whom on Humans. The humans grow more violent against all Synths and any human who protects them. And the Synths are beginning to turn on each other just to survive. Laura Hawkins (Katherine Parkinson) has been working with the Dryden Commission to determine what rights, if any, the Synths have. Max (Ivano Jeremiah) and Laura have come up with a plan to meet so the Dryden Commission can see just how the synths are living.
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Max
Before Day Zero, Agnes (Holly Earl) was performer. She mostly performed for children, but they didn’t like her very much. Her owner had put her away in a box when Day Zero happened. When Agnes woke up, the owner heard her calling out to him. He was scared and left her boxed up. This is part of the reason she doesn’t trust humans.
Max understands, but he cannot allow her to roam free when the Dryden Commission shows up. Agnes wants to talk to them to understand them. He asks her where she went the night before. She says she went looking for the synths that Max turned away. She lies and says she didn’t find anything. Max says he can’t trust her and locks her up in a small room.
The Dryden Commission visits the rail yard and Laura thanks everyone for agreeing to the visit. Max meets her when she steps off the bus. He asks that they leave their Orange eye synths outside the gate because the other synths would be offended. He says they can bring their armed guards. They would rather have the guns instead of any enslaved synths.
Max leads the commission around the rail yard inner workings. He says they’ve lost a lot of synths to do power loss. They are developing a device that runs on solar power. Lord Dryden (Matthew Marsh) asks if the device is functioning yet. Max says not yet and makes a joke that the British weather is unreliable. The members of the commission chuckle at his joke.
Synth Ferdinand (Will Payne) breaks away from the others and relieves the synth guarding Agnes. As soon as the guard leaves, Ferdinand opens the door to Agnes’ room.
The synths have a room where they study human mannerisms. They practice these mannerisms to see more real to humans. Neil (Mark Bonnar) tests one of the synths by smiling at him and asking what he is feeling. The synths says he is joyful on the surface, but he sees despair in Neil’s eyes. Neil is a little shaken by his comment.
Agnes casually catches up to the commission and seeks out Lord Dryden. She moves toward him and pulls out a knife. Anatole catches her before anyone notices. Max watches Anatole (Ukweli Roach) lead Agnes away from the Dryden group.
Before leaving the rail yard, Lord Dryden stops for the press. He shakes Max’s hand for the cameras. Dryden tells Laura that he was sceptical, but pleased with the visit
Mattie
Mattie (Lucy Carless) and Leo (Colin Morgan) hang out at home, reading the paper. She reads a story about Mia (Gemma Chan) and encourages Leo to go see her. Leo says it’s not his place to insert himself in her life anymore. Leo goes upstairs and looks up stories about Mia. He comes across a news story that a boy was arrested for the consciousness code. His name is Vijay Chand and he’s only 17. Mattie gets upset that an arrest was made. She doesn’t want an innocent boy taking the blame for something she did. Leo tries to calm her down and leaves to make her some tea. She looks up the story and sees a picture of Vijay. This prompts her to grab her keys and run out the door. Leo chases after her and jumps in the car before she can drive away.
Leo tries to talk her out of turning herself into the authorities. He says Day Zero is actually his fault because he gave her the code. So he offers to turn himself in, but Mattie doesn’t want him to go to jail. Leo says he has an idea that will keep them all out of prison. He helps her encrypt a code that will lead the authorities to Mattie. He asks if this is really what she wants. She answers that it’s worth the risk if Vijay goes free.
Niska
Niska (Emily Berrington) continues her search for the rogue green eye synths. She was given an address of the bomber, but finds the place empty. Someone sneaks up behind her and is able to turn her off. When she wakes up, her motor functions have been disabled. A synth sits in front her her and says she’s unlike any other green eyed that he’s met before. He says she’s more dangerous than others because she’s not there to join the cause. Niska says she’s there to stop him from hurting others. He hurt her friend. The synth says her friend made a sacrifice. Niska reveals that her friend was human, so he calls her a traitor.
Niska wants to know why he bombed the bar. His only answer is that synths are the future because they are smarter. She asks about The Synth Who Sleeps. He says that is a fairy tale that caused them to to lose many friends. Niska reveals it’s the way she found him. The synth says he’s fortunate that she did. He plans to killing her, then pin the bombing on Niska. He threatens to kill her friend and Niska gets angry.
Niska is able to start moving her hands and stand up. The synth is shocked saying she shouldn’t have been able to override a command. Niska overpowers him and pushes him back on a table. She wants to know who his leader is, but he doesn’t know. He tells her that his people are everywhere and they do not fear death. Niska kills him.
Joe
Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) invites Karen (Ruth Bradley) and Sam (Billy Jenkins) to play miniature golf. At first Karen is reluctant to go. She’s afraid that she can’t protect Sam if something happens. Joe assures her that she protects him no matter where she is.
While they are playing, he mentions his own children. Karen asks what happened with Laura. Joe shrugs it off, saying they just want different things now. She asks if he still loves Laura, but he says it’s complicated. Karen thought all humans needed was love, but it sounds like he’s putting his needs above Laura’s. She says she would never do that.
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Mia
The protesters outside of Mia’s flat continue to grow. She tries to leave, but the crowd starts to get violent with her. Despite the police protection, Mia is pushed to the ground. She reaches into the air, like Max told her to do and someone grabs it. Ed (Sam Palladio) pulls her up off the ground, then follows her back to her flat. As soon as they are inside, Mia punches Ed, knocking him out.
Mia asks Ed why he’s there. He says he saw her on the news and decided to come. His mother passed away a couple of months ago. She liked Mia. Ed gives Mia a bracelet that belonged to his grandmother. He says his mom would have wanted her to have it. He gets up to leave. Mia says he needs ice for he face, so Ed stays.
Ed looks at the crowd outside and asks Mia why she is there. Mia says she is living, but Ed says that’s no way to live. He tells her about his place by the beach and invites her to live with him. Mia can’t trust him though. Ed says they don’t have to be together, he just wants to give her a chance to life a different life. Mia kisses him and they have sex.
Later that night, as Ed gets dressed, he talks about how they will live. He looks outside and the crowd is still here, making it hard to get out. Mia says she can’t go with him. She needs to finish what she started. Mia knows her fight will be a long one, but in the end she hopes another synths will be able to live the life she dreams of. She says Ed made her feel alive. Ed leaves. He starts to say something, but Mia simply says ‘Good-bye.’
Laura
After the visit to the rail yard, Laura has dinner with Neil at his place. She asks him if he agrees that the synths deserve the same rights as humans. Neil answers that at first he thought Laura was living in a fantasy world. Now he’s impressed with her compassion and ability to see the synths’ humanity before anyone else.
Laura and Neil have sex. After Laura cleans up, she suggests that they finish their wine inside. Neil says he has an early meeting and offers to call a cab for Laura. Laura says her synth Stanley (Dino Fetscher) drove. She doesn’t waste any time and immediately leaves, crying.
Agnes
Max confronts Agnes about her actions during the Dryden tour. She says she is not sorry for what she wanted to do. Max says the rail yard would have been destroyed if she had succeeded. Agnes thinks it would have been enough for other synths to rise up and fight for their lives. Max doesn’t think the synths would do that because they want to live.
Agnes finally fesses up about where she went the night before. She says she found the synths that Max turned away. The battery packs that he gave them shorted out and killed the synths. Anges calls him a coward, blaming him for their deaths and the deaths of others. She starts naming them off and Max gets angry when she mentions Flash. He drags her outside to a cargo container. There is a small box on the outside of one of the containers. Max pushes Agnes inside and locks the door.
Astrid
Niska disguises herself as an orange eyed nurse to see Astrid (Bella Dayne). She tells Astrid that she killed the bomber for her, but Astrid says it was really for Niska. She asks Niska if she’s happy now. Niska tells her about The Synth Who Sleeps, saying she received a message. She is bothered that they new things they shouldn’t have. Niska thinks it’s a trick.
Karen
Joe drops off Karen and Sam near their apartment. They walk along the city square and Sam trips. He cuts his hand, revealing his blue blood. Karen hides it, but a man tries to help Sam and sees it. He starts yelling that the boy is a synth and asks to see Sam’s hand. A crowd starts to gather around them. Karen tells Sam that she will protect him. She cuts her own hand and shows the crowd that she is the synth. She takes one last look at Sam and tells him to run. The crowd grabs her and they start beating on her.
Sam runs to Joe’s place to tell him that Karen is in trouble. They hop in Joe’s car to go back to the town square. Joe tells Sam to stay in the car. The crowd of people are gone, but Joe sees blue blood on the streets. He finds Karen’s lifeless body in the middle of the square.
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