Fringe

Previously on Fringe...

They weren't all bad.

One of them tried to help us.

He was called September.

Five weeks after the invasion,

a man came here.

His name was Donald.

He was taken away against his will

by two invaders.

We have to find them.

Donald showed up at our doorstep.

He said the invaders were looking for him.

But he needed us to watch over the boy.

He said he was part of an important plan

to defeat the invaders.

Do you remember meeting me with a man named Donald?

The boy is important.

He has to live.

I know who Donald is.

Donald is September.

Walter?

Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

What are you doing up?

I could ask you the same thing.

You need your rest, son.

There's work to be done. I'm freeing our next tape.

What's your excuse?

I believe I have an idea

about how we can find our friend, September.

The memory the boy showed me is in my subconscious,

so it involves the tank.

Okay, Walter, how are--?

Walter, why did you remove your trunks?

They were too restrictive.

My body needs to be as free and open as my mind,

so I can find September.

Are you feeling sufficiently free and open now?

I am.

Let's get started.

Okay, his vitals are steady. His heart rate's a little low.

I think that's just the sedative kicking in.

Oscillation's coming through clear.

Everything seems to be functioning.

Walter, you're good to go.

You should be feeling pretty relaxed by now.

His blood pressure's rising.

How much?

It's 140 over 90.

No, 152 over 100.

It's still rising.

His brain waves are fluctuating.

Walter, your vitals

are spiking. Are you okay?

Incredible.

I'm here.

Walter, where are you?

An apartment...

the same one from the flashes the boy showed me.

Take a look around.

You recognize anything about the space?

Anything that could help us tell where it is?

I'm with September,

and he doesn't look at all like himself.

He has hair.

Are there any windows?

Yes.

Well, go take a look outside.

I see water... buildings in the distance...

skyscrapers.

Uh, New York?

Could be.

Yes.

I see the top of the Empire State building.

The Empire State building's the East Side of Manhattan.

To my right...

I can't quite make--

a bridge.

I'm under a bridge.

I think it's the Williamsburg Bridge.

Based on the angle of the view that Walter described,

I would say that the building is in Brooklyn,

somewhere near the southeast base

of where the bridge used to be.

So if September's still alive,

and he's still living in the same place,

that's where we find him.

He's still alive.

How do you know?

I'm optimistic.

You are?

Why not? As to whether

September is still living in the same place,

we shall see.

We must hurry.

Is everything all right?

What? A child Observer? We've never seen one before.

What? A child Observer?

We've never seen one before.

We have received word.

He is ready to see you now.

Continue searching for the fugitives.

Alert me to any developments.

There.

It was from over there.

Wh-- hey.

Hey, hey, what's going on with you?

What do you mean? I feel good.

From where I'm standing, you don't seem good,

you seem amazing, which is a little scary.

I wouldn't worry about me.

How can I not?

You asked me to help you stay grounded.

You were so afraid of becoming the man that you used to be,

you asked Nina to remove pieces of your brain. Again.

It's all right, son. The procedure

is no longer necessary.

But wh-- Walter, why? What's changed?

I can't explain it, but...

when the boy touched me,

he showed me more than just images.

It was freeing, Peter.

All at once, I understood that everything I've ever known--

or thought I knew, as a great man--

could fit into a thimble.

That's not all he gave me.

I remember things, things I haven't experienced.

I think, from the other timeline,

before you were erased, before the timeline was reset.

I remember when you came to me at St. Claire's.

My first words, "I thought you'd be fatter."

And I remember the night I was up late,

making a peanut butter sandwich,

and you slipped and called me, "dad."

The feeling of joy that gave me...

and the terror, before you stepped into the machine.

I told you I've never been good at letting you go,

- and you said-- - "This time,

you're gonna have to."

Hmm.

What is this boy?

How could he do this for you--

enable you to see a life you didn't live?

I'm not sure, but I feel it.

Do you remember the plan?

No. No idea.

But that doesn't make any sense.

Why would he give you back all of those memories,

but not give you the plan?

I don't know.

Peter, before I met him,

I didn't think it was possible to love you more,

but now, knowing what we've been through,

and everything we've had...

I do.

You never liked public displays of affection.

Or going number two in a public restroom.

I remember that too.

The Commander awaits.

Anomaly XB-6783746 has been found.

It is being hidden in 2036.

For what purpose?

That is not yet clear,

but whoever hid this anomaly did so for a reason.

It should not exist,

but someone wanted it to exist.

Someone ensured its survival,

because they thought it was important.

This is it.

This is the window I was looking out

in my vision from the tank.

Here it is!

Walter Bishop.

You're alive.

We were trapped in amber.

For 21 years, we were frozen in time.

I never thought I'd see you again.

How did you find me?

We've been relying on the tapes

that Walter made in 2015,

trying to pieces things together.

We found the radio that you left in the pocket universe,

and that led us to the boy,

and he showed me where to find you.

The couple that you left him with called him "Michael."

It's been quite a journey.

We've lost a lot.

A lot of good people sacrificed themselves

to get us to you.

So your turn. What happened to you?

Before the invasion, I was apprehended

for my continued interference in the timeline,

and my interaction with all of you.

As punishment, they removed my device.

Now, I'm no longer able to move through time

or do the things that I was able to do.

They experimented on me.

They called it "biological reversion."

Now, I am no different from you.

Truthfully, it wasn't much of a punishment.

I've always held this era in the highest regard.