History Recap / FringeS02E02NightOfDesirableObjects

Having recovered somewhat from the events of the [[Fringes02E01ANewDayInTheOldTown previous]] episode, Olivia is released from the hospital, and is watched by the shapeshifter who has killed Charlie Francis and adopted his appearance. Peter learns of mysterious disappearances taking place in Lansdale, and the Fringe team arrives to investigate. Walter finds a blue paralytic substance at the scene, which he suspects is from mutated DNA. The investigation leads to a local resident, Andre Hughes, who tells them he lost his wife and baby in childbirth. Olivia begins to develop super-hearing as a result of crossing to the alternate universe, and hears someone else in Hughes' house despite his claims that he's the only one there. She ventures upstairs to investigate; after failing to find anything, she accidentally fires her weapon, narrowly missing Peter. They bring Hughes in for questioning, and he refuses to give them a blood sample for their investigation.

* HeartwarmingMoment: Peter taking his father fishing.

The Fringe team investigates a spate of disappearances and learns that a retired scientist has turned his son into a killer mutant creature as a by-product of helping the child to be born from a sick mother. During the investigation, Olivia finds that her hearing is becoming overly sensitive, she's nervous with her gun and she still can't recall her time on the other side, so for the sake of her mental health, Nina Sharp recommends that Olivia visit a man named Sam Weiss, the one who "put [Nina] back together" after she lost her arm. Weiss runs a bowling alley in Boston and has no formal qualifications, but has (what Olivia later describes as) a Yoda-like vibe and he pushes her to be more persistent. He also warns Olivia that soon she'll start getting severe headaches. At the end of the episode, the Shapeshifter posing as Charlie contacts the other side and is ordered to help Olivia regain her memories.

* TitleDrop: "Night of Desirable Objects" is a form of fish bait, specifically one Peter bought to go fishing with his father when he was 11.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Mr. Hughes, being consumed by guilt. He is actually very creative about it: taking the metal cover of the interrogation room lamp, [[Squick bending and twisting it with his teeth into a hangman noose]] and then hanging himself.