Landon finally locates his mother, who goes by the name Seylah Chelon. Seylah initially assumes that Landon is working for her former employer but later realizes that he really is her son. Hope and Alaric track them down after Landon triggers the magical alarm. Seylah reveals that she used to work for a secret government agency that hunts down monsters and drops them into Malivore, erasing them from existence. When she started asking questions, her employers dropped her into Malivore. She somehow came out of it years later, with no one remembering her and pregnant with Landon. Meanwhile, a merman is chasing Seylah and Landon, trying to obtain the second Malivore key. Seylah breaks into the facility and jumps into Malivore in order to keep Landon safe. Hope is the only one who remembers her and tells the truth to Alaric, who doesn't remember what happened but trusts her word. They resolve to keep the second key, an Egyptian urn, safe.
- Fatal Family Photo: Sort of. Seylah takes one last look at the photo of her holding baby Landon before jumping into Malivore. Unfortunately, the photo ends up being found by a government agent.
- Fish People: A merman goes after Seylah and Landon, trying to obtain the second Malivore key. It can move through the sewers and squeeze through any pipe. Crosses with Humanoid Abomination, since it can also move by dislocating its limbs at unnatural angles.
- Gas Leak Cover-Up: When Hope and Alaric arrive to Seylah's home, they are stopped by a construction worker, who tells them about a supposed gas leak. Alaric, having been involved in cover-ups before, knows something is up and quickly leaves the scene. The "construction worker" is later revealed to be working for the same agency that hunts monsters.
- He Knows Too Much:
- A government agent pushes a technician into Malivore after finding the photo of Seylah holding baby Landon. Since Malivore Ret Gones anyone dropped into it, he will likely avoid punishment for this.
- This is also why Seylah was dropped into Malivore the first time. She was asking too many questions.
- Interrupted Intimacy: Alaric walks in on Hope and Landon going hot and heavy at it on the hotel bed. It's just awkward as one as would imagine since Alaric serves as their teacher, father figure, and in loco parentis.
- How We Got Here: Hope's narration of the episodes events when it starts with everyone but her losing their memories.
- Hunter of Monsters: Seylah used to hunt supernatural creatures for the government.
- Land Mine Goes "Click!": The merman ends up stepping on a mine when approaching the secret government facility and is blown into smithereens. The urn survives unscathed. Landon, Hope, and Alaric are far enough away to only be knocked out by the blast.
- Meet the In-Laws: Hope meets Landon's mom. Seylah immediately likes Hope's strong will and devotion to Landon.
- Mystical Pregnancy: Seylah reveals to Alaric that she came out of Malivore already pregnant. When Landon asks about his father, she lies that she had lots of casual sex in those days, so it could be anyone.
- No OSHA Compliance: Malivore is just a puddle of black goo in the middle of a large room. There isn't so much as a fence around it to keep people from accidentally falling in and being Ret-Gone. Also no cameras to watch what's happening.
- Ret-Gone: Anyone dropped into Malivore is wiped from the public consciousness, although physical proof of their existence remains. At the end of the episode, Landon's mom voluntarily jumps into Malivore in order to keep her former employers from getting to Landon.
- The Reveal: Apparently, the reason no one remembers the existence of monsters is because of a secret government agency that has been hunting monsters and dropping them into Malivore, which Ret Gones them.
