fsociety blackmails Scott Knowles into publicly burning $5.9 million cash for the ransom (of the hack of the previous episode) while wearing a fsociety mask. Angela continues up the ladder at E Corp, seemingly content in her new corporate position, and appears to abandon the lawsuit. Joanna receives a gift on her doorstep, a music box with a phone hidden underneath, but misses the call. Elliot discovers he has been acting under Mr. Robot's influence while he thought he was sleeping. A man named Brock murders Gideon, who had earlier threatened to report Elliot's suspicious behavior at Allsafe to the FBI and agent Dominique Di Pierro. Elliot wakes up from a dissociative state on the phone, greeted on the other end by Tyrell.
Tropes
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Gideon's assassin shoots him in the neck, leaving him to choke to death on his own blood.
- Dissonant Laughter: One sign that Elliot is no longer impressed by Mr. Robot's death/madness threats.
- Faux Yay: Basically nothing is known about "Brock", but the initial appearance that he had some romantic interest in Gideon turns out to be false.
- Surprisingly Sudden Death: Just before Gideon can inform the FBI of Elliot's involvement in 5/9, he is brutally assassinated at a bar by some random lunatic.
- Wham Line:
- "This is for our country."
- "Bonsoir, Elliot."
