Jake arrives and tries to calm her down, but she flees.
If Jakes lying about weird Russian dialogue in his basement, maybe hes lying about that, too.
Maybe he doesnt really love her.
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So she storms off.
Its too late for that now, though, and Jake summarily throws the dish in the trash.
Then comes the first 2016 flashback in awhile.
(If she ever forgives him, that is.)
In an odd coincidence, Jake also once asked this class what they would do with a time machine.
Is violence the only utility of time travel?
Back in the present, Sadie has revealed Jakes weird Russian basement secret to Principal Simmons.
The only person who believes Jake is still a good guy is Ms. Mimi.
Despite her suspicions about him in last weeks episode, shes seen his goodness firsthand.
But theres nothing she can do for him right now.
Meanwhile, Jake has bigger problems.
Bill doesnt quite understand this last point.
But Jakes in too deep now to ask questions like this.
All that matters, he tells Bill, is if Lee shoots.
Then, theyll take him out.
But he hasnt planned too far ahead.
Maybe he doesnt want to think about it.
To his surprise, Bill actually seems interested in going back to 2016 with him.
But thats for later.
Jake will forget about Sadie because he has a more important mission to accomplish.
But actually, forget about that.
Despite all that preparation, Jake quickly throws the plan to the wind.
He tells Bill its all up to him and runs off to rescue Sadie.
Now Jakes part of the hostage situation, too.
In his slithering, sinister voice, Johnny says that marriage is all about compromise.
Sadies bloody face is all Jakes fault, according to Johnnys twisted, backwards logic.
Stains can be cleaned, though, according to Johnny.
He should know, hes a door-to-door salesman of bleach.
And he wants to clean this stain by having Jake drink a glass of bleach.
Jake, obviously, refuses.
Maybe it would make Jake question the ethics of his own mission.
But this is no time for questions.
It doesnt really seem like a time for laughter, either, but thats exactly what Sadie does.
She starts laughing, a low knowing chuckle, and as expected, it totally unsettles Johnny.
Nothing is more emasculating to a self-serious, deranged patriarchal man like Johnny than the laughter of a woman.
All this because I told him about the clothespin?
I didnt even tell him about your grandmother.
He knocks on the door and offers his crush a cigarette.
Then, they too are interrupted by a door opening as Lee comes out to find Marina.
Bill asks if Lee wants to talk.
Lee responds by giving him a book by communist philosopher Karl Marx.
If Bill reads that, then theyll have something to talk about.
Is it any good?
Lee responds, sounding just like a modern-day Reddit bro.
A blinded, screaming Johnny starts firing wildly as Jake and Sadie take refuge behind a couch.
Just as Johnny appears to close in on their location, Jake throws his watch across the room.
When Johnny turns to fire at that noise, Jake slams a fire poker right into his face.
For a minute Johnny seems dazed.
Then Sadie shoots him with his own gun, and its over.
Jake wants to follow her to the Dallas hospital, but a cop demands his statement on the incident.
The cop agrees to get Jakes statement about Johnnys death later at the hospital.
As they walk away, Deke asks, Did you kill that sonofabitch?
Yeah, Jake responds.
Bill is alone outside Gen. Walkers office, on the lookout for a shooter.
For awhile, all he hears are leaves rustling.
Then, the next-door church service gets out, just like Jake said it would.
One thing Jake didnt prepare Bill for, however, was the appearance of his sister in the crowd.
Forgetting everything, Bill runs after his sister.
Its easy to lose track of yourself, Al said, making you desperate to make a connection.
Bill is crying and disconsolate.
He knows he messed up.
A doctor finds Jake in the hallway to give him a Sadie update.
The doctor was just apologizing for her lasting scar.
The name of this episode is The Truth, and thats exactly what Jake tells Sadie.
Im from the future, he says.
Everything else is true, though.
Hes really an English teacher, and really from Lisbon, Maine.
Jake says he loves her.
Sadie responds that this seems a little quick since they just really met.
Well, its good to meet you, Jake says.
(For a behind-the-scenes look at the hour, check outshowrunner Bridget Carpenters blog.)
