A tried and true recipe for a clean conscience.
Not for everything, Willa clarifies.
Ben seems satisfied by that answer.
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Its election night in the state of Maine, and Det.
Meyers voiceover tells us that were in a story thats hurtling towards the inevitable.
Every drama must have its finale, just like every election must have its eventual victor.
With one episode of this season to go, the confessions are coming fast and furiously.
So are the accusations.
And as that kind of guy, he cant even be inspired to empathize with his younger self.
And then Ben does what we had to expect he would do.
Doug wouldnt have turned himself in for questioning if he thought that Ben would point the finger at him.
But shes no less sure of Dougs guilt.
Doug leaves uncharged but with a GPS gadget planted in his jacket pocket.
The ideal spot to stake out another victim.
(Someone needs to take that kid to the hospital, by the way.)
There will be no negotiating with Doug, of that much hes sure.
But Jane has only made a few decisions that support this life, and she regrets them all.
Its all over when Doug gets home, Clements tells Jane.
His life will definitely be on her conscience then.
You dont knowwhathe is, Clements counters.
Nothing is getting through the chains that are holding Clements.
(Dougs had years to perfect his technique.)
The choice is messy but clear: Clements will have to go full127 Hoursif he wants to survive.
He calmly tells Jane to gather the materials shell need to amputate his thumbs without killing him.
She knocked him out with a frying pan.
She gave birth on a cement floor with no drugs.
She can do this.
But Jane wavers while she watches her son in his crib on her visual monitor.
Clements reads her; shes no longer thinking aboutherselfsurviving this horror show but her child.
But when he wakes, Clements is only missing one digit.
The blood threw Jane, and she retreated to the other side of the room.
He starts his pep talk again, but Jane hears a car.
Clements commands, but the moment of opportunity has passed.
Jane leaves him and meets Doug in the kitchen.
Where was he for two whole days?
He starts to lose it, and Jane knows that shes not above being sacrificed.
Were you trying to get him out?
I had the baby, she tells him.
Make them stop looking for you.
NEXT: Decision 2016
Its a different kind of war zone at the Warren house.
Their home has become campaign headquarters, and its all hands on deck.
Its a real race; Claire has a shot.
This is everything Willa has wanted for 10 years, but shes about to break at any second.
It happens when she hears him introduce himself as Adam Warren to a voter one too many times.
(What makes her think hell obey her now?)
Ben flounders, first invoking their Mom and then offering to give Willa her $10,000 back.
Is that what my brothers life was worth?
she asks, scandalized.
Mine was, Ben answers.
Money isnt what Hank is looking for.
If only redemption were tangible.
Hes frustrated by the lack of movement on his tip.
In flashback, we see the life that Hank spoiled for himself.
It was small, but it had its perks.
He wore a suit.
He was respected by his co-workers.
Thats the rest of his existence settled.
(Im not a bad person.
Well, what are ya, Hank?)
Shes just as frustrated as he is, but she has perspective that he doesnt.
Hes delusional if he thinks that catching the real kidnapper will put him back in good societal standing.
Shes seconds from shaking his shoulders and reminding him, You.
And yeah, maybe that shared defect is helping their case.
He knows what watching looks like.
Claire may not like where his expertise comes from, but he has it.
He recognizes his own.
Later, Hank listens to a message from the clinic where he gets his voluntary chemical castration.
He missed his appointment and doesnt seem inclined to reschedule.
Hes damned anyway, so why continue fighting?
Claire cant understand why Ben lied about who Doug is, but she knows that he did.
(He has a tell… Can you believe I know my fake child so well?)
She knows Willa even better and quietly demands the truth.
If Doug is caught, then the particulars of Adams death will be revealed.
Ben was protecting himself.
He fought back the most, Ben had told Claire earlier about Adam.
Suddenly that sentence has new meaning.
Claire wins the governors seat but doesnt make her acceptance speech.
How can she when shes raising the boy who killed her son?
Willa does it for her, to a very confused press.
Congratulations, Maine, youve elected one hell of a First Family.
Bridey may have missed the results.
It turns out that the diner itself was her destination.
Regrets are the topic of conversation.
That lost boys name?
Willa was right: Not all confessions end in absolution.
Some will be used against you.
