This is only thefifthepisode, after all.
Say that the Adam Warren who disappeared ten years ago wasnt biologically Johns child.
That DNA wouldnt match, even if the elder Adam is who he claims and knows himself to be.
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Is Claire projecting some internalized shame onto her husband and Det.
Meyer because of her own past transgressions?
Or is there a more clinical reason why John couldnt impregnate his wife?
All conjecture, of course, but this result shouldnt and wont end the book on Adams actual identity.
(For simplicitys sake, Ill keep calling the present day Adam by that name.
Because nobody wants to read a recap littered with awkward Not-Adams.)
Anyway, this week Adam gets a pen pal he never asked for.
And with Doug (a.k.a.
Later in the episode, Meyer supposes that their suspect is motivated by loneliness now.
Spooked by the close call, Doug insists they head back home instead of continuing.
Despondent though he may be, Doug is more cunning than he looks.
Thats considerably more forethought than Hank Asher gave to his own half-cocked revenge plan.
The press loves it, and their invasiveness becomes an asset to Claires campaign again.
Theres a tender shower scene between them that signifies a healing and the end of a major affection drought.
Johns tendency under duress is to be self-destructive, not outwardly violent.
A flashback to a the fresh aftermath of Adams kidnapping proves it.
Compelled even in childhood to fix every snafu and intercept any potentially embarrassing moment, Willa calls Det.
Meyer instead of her mother.
John wakes on her couch and sees something in her home that ignites their whole affair.
Back in the present, Johns cowardice and Meyers bad judgment are still under the jurisdiction of Claire Warren.
But Claire isnt thrown by Meyers attempt at professional distancing.
She came to ensure that Meyer is prepared to play ball on this assault charge.
Shes earned the pleasure of being on Team Warren, anyway.
You dont get to sit on the visitors side, Claire tells her, coolly.
Youve been in our bed, lying between us for 10 years.
Were a party of six, honey.
Hanks mistake was to have a go at get ahead of power.
He does what those bullies did to him in grade school.
He wounds himself and wrecks his home to inspire the sympathy only his mother had for him.
But her promises never came true, and they never will.
No one is looking up to Hank now, regretting hurting him in the past.
John gets to keep his reputation as a club-wielding protector of his offspring.
Its a lose-lose for Hank Asher, sex offender and professional failure.
Bridey has her sights on a new Warren mark and sets about taking advantage of Willas self-imposed isolation.
Anger makes smart people stupid, Clements tells Meyer about their suspect.
Well, so does want.
The intrepid journalist can spot Willas repression a mile away.
Then she hits her with the physical appeal, and Willa literally and figuratively unclenches.
Bridey is covering her bases with Willa.
He ignores the posturing and instead takes it upon himself to give Adam back the freedom hes been craving.
Dannys therapeutic methods are…lets sayunwise.
He bears down on the accelerator, oblivious to Dannys panicked shouts.
Finally, Adam snaps back to reality and slams on the brake and brings them to a stop.
Do you want to die?
Not anymore, Adam responds.
