The Peripheral

As Lev prepares breakfast, the hungover Netherton watches as two Lego pieces transform into different forms. Lev confronts Wilf about his drinking and suggests cognitive therapy in combination with a medical treatment known as laminates. This makes Netherton feel uneasy. Lev receives a call and informs Netherton that the Met Police have been eavesdropping on their discussions. He is also made aware that Aelita, Daedra’s sister, has been declared missing. We also learn that where she lived before the disappearance is the building for which Flynne has been providing security detail.

Flynne goes to Jimmy’s bar once again. She is shaken by what she witnessed in the game, especially by how real it seemed. There is a group of five football players at the bar. Connor arrives on his Tarantula, and things get tense. The drunken football players try to start a fight with Connor, but Flynne intervenes and gets Connor to not retaliate.

Netherton and Ash discuss a want ad that was posted on the darknet, which offered an $8 million reward for an unspecified criminal undertaking. Netherton infers that it is a murder-for-hire plot. Lev then discusses how with each interaction with a stub, future outcomes are altered.