1Pilot
Sarah, a streetwise hustler on the run from a lifetime of bad decisions, witnesses the suicide of a stranger who looks just like her. Sarah assumes her identity hoping that cleaning out the dead womans bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. After taking on the new identity, Sarah quickly finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy and must race to find answers.
2Instinct
With a dead identical in her car and an assassin on her tail, Sarah just wants to dump the body and get out of town. But with Beth's cop partner Art holding the money she stole, Sarah is forced to continue her con and earn "Beth" a second chance on the force, only to find out that Beth's past is shadier than she thought. Now, her only hope of finding answers lies with another twin, Alison. But to win Alison's trust, Sarah is going to have to come clean about stealing Beth's life. Written by
3Variation Under Nature
Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow Orphans, Alison and Cosima, are clones, Sarah is more determined than ever to get back her money and skip town. But Sarah's ruse as a cop is stretched to breaking when the body she buried turns up and she finds herself on the case. With Alison still unsure if they can trust her, Sarah realizes that she alone can stop the killer before more Orphans get hurt. Written by
4Effects of External Conditions
Sarah realizes that the Orphans' survival is going to take more than police work. But tracking the killer threatens Sarah's long awaited reunion with her daughter Kira. As Sarah gets closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to the truth about her, and the ensuing showdown threatens to expose her ruse as a cop. Written by
5Conditions of Existence
When terrifying evidence suggests the Orphans are part of a sinister ongoing experiment, Sarah's suspicions turn to Paul, Beth's boyfriend. But her probing inadvertently triggers Paul's own investigation, bringing him dangerously close to the truth. Meanwhile, paranoid Alison piles on a whole new level of complication. Written by
6Variations Under Domestication
Sarah's hunt for answers is interrupted by a trip to the suburbs. Alison's paranoia has boiled over, putting all the Orphans at risk. But when Sarah, Alison and Beth's worlds dangerously collide, Sarah must decide who to trust with her secret. |
7Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner
With Paul missing, Sarah is forced to confront the conspiracy head on. But when Paul learns Sarah has kept essential information from him, the fragile trust between them threatens to shatter. Meanwhile, Cosima grows closer to Delphine and the dangerously fascinating Dr. Leekie. |
8Entangled Bank
Sarah's actions pit the Orphans against each other as she tries to plan her next move. As Paul tries desperately to cover up Sarah's existence, Alison takes vengeance on her suspected monitor, which could cost her everything she holds dear. |
10Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Sarah's last chance to bring her nemesis back to sanity slips away as Art intervenes to get answers of his own. Meanwhile, the Orphans must decide whether to make peace with their creators, as Sarah is forced into a deadly confrontation with their enemy. |
1Nature Under Constraint and Vexed
Rachel has kidnapped Kira and Mrs. S. While trying to elude Rachel's thugs herself, Sarah has to decide whether to trust Paul as the person who has the best access to Rachel of those she knows in order to get Kira back. All Paul does tell Sarah is that there is a black tie event at Dyad at which Rachel will be in attendance. Sarah decides that she needs to attend the event - Cosima who already is an invitee - but has no plan beyond knowing that she will need to get in there with concealed gun in hand. With this scant outline of a plan, Sarah enlists the help of Felix and the other clones, although Sarah does end up enlisting their help also without their knowledge. Meanwhile, Cosima has decided to trust Delphine, Cosima's grand plan which is to take control of her own "biology" in dealing with her illness, as opposed to providing Leakie with this information. Alison wants her life to return as close to suburban normal as possible, which includes immersing herself into her community ...
2Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion
On information from Art, Sarah learns that it is not Rachel who abducted Kira, but rather the Prolethians, the reasons she does not know behind the abduction. However, there is no news whatsoever about Mrs. S, who she believes must have also been abducted along with Kira, which is only of little concern to her based on what her birth mother told her before her death. Regardless, Sarah decides to trust Art so that he can help her locate Kira. What Sarah discovers in the matter is not quite what she expects, which results in her not knowing who to trust. Art also tries to convince Angela to leave matters alone as he is not prepared to tell her everything that Sarah has told him. The Prolethians are also able to recapture Helena. Cosima tries to convince Leakie that she is not working with Sarah - that Sarah is indeed the enemy - and thus had nothing to do with Sarah infiltrating the event at Dyad using her identity. Cosima runs into a roadblock in taking over the research into her own ...
3Mingling Its Own Nature with It
Sarah is able to escape with Kira from the bird watchers and Mrs. S, and now, along with Felix, are on the run with no money. They decide to take refuge at a secluded house where the owner seems to be away. But the choice of the house is no accident. This stop has an unintended affect on Felix. As Alison prepares for opening night, she slowly begins to unravel under all the pressure, which includes meeting someone who she believes is another monitor. Cosima learns from Delphine of yet another clone, one who recently died from whatever ails Cosima herself. They hope that "Jennifer"'s death can help them figure out what's wrong with Cosima before it's too late for her. Gracie begins to doubt the plan that her father has for Helena "joining the family". And Art finds out that Angela has been snooping around despite he telling her to leave things alone.
4Governed as It Were by Chance
Sarah survives the car crash, is quickly reunited with Kira and sets off with Cal in his camper. She decides to head back to the city to find out from Mrs. S just what is going on. She also pays a visit to Rachel which doesn't quite go as expected. At the Dyad Institute, Cosima takes on the task of finding out about Project Leda. Alison awakens from her drug and alcohol stupor to find her right arm in a sling - and that she's in a rehab clinic. Felix convinces her she should spend a week there and just rest. Henrik Johanssen makes it clear to his daughter Gracie that Helena is part of their family. Gracie isn't so accepting. Art is still snooping around with his camera and sees Helena.
5Ipsa Scientia Potestas
Rachel returns home to find Rosen dead, which she takes out on Sarah and Cosima. She also makes Paul an offer he can't refuse, even if he wanted to. In this new position, Paul decides to use Felix to help Rachel. Leekie, unlike Rachel, shows that his plans veer toward the truly scientific, he who provides Cosima and Delphine with some information about the clones' past. Feeling indebted to Helena for saving her from Rosen, Sarah decides to help Helena within the bounds of what Sarah believes is right. Helena may have thoughts of her own about what she wants to achieve. But she also provides both Art and Sarah with some information about Maggie Chen, which they in turn use to find out more about Rachel's past. Cal and Kira are still hiding out in Cal's motor-home, Kira who hints about Sarah's "sisters". And Henrik and Bonnie have Gracie confined for what she did regarding Helena, which Gracie may have to pay for in more ways than one if Helena is not retrieved.
6To Hound Nature in Her Wanderings
Sarah and Helena are traveling together to Cold River to find out more about their clone past and specifically the person who Helena refers to as the Swan Man. This trip marks the first time that Helena has felt a sense of freedom in a long time. This freedom, however, may ultimately cause problems for her. Sarah's quest for information takes her to some unlikely places, or more precisely to some unexpected people. She gets some help in this quest by Art and Felix, who have the information obtained from Maggie Chen's storage unit. Felix, however, is often in a state where he isn't much help. But what Sarah discovers may be all for naught if the people who are tracking her and Helena independently, namely Paul and Mark, are able to accomplish their mission in abducting the pair. Cosima is as worried about her own health as she is about Sarah's concern over getting Cosima's affliction. But Cosima has other more pressing concerns in the form of the new addition to the research team, that...
7Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things
Sarah and Mrs. S are helping Ethan Duncan gather together his necessary materials to bring into Dyad as a bargaining chip. Despite this action, Sarah still does not fully trust Mrs. S. Mrs. S, however, learns some information, which she and Sarah decide to use as a means to orchestrate a showdown between Leekie and Rachel, one of the two who they cannot see but go down in the process. Cal discovers that he is being watched, and thus has to relocate himself and Kira. Through the process, he still tries to find out what Sarah is hiding while contemplating a future for his new family. At rehab, Alison decides to confide in Vic, which she quickly learns is a bad move as she overhears him speaking to Detective DeAngelis on the telephone. She will require some help from both Felix and Sarah to help her get out of this predicament, which could be a problem with the masses descending on the facility for family day. Through the mêlée, Alison learns the truth behind Donnie as her monitor. And ...
8Variable and Full of Perturbation
Aldous' death affects most of the clones either directly or indirectly and in different ways. With Paul missing in action, Rachel, who does not know Aldous is dead, is taking charge at Dyad by saying that he died of a heart attack. Cosima and Delphine are still on the outs with each other, Cosima who takes decisive measures to ensure Delphine is unable to make the unilateral decisions concerning Cosima's treatments that she has done thus far with respect to using Kira. Alison and Donnie's marriage reaches a new level as Donnie tries to cope with both the new knowledge of his wife being a clone, and his accidental killing of Aldous. Sarah still does not fully trust her surroundings, especially if Ethan is on their side or Dyad's, but she and Mrs. S decide to take a chance as Ethan states he can cure Cosima without having to use Kira. And Art and Felix meet yet another clone, one by the name of Tony Zwickey, who was originally contacted by Beth. Tony, who has a trait different than all ...
9Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done
As Cosima watches Dr. Duncan re-assemble the missing artificial genetic sequencing, Rachel places Delphine in the executive vacancy created by the sudden demise of Dr. Leekie. Meanwhile, Allison and Donnie ignite a new spark in their relationship while teaming up to handle a potentially explosive double dilemma. Helena discovers an even darker side to the Prolethean sect's 'master plan' and forms a surprising alliance with an unlikely couple. When Delphine approaches Sarah with a request to help Cosima, Kira's bravery is put to the test, and Rachel uses that to further her own personal agenda.
10By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
Now that she has Kira and her harvested bone marrow, Rachel is holding all the cards. She replaces Delphine with a Dr. Nealon as the facility and thus Cosima's chief physician, not even letting Delphine say goodbye before she is escorted out of the facility. As such, Rachel can use Cosima and Kira as a bargaining chip, which works as Sarah feels she has no other option but to surrender herself to Dyad, although Sarah still stays as defiant as ever under the circumstances. However, some will do anything, even risk their own life, to stop whatever Rachel's grand plan. And on the outside, Mrs. S and Felix, with a little help, believe they may have an inside track on what's happening within the Dyad facility. Sarah ultimately has to decide whether to trust that insider and the promise made. And after the fire at the Johanssen farm, those involved are able to escape they hope to a better life. Helena hopes to reunite with Sarah and Kira, but what happens may be beyond her comprehension. ...
1The Weight of This Combination
Sarah pursues the missing Helena who is held in a faraway compound. Sarah must use her wiles - and acting chops - to deter a Topside investigator who threatens the Leda sisters' lives. Meanwhile, Cosima appears to be rebounding from her illness, while Alison and Donnie face newfound financial woes. But when the menace of Castor rears its head once more, Sarah and her entire family must come together to survive.
2Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis
Castor pursues the Leda clones for original tissue samples. Helena, who is pregnant and imprisoned, is examined by a mysterious new villain. The Castor boys are also out to play, toying with a frightened young woman, Patty, in a sexy switcheroo that ultimately sets Sarah - and Art - hot on the Castor trail. But it's not all fun and games for the Castor boys, as Sarah gleans they may have a mysterious defect that puts their lives in peril.
3Formalized, Complex, and Costly
Leda and Castor are both on the hunt for original clone DNA. On-the-lam, Mark and Gracie pursue new leads to find the samples that might set them free, while Art and Sarah reunite to track them down. Meanwhile, Cosima and Scott try to learn more about Castor's biology and Alison's new money-making venture is going gangbusters. A shocking revelation about the Castor-Leda connection leaves the sisters reeling, just before Sarah witnesses a deadly Prolethean-Castor face-off.
4Newer Elements of Our Defense
Bonnie has shot Mark and has left him for dead. Sarah is able to find and help him, doing so because she knows that the Castor clones are the Leda clones siblings, and that Mark seemingly is trying to get away from the project. In helping Mark, Sarah hopes to get some information from him about the Castor headquarters and Helena's situation. Also finding out from Mark about the tissue samples that Henrik stole, Sarah wants to find the box that Mark retrieved from Finch to see if there is indeed any useful materials in it. In Bonnie's ambush, she is able to convince Gracie to return home with her. Gracie's sense of comfort at home is short lived. Alison and Donnie's new illicit drug business hits a potential snag when Donnie believes he is being followed by who he thinks is the police. His tail does eventually reveal himself, he who surprises Alison. Cosima follows two research leads, the most immediate being Duncan's book, the notes which she and Scott try to decipher. But she also ...
5Scarred by Many Past Frustrations
Mark has captured Sarah and taken her to the Castor compound, where she is housed in a cell adjacent to Helena's. However, it's not quite the reunion that Sarah was hoping in that Helena will not forgive Sarah for turning her in, she unaware that it was actually Mrs. S who made the arrangement. Although Helena will not open up, Sarah knows that Helena knows the detailed workings of the compound and thus probably knows a way out. Beyond Helena, Sarah has to decide who she can trust, the list of people who includes Paul. Meanwhile, Cosima goes on her date with Shay, the two who met on an Internet dating site. There seems to be a connection between the two. Cosima, however, is unaware that there are more people on their date than meets the eye. And now that she has miscarried, Gracie has been shunned by her mother and excommunicated. Because of Sarah, Gracie turns to Art for help, he in turn who believes that Mrs. S and Felix are better equipped to look after her. Felix in particular is ...
6Certain Agony of the Battlefield
Sarah is all alone at the Castor compound now that Helena has managed to escape, although Rudy is tasked with locating her, she who they believe cannot get far being in the middle of the desert. Sarah is also not feeling well, knowing that Coady and her team have done something to her. Sarah no longer trusts Paul, but behind the scenes he is trying to discover exactly what secret work Coady seems to be working on. Mrs. S and Felix are at different stages of worry about missing Sarah's whereabouts. Felix goes to someone who he believes can help, he doing whatever he needs to get the information about Sarah's whereabouts. Delphine returns on news that Sarah is missing, her return which does have an effect on Cosima's burgeoning relationship with Shay. Delphine, Cosima and Scott try to discover what is affecting Gracie. And Alison and Donnie are basking in the success of their new drug business, which Donnie may take a bit too far. Along with Jason who probably knows more about the ...
7Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate
Sarah and Helena have managed to escape from the Castor compound, and arranging with Mrs. S are awaiting Benjamin's arrival in the Mexican desert to retrieve them. However, they are surprised to see that their retriever is Mrs. S herself. This meeting allows for a showdown between Helena and Mrs. S, the former who wants to kill the latter for selling her out. With Cosima's new relationship with Shay being strong, Cosima is having problems dealing with Delphine, whether it be on a professional or personal level. Cosima feels like betraying a request by Delphine without telling her. On the drug dealing front, Alison and Donnie are having problems with Alison's mother, Connie, in the agreement to buy her store, which they need as a money laundering front. While Donnie and Jason meet with their supplier, Pouchy, for the first time together, Alison attends an all candidates meeting at the school. All of Alison's problems come to a head at the same time in a potentially very public setting....
8Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method
The clone club have made the decision that Helena and Gracie should now be the responsibility of the Hendrixes, which does not sit well with Donnie. Both Alison and Donnie believe they have to address the issue of Jason, and his romantic interest in Alison, although they take different approaches in dealing with the situation. Cosima continues to have problems in what seems like her love/hate relationship with Delphine, who she no longer trusts. Cosima and Sarah have not divulged to Delphine that Scott has been talking to Rachel about deciphering Duncan's code in the book. Rachel wants to make a deal with Sarah, which involves her, Felix and another sister who Sarah wants to remain outside the fold of knowledge about the clones, while various sides have differing opinions about what to do with and about Rachel. Castor may play a factor in the equation about Duncan's code, which may also affect "Denise"s well being.
9Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow
Based on what Rachel had deciphered of Duncan's code, Sarah, Felix and Mrs. S believe the answer to finding the Castor original is in London, where they head to Mrs. S' old stomping grounds prior to Sarah and Felix entering her life. Help from Mrs. S' old network of friends doesn't turn out quite the way they expect, which leads to diverging opinions on what to do next. Cosima now believes what Delphine had intimated, that Shay is a mole for Castor. Cosima and Delphine individually have to decide what to do based on that belief. Donnie's physical altercation with Jason jeopardizes the business partnership between Jason and the Hendrixes, with the resulting actions profoundly affecting Helena. Helena proves to be much more resourceful in resolving the matter to her satisfaction than Donnie imagines.
10History Yet to Be Written
With Art's help, Sarah, Mrs. S and Felix are able to hide the Castor and Leda original, Mrs. S' own mother Kendall Malone, although she is somewhat of a hostile participant in the matter. Mrs. S is blunt that she has no hesitation in killing her mother if Castor even gets close to finding out their hideout, both Castor and Topside who they know will soon find out where they are hiding. Coady's approach in finding the Castor original is to go after the one sister who is out in the open, namely Alison who, along with Donnie, is in the midst of the school trustee election. As Helena can't be included in the public aspects of election day, Donnie has what he believes is the ultimate gift for Helena to keep her preoccupied. With Topside, Delphine believes she has a deal that will satisfy Ferdinand and Topside's needs in the Leda project. With all these pieces, Rachel becomes an increasingly important player. And Shay may not be able to forgive Cosima for what Delphine did, both ...
1The Collapse of Nature
A flashback into the last several days in Beth's life acts as an extended prologue to the current day goings-on of the sisters. Beth has a source who she has not mentioned to anyone, including Art, which leads her and Art to their next case, what Art sees as just the homicide of a man named Edward Capra, but which Beth knows is part of what her source tells her is about the Neolutionists, who are all around her according to the source. As such, the source tells her not to trust anyone, even those closest to her. Two issues of interest concerning Capra are a square piece of his right cheek which has been removed, and reconstruction of his sex organ into two. Beth has to figure out how these two items relate to the Neolutionists. Beth has also just started managing the fund for her, Alison and Cosima, bankrolled by Alison for them to live while Beth largely shoulders the legwork on figuring out what is going on with them. She is dealing with all the stress in her life, which includes a ...
2Transgressive Border Crossing
After evading Neolution in Iceland, Sarah returns home to track down an elusive new ally. She uncovers the next facet of Neolution's agenda...
3The Stigmata of Progress
As Sarah reels from the shocking discovery of Neolution's biotech, she's desperate to find answers. Always impulsive...
4From Instinct to Rational Control
Although she doesn't trust him, Sarah knows that Ferdinand now is her strongest lead in getting the bot removed in that he knows the one person who can remove it: Susan Duncan. In return, Ferdinand also wants access to Susan as he knows that she has Rachel, who he wants to save. MK is the person who has the skill set to locate Susan. As Sarah will not divulge MK as her source to him and as Sarah does not want to tell MK that Ferdinand is the person that has been helping her, Sarah needs to act as the go-between. Either finding out the identity of the other could have major repercussions, especially concerning MK's past. While out for coffee, Alison is accosted by Trina believing her to be Beth. Trina's accusations lead to Alison needing to follow another path to a fertility clinic to find the link back to Neolutionists. As she knows that one of her sisters has been to the clinic, Alison needs to enlist the help of others to infiltrate the clinic. This includes Felix, who has reemerged...
5Human Raw Material
With Sarah taking a mom day with Kira and Alison busy with a committee meeting, Cosima volunteers to accompany Donnie to the BrightBorn orientation session pretending to be the surrogate mom, which she hopes will allow her to do some snooping around the facility to discover what scientifically BrightBorn is actually doing. It is a difficult enough situation made all the more difficult when they discover upon arrival that Evie Cho will be at the orientation. It becomes even more confusing with the arrival of another unexpected person, who is unaware of Leda but has her own suspicions of something nefarious going on in her world, which almost got her killed. Sarah and Felix are still at odds with each other over Adele in his life, Sarah not believing that they truly are biological siblings and that Adele is in his life for some other nefarious reason. Their antagonism is increased by Felix bringing Adele to the safe house, and by Sarah discovering that Geneconnecxion, the company that ...
6The Scandal of Altruism
Seeing that it is the best overall solution yet not perfect by any means, Sarah and Cosima decide with Kendall's OK to set up an agreement with Susan Duncan, which they will not divulge to Mrs. S. until everything is arranged as they know she won't like what they've done. That agreement is an agent representing Susan will remove the bot from Sarah's cheek, with Cosima on site to ensure Sarah's safety. As Scott and Cosima have not yet come up with a "cure" for Cosima and the other affected Leda clones, they in turn will provide their research and Kendall to Susan, with Scott harvesting the necessary cell from Kendall so that Susan can continue the work on curing the affected Leda clones. The agreement does not include providing any of Kendall's DNA for the Castor project. When these two sides of the agreement are accomplished on neutral sites, Susan's agents will release Cosima, while Kendall will be whisked away to safety back at the safe house. While those involved hope to get what ...
7The Antisocialism of Sex
Sarah regresses to old habits while struggling to cope with the consequences of her decisions - reconnecting with Beth on a dark night of the soul...
8The Redesign of Natural Objects
Despite not knowing where she's gone or why she's back, Sarah reconnects with MK, who is able to provide some information as to the fact that the Neolutionists under Evie Cho see especially Sarah, but also Alison and Cosima, as threats to the project. As such, Sarah asks MK for one more favor in getting her in touch with Susan Duncan, who may now be more of an ally in finding a cure for Cosima. However Rachel being aligned with Susan may still be an issue. In the process, Cosima believes she may have found at least a starting point for their future research, which involves a reluctant Sarah. Rachel, in the meantime, has been seeing visions, including of swans, which she believes are not hallucinations but something implanted into her eye. Meanwhile, Mrs. S is still determined to get some revenge for her mother's murder, and to discover what Evie Cho's end game is so that she can help find some peace for the sisters. Both those roads lead to Marty Duko. However, a potential issue is ...
9The Mitigation of Competition
The formal alliance between the sisters on one side Susan/Rachel/Ira on the other side begins in earnest. Cosima has arrived on the island where she and Susan will begin the process of finding a cure for both Leda and Castor by developing original DNA in the absence of Kendall through fertilization of one of Sarah's eggs with Ira's sperm, while Sarah and Felix meet with Rachel and Ira to discuss the next step in bringing down Evie Cho and restoring Susan as the head of Neolution. As Evie ramps up her media campaign to bring BrightBorn's work to the masses, Sarah, Rachel, Felix and Ira learn that two women, Tabitha Stewart and Kendra Dupree, have escaped from BrightBorn's facility, Tabitha near the end of her pregnancy and Kendra with her newborn. Rachel believes that what Tabitha and Kendra know and bringing it to public light is the key to exposing Evie's work. Sarah is determined for "her side" to do the work in finding the two women despite Sarah being Evie's primary target, having...
10From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths
When communication with Cosima is cut off and Neolution appears to be within striking distance, Sarah's alliance with Rachel goes out the window...
