Fringe Season 1 Episode 15: Inner Child

Fringe finally returned last night on Fox. It was an awesome episode and they tied everything together really well (f0r once). The show opened with a contractor who feels the need  to check a building one more time before demolishing it. Good thing he did because they found a secret room underneath and a boy living in the small, dark, damp space. They don’t know how long the boy has lived underground with no food, water, light, or human contact. He can’t speak but he does seem to understand what others are saying. Of course, Olivia and The Bishops are called to check it out and Olivia instantly bonds with the boy.

At the same time, the Artist, a serial killer, has sent a fax to the FBI letting them know he has another victim. They have no leads until the boy writes a name in a notepad for Olivia that turns out to be the name of the victim. Walter explains that the boy isn’t exactly a psychic but he is able to hone in on specific details especially when it involves someone he cares about. He likes Olivia and knows the information is important to her so he is sharing it with her.

The boy then writes an address down for Olivia. When she goes there, she can’t find anything but come to find out this was where the Artist’s next victim was abducted. To speed things up a bit Walter puts together something that will allow them to hear the boy’s thoughts but they didn’t make any sense. The boy can still write but stops providing his insights because he senses that Olivia told a government agency they could take him after the investigation was over (which she did, not knowing what agency he was really with).