Gone is an unexpectedly beautiful, quiet episode ofMr.

Robot, but it begins with a moment of devastation.

Dom, alive and recovering in a hospital bed, watches the news.

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Dom realizes that she wasright thereat one point, talking to Whiterose.

But shed never figured it out.

She has nowhere to go, nobody to run to.

Still, she doesnt want to be in the hospital, so she forces them to discharge her.

Dom moves the heavy dresser from in front of the door and lets her in.

The two head to a motel where Darlene says a very sweet goodbye to Elliot.

He says hes not coming with her, that hes not done yet.

Hes heading to Washington Township, presumably to start figuring out how to destroy Whiteroses machine.

He says Darlene cant come with him this time, but she doesnt even want to.

This was her goal, and now shes done.

Shes shocked, but Leon is confused.

Have we met before?

Once she talks about him killing four men in a barn, he places her.

It all starts to blend together when youre a gun for hire.

She sits on a bench with Dom and tells her to watch.

Dom checks her phone.

Did everyone get this much?

she asks, and Darlene smiles and says yes.

Theres no telling how this will not only change peoples lives but also upend society.

At the airport, Dom runs into Irving from the Dark Army.

Hes there shilling a book hes written.

Its a strange scene, one that feels a little out of place in this episode.

Why would she assume hes telling the truth?

She has to stay home and give a shot to get through the investigation and see her family again.

She doesnt do well on her own.

They need you, she says.

They cant handle me, says Darlene.

The duo part ways.

The scene cuts back and forth between Dom and Darlene.

Its all pure rom-com stuff, just in a different context.

But at that exact moment, Darlene runs into the washroom to deal with her panic attack.

Dom boards the plane, and Darlene calms herself down in the washroom.

Theyve missed their connection, but maybe theyve found something else, some sense of strength that they need.