For the military man in Miles, this is of course good news and a victory.
I hate that guy, Jim says when Dickson leaves.
In Philadelphia, Captain Jeremy Baker (yes, Mark Pellegrino is back!)
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is filling Monroe in on their losses in battles against the rebels and Georgians.
Now, he says.
But shes being cold and quiet with her uncle.
He asks her whats wrong.
You wanna talk?
Lets talk about what happened between you and my mom.
Monroes messenger insists on speaking to Miles in private.
Miles learns that Monroe is in their hometown and wants him to be there by dawn.
Anyone you ever cared about or loved will die, just because they know you, starting with Emma.
Miles has just enlisted, and Emmas worried about him.
But he reassures her with a promise that hell be okay and a kiss.
Cut to Monroe and his men in his hometown.
The general is standing in a white gazebo, watching the militiamen round up the townspeople.
Its me, Emma, she says, walking past militiamen and approaching Bass.
I know you, and I know when youre lying.
Thats when Sebastian Monroe the general comes back: Yeah, youre right, were old friends.
That doesnt give you the right to talk to me like that.
There are flowers at the tombstone of his parents, surely placed there by Emma.
Another flashback reveals teenage Emma pulling a blanket over Miles, whos fallen asleep on the couch.
She walks into the kitchen, where she and Bass draw close, his fingers drifting across her hand.
Later, at night, present-day Emma approaches Monroe again, now in the courthouse.
Shes overheard militiamen talking and knows what Monroe is planning.
I know you loved me once, she says, adding shakingly, Bass, I loved you too.
He looks at her sharply, like this is the first time shes ever said this.
Indeed, he asks her why shes never told him this before.
She brushes off that question and implores him to not go through with his manipulative plans.
There has to be a part of you thats still you, thats kind and decent.
If there is, like let us go, she says.
Bass asks about the flowers at his parents grave yes, Emma says, she put them there.
He draws close to her and whispers, You see the best in people.
You see the best in me.
I wanna be the Bass that you know.
I wanna be him so badly, you have no idea.
Bass gives teary-eyed Emma a long kiss, then draws away and says firmly, But hes dead.
There he sees Emma, who helps him guide people to safety but its a safety that doesnt exist.
On all sides are flames or militiamen armed with guns.
I cant do it.
Ill hit her, Miles confesses, to Dickson and Charlies frustration.
If anyone takes that shot, I swear to God, Ill kill him myself, Miles hisses.
I want to see him again.
My son, she whispers.
A quick return to the earlier flashback shows teenage Bass and Emma having sex on the kitchen counter.
Bass lowers his gun slightly.
Mouth gaping, one tear falling from his eye, Bass asks her where their son is.
Hes not here, is all Emma says.
And its the last thing Emma says just then, a bullet goes right through her chest.
Miles, shocked, looks back and sees Dickson with his gun raised.
He immediately stands up and kills the Georgia captain with two shots to the chest.
Bass, lying on the ground with the dead Emma fallen on top of him, is wounded too.
and begins firing rather blindly in Miles direction.
Militiamen step in and pull their injured leader away, back to the helicopters.
Miles and Charlie start firing at the militiamen, hitting a few more, but not Monroe or Baker.
Later, Jim walks over to Miles as hes covering Emmas body with a blanket.
Jim can tell this woman was important to him.
I used to be engaged to her, Miles says.
Then: This is how Monroe wants to fight?
He has no idea what hes in for.
Its gonna take me a while to translate.
Aaron offers to help.
Two doctorates from MIT, but Ill go shopping, Aaron grumbles.
Rachel, distracted, just nods without acknowledging his frustration.
He goes after her, shouts her name, but he loses her in the crowd.
Later, we see Rachel urging him to calm down hes been searching for Priscilla for hours.
Then he finds her at a bar, next to a man with scruffy Scandinavian good looks.
Aaron exchanges a few uncertainhis with her.
With restrained emotion, she introduces Aaron to the man sitting next to her, Steve, my husband.
She then introduces Aaron simply as an old friend.
Rachel gently pulls Aaron away, as Priscilla watches him go with a pained look on her face.
Aaron didnt see the gun, but he knows something was wrong.
Aaron and his wife go back to one of the market tables to talk, with Rachel sitting nearby.
I never should have left you.
I thought I was going to get you killed.
Through tears, Priscilla makes it clear that she thinks Aarons belief that he was protecting her is preposterous.
Everyone he left her with died, she tells him.
I wish I could take it back, you have no idea, Aaron says, also shedding tears.
He asks her to come with them.
When she says no, he says hell go with her.
But no, that cant happen either because Priscilla really does have a new family.
She killed that sergeant to protect her daughter, whos now 11.
Yes, she is his wifes new family is in Texas.
Dont worry about me anymore, she whispers.
The last scene of the episode takes place in the Georgia Federation Presidential Compound.
One of President Fosters people brings up Miles murder of Captain Dickson.
Who can handle Miles?
Cue dramatic brass section notes and Nevilles stern face that morphs into a small, sly smile.
Your turn, Revolutionaries.
How much did you love seeing Aaron, Miles, and Bass face their past in this episode?
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