The Equation 

A young musical genius is kidnapped and Walter recalls a patient at St Clair's who might have been kidnapped by the same people and forced to try and figure out the solution to an equation.

Director:

Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (created by), Alex Kurtzman (created by)

Stars:

Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Torv	...	Olivia Dunham
Joshua Jackson	...	Peter Bishop
Lance Reddick	...	Phillip Broyles
Kirk Acevedo	...	Charlie Francis
Blair Brown	...	Nina Sharp (credit only)
Jasika Nicole	...	Astrid Farnsworth
Mark Valley	...	John Scott (credit only)
John Noble	...	Dr. Walter Bishop
William Sadler	...	Dr. Sumner
Randall Duk Kim	...	Dashiell Kim
Gillian Jacobs	...	Joanne Ostler
Charlie Tahan	...	Ben Stockton
Adam Grupper	...	Andrew Stockton
Chance Kelly	...	Mitchell Loeb
Kate Hodge	...	Abby Stockton

Storyline

On a rainy night, Ben, a boy who became a music prodigy after coming out of a coma, is kidnapped after his father is put in a hypnogenic state using a red, blue and green lights. Walter proves this really happened when he puts Peter in the same state in the lab. The abduction is just one in a series of kidnappings of people who are geniuses in their fields. After they are brought back, the people go insane and commit terrible acts. In the lab Walter and Peter find a connection between Ben and an old colleague of Walter, at Saint Claire's, who was also kidnapped. In order to save the kid, now Walter needs to go back to Saint Claire's and speak with the old colleague.

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Plot Keywords:

dead woman | dead woman with eyes open | dead woman on floor | shot in the chest | woman shot | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The location where the child prodigy is held captive as well as many exterior shots for various episodes were filmed at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York.

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Quotes

[to Joanne Ostler]
Mitchell Loeb: Look around your house, your office, your kitchen... Numbers make everything work.

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Soundtracks

Fringe Main Title Theme
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by J.J. Abrams

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

John Hancock Tower - 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television, Fringe Element Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1