...who's currently ignoring Topher in favor of looking after Echo with a pining expression. Once she's disappeared, he admits that it never occurred to him that Rebecca would still exist after he stopped coming to the Dollhouse, and it's fair enough that he's thrown for a loop about his dead wife but I'm happy enough when Topher gets his mind off that subject by bringing up Alpha. Mynor is less than pleased to know that Alpha the super-genius knows where the Dollhouse is, but Topher assures him there's no possible way he can get in now...

...so, after we get a shot of Echo being locked up again...

...it's no surprise that Alpha turns up, specifically in Adelle's office. I'd imagine she has less to fear than the others, but then again, we don't know that Miss Lonelyhearts was strictly heterosexual, do we?

When we return, Alpha asks what she thinks of his attire, and since he brings up the subject the ugly, busy pink floral shirt wouldn't have been my choice to go with a three-piece gray suit and other-shade-of-pink tie, but I don't generally go for the dandy Beau Brummel look, as Alpha admits he was. Speaking of which, if you're a James Purefoy fan, and who among us isn't, you should totally check out Beau Brummel: This Charming Man if you can get your hands on it. I don't think you'll be sorry. Alpha pours himself a drink and then freshens Adelle's, who's only too happy, given her trembling hands, to down a huge gulp. Noticing this, he asks if she's scared, and she admits to being terrified. He approves of that, but not so much of her suggestion that she have Echo brought to him, deeming that "not very chivalrous," and frankly, that's a pretty chivalrous description of her offer. Woman is not covering herself in glory these last couple episodes. Alpha goes on to muse that Echo isn't "ready" for him, so Adelle then suggests she give him Mynor instead, like, woman, get yourself under control here! Once again, however, Alpha spurns her pathetic attempt at appeasement, saying she doesn't have anything in which he's interested that he can't just take, but right now, he'd like to share the contents of an envelope with her. Ooh, is it next year's Oscar winners? I knew that thing was fixed!