Anyway, Adelle gives the floor to Topher, who says he's scrubbed the Dolls as much as he safely can, and science-babbles for a while until he brings up the sleep cycle. Apparently, there's a reason the Dolls sleep in pods -- while they're unconscious, in addition to oxygen and "subliminal tone patterns." they get sedatives and anti-psychotics pumped into the air they breathe. Considering some of the dreams I've been having lately, that doesn't actually sound like a bad idea. At least until the economy recovers, anyway. Topher says he could play with the "cocktail," but Claire cautions that their sleep period is their most vulnerable time. Topher condescendingly replies that he could test it out on one chamber if she's "stressed" about it, and adds that he knows what he's doing. Claire: "So do I. But I also care what you're doing." Check and mate! Topher looks steamed, and Claire places the cherry on top as she continues in Laurence's direction: "...To our pets." Adelle puts an end to all this by saying she'll take everything into consideration, and then tells them she'll need all their reports at the end of every shift, and they need to be detailed and extensive. Boyd expresses his concern that reporting on every little thing might get his Active sent to the Attic, especially since he was hired to protect her, but Adelle informs him that's only true in the field. "In here, we protect the House." She goes on that they need to take steps against the rising tide of what's been happening, "unless anyone here thinks they've got a better idea." Satisfied that's not the case, she turns away...

...and then we cut to Echo, brushing out her hair long and straight in a way that kind of makes her look like Cher. Well, they've probably had similar amounts of scary work done, if not quite of the same ilk. As she looks in the mirror, she remembers Ballard telling her that her name is Caroline back in the "Internet mogul's" house, and also the part where Ballard told her he'd never hurt her. Soon, she's walking down the hall, and then we focus on Sierra, who's behind her and pauses uncertainly as she remembers Hearn's abuse of her, and that's not getting any less creepy or upsetting as time goes on. In the pod room, however, her mood lightens when she sees Victor, and then all five of them settle into bed...