As if we needed confirmation that apparently, fate will happen no matter how hard we fight against it, we're back in Afghanistan, and Aaron walks into the exact circumstances he saw in his flashforward.

And then -- zip! -- we're back in Los Angeles. Janis is entering her darkened apartment (only the fish tank is alight, in a nice nod to her cover) and her bad day is STILL not over, because guess who's waiting for her? It's Simon. And he's got a gun. The very last words of the episode: "I need your help."

Lisa Schmeiser needs help too, but she would prefer it to be of the dark chocolate variety. Follow her on Twitter at lschmeiser.

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