BWW Recap: INTRUDERS Connects Some Very Paranormal Dots

Ever been in one of those situations where you run into someone you knew from years ago, and suddenly you learn that they're best friends with your sister's brother-in-law's cousin? That's basically what tonight's episode of INTRUDERS was like. That, plus some good, old-fashioned action, peppered with just the right amount of paranormal mystery. You wanted connections? You've got connections. We're at the half way mark in the series, and the previously blurry puzzle of Qui Reverti relationships is finally becoming clearer.

The writers ease us into these developments, though, and we open with a flashback. Madison and her parents are at an open house when Madison sits down at the piano in the corner and masterfully plays a song. Something's fishy, though: Madison's father reveals she's never taken a lesson or even touched a piano before that day. Perhaps Marcus has been intruding on Madison for longer than we thought. The piano's classical music brings us back to the present day, where Madison sits in the back of a new car, with a new person shuttling her to Seattle. When the driver asks her where she wants to go, Madison answers as Madison for the first time in a long time. She wants to go home, but Marcus won't let her remember where home is. Madison's putting up a fight, and Marcus can't have that. He takes over, reaches for his book, sees a sketch of a building, and sets off to find it.

Meanwhile, back at the Whalen house, Amy sits in front of the television, watching a documentary on jazz legend Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke. When the narrator announces Beiderbecke's death due, naturally, to a love of prohibition alcohol, Amy whispers lovingly at the TV, insinuating that she'll soon be with him once again. (She's been with him in the past? That explains the obsession with jazz music.) Scared by a flashback to her miscarriage, Amy grabs a bar and smashes the television. She's satisfied.

Wondering when the mystery starts to piece itself together? That's where Gary comes in. Remember him, Gary Fischer, Jack's friend from the LAPD? Gary is now a prominent lawyer in Chicago, and he's been begging Jack to meet with him since the season's premiere. When he finally gets Jack's ear, the stories flow. One of Gary's first clients in Chicago was a self-made Seattle-based billionaire named Joseph Cranfield. For fifteen years, Gary was Cranfield's go-to guy for any deals he needed done. Nothing was illegal or out of the ordinary, until about a year ago, when Cranfield, a man in peak physical condition, wanted a plan to dissolve his fortune upon his death. His family would all receive one billion dollars, and six billion would be deposited into a hundred-year-old trust fund based in London. Gary explains that only two matters remained unsettled in Cranfield's plan: one being a beneficiary - namely, the infamous Bill Anderson - who continually returns a ten million dollar check, and the other, one single piece of property in Seattle that Cranfield keeps in his possession.

Now's when you should get your pencils out, because it's time to draw yourselves a Qui Reverti family tree! Gary takes Jack to the building in question - the building where Amy's been spotted, and the one sketched in Marcus's book - and explains to a very confused Jack that it has been in the Crane family - as in Todd Crane, Amy's boss - since the Seattle fire in 1889. For the past ten years, Cranfield's London Trust has leased the building from the Crane family. The Trust's board is composed of three trustees: Todd Crane, Marcus Fox, and Cranfield, whose position transfers to his protégé upon his death. Who is the protégé? She's none other than Amy Dyer, also known as Amy Whalen, Jack's wife. Draw it out. Diagram it. It helps.

Jack, like us, is completely confused, overwhelmed, in denial, and yet ridiculously curious all at the same time. He demands that Gary hand over all of the information he has on Bill Anderson and storms out, heading for Anderson's house.

And then, everybody on the planet gets a phone call at the same time. Okay, so not everybody on the planet is involved, but all of our key players receive mysterious calls. The pay phone next to Gary in the completely empty Crane building rings, as does Amy's, Jack's, and Richard Shepherd's. Amy picks up and hears nothing but strange sounds, but she seems to decipher some kind of meaning from them. Jack's message, however, is a bit more ominous. His caller, a "part-time friend," warns him not to go into Anderson's home unless he wants to end up like Anderson's family. Naturally, Jack goes in anyway, finds burnt electrical equipment in the basement, and gets caught by police as he photographs the device's serial number...but back to that in a second. Shepherd's call is from the same disguised voice as Jack's, only Shepherd knows the caller and identifies her as Rose. Rose gets straight to the point: she's mad that he's not doing his job, and she demands he kill Anderson.

But where's Madison during all of this? Oddly enough, at a children's library, where she sees a pair of books that trigger memories of both Todd Crane and a lady named Alison - Madison's mother. Determined to suppress Madison, Marcus once again turns to his Qui Reverti book. This only works for so long, though, because Madison soon remembers Alison's phone number. She calls Alison (we still can't be sure that she's Madison's real mother), reveals that Marcus wants to see Crane and won't let her go home, and then collapses.

Now back to Jack in jail. He's questioned by Seattle police, but is quickly released to Gary on bail. Picking up where he left off, Jack tells Gary to call Cranfield in an attempt to find out more information on Bill Anderson. Instead of reaching Cranfield, though, Gary just hears strange tones - the same tones that Amy heard when her phone rang. Remember, coincidences don't exist on INTRUDERS.

So we've strengthened the relationship between Cranfield and Amy, but what about Marcus and Crane? Having taken care of the Alison part of her desires, Madison pays a visit to Crane to confront him. The Marcus portion of Madison is in control for most of the visit, and, in true Marcus form, makes some pretty sketchy comments about Crane's young daughter. Surprisingly, Madison breaks through and apologizes, but Marcus quickly regains control and demands to speak to Cranfield. Despite Todd explaining that he's not in touch with Cranfield, Marcus continues to demand communication with the mysterious billionaire. Marcus knows Cranfield is sick, asks if Rose is triggered (whatever that means), and, unsatisfied with Crane's lack of answers, leaves the office. Within seconds of Marcus leaving, Todd alerts Rose to Marcus's return. Are Todd and Rose, and therefore Amy and Cranfield, all part of "The Nine" that tried to kill off Marcus all those years ago? We can't be sure just yet, but it seems pretty darn probable at this point.

And so begins the action portion of the evening. When Jack and Gary can't get information over the phone from Cranfield, Jack persuades Gary to go to Cranfield's house and confront him directly. That plan is thwarted, however, and the pair is quickly shooed off the property. Jack is not satisfied, and he's not giving up. He forces Gary to pull the car over, and before we know it, the former cops are hurling themselves over a stone wall into Cranfield's backyard. They quickly find a window and spy on the event. Cranfield lies in bed, dressed like a mummy, as people in robes ceremoniously place more cloths over his face. Cranfield begins to seize, and who steps in to help but Amy! Jack snaps some pictures as proof...and catches the security's attention. Jack and Gary manage to outrun the men and drive off, petrified at what they just saw. Despite Cranfield's apparent death (is it really a death?), Jack wants answers. He puts his police training to use and calls in to Tim Truth's radio broadcast with an encryption target at Bill Anderson, secretly giving him a time and a place to meet and discuss his work. Unbeknownst to Jack, Richard Shepherd is also listening to the broadcast and, of course, almost effortlessly deciphers the encryption.

Now, the moment of truth: we finally meet the infamous Bill Anderson! He reveals that the ten million dollars given to him by Cranfield was a bribe aimed to stop his research. What was Anderson working on exactly? Nothing too crazy, just a machine that can detect ghosts using infrasonics, or extremely low frequencies. No big deal. Just as they were getting information out of Anderson, Richard enters the restaurant, aims his gun at Anderson, and pulls the trigger. Perfect hit. As he takes his last breath, Anderson looks at Jack and hands him possibly the biggest clue yet when he mutters, "Qui Reverti."

The cards are in Jack's hands now. The connections have been made. He has the necessary information. Now he just has to dig and see what he can uncover.

Let me know what you thought about tonight's episode in the comments below. I'm already excited for next week!

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