BWW Recap: It's a Rose-Colored World for INTRUDERS

"A rose by any other name should smell as sweet." Shakespeare may have written it, but INTRUDERS creators seem to find an awful lot of inspiration in that quote. For a while now, Qui Reverti members have been name-dropping Rose in almost every conversation. Just to make sure we're aware of how key she is, costume and set designers have thrown bits of red into almost every scene involving a Reverti member (think Madison's backpack). She's obviously a high-ranking member of Qui Reverti, but who exactly is she?

One thing we do know is that Rose does not want Marcus back. Why? One reason may be that Marcus is a pure, unadulterated creep. Sure, we knew that from the way he spoke to Crane a few episodes ago, but in the opening flashback when the police raid Marcus' old home, we learn just how high his psycho level really reaches. Ave Verum Corpus (Marcus' theme song, if you will) plays in the background while the police inspect his wall-mounted knife collection and his fish tank full of sand dollars. The freak factor hits an all-time high, though, when the police make it to the basement. Dead bodies under the floorboards are so decayed that one poor, weak-stomached officer simply cannot handle it. Not crazy enough for you? Don't worry, Marcus has you covered. Simply follow the detectives to the other side of the room, where they find more decayed bodies, including one holding a photo booth strip of pictures featuring the murderer himself and Donna, the very first character we met in the first episode, who killed herself and left a note for Gary Fischer! Forgot about her, right? Me, too. Gary hasn't, though, and it's driving him batty. But we'll get to Gary a bit later.

For now, back to Rose. While Jack is questioned about Bill Anderson's death by his new friends at the Seattle Police Department, Marcus finally makes his way to the building we learned about last week. He leaves disappointed, however, and accomplishes nothing more than creeping out a lady who works there with another derogatory comment. It's in the meeting between the two Shepherds, though, where things get really interesting. At first, it seems like Frank stopped by Richard's hotel room purely for business: he explains that Rose knows Bill Anderson is dead, but warns that Richard's work is getting sloppy. The conversation - and their relationship - takes a turn when Frank asks Richard if he is the one who brought Marcus back. Richard looks Frank straight in the eye and denies any involvement. Richard is definitely a rogue, and not only because he just flat out lied to his mentor. Turns out he believes that Qui Reverti's secrets should belong to the world, not just to a select group of people. Frank is unnerved by this, and rightly so, but it's not like Frank hasn't done anything sketchy in his life. He mentions to Richard that the mysterious Rose has asked him to find someone, off the books. Sounds a little bit like what Richard did with Marcus, no? Rose seems a bit hypocritical: she's upset that someone brought Marcus back off the books, but when she wants to bring back someone she loves, it's not a problem. Richard recognizes these inconsistencies and clearly no longer trusts Frank. You don't carry a loaded gun in your back pocket when you're comfortable around someone.

Jack should probably start carrying a gun, too, judging by the frequency of these calls from this mysterious unknown caller he gets. This time, the caller isn't delivering threats, but instead plans a meeting for the next day at Pier Nine. Jack's disheveled, his room's disheveled, and really, who can blame him? His whole life is spiraling out of control right before his eyes. The only person he can trust is Gary. At least, he thinks he can trust him. Gary's dependability, though, is called into question when Jack discovers that he hasn't worked at the law firm for months.

Gary calls back to defend himself as Jack makes his way to the pier. He sounds like he's ready to snap, so Jack agrees to meet him later. Right now, he's focused on finding this unknown caller at the pier. Not surprisingly, Frank shows up, sent by - who else - Rose. Before Jack gets the chance to really chat with Frank, the Shepherd puts on his glove (is he trying to shepherd Jack...?) and prepares to kill Jack. That's when the action starts. Within a matter of seconds, Jack's fighting back with whatever kind of weapon he can find, the two men struggle, and then, as if on cue, Richard shows up, ready and rearing to kill someone, as usual. He shoots, but not at Jack. Frank is hit, and he goes down, toppling backwards into the water. What? Richard killed his recruiter? I bet Rose isn't going to be too happy about that.

It seems that Marcus' new goal, now that Cranfield is gone, is to meet with Rose, but Madison's still putting up a fight. After leaving the office building, Madison (that's who seems to be in control once she returns to suburbia) runs into Marcus' old house, confused as to why she's there, but desperately searching for her parents. As soon as Madison gains entry to the house and earns the trust of the man living there, Marcus takes over, and it's not long before Marcus murders him. Richard, on the other hand, is determined to prevent Marcus from reaching Rose at all costs. If that were to happen, it would expose what Richard did, and he'd be dead. Naturally, once Richard finds Marcus, Marcus figures out a way to evade him. He regrets keeping his end of the bargain with Marcus. Things have gotten too complicated and too risky.

But who is Rose? And how does she have so much power? The suspense is killing me! We don't know much yet, but Gary's getting close to uncovering something. Jack visits him at Le Soleil, where he's set up a rather messy camp across the hall from where Rose is reportedly staying. He bursts as soon as Jack gets there, spilling about how Anderson's ghost machine really works, how he's convinced he's seen a second soul in the eyes of his one-and-a-half year old daughter, and how he's sure Donna - that same girl from the first episode, and from the photos found in Marcus' basement - is back to warn him about Qui Reverti. Jack almost bursts when Gary tells him that Rose is tied in with the Sicomacy Trust family tree, and he tells Gary that Rose tried to have him killed at the pier. Gary may be a mess, but Jack is determined to figure out what's going on. He tries to listen at the door of room 909, but hides back behind his door when he hears someone coming off of the elevator. He peeks through the peephole. Someone's coming down the hallway. It's Richard - and he's knocking on Rose's door! The door opens, and...it's Amy! Amy is Rose!

Suddenly, we're right back to that Shakespeare quote. Names don't matter for Qui Reverti, or at least, a name doesn't change the nature of the soul itself. People have been calling Jack's wife Amy for decades, but Amy has never been just Amy. Rose's soul has been inside of her since day one, answering to whatever name people want to call her, but remaining, underneath it all, Rose.

A lot about Rose may have been revealed tonight, but there are still a ton of new strings left untied. What are you most curious about? Tell us in the comments below and we can all be confused together!

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