Mommy's Bosses
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"Mommy's Bosses" is an episode of the science fiction
television series The 4400
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chase him. Tom asks Diana what are they doing here, stating that it is “so wrong.”
Nina
returns to NTAC, Dennis
reveals to Tom and Diana that the first of the 4400s here died over night; Diana remarks she is going to quarantine.
Diana and Tom visit Max’s office. Diana holds Max at gunpoint.
Max Hudson explains to Dennis Ryland that the body produces four neurotransmitters and that Orson Bailey produces five neurotransmitters, explaining why he exerts telekinetic properties, essentially a “backstage pass to the VIP section of the brain” – Orson is using parts of the cerebellum no human has access to. Max tells Dennis that all 4400s are producing trace amounts of promicin
. Dennis says, “So it’s just a matter of time before every 4400 develops telekinesis.” Max replies that they may not get telekinesis but they will get something.
Max Hudson explains to Tom and Diana at gunpoint about the promicin-inhibitor and how he was ordered to synthesize an inhibitor. Diana lowers her gun. He tells her if she is not going to shoot him, then let him get back to work.
Allison visits Kyle
’s house, telling him that Roy is going to take a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. He will face life in prison and be ineligible for parole for 20 years. Kyle tells her Roy won't be going to prison.
Tom and Diana visit Kevin Burkhoff
and Matthew Ross at the 4400 Center
. Kevin tells them that he has figured out how promicin
works and that if he can find one 4400 who hasn’t been exposed to the inhibitor, he could develop a cure.
Brian brings Lily
and Isabelle
some groceries. Lily and Brian talk, and Brian tries to seduce Lily
. She refuses and Lily slaps him, making Bryan angry, who punches her. Lily grabs a knife in defense and stabs Brian. Brian falls to the floor. Lily’s phone rings, and when she answers it, Brian speaks to her. She looks to the floor and "Brian" is gone.
Kevin speaks to Richard
and Matthew regarding him being a collaborator. He wonders if they have a “clean 4400” – one who hasn’t been exposed to the inhibitor.
Max Hudson is found dead in his car, apparently suicide. He left a note that mentions a "firewall memo."
Tom returns home and tells Kyle to be ready to leave to go to Spain; Kyle asks if his dad knows that Roy Marsden is going to go to prison for life. As his dad leaves, Kyle picks up a notebook he had hidden, revealing his confession of Collier's murder.
Tom and Diana get a possible lead in their case and go to visit Ryland’s old secretary.
Brian brings Lily and Isabelle back to the 4400 safe house, where Richard is. When Kevin sees Isabelle, he asks, “Is that her?”
Tom and Diana visit Dennis Ryland’s old secretary. She has been expecting someone to visit her, and she asks if there here about “Firewall.” She gives Tom and Diana the documents.
Kyle tells his father that he is going to confess to the murder of Collier. Tom tells him not to say anything until he gets back.
Kevin explains to Richard and Lily about the “cure” he has created using Isabelle’s blood. However, there is only enough for one shot. Richard says that if they can get it into quarantine, one shot will be enough.
Nina tells Tom and Diana that a 4400 safe house has been exposed. As Tom and Diana head for their car, Kevin Burkhoff tells them that he has brought something for them. He tells them whatever they do, don't drop it.
Dennis Ryland and his men arrive at the 4400 safe house. He gives them an ultimatum: if they do not comply, they will come in with force. Tom arrives and tells Dennis he knows about Firewall.
At NTAC quarantine, Diana tells Shawn that she has brought something that will help him, although she would rather give it to Maia. Diana helps Shawn
get up; Shawn puts his hands on Maia to heal her.
Tom arrives at NTAC quarantine and finds a healthy Alana
, who tells him it was a miracle. He sees Shawn up and walking around, and smiles at him.
Twenty-four hours later, Tom brings Alana home. Kyle goes to the 4400 Center
to see Shawn, telling him that he killed Jordan Collier. Shawn is distraught, but he uses his ability on Kyle to rid him of the evil in him. It appears to work.
Marco
and Diana have a drink at Diana’s home. Maia
comes into the kitchen and tells them that nothing is over; it’s just beginning.
Kyle prepares to turn himself in to the authorities for Collier's murder. At NTAC, Dennis places Nina Jarvis
’s desk plaque on her desk and leaves her office after being arrested and handcuffed. Kevin injects himself with Promicin. Richard reaches for a glass, which comes toward him; he is developing telekinesis. Lily finds that Isabelle has disappeared.
The episode ends with a woman walking into Shawn’s dining room, saying “Hello Shawn. I’m Isabelle.” A man appears on a beach wearing tattered clothes; although he is disheveled and has a beard and long hair, it is obviously Jordan Collier.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
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Synopsis
Tom and Diana discover the source of the plague afflicting the 4400 — a discovery that will change their lives.Plot
A man runs away, attempting to hide, when Tom and DianaDiana Skouris
Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
chase him. Tom asks Diana what are they doing here, stating that it is “so wrong.”
Nina
Nina Jarvis
Nina Jarvis is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.Nina became the director of NTAC in season two after succeeding Dennis Ryland; Ryland took his role back temporarily while Nina recovered from a gunshot wound...
returns to NTAC, Dennis
Dennis Ryland
Dennis Ryland is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction The 4400 portrayed by Peter Coyote. He was the original supervisor and director of NTAC during season one....
reveals to Tom and Diana that the first of the 4400s here died over night; Diana remarks she is going to quarantine.
Diana and Tom visit Max’s office. Diana holds Max at gunpoint.
A flashback takes the episode back to 8 weeks after the 4400 had returned.
Max Hudson explains to Dennis Ryland that the body produces four neurotransmitters and that Orson Bailey produces five neurotransmitters, explaining why he exerts telekinetic properties, essentially a “backstage pass to the VIP section of the brain” – Orson is using parts of the cerebellum no human has access to. Max tells Dennis that all 4400s are producing trace amounts of promicin
Promicin
Promicin is a fictional neurotransmitter in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :The human body produces neurotransmitters that control and regulate bodily functions. In The 4400, every 4400 produces a fictitious neurotransmitter called promicin that enables him...
. Dennis says, “So it’s just a matter of time before every 4400 develops telekinesis.” Max replies that they may not get telekinesis but they will get something.
The episode returns to the present.
Max Hudson explains to Tom and Diana at gunpoint about the promicin-inhibitor and how he was ordered to synthesize an inhibitor. Diana lowers her gun. He tells her if she is not going to shoot him, then let him get back to work.
Allison visits Kyle
Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
’s house, telling him that Roy is going to take a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. He will face life in prison and be ineligible for parole for 20 years. Kyle tells her Roy won't be going to prison.
Tom and Diana visit Kevin Burkhoff
Kevin Burkhoff
Kevin Burkhoff is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction tv show, The 4400.-Season Two:Kevin first appeared in the season two premiere episode "Wake Up Call," in which he was a patient in a psychiatric hospital. Kevin suffered from paranoid personality disorder and had not...
and Matthew Ross at the 4400 Center
4400 Center
The 4400 Center is a fictional building in the science fiction TV series The 4400. According to a postcard in the Season 3 episode "Gone", the fictional location of the center is 6265 Crescent Road, Seattle, WA...
. Kevin tells them that he has figured out how promicin
Promicin
Promicin is a fictional neurotransmitter in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :The human body produces neurotransmitters that control and regulate bodily functions. In The 4400, every 4400 produces a fictitious neurotransmitter called promicin that enables him...
works and that if he can find one 4400 who hasn’t been exposed to the inhibitor, he could develop a cure.
Brian brings Lily
Lily Tyler
Lily Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :...
and Isabelle
Isabelle Tyler
Isabelle Tyler is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Background:The daughter of Richard Tyler and Lily Moore, Isabelle is technically not a 4400; she was born after the 4400 were returned, after the first season of the show.- Season 1 :Lily...
some groceries. Lily and Brian talk, and Brian tries to seduce Lily
Lily Tyler
Lily Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :...
. She refuses and Lily slaps him, making Bryan angry, who punches her. Lily grabs a knife in defense and stabs Brian. Brian falls to the floor. Lily’s phone rings, and when she answers it, Brian speaks to her. She looks to the floor and "Brian" is gone.
Kevin speaks to Richard
Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Character :One of the first 4400s to be shown, Richard is Lily Tyler's husband, and is the father of her second daughter, Isabelle Tyler....
and Matthew regarding him being a collaborator. He wonders if they have a “clean 4400” – one who hasn’t been exposed to the inhibitor.
Max Hudson is found dead in his car, apparently suicide. He left a note that mentions a "firewall memo."
Tom returns home and tells Kyle to be ready to leave to go to Spain; Kyle asks if his dad knows that Roy Marsden is going to go to prison for life. As his dad leaves, Kyle picks up a notebook he had hidden, revealing his confession of Collier's murder.
Tom and Diana get a possible lead in their case and go to visit Ryland’s old secretary.
Brian brings Lily and Isabelle back to the 4400 safe house, where Richard is. When Kevin sees Isabelle, he asks, “Is that her?”
Tom and Diana visit Dennis Ryland’s old secretary. She has been expecting someone to visit her, and she asks if there here about “Firewall.” She gives Tom and Diana the documents.
Kyle tells his father that he is going to confess to the murder of Collier. Tom tells him not to say anything until he gets back.
Kevin explains to Richard and Lily about the “cure” he has created using Isabelle’s blood. However, there is only enough for one shot. Richard says that if they can get it into quarantine, one shot will be enough.
Nina tells Tom and Diana that a 4400 safe house has been exposed. As Tom and Diana head for their car, Kevin Burkhoff tells them that he has brought something for them. He tells them whatever they do, don't drop it.
Dennis Ryland and his men arrive at the 4400 safe house. He gives them an ultimatum: if they do not comply, they will come in with force. Tom arrives and tells Dennis he knows about Firewall.
At NTAC quarantine, Diana tells Shawn that she has brought something that will help him, although she would rather give it to Maia. Diana helps Shawn
Shawn Farrell
Shawn Farrell is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Shawn was born December 12, 1983, and disappeared April 22, 2001 from Highland Beach near Seattle, Washington, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin...
get up; Shawn puts his hands on Maia to heal her.
Tom arrives at NTAC quarantine and finds a healthy Alana
Alana Mareva
Alana Mareva is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :Alana was born October 17, 1969, in Tahiti, and disappeared September 5, 2001, from Seattle, Wash. Prior to her abduction, her husband and only son Billy had been killed by a drunk driver...
, who tells him it was a miracle. He sees Shawn up and walking around, and smiles at him.
Twenty-four hours later, Tom brings Alana home. Kyle goes to the 4400 Center
4400 Center
The 4400 Center is a fictional building in the science fiction TV series The 4400. According to a postcard in the Season 3 episode "Gone", the fictional location of the center is 6265 Crescent Road, Seattle, WA...
to see Shawn, telling him that he killed Jordan Collier. Shawn is distraught, but he uses his ability on Kyle to rid him of the evil in him. It appears to work.
Marco
Marco Pacella
Marco Pacella is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction The 4400.-Character:Marco is in charge of NTAC's theory room, and is the one who initially proposed that each 4400 has caused a "ripple effect"...
and Diana have a drink at Diana’s home. Maia
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
comes into the kitchen and tells them that nothing is over; it’s just beginning.
Kyle prepares to turn himself in to the authorities for Collier's murder. At NTAC, Dennis places Nina Jarvis
Nina Jarvis
Nina Jarvis is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.Nina became the director of NTAC in season two after succeeding Dennis Ryland; Ryland took his role back temporarily while Nina recovered from a gunshot wound...
’s desk plaque on her desk and leaves her office after being arrested and handcuffed. Kevin injects himself with Promicin. Richard reaches for a glass, which comes toward him; he is developing telekinesis. Lily finds that Isabelle has disappeared.
The episode ends with a woman walking into Shawn’s dining room, saying “Hello Shawn. I’m Isabelle.” A man appears on a beach wearing tattered clothes; although he is disheveled and has a beard and long hair, it is obviously Jordan Collier.
External links
- "Mommy's Bosses" at the official 4400 website provided by USA NetworkUSA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
. - "Mommy's Bosses" at The 4400 wiki.