Revelations, Part I

"" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Sanctuary, and the twelfth episode overall in the series.
: This episode is the first part of the two-part season One finale.
== Synopsis ==
Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders.
== Plot ==
=== Cold Open ===
A large unmanned drone with bent wings is flying over a snow-capped mountainous region. A bomb is jettisoned into the snow below. Suddenly there is a large explosion which releases an expanding green cloud.
Next, a lone abnormal with a walrus-like face is chopping wood in the forest when suddenly he is infected by the gas. He gasps, falls to his knees and passes out.
Elsewhere, a man and a woman are tending their garden when the walrus man stumbles out into the clearing. The man, George, is startled but relaxes when he sees who it is. "Roy," he calls out to his good friend. But Roy, who is holding an axe, is staggering and grim-faced. Suddenly he lunges at his friend with the axe and the woman screams.
=== Act I ===
Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman, Henry Foss and Ashley Magnus are up in Magnus's study at the Old City Sanctuary looking at a computer screen, going over reports of "sudden unexplained violent behavior among abnormals." The reports, starting near Mount Logan, seem to be "following the upper air stream" as they spread south. Magnus declares that they have to find out if this is a naturally occurring phenomena or an intentional act.
Bigfoot answers the door only to find John Druitt standing there. Although he doesn't want to let him in, Druitt brings critical information about the troubles in the north.
Magnus is unamused: "Forgive my skepticism. Ashley shows him no respect either. When he protests that he is her father, Ashley replies that perhaps he "should start acting like one", and to not kidnap her. Druitt opens the large black bag he has been carrying to reveal the charred remnants of a dispersal device which he recovered from ground zero of the explosion. Magnus, cautious that he's a possible biohazard, wants him quarantined in "a level-three residential cell" with an EM shield so that he can't teleport out. When Ashley questions his motives, Druitt tells her firmly that he won't "stand idly by while the Cabal imposes its chaos."
Although he has only begun his study, Henry reports that the device is highly sophisticated, like "stuff they used to test at Fort Detrick for defensive purposes." Bigfoot brings in a telegram from James Watson, the head of the UK Sanctuary. Watson will be arriving tomorrow. Will is flabbergasted that another member of the Five is still alive.
Elsewhere, Dana Whitcomb is walking through a Cabal building, being briefed by the Cabal Doctor on the great "progress" of the outbreak. Although the pathogen will wane in four days, she is pleased with the results of the test. Whitcomb confidently dismisses a Cabal Member's concerns about the Five. Nevertheless, she has ordered hourly updates on every communication to and from the Sanctuary.
Watson arrives bearing "gifts" - a truckload of abnormal corpses. He greets Magnus, Ashley and Henry warmly, but he studies Will studying him, correctly identifying Will as a profiler. Will casually references Sherlock Holmes based on his acuity being akin to the character, and Magnus reveals that Watson is the actual Sherlock Holmes.
=== Act II ===
Later, Magnus explains that Watson insisted that Arthur Conan Doyle would only name the sidekick in his stories after him, even though he was the actual basis for Sherlock Holmes. But Will is more concerned that Magnus and the whole crew could become infected, psychotic and aggressive.
Magnus and Watson perform an autopsy on a walrus-human abnormal, after which, in the lab, the quasi-crippled Watson regrets that they do not see enough of each other. Magnus announces that she has released Druitt from isolation. Watson then mentions Magnus's way of dealing with relationships.
Later, in the study, as he adjusts his complex brace apparatus, Watson enjoys a brandy with Druitt and Will. The two old friends continue their centuries-old battle of wits. For Watson/Holmes, Druitt/Jack The Ripper was the one that got away, the case he couldn't crack. Druitt intones that he himself remains haunted about it. They then toast each other.
During examination of the pieces Druitt brought back, Henry is having trouble understanding the bio-dispersal device. Among the debris, he then finds an intact micro-vial containing a pure sample of the pathogen.
Once the tests on the sample are complete, Magnus reports that the agent acts "like a prion on steroids." Abnormals are driven crazy and made violent, only to die a very painful death. Magnus is convinced that something in the blood of the Five could be the basis for an antigen. If not, she argues, then perhaps the ancient source blood itself could hold the answer. Will is surprised to learn that some of the all the powerful source blood still exists. As it turns out, Magnus' father locked the remainder away and only the Five, acting together, can retrieve it in an emergency. However, Nikola Tesla may be dead, and Nigel Griffin died half a century ago. Magnus, however, thinks there may still be a way. Griffin sent her a letter telling her that his powers had been passed on to his daughter, Anna Griffin. When Will asks what Griffin's power was, Watson informs him that he was the "Invisible Man".
Suddenly, in a hallway, Bigfoot collapses, bleeding from the mouth.
=== Act III ===
Magnus hypothesizes that the microorganism may have entered the Sanctuary on Watson or Druitt's clothing. Henry fears that all the abnormals in the Sanctuary, including him, will become infected.
As Magnus and Henry watch their friend suffer, Whitcomb is again being briefed by the Cabal Doctor. The Cabal knows that the Sanctuary has been breached and infected. Whitcomb, however, is reminded that Magnus' father didn't reveal the location of the source blood, which the Cabal clearly wants.
Ashley's sources have reported that this was, indeed, a dry run; but that in three days, all hell will break loose. Magnus is certain not having Tesla won't be a problem if they can find Griffin's daughter. Will is told that Gregory hid five keys needed to find the vial in the labyrinth located beneath "the lost city of Bhalasaam in the Indian Himalayas." Henry bursts in announcing that he has discovered the whereabouts of Griffin's daughter, who apparently faked her death, but they've got to hurry. They need Druitt to teleport there, but they don't trust him alone so Will is drafted.
The two of them find a girl in Baton Rouge who claims that Anna Griffin is indeed dead, which they don't believe.
Meanwhile, Ashley is arguing with her mom to let her and Henry sneak into the Cabal's weapon's factory but she relents and lets them go.
Will and Druitt are visiting the supposed gravesite when something strikes a branch. Will looks for footprints in the grass. They are tracking the prints when Will is suddenly kicked in the groin. Druitt wrestles with the invisible girl but she escapes. However, Will turns on the sprinklers so that they can see her and Druitt teleports ahead, capturing the shivering naked girl, Clara - Griffin's granddaughter.
=== Act IV ===
As Will and Druitt try to talk Clara into helping them with their quest, the big guy begins going berserk, smashing everything in his sealed bio-room. He has a moment of clarity before the violent rage returns.
While Magnus fumes about the Cabal, Will tells her that he isn't convinced Clara is up to it.
Will then has a long talk with Clara, who says he sounds like her mother, and she starts to come around.
Magnus can't stand watching Bigfoot suffer so she goes in with him to try to save him. He attacks her.
=== Act V ===
When Magnus can't talk Bigfoot down, she stuns him with a weapon.
Henry and Ashley prepare to sneak into the Cabal's factory, that is, if they can get past the barbed wire and lasers. Henry's device shuts off the lasers and in they go.
Back at the Sanctuary, Magnus is trying to keep Watson pumped as the Five prepare for their departure. As Watson continues to voice doubts, Magnus revels in the adventure.
At that moment, Henry and Ashley, having penetrated the building, are surprised, surrounded and shot with taser guns. They fall to the ground, unconscious.
Druitt teleports the team to a forest outside the lost city of Bhalasaam.
At the same time, a frightened Henry, strapped into a strange chair, struggles to break free. Men in lab coats are all around him.
Elsewhere, Ashley awakens to find herself alone in a lab room. She is untied, sitting in a chair which rests on a large metal surface. Touching the surface with her bare foot, she discovers that the it is electrified. She also finds several small round band-aids on her arm, indicating that she's been stuck multiple times from hypodermic needles. Whitcomb enters with two men. She apologizes to Ashley for the elaborate precautions, but says that her reputation precedes her. She also tells Ashley that, despite her efforts, 'Lazarus' will be released, and that its effects will be "a thousand times more devastating than phase one." She informs Ashley that her mother will fail because Ashley herself is going to help the Cabal succeed.
Magnus and the team reach the lost city only to find it totally destroyed. Watson is dispirited.
== Cast ==
Series regular 	Character
Amanda Tapping 	Doctor Helen Magnus
Robin Dunne 	Doctor Will Zimmerman
Emilie Ullerup 	Ashley Magnus
Christopher Heyerdahl	John Druitt
Christopher Heyerdahl	Bigfoot
Guest starring 	Character
Ryan Robbins 	Henry Foss
Lynda Boyd 	Dana Whitcomb
Peter Wingfield 	Doctor James Watson
Christine Chatelain 	Clara Griffin
Alex Diakun 	Cabal Doctor
Featuring 	Character
Mark Oliver 	Cabal Agent / Cabal Member
David Lyle 	Father / George
Mark Gibbon 	Roy
Mentioned 	Character
Jim Byrnes 	Gregory Magnus
Jonathon Young 	Nikola Tesla
Vincent Gale 	Nigel Griffin
No actress 	Anna Griffin
== Quotes ==
MAGNUS: [to Druitt] Forgive my skepticism, John, but your history of altruism is just behind a scorpion's.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179691/quotes/?item=qt3045093
[Having just arrived at the Old City Sanctuary]WATSON: Now, I will need help. I have a driver and a truck at the loading dock. I brought some things.MAGNUS: Things?WATSON: Corpses, Helen. You didn't expect me to arrive without a gift, did you?https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179691/quotes/?item=qt3046415
MAGNUS: Suck it up, Jimmy. We're going to India.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179691/quotes/?item=qt3046504
== Extras ==
* This episode has a DVD commentary track. Commentators: Amanda Tapping, and Martin Wood.
== Notes ==
* Casting / Trivia: The scene at the beginning of the episode, in which Bigfoot and John Druitt are talking to each other, is one of the rare meetings between those two characters on camera along the series, as both are being played by the same actor (Christopher Heyerdahl).https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179691/trivia/?item=tr3046534
* Chronology: When James Watson arrives at the Old City Sanctuary, he comments on Helen Magnus looking the same since the 'Spring of 1886', revealing to the audience the time frame that the Five created and injected the source blood serum; making Magnus almost eternally the physical age of 35-years-old for the rest of her life.
* Chronology: Helen Magnus initially believes James Watson's comment of "You haven't changed a bit" to have been about "Since last Fall in London" indicating that Magnus had last visited Watson at the UK Sanctuary either over a year prior sometime during the autumn months of 2007 or fairly recently a few months ago in 2008 (if the events seen here occur around the episode's early-January 2009 air date).
* Reference: During the autopsy, Helen Magnus says the subject is some sort of human-walrus hybrid. James Watson's response, "Koo-koo-ka-choo", is probably a reference to the song "I Am The Walrus" by 'The Beatles'.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179691/trivia/?item=tr3046440
* Chronology: During the scene that Helen Magnus and James Watson perform an autopsy on Roy, Magnus states Watson's age to be 160-years-old, placing his year of birth in 1848 / 1849; making him known to be older than Magnus, Nikola Tesla, and John Druitt.
* Anachronism: When Helen Magnus is explaining how her father Gregory Magnus hid the vial with each of the Five's power in mind, Will Zimmerman comments that Magnus's power is being able to live and retrieve the vial after 135 years. This number is incorrect. Based on episode air date of early January 2009, viewers can assume that Magnus is 158-years-old. Using Will's number, that would make her 23-years-old at the time her father hid the vial which is physically not possible. Magnus was actually 12-years-older than that at the time of the source blood experimentation and subsequent injection. The correct number Will should have said is "123 years".
* Reference: "Gumby: The Movie" (1995) - Mentioned in conversation between Ashley Magnus, Henry Foss, and Helen Magnus.
* Reference: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) - Ashley Magnus tells Henry Foss he's "Indiana Jones with cooler toys".
== Gallery ==
File:Sanctuary_episode_12_part_1|1x12 - Part 1
File:Sanctuary_episode_12_part_2|1x12 - Part 2
File:Sanctuary_episode_12_part_3|1x12 - Part 3
File:Sanctuary_episode_12_part_4|1x12 - Part 4
File:Sanctuary_episode_12_part_5|1x12 - Part 5
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_5.jpg|Cabal drone
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_4.jpg|Roy
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_1.jpg|John Druitt
File:s01_e0112_04_129046142610.jpg|Henry Foss, Ashley Magnus, and Will Zimmerman
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_3.jpg|James Watson and Helen Magnus
File:s01_e0112_02_129046142418.jpg|Will Zimmerman and James Watson
File:helenmagnus13_128410188671__Doctor_Helen_Magnus_lays_down_the_law_in_Revelations,_Part_1..jpg|Helen Magnus
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_2.jpg|Clara Griffin, John Druitt, and Will Zimmerman
File:s01_e0112_05_129046142665.jpg|Clara Griffin
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_Clara_Griffin.jpg|Clara Griffin and Will Zimmerman
File:r-rev-ryanrobbinsemilieullerup.jpg|Ashley Magnus and Henry Foss
File:ashley4.jpg|Ashley Magnus and Henry Foss
File:r-rev-emilieullerupryanrobbins.jpg|Ashley Magnus and Henry Foss
File:s01_e0112_01_129046142498.jpg|Henry Foss, Ashley Magnus, and Cabal soldier
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_Dana_Whitcomb.jpg|Dana Whitcomb
File:1x12_Sanctuary_IMDb_Ashley_Magnus.jpg|Ashley Magnus
File:s01_e0112_03_129046142274.jpg|Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman, James Watson, and John Druitt
== References ==
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* Watch "" on Vudu
* "" on Wikipedia
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