And All That Could Have Been

And All That Could Have Been is a short story included in the publication, The Complete Second Season.
== Background ==
The second season episode "Academy" introduces the character of Gaby Marshall, who is known to future QIA agent Steve Mariner, of the year 2026. While Gaby Marshall serves as the antagonist for that episode, And All That Could Have Been recounts her background and motives.
== Cast ==
Gaby Marshall
Blake Kishell
Steve Mariner
Benedict Carter
Andy Marshall
Enid Marshall
Ida Trent
Iulya Dalca
Josh Hannigan
with Will Bradley
and Tasneem Hafiz
== Synopsis ==
=== Part 1: 2014 ===
As a newborn baby, Gaby Marshall exhibits Natural abilities, which eventually alerts the attention of QIA agents Will Bradley and Josh Hannigan.
=== Part 2: 2026 ===
Blake Kishell must ensure at all costs that Steve Mariner meets his grisly fate, which is intertwined with that of a teenage Gaby Marshall. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Gaby makes a startling discovery.
=== Part 3: 2029 ===
In a dystopian future, Gaby - the last known surviving Natural - is tested by Benedict Carter, inadvertently alerting FM operatives Tasneem Hafiz and Blake Kishell. When tragedy strikes, Gaby makes a big decision.
=== Part 4: 2033 ===
Now a brutal top-tier operative for Novus, Gaby finds herself re-evaluating everything after she learns the truth about her parents, leading to a desperate effort by the FM to try and fix everything.
=== Part 5: Pieces and Promises and Left Behinds ===
Gaby begins a solitary war against everyone who has ever wronged her - no matter what the consequences for the future might be.
== Trivia ==
"And All That Could Have Been" marks the first appearances of Benedict Carter and Iulya Dalca; Iulya would go on to become a major cast member from the very next episode, "Resurrection". Also appearing uncredited are Sam Lucas, Carrie Roth, Yosra Katona, Dara Silva, Rupa Shaw, Tom Burt, Ethan Taylor and Arnold Kobinsky.
The story also bears the first mentions of the Blinding and the group known as Entropy.
The title of the story, and the title of Part 5, both come from the song And All That Could Have Been, by Nine Inch Nails, which is referenced in the narrative.Category:Publications