In Captivity

**In Captivity**" is the first episode of Season 2 of the Netflix series  *Sweet Tooth* and ninth episode overall. It aired on April 27, 2023.

## Synopsis

*Locked up in the zoo's kennels, Gus meets his fellow hybrid prisoners as he looks for a way out. General Abbot pressures Dr. Singh to produce a cure.*

## Plot

Birdie hikes through the Alaskan wilderness. She hunts out a shipwreck and finds purple flowers and a journal while the rest of the world is ravaged by the H5G9 Virus.

Back in America, Gus is caged with the other hybrid children at Aimee’s old zoo, which was known as The Preserve. The Last Men, has taken over this complex, aiming to experiment upon the hybrid children to find a cure. In the process, the hybrids are kept imprisoned like wild animals and are fed dog food.

Wendy has become the gang’s leader. She communicates with the other hybrids via sign language. Gus eventually asks how they plan to escape. Bobby, the adorable groundhog hybrid, has tried to tunnel out, but an impenetrable concrete wall surrounds the zoo.

Wendy introduces Gus to the other hybrid children. The gang includes hybrids representing elephants, foxes, skunks, and many other creatures. The children are frightened by the aggressive guards and the sudden disappearance of one of their own, Roy, the chameleon boy.

Meanwhile, Aditya Singh is the one forced to experiment on these poor hybrid children at the zoo, all because the Last Men have his wife Rani prisoner. She has the virus, nicknamed the Sick, and Aditya is only just managing to keep her alive thanks to a medicine called the Secret Sauce. This medicine contains unique components from the hybrid children.

Aditya uses a dose of the medicine to treat Rani. He tells his wife that he has been given his own lab, and they will be freed once they have found a cure.

However, Abbot knows that they have very little time left. The virus is mutating and spreading at an alarming rate. He demands Aditya finds results fast. Abbot then leaves to meet with other gang leaders across the States. He travels to the Lowlands to meet with Dutch, but the leader refuses to even listen to Abbot’s plans.

Back at the zoo, Gus and Wendy plan their next move. Gus explains that he was captured because he tried to contact Aimee via radio. Wendy realizes that Aimee may be reachable using the radio in the zoo.

Eventually, Bobby digs out of their cell and retrieves the keys to free the gang. Gus and Wendy then head to the radio room together, narrowly avoiding the many guards dotted about the place. Wendy speaks into the mic and warns Aimee about their current predicament. They see Roy being whisked away. He appears to have been operated on and killed in the process. Second in command, Johnny, then captures the hybrids, throwing them back into their cell.

Johnny takes the keys from Bobby and fits him with a tracker device. Wendy informs the gang that Aimee didn’t respond. She adds that Roy will not be returning. Gus lies and says that Roy escaped. This fills the gang with hope.

Gus is the next hybrid to be taken. He meets with Aditya in his intimidating lab. Aditya asks Gus to tell him his age and background. Gus says he is ten and has no parents, but Pubba taught him to speak. Aditya states that Gus cannot be ten as the virus is only nine-years-old. Aditya then notices that Gus has no belly button.

The doctor is fascinated by Gus, and the two discuss Pubba further. Gus admits that Pubba is dead, but he saw him and purple flowers in a dream. Aditya asks for Gus’ help and promises that no more hybrids will be harmed in return. Gus and Aditya “pinky swear” on it.

Meanwhile, Becky continues her phone call with Birdie. She asks Becky to find a cassette tape, which contains important information. Becky and Birdie’s colleague Judy are then found by the Last Men. Judy buys Becky some time and attacks the enemy with her flamethrower. Becky escapes out of the attic window and flees.

Later, Gus finds his stuffed animal Dog in the latest food delivery. This proves to Gus that his friend Jepperd is still alive. Wendy sniffs the toy and picks up on Aimee’s scent too. They now believe Jepperd and Aimee are working together to free them. This fills the gang with further hope.

## Cast and characters

### Starring

* Nonso Anozie as Thomas Jepperd
* Christian Convery as Gus
* Adeel Akhtar as Dr.Aditya Singh
* Stefania LaVie Owen as Becky Walker/Bear
* Dania Ramirez as Aimee Eden
* Aliza Vellani as Rani Singh
* Naledi Murray as Wendy Eden
* Yonas Kibreab as Finn Fox
* Christopher Cooper Jr. as Teddy Turtle
* Marlon Williams as Johnny Abbot
* Neil Sandilands as General Douglas Abbot
* James Brolin voices the Narrator

### Co-starring

* Amie Donald as Maya Monkey
* Zoey Javierto as Junior
* Apii Pukeiti as Otto
* Harvey Gui as Max
* Ravi Narayan as Earl
* Elin Minchin as Jojo
* Cyan Lin Scott as Hanna
* Ruby Dawn Hall as Haley
* Aeon Lin Scott as Anna
* Eden Hart as Batista
* Mark Sole as Barnes
* Jodie Rimmer as Judy
* Bronwyn Bradley as Nancie
* Marwin Silerio as Last Man #1
* Dylan Thuraisingham as Last Man #2
* Tawanda Manyimo as Dutch