The Relic

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**The Relic** is the sixth episode of the Apple TV+ series *Silo*. Written by Aric Avelino and directed by Amber Finlayson and Katie Ellwood, the episode aired on June 2, 2023.

## Synopsis

*During her investigation, Juliette uncovers disturbing secrets about someone she thought she knew.*

## Plot

Sheriff Juliette Nichols and Deputy Paul Billings begin to investigate Douglas Trumbull's apartment for any information on why he killed Sam Marnes. During the search of his apartment, Billings finds a Relic; the same Relic that Juliette had previously been given by George Wilkins.

In a flashback, Juliette and George Wilkins talk about his dangerous sideline in collecting Relics, and their joint effort to steal the heat tape from the IT Department. George wants to know why Juliette risked stealing it, and she tells him she did it for the Silo because the heat tape can save lives. Although the IT heat tape was apparently defective. Juliette wants to know why George collects Relics because she feels that they are not worth risking his life over. George counters that if they aren't important, why is it illegal to own them? George does point out that they are not all illegal, and gives Juliette his watch even though it doesn't work.

The Silo gears up for a Forgiveness Holiday, where residents are encouraged to travel and reconnect with old friends, give gifts and spend credits. Juliette looks up the Relic in the law enforcement database, but her description is insufficient to return a response. Billings arrives and is surprised that she did not turn the Relic in to Judicial. He also has a note from a Porter from Recycling. The note tells her that her request to look for a hard drive in Holston Becker's former belongings was unsuccessful but she will be informed if that changes. Billings challenges Juliette about keeping the Relic past the twelve hour discovery window. Juliette believes that since it is evidence in a crime, The Pact allows for it, but Billings points out that she still needs Judicial's approval. And for that, she will need to see Judge Meadows.

Juliette and Billings meet with Robert Sims, and are escorted into see Judge Meadows who is feeling unwell. Juliette presents the Relic and wants to open an investigation in Douglas Trumbull but Sims doesn't believe that Relic belonged to Trumbull and that their extensive files on Relics prove that the watch Juliette wears is registered to George. Sims does agree to the Relics investigation since people will be more inclined to hand over any illegal items during a Forgiveness Holiday.

Juliette and Billings go to see Patrick Kennedy, looking for a name of someone who deals in Relics. Kennedy is reluctant to give up the name, but eventually does after subtle coercion from the law enforcement officers. Sims investigates the Relic found in Trumbull's apartment, and finds an entry for it in the Relic database, showing it to be a pre-Silo artifact.

In the cave beneath the Silo, Juliette and George talk about how history is just a record of people, and if Juliette ever wonders what is beyond the Silo. She doesn't, because she doesn't have time to worry about that kind of thing. But Juliette does like the feeling she gets when she's with George and he talks about these possibilities so she shows him that she fixed his watch.

Juliette and Billings visit Regina Jackson. Juliette is surprised to learn that Regina recognizes the watch she wears because it belongs to her boyfriend. Sims continues his investigation into the Relic, looking through the ledger containing information on it that reveals that the Relic was in the possession of George Wilkins.

Regina informs Juliette and Billings that George essentially used her to buy Relics, figuring that her large family would be a good cover for it. She makes pointed references to how George left her to go to Mechanical in search of the big, illegal questions, and that he probably moved on to someone else that could help him since he wasn't the type of person to spend forever with. Regina no longer possesses Relics, and has been over the information with Judicial before, as has her now-estranged family.

Sims calls a meeting between him, Bernard Holland, Juliette and Billings to reveal the information he found. That the Relic was reported in George's possession from a confidential informant and it was not recovered in a search of George's apartment after his death. Bernard posits that if Trumbull was part of that search team—a fact that Sims is not required to share with anyone—then he may have simply taken it as a harmless curio. Some mysteries are better left unsolved. Juliette thanks Billings for not revealing that she and George were in a relationship but he is angry that she dragged him into a situation where he could have been arrested since he now knows she planted the evidence in Trumbull's apartment. Billings wants honesty from her, but Juliette counters that she knows the signs he is hiding and that he is suffering from the Syndrome and the fact he has not reported himself or even holds a position of authority is illegal and against The Pact.

Juliette heads home through the Cafeteria and encounters Lukas Kyle. There are no lights in the sky tonight, and even though he was told it was going to be cloudy, Lukas came up anyway to see the Sheriff. Billings goes home to his family, and his wife helps him to soothe the symptoms he is experiencing. Billings worries that his condition has passed to his daughter, but it is not guaranteed to travel down the family line. Billings tells his wife that he is grateful for both of them in his life.

Juliette and George talk in the cave, and she asks him what the big questions are. He responds with several; what is outside the Silo, what is beyond the range of the sensor, why are they here? Juliette asks him what the biggest question is. George tells her that it is what if everything they know, everything they have ever been told, was all a big lie.

Juliette calls Martha Walker on the radio and tells her that she is quitting the Sheriff's role in the morning and coming home. When Martha asks if she solved George's murder, Juliette replies she no longer cares and that the man she is doing it for is not the man she thought he was. Martha asks her what kind of person she is, and why she went Up Top and took the role in the first place because George never asked her to do it. She tells Juliette that while she could come back to Mechanical, she should not let the anger she is feeling cloud her judgment.

Juliette goes to see Regina again, confronting her about the fact that she is Judicial's confidential source and the reason that George is dead. Regina sets a fan running and tells her that Judicial isn't the problem, but the man who comes at night and wants the information. He threatened her family, and told her everyone she had interacted with during the day. Regina gave up the information on Relics and Relic dealers to save her family from the mines. Juliette realizes that the reason Kennedy gave her Regina's name is because it was one that Judicial already had. Regina was the source of the hard drive, and George gave her something that was handed down through his family for generations. Regina gives it to Juliette and tells her not to speak out loud about its contents because it can get her killed.

Juliette returns to her apartment and looks at the Relic, which is a book titled "Amazing Adventures in Georgia: A Travel Guide for Kids". Inside are images of lush green forests, people enjoying whitewater rafting, animals that are unknown to Juliette. As she reads, Juliette is unaware that she is being monitored by two technicians, watching on a video screen more advanced and larger than anything common in the Silo. One of the technicians tells the other they need to wake someone and that he needs to see this, despite it being the middle of the night.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols
* Common as Robert Sims
* Harriet Walter as Martha Walker
* Chinaza Uche as Paul Billings
* Avi Nash as Lukas Kyle
* Rick Gomez as Patrick Kennedy
And
* Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland

### Guest Starring

* Ferdinand Kingsley as George Wilkins
* Tanya Moodie as Judge Meadows
* Caitlin Zoz as Kathleen Billings
* Sonita Henry as Regina Jackson

### Co-Starring

* Angela Yeoh as Deputy Molly Karins
* Akie Kotabe as Diego
* Brendan Howley as Watcher #1
* Delroy Atkinson as Apartment Custodian
* Taj Kandula as Judge's Secretary

## Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Claire Billings (First appearance)
* Kathleen Billings (First appearance)
* Paul Billings
* Diego (First appearance)
* Gloria Hildebrandt (Mentioned only)
* Bernard Holland
* Regina Jackson (First appearance)
* Ruth Jahns (Mentioned only)
* Molly Karins
* Patrick Kennedy
* Lukas Kyle
* Sam Marnes (Mentioned only)
* Meadows
* Juliette Nichols
* Anthony Sims (Mentioned only)
* Robert Sims
* Douglas Trumbull (Mentioned only)
* Martha Walker
* Anne Wilkins (First mentioned)
* George Wilkins

Events

* Pact Competition

Locations

* The Silo
	+ Level 1 Sheriff Station
	+ Sheriff's Apartment
	+ Level 8
	+ Level 14
		- Judicial Offices
			* Judge Meadows' Office
			* Robert Sims' Office
				+ Relic Storage
	+ Level 22
		- Patrick Kennedy's Apartment
	+ Level 29
	+ Level 36
		- Douglas Trumbull's Apartment
	+ Level 79
	+ Generator Room
	+ Level 1 Cafeteria
	+ Mines
	+ Watcher Room

Organizations and titles

* Judicial
* Mechanical
* Porter
* Recycling
* Supply (First mentioned)

Weapons and technology

* Relic Database

Miscellanea

* Credits
* Heat tape
* Relic
	+ "Amazing Adventures in Georgia: A Travel Guide for Kids" (First appearance)
	+ Hard drive
	+ PEZ dispenser
	+ Watch
* Syndrome
* The Pact