Destiny

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## Ascension

Cover image for Season 3, Episode 26: Destiny, showing the bloody shiv used on Sarah Cunnington

### Writer

Jonathan Thornton

*Destiny* is the twenty-sixth episode of the third season of QIA.

## Summary

Sarah and Carlos each face a turning point in their lives, unaware that their fates are not only entwined, but also heading for a bloody conclusion.

## Blurb

“I’m afraid I’m just going to have to make an example of you.” - Harry Hendricks

Everything begins to fall apart as the future finally catches up with Sarah. Meanwhile Jack must deal with a life-changing revelation, Fran comes to collect on the debt Enora owes her, and Carlos determines to make the most of what little time he and Esther have. As the lies and the secrets all converge, tragedy looms - and someone is about to pay the ultimate price...

## Synopsis

In flashforwards, Enora is visited by Fran, who has come to collect her debt, while Sarah appears in Ethan's flat with the wound that will become Fran's infamous facial scar.

Four days earlier, Sarah is returned to the wing and reunites with Fergie, who tells her that the guards searched their cell while Sarah was in Segregation. Later, Sarah Jumps to 13th May 2023, into Ethan's flat, where she mis-hears a conversation in which Ethan tells Hafiz that he doesn't love her because he's with Iulya, and that kissing Sarah was a mistake.

Carlos tells Zoey that, in the wake of discovering his entire life has been a lie, he is quitting the QIA to go and live with Esther Wilson in 2008. Before he leaves, he tells Zoey that he knows she likes Iulya, and that she should ask her out.

With Erik in a coma, an emergency meeting of the Echelon is called in Geneva. Before she flies out, Enora learns from Anna that Elijah Phelps, working with an agent of The Circle (subsequently revealed as Mohamed Marzouq) , was behind the hit on Erik. Later, during a meeting with Danford Scott, Enora learns the identity of his informant within the QIA.

Jack takes Carlos to 2008, where he plans to stay in an empty flat and make as little impact on the timeline as possible. The flat is above Rebirth Beauty Salon.

In Geneva, Morgan Lloyd is temporarily appointed as Erik's replacement as President of the QIA. Afterwards, Enora flies to Washington, where she sits with Erik, and later receives the visit from Fran.

Zoey finally asks Iulya out, and they go on their first date together.

At Bronzefield, Sarah stands up to Hendricks, twice refusing to give him the information he wants. On the night of her thirtieth birthday, Sarah wakes up to find herself being pinned down by Andrea Badelt and her friends, overseen by Hendricks. Then, Fergie enters the cell, having been blackmailed by Hendricks, and proceeds to brutally cut open Sarah's right cheek from her mouth to her ear, as a form of punishment for her betraying Hendricks. Before the same can be done to her other cheek, Sarah Jumps.

Leigh Selvin arrives at Ethan's flat, followed by Hafiz. However, before Selvin can do much, Hafiz realises that any kind of medical treatment would result in the prison authorities realising that Sarah can leave the prison, and so she calls Jack and has him put her back in her cell and raise the alarm, so she can get official help. Unfortunately, Governor Saunders is livid, believing Hendricks' story that the wound was self-inflicted, and tells her that he will see to it that she regrets this for the rest of her time in Bronzefield. Later, Sarah tells Hafiz that her only choice now is suicide.

Back in Geneva again, Enora inserts a subroutine into the Cortex's computer system, masking any infractions that will occur in York in 2008 over the next couple of days, as per Fran's request. However, she alerts the suspicions of one of the analysts, who reports her to Morgan. Although the new President lets her go, he has the analyst look into it.

In Denmark, Brent Hall gets a lead on Miranda Davenport - York, 2008. He prepares to leave, while Róisín Lynch calls someone immediately afterwards.

Determined to get Sarah out of prison, Hafiz asks Tom to help her get an admission out of Bridget Stanton, that it was Fran behind the St Paul's bombing, not Sarah. Ben Scallon reluctantly brings Bridget out of the Void, but before she can tell them anything useful, Fran appears and murders her. However, this was recorded on video, giving Hafiz enough evidence to make the case to have Sarah released.

Ethan pursues Marzouq in Vienna, but finds he has gone. In fact, the Circle operative has also gone to York in 2008, where things begin to converge. Intending to kill Esther, Marzouq and his companion Lucien Swain are both killed by Miranda, fulfilling Fran's prophecy about an infraction being stopped by someone other than the Field Team. Fran herself then appears, and sends Esther back home, protected by Miranda, while she speaks with Carlos, promising to tell him the truth about his parents.

Jack, having wrestled with the knowledge that Carlos is in fact Noah Cunnington - his and Sarah's son - finds Sarah in prison and tells her the truth. He then notices many missed calls from Carlos, and the two of them Jump to 2008, where they find Carlos shot dead, and Brent Hall standing in the doorway holding a gun.

## Credits

### Starring

Sarah Cunnington

Tasneem Hafiz

Ethan Taylor

Tom Burt

Iulya Dalca

Carlos Sánchez

Zoey Hallett

### Also Starring

Enora Gallou

Anna Vogel

and Jack Harringer

### Guest Stars

Morgan Lloyd

Ben Scallon

Róisín Lynch

Esther Wilson

Mohamed Marzouq

Brontë 'Fergie' Ferguson

Reuben Saunders

Harry Hendricks

Jennifer Baldwin

Andrea Badelt

## Jumps

13th May 2023, Pimlico *(Sarah Cunnington)*

10th July 2008, York *(Jack Harringer, Carlos Sánchez)*

*13th July 2008, York (Mohamed Marzouq, Brent Hall and Aleksander Volkov (separately), Miranda Davenport and Fran Grenouille (separately) and Jack Harringer and Sarah Cunnington (seperately))*

## Trivia

Unlike all other episodes, the text on the front cover of *Destiny* is red (as opposed to black or white), signifying the violence of the attack on Sarah. Sarah receives the wound that gives her the scar first seen in the second episode of the series, "Berlin".

*Destiny* marks the deaths of Bridget Stanton, Mohamed Marzouq and starring cast member Carlos Sánchez. Appearing uncredited in this episode are Erik Draper (comatose), Danford Scott, Anthony Giry, Leigh Selvin, Miranda Davenport, Bridget Stanton, Aleksander Volkov and Natalie Daly.

## Availability

Episode 26 is available for purchase on Amazon. It will also be included in the Season Three, Part III box set.