The Left Hand (Dollhouse)
| "The Left Hand" | |
|---|---|
| Dollhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Wendey Stanzler |
| Written by | Tracy Bellomo |
| Production code | 2APK06 |
| Original air date | December 4, 2009 |
"The Left Hand" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Dollhouse and the show's 19th episode overall. The episode was written by Tracy Bellomo and directed by Wendey Stanzler. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 4, 2009.
This is the second episode of a three episodic arc where the Rossum Corporation's agenda is revealed. This episode was aired back-to-back with "The Public Eye".
The episode starts with D.C. Dollhouse programmer Bennett Halverson continuing to torture Echo, noting she is just a shell as she is not cursing, praying or even passing out. Perrin pleads with his handler not to be wiped, however she tells him he was a nobody and is better off forgetting who he was. Adelle and Topher head towards the D.C. Dollhouse. Echo is given one of Bennett's memories.
Adelle meets with Stewart Lipman, head of the D.C. Dollhouse. Adelle demands that Lipman give Echo back. Lipman deflects, saying he needs authorisation to release Echo, after they messed with their affairs, and it is protocol. Adelle then makes Lipman agree that Topher must inspect Echo, also as apart of protocol. Back in the L.A. Dollhouse, Victor has been imprinted with Topher's personality and is nervous about his current situation. Boyd reassures him and make sure he stays on task in getting Perrin's brain map.
Topher meets Bennett and they immediately hit it off. They seem to have feelings for one another and exchange awkward pleasantries.
Adelle continues to push Lipman to release Echo, but Lipman refuses her requests. Eventually Adelle, under the pretense of a sexual advance, threatens to send an active to castrate and kill Lipman unless he releases Echo. He finally agrees to do so.
Topher and Bennet talk about the "disruptor" used to disable Echo and Perrin. Lipman calls down, telling Bennett to release Echo and Topher uses this chance to establish a connection from the D.C. Dollhouse to L.A. Dollhouse where Victor/Topher is there to attempt getting into her files.
Perrin wakes up and finds Echo dreaming. Echo is in fact living one of Bennett's memories. In the memory Caroline leaves Bennet for dead in a wrecked lab. Bennett's arm is crushed under a concrete column and she is unable to move. Bennett pleads with Caroline not to leave her. Perrin is able to wake up Echo and they leave. As a result of the memory, Echo's left arm is unable to move. Bennett watches from the security monitors and purposely injures herself. Bennett stumbles back to find Topher and tells him Echo injured her and took Perrin. Echo and Perrin, now in the real world, are trying to get away and remove their tracking devices in a restaurant bathroom.
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