This episode begins with a distraught Maura hysterical about the abduction of Alice and young Flynn. Of course, Nick Durand is 100% convinced that his wife and son have somehow been kidnapped by Em...despite his last phone conversation with her when she warned him that the psychopath who subjected her to six years of punishment is the perpetrator. Em explicitly warned Nick that the lives of Alice and Flynn are in danger.
We subsequently learn that a large man in a mask is the perp, keeping Alice and Flynn locked up and subjecting the boy to water torture. The program's title of "Brave Boy" comes from Flynn's choice to accept the torture in lieu of his mother.
Laura Colson, an eager news reporter pays for the bail for Jack and tells him that she believes Em is innocent. Laura was inadvertently stabbed by Em at the moment she was released from captivity and was still a "wild lady." Jack now confides in Laura, as the father of Em and Jack is enlisted in the cause. Warren Byrne, the ex-cop and old-style detective, uses his connections to learn the name of Charles Avallone as the subject known as "A" in the tape of Dr. Chen's ghoulish experiments.
Em makes a beeline for the psychiatric facility where Avallone has been placed in lockdown. Em disguises herself as a patient and immediately makes a friend who assists Em in locating Charles. In a ferocious struggle between Em and Charles, an object, perhaps a book, is taken away by Em.
The police are (of course) lagging far behind behind Em in their detective work. When Bobby and Nick finally arrive at the mental asylum, Em is struggling with Charles. When she leaves the building, she is cornered by Nick. Both are holding firearms. Suddenly, a shot rings out and Nick drops to the ground. But it is not clear whether or not Em fired the shot.
We subsequently learn that a large man in a mask is the perp, keeping Alice and Flynn locked up and subjecting the boy to water torture. The program's title of "Brave Boy" comes from Flynn's choice to accept the torture in lieu of his mother.
Laura Colson, an eager news reporter pays for the bail for Jack and tells him that she believes Em is innocent. Laura was inadvertently stabbed by Em at the moment she was released from captivity and was still a "wild lady." Jack now confides in Laura, as the father of Em and Jack is enlisted in the cause. Warren Byrne, the ex-cop and old-style detective, uses his connections to learn the name of Charles Avallone as the subject known as "A" in the tape of Dr. Chen's ghoulish experiments.
Em makes a beeline for the psychiatric facility where Avallone has been placed in lockdown. Em disguises herself as a patient and immediately makes a friend who assists Em in locating Charles. In a ferocious struggle between Em and Charles, an object, perhaps a book, is taken away by Em.
The police are (of course) lagging far behind behind Em in their detective work. When Bobby and Nick finally arrive at the mental asylum, Em is struggling with Charles. When she leaves the building, she is cornered by Nick. Both are holding firearms. Suddenly, a shot rings out and Nick drops to the ground. But it is not clear whether or not Em fired the shot.
