[s2e3] - Fracture

An AWOL colonel named Raymond Gordon was furious that the project was shut down. He kept it going in secret by triggering the explosions via remote radio frequencies.

Running parallel to the investigation is Olivia's personal battle to heal from her traumatic inter-dimensional car crash. She continues visiting Sam Weiss at a bowling alley. Though she initially finds his requests—such as tying her shoes and keeping score during games—tedious and irrelevant, Sam's unconventional therapy successfully restores her ability to walk without a cane by the end of the episode. [S2E3] Fracture

Peter Bishop and Olivia Dunham travel to Iraq to trace the origins of the project. They learn from Peter's contacts that while the project failed to cure soldiers, it successfully turned them into living human bombs. An AWOL colonel named Raymond Gordon was furious

Initially, investigators assume a conventional bomb caused the disaster. However, the Fringe team quickly arrives at the scene to uncover a much more bizarre reality: She continues visiting Sam Weiss at a bowling alley

The narrative kicks off when an on-duty police officer receives a phone call from an unknown individual known only as the "Colonel". The officer is instructed to retrieve a briefcase at a train station. As he reaches his destination, a mysterious pulse causes static on nearby electronics. Suddenly, the officer's body rapidly hardens into a dense, crystalline state and violently explodes. The shrapnel from his own frozen body parts kills 11 people. 🔬 The Investigation

Gordon claims his mission was to eliminate shape-shifting agents working for the mysterious Observer.