S2 E9
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Season 2  "Snakehead"  2x9

Aired 14 years ago - Dec 03, 2009

After a cargo ship runs aground, the shoreline becomes littered with bodies hosting a giant squid-like creature. The Fringe team descends upon the scene to examine the bodies and discovers that the mysterious organisms are actually giant parasites. As the investigation unfolds, Walter heads back to the lab while Olivia, Peter and Broyles race against time when they realize the case has ties to a threatening organization.

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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 1
I wasn't following you, Walter. We were coming to the same place.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 2
It's similar to a tiny parasite found in livestock.
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 4
My name is Tao Chen. I'm from the Chinese Consulate.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 5
And they gave her medicine for seasickness.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 6
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 7
If the time of gestation is equal to the time of transport...
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 8
Parasitic worms.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 9
We found him at the shipyard where the boat was to dock.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 10
That implies they're valuable.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 11
Given the high cost of transporting the creature, it must be quite a high.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 12
Dr. Bishop, Agent Farnsworth. Where can I find Agent Dunham?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 13
There was a wire two weeks ago from a bank here in Boston.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 14
Matt. Um, can I see, like, a badge?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 15
Oh, my God. I had no idea.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 16
...between an obsessive-compulsive germaphobe and our worms?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 17
Ancylostoma duodenale. An intestinal hookworm.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 18
So you might take that if you had, say, a severe phobia of germs.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 19
Can I please borrow some change for the bus fare?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 20
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 22
We wanted to ask you a couple questions about your mother.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 23
I was raised by my mother too.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 24
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 25
It's not a coincidence at all. You were following me.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 26
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 27
His next surgery is in two days, right on schedule with when the next boat's due.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 28
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 29
We're running out of time before that boat arrives.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 30
Walter?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 31
Hello, Peter? It's me, Walter, your father--
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 32
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 33
I know it's got three fives, a one, a zero, and two sevens...
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 34
They must have followed you back from Chinatown.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 35
I've got two dozen Chinese nationals dead, a federal agent assaulted...
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 36
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 38
You wouldn't remember the addresses of those herbalist shops, would you?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 39
Okay. I got another lead I'm tracking down.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 40
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 42
She's all right, Walter.
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They coming soon?
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 47
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 48
Peter said you were followed.
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 49
The doctor says it's a good prognosis for Mei Lin's daughter and husband.
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 2
It's similar to a tiny parasite found in livestock.
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My name is Tao Chen. I'm from the Chinese Consulate.
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And they gave her medicine for seasickness.
#5
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If the time of gestation is equal to the time of transport...
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Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 8
Parasitic worms.
#8
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 9
We found him at the shipyard where the boat was to dock.
#9
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 10
That implies they're valuable.
#10
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 11
Given the high cost of transporting the creature, it must be quite a high.
#11
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 12
Dr. Bishop, Agent Farnsworth. Where can I find Agent Dunham?
#12
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 13
There was a wire two weeks ago from a bank here in Boston.
#13
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 14
Matt. Um, can I see, like, a badge?
#14
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 15
Oh, my God. I had no idea.
#15
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 16
...between an obsessive-compulsive germaphobe and our worms?
#16
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 17
Ancylostoma duodenale. An intestinal hookworm.
#17
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 18
So you might take that if you had, say, a severe phobia of germs.
#18
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 19
Can I please borrow some change for the bus fare?
#19
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We wanted to ask you a couple questions about your mother.
#22
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I was raised by my mother too.
#23
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It's not a coincidence at all. You were following me.
#25
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His next surgery is in two days, right on schedule with when the next boat's due.
#27
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We're running out of time before that boat arrives.
#29
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Walter?
#30
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 31
Hello, Peter? It's me, Walter, your father--
#31
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I know it's got three fives, a one, a zero, and two sevens...
#33
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 34
They must have followed you back from Chinatown.
#34
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 35
I've got two dozen Chinese nationals dead, a federal agent assaulted...
#35
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You wouldn't remember the addresses of those herbalist shops, would you?
#38
Recap of Fringe Season 2 Episode 9 (S02E09) - 39
Okay. I got another lead I'm tracking down.
#39
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She's all right, Walter.
#42
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They coming soon?
#46
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Peter said you were followed.
#48
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The doctor says it's a good prognosis for Mei Lin's daughter and husband.
#49
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