Episode: 5Episodes: 50
Elena sneaks through the dark hallway, avoids the guards, and enters Alexander's study. Inside, she searches his desk and finds files on herself alongside her late father's pocket watch. A memory surfaces of Richard Sterling giving her the timepiece during childhood. As Elena cries over the discovery, Alexander walks in and points a gun at her. He then reveals that he was present on the night Richard died.
Guards sweep flashlights across the dark hallway while patrolling the mansion. Elena stays out of their sight and slips past them. She reaches a private door, pulls out a keycard, swipes it, and steps quietly into the room.
Elena holds a small flashlight between her teeth to inspect Alexander's desk. She flips through folders containing files about herself. Then, she uncovers an antique pocket watch inscribed with words from Richard Sterling to her.
In a flashback, Richard Sterling comforts Young Elena. He hands her the antique pocket watch as a gift. He tells her to listen to its ticking whenever she feels fear, urging her to keep moving forward.
Elena weeps while holding the watch, but Alexander suddenly aims a handgun at her. She confronts him to ask why he keeps her father's watch. Alexander admits that he was present on the night Richard died.
“When you're scared listen to the ticking. As long as it moves you keep moving.”
“Put it down.”
“Why do you have my father's watch?”
“Because I was there the night he died.”
Alexander stands over Elena with his weapon drawn after admitting his presence at Richard Sterling's death. He asks whether she is looking for the truth or for a way to die. The episode closes on this standoff, leaving the question of how Alexander was involved in her father's demise.