Bob the Butcher escapes Corbell Pickett's custody, killing Mary Pickett in the process, and attacks Dee Dee's clinic where Ella Fisher is staying. The Fisher siblings arrive just in time to stop him, with Burton finally shooting Bob down.
Watch a detailed breakdown of the episode's major events and how they set up the Season 1 finale: The Peripheral Season 1 - Episode 7
Flynne, Burton, and Conner meet Inspector Ainsley Lowbeer at a high-security facility called "The Zoo," where Burton and Conner are put through a rigorous 48-opponent combat simulation. Meanwhile, Dr. Cherise Nuland meets with Lowbeer and reveals that Aelita West's stolen data has manifested in Flynne's brain as a bacterial infection . Cherise pressures Lowbeer to "destroy the Zubovs, Flynne Fisher, and everyone associated with them" to contain the threat. Bob the Butcher escapes Corbell Pickett's custody, killing
Dr. Nuland justifies her extreme actions by claiming human nature inevitably leads to "The Jackpot" (a series of global apocalypses), and she views her experiments as necessary to preserve societal order. Meanwhile, Dr