REGULAR CAST

• Eliza Dushku as Echo
• Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton
• Fran Kranz as Topher Brink
• Tahmon Penikett as Paul Ballard
• Enver Gjokaj as Victor
• Dichen Lachman as Sierra
• Olivia Williams as Adele DeWitt

GUEST CAST

• Amy Acker as  Dr. Claire Saunders
• Ben Bode as Academic
• Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic
• Kevin Kilner as Joe Hearn
• Liza Lapira as Ivy
• Miracle Laurie as November / ‘Mellie’
• Patton Oswalt as Joel Mynor
• Mark A. Shepherd as Agent Graham Tanaka
• Aisha Hinds as Loomis
• David Barry Gray as Bicks

CO-STARRING

• Erin Cummings as Staff Member
• Pam Trotter as Large Black Woman
• Abby Cooper as Teen Girl
• Katie Nisa as Blue Collar Guy’s Wife
• Timothy Josefy as Blue Collar Guy
• Katherine Jacques as Checkout Girl
• Dalton Grant as Conspiracy Theorist
• Patrick Stinson as Brett Locano
• Billy Beck as Old Man
• Kaleti Williams as Head of Security
• Lydia Blanco as Housewife
• Jamie Silberhartz as Young Woman in Peasant Blouse
• Karl Herlinger as Sketchy-looking Guy

SYNOPSIS

Public perception of the Dollhouse remains a tangled mess of speculation, fear, and casual dismissal. In Los Angeles, a journalist takes to the streets, gathering opinions on whether or not the urban legend is real. Some think it’s a harmless myth, others see it as a dangerous reality just outside their grasp. The responses vary, but one thing is clear – powerful forces are working hard to keep the truth buried.

Paul Ballard, relentless in his pursuit, finally encounters Echo. The moment is intense, unexpected, and riddled with implications neither of them can fully grasp in that instant. She is caught off guard, unaware of his relentless obsession with her existence, while he, seeing her up close, realizes how far his search has taken him. Before he can make sense of it, Boyd intervenes, pulling her back into the shadows, back into the hands that rewrite her memories like a story constantly edited.

Ballard turns to Joel Mynor, a man who has made use of the Dollhouse’s services but refuses to see the moral rot in his choices. His request seems innocent enough on the surface – he wants Echo to be his wife, just for a moment. A woman stolen from him by tragedy, revived only for fleeting glimpses of imagined closure. He paid for the illusion of happiness, one where he finally gets to say, I made it, the house is ours. But Ballard isn’t convinced. He sees Mynor’s indulgence for what it is – an escape with a disturbing undercurrent. You still sleep with them, he points out, stripping away the romantic veneer. Mynor stands his ground, knowing Ballard has no proof, no leverage. When the police approach, Mynor doesn’t fight – he simply lets the law decide which man is more guilty. Ballard, knowing the odds, disappears into the night.

Inside the Dollhouse, Sierra breaks the illusion of harmony when she reacts in fear as Victor touches her shoulder. The system built on control, on precision, has cracked. The staff leaps to conclusions, blaming Victor for something he couldn’t have possibly done, unable to comprehend how fear itself has manifested in a place designed to suppress it. Boyd, however, knows better. Setting a trap, he lures the real predator into the open.

Joe Hearn – the one meant to protect Sierra – has instead become her tormentor, exploiting the blind spots in surveillance and the trust programmed into her. He believes he’s untouchable, that his crimes will fade into the backdrop of the Dollhouse’s sanctioned manipulations. But Boyd sees through the deception. The moment Hearn moves again, whispering control into Sierra’s ear, leading her into yet another moment of quiet obedience, Boyd strikes. The force sends Hearn crashing through glass – exposed, broken.

Adelle, ever composed, reprimands Boyd but rewards him nonetheless. The Dollhouse thrives on efficiency, and catching Hearn was an act worth compensating. But the true depth of the Dollhouse’s morality – or lack thereof – comes to light when Adelle confronts the predator himself. He doesn’t plead. He doesn’t make excuses. He merely states that his actions are just another branch of the institution’s purpose. Adelle doesn’t argue. She offers him a choice. The Dollhouse does not waste its assets.

Elsewhere, Echo is sent back into the field. This time, her objective isn’t a mission – it’s a message. She finds Ballard, engages him in a fight, but amidst the chaos, she tells him what he needs to know. The Dollhouse is real. Someone inside is working against it, manipulating her imprint to give him information. But the mystery deepens – this person isn’t the one who sent Ballard the image or the video. That means there’s more at play than even the enemy within. Before she leaves, she warns him to run. The Dollhouse does not tolerate interference.

Meanwhile, Hearn, now exposed, is sent after Mellie – Ballard’s sole sense of normalcy. But as he moves in for the kill, Adelle’s voice comes through the phone, unleashing something buried deep within Mellie. She is no ordinary woman. She is a sleeper Active. The moment the phrase is spoken, Mellie transforms, brutally killing Hearn with trained precision. Once the job is done, Adelle speaks again, pulling Mellie back into her oblivious innocence. She remembers nothing.

Ballard, stripped of his credibility, faces suspension. His obsession has turned him into exactly the kind of man who gets discarded by the system he once fought for. Every step forward costs him another piece of his life. But Adelle knows the truth – he won’t stop. Not until the Dollhouse is fully exposed. And so she lets Mellie stay, a silent observer in the war Ballard is waging against something bigger than himself.

Sierra, removed from her trauma – or so they claim – sits with Victor again, seeming at ease. But does anyone ever truly forget what was done to them?

Echo, meanwhile, paints. A house. A couple outside. A dream stolen but not forgotten. I’m not finished, she says, leaving Adelle unsettled. It’s more than the painting – it’s the truth buried deep within Echo, waiting to break free.

TRIVIA

CONTINUITY