Homecoming
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No, we lied, Audrey tells a Department of Defense panel about the Homecoming initiative.
The protocol was unacceptable.
With those words, Audrey gives a master class in the art of fake accountability.
Those soldiers who unwittingly submitted themselves to Geists memory-erasing drugs have not unwittingly made themselves available for redeployment.
In other words, this unconscionable experiment was a success.
Francine is not merely taking an interest in Geist as a company.
Shes running the show.
As for Alex, shes trying to clean up Audreys mess for her.
Alex is a crisis-management specialist, and this is a crisis she believes she can solve.
A handful of important questions get worked out in the process: This is how Alex became Jackie.
We see the hotel room she will eventually discover after getting her memory wiped.
We see the temporary tattoo that marks her as an Airborne veteran.
Whether she does that by choice or whether its foisted on her is an open question.
On the other hand, FDA standards may be a little lax in this reality.)
It serves Audreys ambition, which trumps any other concerns.
The only real distinction may be in management styles, because they otherwise have plenty in common.
There just isnt room for two piranha in the same river.
Chris Cooper has been known to put a diabolical spin on his normal-guy image.
I deal with the shittiest of people every day, Alex tells Audrey, without a hint of irony.
The shitty people, from what weve witnessed, are herclients.
The non-shitty people are folks shes paid to deceive.
Walter Cruz is one of those unfortunate non-shitty people.
