Time.

People often say, ‘time is precious’ to emphasize its value, that time shapes lives by saying, ‘time is money’, and by expressing how time can feel like it passes too quickly with, ‘time waits for no one’.

Has Thaddeus’s prolonged time away caused those who watch for him to become careless in their efforts to keep others safe? What has Thaddeus been up to? What sinister plan has he fashioned this time, and who will fall victim to his latest genetic exploits?

Was it fate that led Zuriel to Grier, or was that timing? It had been Lyndon who had sent him to Florida in the first place, and he who had brought him to the hospital Grier worked at after being tortured by Thaddeus. Although it had been under the watchful eyes of Dr. Grier Stone that Zuriel had finally awoken.

Was timing utilized when Lyndon shared his truth with Lane, or had he felt he was running out of time? Lane’s belief in Lyndon had grown stronger, as had her feelings, and she had been the one chosen to watch over Taylor. Were Lane and Lyndon meant to cross paths, or was it again just timing that they had found each other?

Was it chance that Lynn was discovered at the hospital, bad timing, or was it just her luck? Lynn had made the choice to go to the hospital, and she’d been caught there in the wee hours of the morning in her not-so-perfect disguise. It hadn’t been the first time she’d gone out on her own in pursuit of answers, but had she gone too far this time, put herself in possible danger once again?