As the Abbies gather outside the fence, Theo desperately tries to establish communications with Margaret. In the past, CJ awakens every 20 years to check the hibernation facilities... and slowly comes to grips with the fact that the world that he knew is gone.

Jason learns that only half of the sleep pods work, and he will have to choose who will continue on to maintain the future of Wayward Pines. In the past, Pilcher is forced to choose an alternative when the baby he selects to become the future leader of Wayward Pines dies unexpectedly.