12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 5 The Night Room
- TV14
- February 13, 2015
- 43 min
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7.9 (1,506)
In 12 Monkeys season 1 episode 5, titled "The Night Room," Cole and Cassandra successfully travel back to 2015 in their quest to find the location of the mysterious Night Room. Meanwhile, Dr. Railly struggles to come to terms with the fact that she has traveled through time and is now living in a different era.
Once back in 2015, Cole and Cassandra begin investigating the various scientific facilities in the area to try and locate the Night Room. After a few unsuccessful attempts, they eventually learn about a secret underground laboratory conducting experiments with time travel.
Meanwhile, Dr. Railly is grappling with the idea of time travel and the implications it has on her life. She turns to Aaron, her ex-fiance, for emotional support, but he is less than understanding and tells her she needs to seek professional help.
Back in the future, Jennifer Goines is still being interrogated by the scientists about the virus and her involvement with the Army of the 12 Monkeys. She continues to refuse to cooperate, but begins to have hallucinations of a strange red forest.
As Cole and Cassandra continue their investigation, they discover that the Night Room contains a machine that can extract memories from a person's mind. They realize that the scientists are using this machine to study the effects of time travel and are keeping a prisoner in the Night Room to experiment on.
Cole and Cassandra break into the Night Room and free the prisoner, who turns out to be Jennifer Goines. She tells them about her hallucinations of the red forest and the Army of the 12 Monkeys, and reveals that she may hold the key to stopping the virus before it ever begins.
Dr. Railly, after seeking therapy, begins to come to terms with her situation and decides to join forces with Cole and Cassandra to help stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys and save the world.
"The Night Room" is a thrilling episode that expands on the show's mythology and introduces new characters and plot points. It also delves deeper into the emotional struggles of the characters as they deal with the consequences of time travel.