So, we have the first appearance of the mysterious and sinister Mr. Raines. Interesting that at the end, even Miss Parker seems to be afraid of him. Mind you, power in the Center is doubtless tangled and murky.

Half the point of a future ep is getting her past that, I think. She's never afraid of him after that ep, but at this point, he does have a lot more power over her, at least mentally.

Is this the first time Jarod has enlisted the aid of an uninvolved party in the carrying out of his scenario? On previous occasions, he's enlisted the aid of the "weak spot" person; the person (and that's a pattern in the A story) who was reluctantly involved in the evil conspiracy and now regrets it. Though they don't always participate, sometimes the only thing they do is spill the beans, like what happened this time.

I think so? Although he does do it again, later.

And the Hiroshima guy is one of the 'quirky' people that first season abounds with; nearly every ep has Jarod meeting someone with a unique and bizarre viewpoint on life. Just to point out that 'crazy' is all in your angle of reflection, I think.

I don't think that last piece was Mozart-- I want to say Handel, but damn if I know for sure.