When the van stops, the other woman is dragged out, and that "mercy" the judge spoke of is hanging her as Ofglen watches. But hey, she's got a working reproductive system and they have to keep her, and so she's sentenced to "redemption." They're both carted into a van, still bounded and gagged, and they grasp hands, as the Martha bends over in sobs and Ofglen silently comforts her. Without any access to a defense, they're immediately found guilty and sentenced-the Martha is given the "mercy of the state," whatever that means, and the judge tells Ofglen her existence is an abomination. The woman she was in a relationship with is also in the courtroom, cuffed and gagged. She's brought into a courtroom, still shackled and masked, and is charged with gender treachery in violation of biblical passages, which are now apparently rule of law. Can't say I blame them.Īnd before the episode ends, we see Ofglen's fate. How nice to be in a position where you don't have to fear everything of yours being taken away, dude! That night, June and Luke lie in bed together, cuddling, but neither appears to be sleeping.
When Luke gets home, his response to the bank/jobs news is to assure June he'll take care of her, which is well-meaning but (as Moira and June point out to him) incredibly patronizing. But Moira is more skeptical: Maybe there weren't any terrorists at all. We learn the country has been under martial law since what happened in D.C., and June says that was supposed to be about catching terrorists, for everyone's safety. They needed to do it this way, she reasons-seizing the bank accounts and eliminating women's jobs all at the same time-because people would have made a beeline for the airports otherwise. Another law, Moira has heard, says women can no longer own property. The problem with June's debit card, it seems, is that the government froze any account belonging to a woman, and their money will now be controlled by a husband or male next-of-kin.
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