In the latest episode of "Silo," the focus is solely on Hanna, Jules' mother.
In the past storyline, the episode begins with Hanna taking Jules to a farm, where she exchanges a relic for a box despite the farmer's warning about potential trouble. On their way home, Jules discovers a dying rabbit when she looks inside the box. Determined to assist her mother, Hanna reveals a self-developed magnifier that she plans to use for operating on the rabbit's heart, which has a hole in it.
Later, the authorities invade their house and ransack everything in search of Hanna's creation. Young Jules, frightened in another room, witnesses this while Hanna confronts Pete angrily for betraying her, despite her noble intentions with the magnifier. She explains that she invented it to help people like her deceased son, who couldn't undergo surgery without such a device.
As the authorities destroy her home, Hanna relinquishes the device, and it is promptly demolished. Subsequently, a disturbed Jules enters the room and finds solace in the wounded rabbit—the same one Hanna claimed had died.
We watch young Jules burying her mother and expressing intense anger towards those who didn't stand up for their beliefs. She denounces them as cowards and sets the rabbit free on the farm.
In the present day, Jules finds herself hiding in the nursery while members of the Judicial are actively searching for her. Simms enters Gloria's room and questions her about Jules' visit and the relic discovered in the room. Gloria, currently not under the influence of medication, recollects Simms as the man whose wife experienced a miscarriage, and she had suggested something to him for their next pregnancy. It can be assumed that Simms is sparing her life because, thanks to Gloria's suggestion, he now has a son and feels indebted to her. However, as Gloria has violated the rules of Silo, he instructs the nurse to administer a strong dose to her.
Meanwhile, in the nursery, Jules attempts to access the hard drive (relic) on the medical computer system but is unsuccessful. Later, she receives a communication from Billings and rushes to her office, where members of the Judicial are ransacking the place in search of a "red level" relic.
Billings and Jules express their anger at this arbitrary search, with Billings informing her that the search violates numerous pact protocols and is essentially illegal. This inspires Jules, who storms into Simms' office and apprehends him. Later, when the office is empty, Jules conducts an extensive investigation and discovers confidential files pertaining to Shirley Campbell, Martha Walker, and Hanna Nichols.
While examining her mother's documents, Jules experiences a profound shock. In the next scene, she is seen in the nursery at the medical center, engaging in a conversation with her father. When she questions why he didn't assist her mother with the magnifier, he explains that her mother became consumed by grief over the loss of her son, and he was unable to provide any help. Jules, who had previously believed her father was involved in her mother's tragic suicide, now realizes that he was not the one who betrayed her. Instead, it was the Judicial who monitored her activities through the mirrors.
Father and daughter share a tender moment as they finally embrace and truly reconcile. Jules, who had concealed the hard drive in one of the baby's carriages, retrieves it and bids farewell to her father as she prepares to descend to the Mechanical area. However, as she makes her way down, she discovers that the Judicial is conducting thorough searches of every individual on the stairs.
In the Sheriff's office, Simms attempts to manipulate the overseeing officers, seeking permission to make a phone call. Billings experiences a minor incident at home, where his hands tremble, and his wife attributes it to the demands of his job. Martha expresses concern that Jules has yet to arrive below, despite her father's message indicating that she would reach the workshop by 6 o'clock. An agoraphobic Martha contemplates leaving the workshop but encounters Shirley outside her apartment, imploring her to find out where Jules is located.
At the cafeteria, Lukas receives a message from Jules, urging him to come to her place. Arriving at her home, Jules discloses the existence of a hard drive that potentially holds the answers they have been seeking. However, accessing the hard drive requires "Syops" authorization, and she seeks Lukas' assistance as he is skilled in IT and may be able to find a workaround. Lukas, hesitant to defy the rules and rebel against the Judicial, displays little enthusiasm. In an effort to convince him, Jules reveals the presence of mirrors and shatters one, unveiling the surveillance cameras installed by the Judicial throughout Silo to spy on its residents.
Despite Jules' explanations, Lukas remains fearful of taking any action, leaving Jules disappointed. It is at this moment that Lukas notices members of the Judicial ambushing Jules' house.
Facing no other viable option to access the hard drive, Jules ultimately decides to venture below, but encounters security checkpoints that impede her progress. However, Mayor Bernard steps in and, as Jules now trusts him, she divulges that Judge Meadows is merely a puppet for Simms. The Mayor suggests finding a more secluded location to delve deeper into their discussion and escorts her to the farm.
As they converse about Simms' abuse of power and his true involvement, Bernard unexpectedly confesses that he and Simms are collaborating. Since Jules has now violated their desires, they orchestrate a ruse by fabricating Jules' supposed wish to "go out," prompting them to order her arrest. Jules attempts to flee, but is eventually apprehended. Billings is summoned to take charge of the situation, yet Jules persistently insists that she never wished to "go out to clean" and pleads to be heard.
Billings, upholding the principles of the pact, assures her that she will be given an opportunity to speak, though Simms remains reluctant. Tension mounts as Billings experiences another bout of hand tremors, causing him to lose his grip on Jules. Seizing the opportunity, Jules makes another desperate attempt to escape, and we see her jump from the stairway rails - leaving us with another cliffhanger until mext week.
