Severance’ season 2, episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo”— tells the sad story of Mark (Adam Scott) and Gemma (Dichen Lachman), while hinting at the greater ambitions of Lumon.

This post contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo,” of Severance. Lumon’s endgame is the central mystery of Severance, Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi thriller about office employees whose consciousnesses have been “severed” into their “innie” work selves and their “outie” personal selves.

A free-form flashback episode fills in the gaps to what happened to Gemma (a.k.a. Ms. Casey)—and showcases a standout performance from Dichen Lachman.