Trust of the Fallen

Trust of the Fallen is episode 37 of Shadows written by Justin K. Rivers and Jay Fuller.

Plot
A parasitic creature stalks the halls of the Agency. Who is the host? Is it Jakob?

Cast

 * Lauren Clay - Marcela Sapone
 * Jack Flynn - David N. Rogers
 * Charlie Dune - David Runkle
 * Jakob Resh - Justin K. Rivers
 * Jeffery Stoltz - Jared Casey
 * Romero - Sean Dulake
 * Agents - Jay Fuller, Marcus Whitby, Darcy Forlenza

Crew

 * Crew - Darcy Forlenza, David Runkle, Jay Fuller, Marcus Whitby
 * Music - Jay Fuller
 * Edited by Justin K. Rivers
 * Written by Justin K. Rivers and Jay Fuller
 * Associate Producer - Kendal Stavros
 * Produced by Alexandra Peterson
 * Executive Producer - Justin K. Rivers
 * Assistant Director - Julie Snider
 * Directed by Sam Rosenthal and Justin K. Rivers

Production
Extensive use of the basement corridors and study room of Myles Standish Hall. The stairwell is also in Myles Standish.

Seen in the role of Charlie is David Runkle, butv's first ever technical manager.

The plot of this episode was heavily influenced by the Shadows Writing Guidelines, in an attempt to provide a layered mythology to the series, which in essence was only one episode old in terms of continuity. As part of the Agency re-boot, the production team decided to create a backstory for Jakob and the Agency that would be referenced or used to inform the stories, without being explicitly depicted onscreen. "Trust of the Fallen" is as explicit as the Parasite backstory ever got.

Fraught with technical problems, the crucial scene involving the parasite's moment of infection was lost. A scene establishing that other people in government agencies were also infected by Parasites was never filmed.



Continuity

 * First reference to the Parasites, establishing Jakob's backstory as not quite human.
 * Jakob implies that the Parasites are in fact attempting a mass-infiltration of Earth, setting up an epic battle that never materializes on the show.
 * The Agency can go into "lockdown", indicating that the building itself has some type of defense or security mechanism.