Browse Scenes

Dr. Frederick Treves confesses his moral uncertainty to his wife, Anne, regarding his patient John Merrick. He struggles with whether he is truly helping a sentient man or simply projecting intelligence onto someone to ease his own professional conscience before a high-stakes evaluation.

Harold Finch reveals the secret origin of 'The Machine' to John Reese, explaining how he built a mass surveillance system for the government that ignores 'irrelevant' crimes. Finch expresses his guilt over the lives he couldn't save, while Reese questions the morality and effectiveness of their new mission.

After realizing her presence is causing chaos in the afterlife, Eleanor attempts to convince Chidi, an ethics professor, to teach her how to be a good person. She argues that she deserves a 'medium' fate rather than eternal torture and proposes that she become his ultimate ethical experiment.

Trapped in a hotel room, an outlaw attempts to manipulate a desperate rancher and his son into abandoning their mission. The scene explores the moral ambiguity of the outlaw and the idealistic resolve of the young boy who believes there is still good in his captor.

CIA supervisor Jack O'Donnell informs field agent Tony Mendez that the high-stakes extraction mission in Tehran has been officially called off by the government. Mendez argues against the decision, highlighting the moral responsibility they have toward the six Americans currently in hiding.

Hal, a detective, discusses a murder investigation with his wife Sarah in bed. He struggles to reconcile the brutality of the crime with the 'sweet' reputation of the female suspects.

Brutus wanders his orchard at night, struggling with the moral dilemma of assassinating Caesar. He concludes that while Caesar hasn't yet abused his power, the potential for tyranny once he is crowned justifies killing him before he becomes a threat.