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This episode sees Echo given an unusual assignment; she is to act as mother to a baby whose father feels unable love him after his wife died in child birth. Topher is particularly impressed with his programming; it has affected Echo so much so that she is able to breast feed the boy. All goes well until Echo starts to suspect her 'husband's' behaviour and it seems that her maternal instincts are over-riding normal programming rules. In a secondary, minor, plots Madeline 'November' Costley is called in for a check-up and Senator Perrin is learning more about Rossum.

This was a rather good episode; at first it looks like a typical assignment but then, as Echo gets suspicious about her 'husband' and her programmed motherly instincts kick in things get interesting as this is something new; not something we've seen before like a flashback to a previous mission. Eliza Dushku is particularly good as Echo. The story has some decent twists and early on the father's motivations aren't too obvious. The 'November' plotline was a relatively small part of the story but provided an interesting insight into the wellbeing of an ex-doll. Perrin's investigations may have uncovered more about Rossum's activities but at this point his scenes feel more about reminding us that he is there rather than effecting the main plot.