Though Luther can be cruelly pragmatic, he can also be stubbornly optimistic sometimes -- and that streak reveals itself now. "Depending on exactly when we go back to," he points out, "we can thread the needle. Find the right day, the right hour. So, after your kidnapping but before everything goes to hell in a handbasket. There's a few days in there we can work with."

He says it with such confidence, that the old outlines of Number One show at the edges.

"We'll find a way, Klaus."

And then, at his brother's next words, Luther's caught by a burst of inspiration. He pokes through the shelves and boxes until he finds a souvenir zippo lighter emblazoned with Tessie's outline, and purchases it. "Alright. Let's get some air."