Night of Desirable Objects (Fringe)

"Night of Desirable Objects"
Fringe episode
Peter and Olivia exhume the coffins of Andre Hughes' wife and son
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 2
Directed by	Brad Anderson
Written by	Jeff Pinkner J. H. Wyman
Production code	3X5102
Original air date	September 24, 2009
Guest appearance(s)
Meghan Markle as Agent Amy Jessup John Savage as Andre Hughes Kevin Corrigan as Sam Weiss Charles Martin Smith as Sheriff Golightly Stefan Arngrim as the Store Owner Michael Cerveris as the Observer
Episode chronology
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"Night of Desirable Objects" is the second episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. The episode followed Olivia and Peter's investigation into mysterious disappearances taking place in a small Pennsylvania town.

The episode was written by executive producers/showrunners Jeff Pinkner and J. H. Wyman, and directed by Brad Anderson. It was the last episode to feature guest actress Meghan Markle as Agent Amy Jessup, but was the first with recurring guest actor Kevin Corrigan.

"Night of Desirable Objects" premiered on September 24, 2009 to an estimated 7.73 million viewers in the United States. It received generally positive reviews, as multiple critics praised the storyline while at the same time acknowledging it did little to advance the show's mythology.

In Lansdale, Pennsylvania, a highway construction worker hears an odd noise in a cornfield, and is pulled down into an underground tunnel by a mysterious, unidentified creature. Using a lighter for sight, he sees the remains of other creatures, and is then eaten by the creature off screen. Meanwhile, Walter (John Noble) investigates Olivia's (Anna Torv) car crash from the previous episode. He believes she traveled to a parallel universe that is similar to theirs, but she still cannot remember with whom she met with, or why.