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"The Watergate Tape" is the sixth episode from Season 1 of Timeless. It premiered on November 14, 2016.

Plot[]

Synopsis[]

Secrets surface when the trio land in Watergate-era Washington, D.C., where Rufus and Lucy's investigative course leaves them rattled and shaken. Meanwhile, Wyatt's tragic past comes to light, and secrets about Flynn's hidden agenda emerge.

Summary[]

The Mission[]

Flynn's Agenda[]

  • Flynn is to acquire the "Doc", which is referenced in the missing 18½ minutes of Richard Nixon's secret Oval Office recordings. The "Doc" is instrumental to Flynn due to Nixon's involvement with Rittenhouse.

Rittenhouse's Agenda[]

  • Rittenhouse orders Rufus to destroy the "Doc".

Changes to the Timeline[]

  • No changes to the timeline.

Guest Cast[]

Historical Events and Figures[]

Figures[]

Episode Notes[]

Trivia[]

  • A running joke throughout the episode involves the outfits worn by Wyatt and Lucy, in which other characters reference the 1970s sitcoms The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch.
  • In the scene where Rufus says, "Deep Throat, here we come", a woman gives him a dirty look. This is because she thinks he is referring to the 1972 porno film of the same name.
  • The scene where Rufus tells Lucy to wait outside the Black Liberation Army's hangout mirrors the scene in episode 1 where she told him to wait outside the whites-only bar in 1937 New Jersey.
  • When Rufus meets with the Black Liberation Army, he goes by the name "Kanye West", a reference to the hip-hop singer of the same name.

Music[]

  • "Changes" by David Bowie (1972)
  • "The Sound of Silence"
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