Mr. Robot S03E03 "eps3.2_legacy.so" Recap

Returning to the night of the hack, Mr. Robot takes over Elliot and tries to shoot Tyrell. The gun jams and Tyrell interprets this as a sign that they're destined to work together. He makes an impassioned speech on the matter and convinces Mr. Robot that he needs Tyrell for Stage 2. They are interrupted by Irving showing up with the Dark Army. Irving tells them that Gideon told the FBI that Tyrell shut down the honeypot and is now the prime suspect of the hack. They take him to a cabin so he can hide out and avoid being arrested.

Zhang orders his subordinates to frame Iran for being the origin of fsociety and also makes moves to help Trump get elected. Zhang has plans for virtually everyone, including Tyrell and Elliot.

Tyrell is ordered to have a psych evaluation and he breaks down in it but still claims he will always be loyal to Elliot. He is given secure access to engineer Stage 2 and Cisco's firmware, all the while fosciety will keep him hidden at the cabin and monitor what he does. Tyrell continues to work diligently but becomes increasingly disheartened and finally snaps when he reads reports about Joanna moving on romantically. He grabs a backpack, dons a hat and sunglasses, and goes for a walk. He is spotted by a local police officer and arrested. Tyrell breaks his thumb to try to get free from his handcuffs but by theme he gets his hand out of one side, an FBI Agent Santiago shoots the officer in the head, having been planted by the Dark Army. He is Dom's superior and reprimands him for allowing Tyrell to get away. He had to kill the officer to ensure no one else knows where Tyrell is.

Irving is able to calm Tyrell down by assuring him that he will be able to get his family back once this stage of the place is finished. Irving continues to monitor Elliot through Leon, while Tyrell is later brought to a hotel run by the Dark Army. Tyrell is looking forward to finally being able to see Elliot again. After their reunion goes wrong and he is forced to shoot Elliot, Angels tells him about how Elliot has a split personality. Elliot has surgery to remove the bullet and mend his wounds and afterwards, Mr. Robot emerges and smiles at Tyrell for sticking to the plan they had agreed upon.

Mr. Robot airs on Wednesdays on USA at 10/9c.