He Told Us Something That Changed Everything…

"He Told Us Something That Changed Everything…" is a 26:02 minute video of Season 1 in Project 863 which aired on March 4th, 2021. In this episode, Matt and the team talk to their stalker, Nelson Syphus over text messages on the phone they found in the LAPD case. They end up learning some very interesting information, specifically about Deborah.

Plot
The episode starts with them in Mega Desk looking at the newest text message Syphus sent then. "S: 'I'm getting impatient, have you all found what I instructed you to find?' (He is referring to the tape he instructed them to find in a previous episode, 'A Stalker Left Me A Hidden Package…')"The team responds,"M: 'Yes, we found what you were looking for.'""S: 'Well done, well done. And?'""The team wonders if he has also heard what they heard on the tape. They tell him,""M: 'We found the tape you were looking for. There was a lot of medical ambiance, and screaming.'""S: (angrily) 'That wasn't all that was on the tape, and you know it. Don't play 'hard to get' with the information. What else did you hear?'"They want to make sure of something first,"M: 'First, before we tell you... is our exchange still on the table?'""S: 'You really are desperate to know about the 863 project, aren't you? Did your little detective friend not have the answers you were hoping for?'""M: 'Stop stalling.'""S: 'Do not test me..But yes, it is still on the table. Now, tell me what you found.'"The team decides to tell him what was on the tape... "M: 'Fine, there was a conversation on the tape between D and another man.'""S: And what were they talking about'""M: 'Why do you want to know?'""S: 'Frankly, it's none of your business.'""Frustrated, the team decides to go for a walk to get some fresh air and continue their questioning,""M: 'Didn't you work with D? Don't you know how she felt about you?'"The team wonders why Syphus would want THEM to hear the incriminating info about Syphus. Syphus then offers,"S: 'Tell you what, if I tell you about D and give a name to one of your faceless sources of information, will that speed this along? An exchange of information for information.'""Though the team already knows her name they want confirmation. They answer 'Yes'. He confirms that 'D's real name is Deborah.' And that,""S:  'She was the head clinical scientist at Syntec through most of its life cycle. She's the one who oversaw most of the trials and experiments.'""They then move into Orange Base warehouse to continue the conversation. The team asks him if he knew that""M:  'She was talking about pushing you out of Syntec'""and""M: 'Saying that you were dragging the company down.'"Syphus responds that,"S: 'Deborah is talented, no one would question that, but she was rather touchy when it came to me. I'm not sure if it was a difference in opinions or ideas for the company, but she never liked me. She would speak more with my partner than myself.'"They ask him about his partner, "M: 'He was saying he tried to talk to you. Make you see reason.'"The team moves inside to Orange base lobby and realizes that everyone has a different piece of information about everything. Syphus responds, "S: 'That does sound like him, always the peacemaker. He had to placate her often to try and calm her down from her ideas of pushing him to undermine me'.""S: 'Think of it as my way of showing you why you shouldn't trust her, nor anyone working with her. That includes your detective friend.'"This further confirms that Syphus' partner is probably John Doe. The team tells him,"M: 'It just sounded like she was trying to stop you from doing illegal things'""S:  'I see that she's manipulating even YOU at this point.'"For a little comedic relief Woods takes the phone and takes a picture of a drawing on the wall to make it Syphus' profile picture. The team asks,"M: 'What?'""Syphus seeming to get madder and responds,""S: 'Deborah was a master manipulator, you heard it for yourself on the tape. All of those clinical trials that went wrong, all of the people that were experimented on, she headed all of that.'"Woods contemplates this and remembers that D did have a lair under the stairs and she was very secretive."S: ' I'll keep it nice and simple, I need those vials. And it's in your best interest to hand them over to me.'"The team doesn't know what to make of this. They ask,"M:  'That doesn't line up with what we heard in the recording...I mean the chat logs'""S: (sarcastically) 'Having trouble keeping your hands steady, investigator. . .You're avoiding the question... but regardless, if you mean the logs on the Apple II, I figured as much.'"The team decides it's time to walk so they move into the hallway leading into red base warehouse. They text back,"M: 'What does that mean'""S: 'I mean, it figures that she would attempt to rewrite what she needed to on that disk or else, her little act would come to light quickly.'"The team doesn't understand and responds,"M: 'Rewrite? Is that even possible?. . But even D3B referenced you as a threat.'"The team wonders WHY everyone wants to manipulate them. Syphus responds,"S: 'You're not being serious, are you?'"Matt feels this is leading nowhere and says he is about ready to just throw this phone away. Syphus responds,"S: 'You know what D3B stands for, right?'""M: 'Some type of AI that D wrote?'"To the shock of the team Syphus responds,"S:  'D3B is Deb. Not some AI, not a fortune teller, that is Deborah'"