 An Observer , " August " ( Peter Woodward ) abducts Christine Hollis ( Jennifer Missoni ) , a 27 @-@ year @-@ old art student in Boston . Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ) and Peter Bishop ( Joshua Jackson ) learn of the events and realize the assailant matches the description of the Observer . However , after viewing video footage they find that it is not " September " ( Michael Cerveris ) , the Observer known for observing Pattern @-@ related cases and who previously saved Peter and his father Walter ( John Noble ) in 1985 , indicating there is more than one Observer . Olivia is confused as to August 's motives , as Observers are known to only observe events and not interfere with them . After questioning Christine 's roommate , Olivia learns she was to take a flight to Rome , Italy . Peter finds a picture of Christine from her childhood before her parents were killed in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake , and sees August in the background , indicating he has been observing her entire life . The plane to Rome would later crash , killing everyone on board . Because of this , the team realize August in fact saved her life . 
 An Observer , " August " ( Peter Woodward ) <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>abducts</mark></a> Christine Hollis ( Jennifer Missoni ) , a 27 @-@ year @-@ old art student in Boston . Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ) and Peter Bishop ( Joshua Jackson ) learn of the events and realize the assailant matches the description of the Observer . However , after viewing video footage they find that it <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>not</mark></a>" September " ( Michael Cerveris ) , the Observer known for observing Pattern @-@ related cases and who previously saved Peter and his father Walter ( John Noble ) in 1985 , indicating <a href='dey_it' title='4'><mark>there</mark></a> is more than one Observer . Olivia is confused as to August <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>motives , as Observers are known to only observe events and not interfere with them . After questioning Christine <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>roommate , Olivia <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>learns</mark></a> she was to take a flight to Rome , Italy . Peter <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>finds</mark></a> a picture of Christine from her childhood before her parents <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> killed in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake , and <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>sees</mark></a> August in the background , indicating he <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>has</mark></a> been observing her entire life . The plane to Rome would later crash , killing everyone on board . Because of this , the team realize August in fact saved her life . 
An Observer , " August " ( Peter Woodward ) abduct Christine Hollis ( Jennifer Missoni ) , a 27 @-@ year @-@ old art student in Boston . Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ) and Peter Bishop ( Joshua Jackson ) learn of the events and realize da assailant matches the description of the Observer . However , after viewing video footage they find dat it ain't " September " ( micheal Cerveris ) , tdaObserver known fir observing Pattern @-@ related cases and who previously saved Peter and his father Walter ( John Noble ) in 1985 , indicating it is more den one Observer . Olivia is confused as to August  motives , as Observers r known to only observe events and not interfere with them . After questioning Christine  roommate , Olivia learn she was to take a flight to Rome , Italy . Peter find a pic of Christine from her childhood before her parents was killed in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake , and see August in thdaackground , indicating he have been observing her entire life . Thedaane to Rome would later crash , killing everyone on board . Because of this , the team realize August in fact saved her life .