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Saul Durand
A gifted but unmotivated physics researcher and member of the Oxford Five; close to Auggie and Will.
ClearStory · NETFLIX · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 8
3 BODY PROBLEM
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The setup
Will’s brain has been preserved for the Staircase Project. Saul is trying to understand his last conversation with Ye while humanity prepares its next response.
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8 peopleThe only names you need
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Thomas Wade
The intelligence chief overseeing Shi’s investigation.
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Clarence ‘Da’ Shi
An observant investigator examining scientist deaths and unexplained technology.
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Jin Cheng
A theoretical physicist and member of the Oxford Five who receives an impossibly advanced game headset.
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Raj Varma
Jin’s boyfriend, a Royal Navy officer recruited for Wade’s international defence work.
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Auggie Salazar
A nanotechnology pioneer and one of the Oxford Five, frightened by a countdown only she can see.
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Will Downing
A physics teacher and friend of the Oxford group.
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Tatiana Haas
A mysterious woman who approaches the scientists.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals Episode 8.
Content note: Violence, strong language, death, suicide themes and distress, attempted assassination, medical procedures and grief.
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