

This includes a clear glass container consisting of Zachary’s peeled skin sporting a tattoo, and several references during his time in Ankara, Turkey.

For some reason The Lost Symbolhas yet to explain, Mal’akh wishes to re-ignite Solomon’s guilt via symbols when it comes to his son, as the Freemason finds himself staggering through one nightmare scape after another, whilst finding clues about Zachary’s ultimate demise. This plunges Solomon right into the rabbit hole of his own burdened past, especially his decision to abandon his son Zachary when he was put into prison for possession of illegal substances.

Midway through the episode, Mal’akh submerges Solomon inside a sensory deprivation tank, while injecting some kind of hallucinogen or psychotropic drug into Solomon’s system. RELATED: Why Tom Hanks’ The Lost Symbol Movie Was Cancelled (& Became A TV Show) By leveraging Solomon’s captivity, Mal’akh forces Langdon to carry out his quest on his behalf, feeding him crumbs in the form of clues and covert directions from time to time. By virtue of being a 33rd-degree Freemason, Solomon has access to forbidden knowledge leading to a state of ascension, which is exactly what Mal’akh seems to be after - apotheosis. After kidnapping Solomon and placing his severed hand to imitate the Hand of Mysteries in the Capitol building for Langdon to find, Mal’akh moves to the next stage of his grand plan by placing Solomon in a trance-like state.
