Introduction
Author's preface:
A new beginning is on the horizon. Much has happened, but there is much more to tell. Read the newly added Epilogue for a glimpse into the next part of our Team's journey.
March 17, 2019
Author's original preface:
Saving the Saviors is a story about the characters we love from Person of Interest continuing on. The original ending of the show didn't happen that way, in this story. It was re-imagined, and so there is a new path forward for them. Along the way, some of the familiar characters from past shows are brought back in new roles. A brand new character is also introduced, who has special skills to take two of the main characters on a journey that changes the arc of their stories, and addresses the trauma that pushes them ever closer to sacrificing themselves. We also get much closer to each of our beloved characters. We see a little more about who they are. This story is about saving the saviors...
In deep love and appreciation for the ground-breaking work of the original show, and for all of those who made it so unique. Let's keep going.
September 1, 2017
Table of contents
Part 1
Chap 1 ... He's Pretty Beaten Up. Who Is He?
Chap 2 ... South Sudan Could Do That To People
Chap 3 ... With Your Permission
Chap 4 ... The River and the Old Canoe
Chap 5 ... He Was Allowing It
Chap 6 ... Second Wind
Chap 7 ... Hands On
Chap 8 ... Lone Canoe
Part 2
Chap 9 ... Claypool - Father of Samaritan
Chap 10 ...Trust
Chap 11 ... I Can't Be - Like This
Chap 12 ... Air Gap, Encryption or Glass Wall?
Chap 13 ... Back Home
Chap 14 ... Little Use For People
Chap 15 ... Click
Chap 16 ... Wooden Man
Chap 17 ... Can't Forget and Don't Want To Remember
Part 3
Chap 18 ... Grace, What Is This Place?
Chap 19 ... Cumulative Cuts
Chap 20 ... I Can't Find You, Harold
Chap 21 ... It Can Fall Apart Pretty Fast
Chap 22 ... Awareness, Without Sensation
Chap 23 ... Not Responding
Chap 24 ... Rude/Awakening
Chap 25 ... Mongolian Outreach
Chap 26 ... Abyss
Chap 27 ... Left Behind
Part 4
Chap 28 ... If Guns Went Off In Here
Chap 29 ... Root's Roadtrip
Chap 30 ... She Could See He Was In Trouble
Chap 31 ... Words Were Not Required
Chap 32 ... Are You In Pain, Harold?
Chap 33 ... The Book of Five Rings
Part 5
Chap 34 ... Birds, Repeat POI, Singing Bowls, Book of Earth
Chap 35 ... I'm Waiting, Book Of Water, Forgetting To Paint, White Tea
Part 6
Chap 36 ... Hard Rain; Harold, We Need To Talk; Eyes On; Escalator; Pour Aluel; This May Get A Little Messy
Chap 37 ... Book of Fire; Wasn't Empty; Darkness Advanced; Like Long Ago; The Same One
Part 7
Chap 38 ... Deep Woods; Full Moon; Was This What That Was?
Chap 39 ... Everything I Know; Long Gone; That Went Well; Favorite White Tea
Part 8
Chap 40 ... It Matters To Me How This Ends
Epilogue
Works Cited
If you wish to know more about the music, the Book of Five Rings, and the Lummi story cited in this story, for your own journey, please enjoy:
Chapter 5: He was allowing it: Reese awakens from his "dream", sitting in Jules' kitchen. In the background when he awakens, is this music, which is an example of Alpha brainwave entrainment (try listening to track "Breathing in the Deep" as you read short Chapter 4 and then enter Chapter 5, to get the feeling Reese is having):
Walder, Russel. Bruce Lipton's Music for a Shift in Consciouness, Sounds True, 2011
Chapter 16: Wooden Man: Reese on the table for the first time, with this music playing. See how it takes you to a healing place, like Jules did with Reese:
Evenson, Dean. Healing Suite, with Tom Barabas and Natalie Twigg, Soundings of the Planet, 2009
Chapter 16: Wooden man: Jules plays this to help Reese stay in deep sleep, to help him recover. It uses Delta brainwave entrainment, for sleep.
Thompson, Jeffrey. Peaceful Music for Sleep, The Relaxation Company, 2004
Chapter 17: Can't forget and don't want to remember: After treating Reese, Jules is sitting in her living room, reminiscing about France and plays this French duet:
Garou. "Sous le vent." Seul, with Céline Dion, Columbia, 2000
Chapter 31: words were not required: Jules brings Harold to her home to recover after his torture at the hands of Greer. As she begins to create a safe space for him, she plays this from Canadian-born guitarist:
Cook, Jesse. "Broken Moon." The Blue Guitar Sessions, Coach House Music, 2012
Chapter 32: Are you in pain, Harold?: As Harold accesses his suppressed memories, this music deepens the emotional reach:
Wild, Chuck. "Into The Silence Of My Being." Liquid Mind VII Reflection, Real Music, 2004
Chapter 33: Book of Five Rings: Reese receives this, to help him re-connect with his authentic self and the Warrior's Way:
Kaufman, Stephen. The Martial Artist's Book of Five Rings, Tuttle Publishing, 1994
Chapter 34: In the Singing Bowls section of this chapter: After Harold accesses suppressed memories and wakes in terror, he agrees to allow Jules to help him and this music accompanies the crystal singing bowls:
Kater, Peter. Compassion, Earth Sea Records, 1998
Chapter 38: In Deep Woods: Reese returns to Jules, struggling to understand the meaning of something from his past. Try track 6 at the beginning of the chapter, as Jules readies herself. She plays this music during her session, which transports him back to his childhood in the Mountains of Colorado. Try listening to tracks 1, 4 and 5 to feel what they are feeling. Beautiful:
May, Daniel. Solitudes Calm the Mind, Somerset Entertainment Ltd., 2006
Chapter 38: In Was This What That Was: Reese listens to Katie read this story of Tani, a Lummi girl guided by the spirit of her grandmother, to find the wisdom of her People inside herself. This is the story of what sustains us.
Egawa, Keith. Tani's Search for the Heart, CreateSpace, March, 2013