: Gretchen admitted the head in the box was a fake—a "ploy" used as psychological leverage to keep Michael and Lincoln motivated to finish the Sona break. The Reunion
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It is revealed that the head in the box belonged to someone else. Gretchen Morgan, the Company operative, faked the execution to maintain leverage over Michael and Lincoln. Sara’s Escape: : Gretchen admitted the head in the box