Prime Video's post-apocalyptic drama Fallout Season 2 is here, and it follows Lucy's journey of finding answers to her father's disappearance. The first two episodes of Season 2 set the tone and setting for the season. Episode 3, titled 'Profligate,' brings Lucy, Maximus, and The Ghoul to the centre of the story.Most importantly, it features the return of Thaddeus. In this Fallout Season 2episode, we see him running the Sunset Sarasaparilla bottling plant. He employs children (some ghouls) working nonstop for hours gathering bottlecaps, the currency of the Wasteland. Lucy, however imprisoned by Caesar's Legion after she tries to save one of the members. She eventually gets to see Legate Lacerta.Here's what happened in Fallout Season 2, Episode 3.Fallout Season 2 Episode 3: Lucy gets trapped in Caesar's Legion View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe episode opens with Thaddeus and the children in the factory, but soon shifts to an imprisoned Lucy walking through the Legion's area. All she sees is torture and hardships. The guards bring both Lucy and the woman she tried to save to the masked leader. The woman begs for her life, but the man slids her throat. Lucy is then taken to another man, who introduces himself as Caesar. Lucy being Lucy starts with how historically inaccurate they are, and their traditions, too. Of course, it does not sit well with the legion, and the Ceaser guy calls her a Profligate. He tells are there are at war with the New California Republic, the Khans, and the Brotherhood, but for now they need to conquer the unrepentant members of Caesar's Legion. He reveals the founder died, and the OG Caesar wrote down who he wanted to be the heir, but every time anyone takes it out, the false Caesar shoots at them. Lucy offers to help them to reach a negotiation, but she's almost on the verge of getting crucified. She tries to school him, telling him it is America, but fails again. Turns out Lucy's methods of negotiating aren't working here.Also Read: Fallout Season 2: Who is Paladin Xander Harkness? All about Kumail Nanjiani’s character exploredFallout Season 2 Episode 3: Cooper Howard meets the mysterious Robert House lookalikeIn the hospital, the Ghoul crawls in pain, but at least he has loyal company. Yes, I am talking about Dogmeat. He moans in pain, and he tries to tend to his wound.Soon, we are plunged into a flashback where we find Barb and Cooper arranging their life in the Vault. She grows emotional, telling how she does not want to leave anything behind. To which Cooper replies that she does not have to, as they are aware of the bombs. Anyways Cooper goes to a fundraiser, and he asks Charlie about Robert House. He comes to know that House is building a weapon system in Vegas. Cooper tells that Moldaver wants House to be killed.Meanwhile, Congresswoman of the Glendale district Diane Welch fumbles between her speech of refusing corporate funding. Cooper goes to the washroom, and he sees the same man from the first episode who looked like Robert House and set a bald man on a killing spree. Turns out the mysterious man knows too much about Cooper and Charlie. It's a tense conversation.Fallout Season 2 Episode 3 recap: Is Xander dead?Maximus kills Harkness in Fallout Season 2 Episode 3 (Image Via Instagram/@falloutonprime)Back at Area 51, it seems like the rebellion headed by Quintus is failing. Paladin Xander Harkness is a clear threat. Roger's speech was of no help, though. However, Maximus came up with a better solution; he said what if he killed Xander. However, Quintus doesn't agree with Maximus's stance and asks him to leave the meeting.Maximus encounters Harkness, and the two get along well as they share their annoyance at Quintus' plans. Harkness reveals that Quintus refuses to give him the cold fusion, and chaos might erupt once again. When Harkness notices some unauthorised activity on the radar, they set out to take it out. They enter an abandoned building, and robots fire at them. They destroy the robots with a super sledge. When they hear a noise, they find a child ghoul. It is Thaddeus' warehouse. Harkness divides the children into two groups; human and ghouls. He begins to shoot the ghoul children. Thaddeus tries to save them, but Harkness does not listen to his plea. Maximus breaks Xander Harkness's helmet with the super sledge weapon and kills him. This might seem to be just the start ofthe war.Also Read: Fallout Season 2 is doing this one major thing better than season 1, explained in depth Fallout Season 2 Episode 3 recap: Can The Ghoul save Lucy from the Legion's Civil war? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostElsewhere, Ghoul traces Lucy to the Legion's headquarters. He soon understands the civil war situation. He then visits a abandonned building with Dogmeat. He finds signs of the New California Republic and a cowboy robot inside. The Ghoul names it Victor.The robot gives him a quick update about Legion's war conditions. When he asks about Robert House, Victor replies that he is gone. The Ghoul then goes uphill, where he finds the remnants of the NCR. Only two surviving soldiers, Biff and Rodriguez, tell him that the Ghoul has a history together. Meanwhile, as they continue with their conversation, we see Lucy in the crucifix,x, and she loses consciousness. The Ghoul tells the Legion that he has information on Caesar, but will share only if the Legion gives him what he wants. He assures them that he is willing to give them what's left of the New California Republic.Lucy is rescued by the Ghoul. The Legion celebrates its takeover of NCR. Turns out there's dynamite at their headquarters. In the flashback, we see Charlie giving Cooper a lighter after a quite sarcastic comment, reminding how three men lost their lives for him. In the present-day scenario, Cooper/The Ghoul still has the lighter, and when the dynamite explodes, it looks like it is Ghoul who did it.Follow Soap Central for more such updates on Fallout Season 2.Also Read: Where was Fallout Season 2 shot? Revisiting key filming locations of the series