yles ▁lect ures ▁her , ▁Oliv ia ▁tells ▁him ▁her ▁emot ions ▁( which ▁she ▁had ▁exhib ited ▁strongly ▁all ▁episode ) ▁make ▁her ▁a ▁better ▁agent . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁side plot , ▁Oliv ia ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁shot ▁her ▁ab us ive ▁step father ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old , ▁but ▁he ▁surv ived ▁and ▁disappeared ▁soon ▁after . ▁The ▁strong ▁emot ions ▁Oliv ia ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁were ▁because ▁the ▁events ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁her ▁birth day , ▁and ▁her ▁step father ▁sends ▁her ▁a ▁card ▁every ▁year ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁know ▁" he ' s ▁still ▁out ▁there ". ▁The ▁final ▁scene ▁shows ▁Oliv ia ▁opening ▁a ▁birth day ▁card ▁from ▁her ▁step father . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁" The ▁C ure " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁co - exec utive ▁producer ▁Fel icia ▁D . ▁Hend erson ▁and ▁co - produ cer ▁Brad ▁C ale b ▁K ane , ▁while ▁film maker ▁Bill ▁E ag les ▁directed ▁it . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁executive ▁producer ▁Jeff ▁P ink ner ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁were ▁a ▁" pro log ue " ▁that ▁ended ▁with ▁" The ▁C ure ," ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁following ▁episodes , ▁beginning ▁with ▁" In ▁Which ▁We ▁Me et ▁Mr . ▁Jones ", ▁were ▁" getting ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁chapter " ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁P ink ner ▁also ▁told ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁that ▁" B ell ini '