A great deal transpires in *Severance* Season 2, Episode 6, featuring intense employee evaluations and Mark (Adam Scott) succumbing to the pressures of reintegration. Amidst all the action, one specific moment might have slipped under the radar.
We’re discussing Lumon employee Mr. Drummond (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson)—the authoritative, deep-voiced individual who supervises Milchick’s assessment—breaking into a residence to investigate some paperwork.
But whose residence is it, and what do those papers actually contain? Let’s delve into it.
### What actions does Mr. Drummond take in Episode 6?
While outtie Irving (John Turturro) enjoys evening meal with Burt (Christopher Walken) and his partner, Mr. Drummond is seen approaching Irving’s vacant home. With a large set of keys, he enters and opens a padlocked chest, uncovering a disorganized assortment of documents.
Within, he discovers a “Kier Regional Road Map” and a typed roster of names. At the top, someone—presumably Irving—has annotated it with “Severed Employee List.”
The papers seem to document every Lumon worker who has undergone the Severance procedure, complete with details such as age, address, and potential date of the procedure. Some names include further handwritten annotations. For example, beside “Doug Coleman”—who was involved in a vehicular accident and subsequently sued the city regarding a stop sign placement—Irving has noted: “Did the settlement lead to Severance?”
### What is Irving’s connection to these documents?
This raises the significant question. We already understand that outtie Irving has been fixated on sketching the *exports hall*—the portal to the mysterious “testing floor” where Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman) was taken in Season 1. Clearly, he harbors a substantial interest in Lumon’s concealed truths.
However, the revelation of this list implies his involvement runs deeper than we originally assumed. Is he actively seeking Severed employees to unveil Lumon’s covert activities? And does this relate to the phone call he made from a pay phone in Episode 5?
*Severance* Season 2 is currently streaming on Apple TV+, with fresh episodes launching every Friday.