On Checkpoint night (June 30th), George is confronted in his apartment by Shiv, who he previously killed and framed. In a panic, George shoots Shiv again at the exact stroke of midnight. Because the shot occurs at the moment of the reset, George becomes trapped in a loop where he must relive shooting Shiv every time the clock resets.
Having previously instigated a nuclear war and committed treason to force a time reset and save his girlfriend, Sarah, George wakes up on the morning of July 1st with his wish granted: Sarah is alive. However, the reality of his actions quickly unravels in a series of tragic and chaotic events: The.Lazarus.Project.S01E07.MULTi.1080p.AMZN.WEB...
Despite George's extreme sacrifices to bring her back, Sarah reveals at a meeting that she has met someone else and is getting married. She feels George has fundamentally changed, unaware that he destroyed the world just to be with her. On Checkpoint night (June 30th), George is confronted
George attempts to dispose of Shiv's body but does so incompetently. He is spotted by his neighbor, Reggie, and caught on elevator CCTV dragging the body. This leads to a police investigation by DS Cooper, who arrives to arrest George for murder three weeks after the checkpoint. Having previously instigated a nuclear war and committed
Just as George is about to be arrested, a blinding flash in the sky causes an unplanned time reset. This is revealed to be the result of a rival Chinese time-manipulation project that has created a second black hole, plunging the world into a self-triggering three-week time loop.
The episode concludes with George back at the moment he shot Shiv, realizing he is now stuck in a cycle he cannot control. The Lazarus Project – Season 1 Episode 7 Recap & Review