Absolutely, all of this (and I have been reading people's comments all day, and it's… nice that we all agree? Except we all agree it sucks). Just GRRR.

Finch, you don't lock someone in a cage and walk away with a blithe "I may never be back, but here, have a muffin"

Ha! Quite. I suppose he may have thought the Machine would sort it out if he was killed. And it's the Root and Finch story I'll be hanging on for, but I can't hold out much hope for course adjustment that holds. Sigh.