In the opening scene of last week's Dollhouse premiere, Echo was lamenting her unknown, criminal past, commenting: "I know, I know. Actions have consequences."

To which Adelle DeWitt replies: "What if they didn't?"

And with that - bam! - viewers are taken to an action sequence featuring Echo as an Active.

What caused her to sign up for this program? We'll learn more in future episodes. But the seeds were planted in this clip, which opened the show on Friday:

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