Notice! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2 episode 6.
Patrick Kennedy compares his secrets to a Billings property page when the sheriff seeks him out to learn more about the world they live in Silo episode 6 of season 2. Although Silo Season 2 Episode 6 doesn't reveal which page Kennedy is referring to, the show has already disclosed what was on that page. As a lot has happened in Silo season 1, and it's been a while since its premiere, many of the details of its story have been gradually forgotten and may need to be revisited.
Because of this, some viewers may have difficulty remembering how Patrick Kennedy's reference to the secret page is a callback to a pivotal scene from Silo final arc of season 1. While the page doesn't seem to have immense significance in the show's overarching plot, and Kennedy only uses it as a reference to hint at a larger secret, it is tied to a crucial narrative beat. Silo season 2 is developing. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the meaning of the secret page and what it contains.
Sheriff Billings even has a page from the Georgia travelogue seen in Silo season 1
George Wilkins owned the book before Billings got it
Apple TV+ Silo established that possessing almost any book that reveals the truth about the world before the construction of the silos is against the law. Most books are considered red relics and those who possess them can be severely punished. However, as Juliette later discovers, George Wilkins possessed a book from earlier times, “Amazing Adventures in Georgia: A Travel Guide for Kids.” She acquires the book from Regina Jackson, who received it from Wilkins after she gave her the hard drive. The book was passed on to him by his aunt, Gloria Hildebrandtas a gift from his mother.
In Silo In the first season, Paul Billings also gets his hands on the book when he searches for Juliette in Holston's apartment. Because the book contains colorful images of marine life in Georgia and other scintillating scenes of what people did before the world became uninhabitable, it surprises Billings as much as it surprises everyone else. Silo Season 1 characters who find him before he does. However, realizing the book is a red relic, Billings burns it in the oven to ensure no one else has access to it.
Why Sheriff Billings Maintained the Guide Page
His curiosity gets the best of him
Before destroying the book, Billings rips out a page that apparently contains illustrations of downtown Savannah, Georgia, revealing an orange tour bus and the Georgia Capitol Museum's famous gold dome. He does this because, although he wants to remain loyal to the Silo's higher authorities, his curiosity gets the better of him and he cannot help but keep some evidence of the secret he discovers. Like Juliette, he is fascinated by the world before the Silo and the life humans lived out there.
Billings' small act of defiance of Silo authorities in season one explains why, as much as he always wanted to remain loyal to Bernard, a part of him questioned why citizens like him were kept in the dark. He also showed symptoms of the syndrome throughout Silo Season 1 because it reflected his helplessness and inability to find answers. However, once he begins to understand the scale of Bernard's lies in Silo In Season 2, he struggles to embrace his curiosity and defy the orders of his superiors.