"That you're here now after that proves that's completely the point," Barry counters, not really arguing with Yamato, just pointing it out. If they'd used that 'blunt force solution' with Yamato he would never have had a chance to come back.

They've lost Caitlin along the way after she took a different route around to get set up ahead of them. When Barry opens the door to the treadmill room Caitlin is in the booth, setting up her monitors while Cisco is waiting beside the centerpiece of the room.