The more I think about it, the episode started with John waking up. Everything unfolded from there. I really think he will wake up in a cold sweat in the 1st episode of season 4, realize it was all a dream, and think back to his conversation with his grandson about "changing the ingredients " to change the outcome of the dream. He will eliminate the enemy before the meeting takes place. He and Beth and the chief will show up and the others will be a no show because, well, they gone....
