Episode Report Card M. Giant: C+ | 1 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Daddy Issues
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 10 | Aired on 02.18.2007
3:51:24. With his GSW barely three-quarters of an hour old, Milo returns to the CTU floor, still holding his hand up and now kitted out in a dashing black CTU t-shirt. He should throw his undamaged suit jacket back on over it for that cool-casual Huey Lewis look. Extra points if he rolls the sleeves. But first, he pulls Chloe aside to talk about Morris. It turns out that he smelled the booze on Morris's breath as well, back in the infirmary. I hope Altoids didn't pay very much for their product placement in this episode. Chloe says that she already talked to Morris about it. "He didn't metabolize the alcohol," she tells a confused Milo. She relays Morris's story, and adds, "I was married to him. If he was drunk, I would know. He's not drunk. He's been sober for three years." It's news to Milo that Morris was an alcoholic, and he thinks that they should tell Buchanan. Chloe wants to hold off, and promises to tell Buchanan herself if Morris slips again. Milo agrees. Doesn't it seem like only this morning Morris and Milo were at each other's throats?
Kiefer and Marilyn are in the next building at 3:52:33, having just finished climbing their second stairwell in ten minutes. What is up with that, anyway? Did the Chinese torture Kiefer inside an elevator car or something? Kiefer tells her to wait there for Josh, assuring her that Dad will keep his word as long as Kiefer keeps his. He cocks his gun and hands it to Marilyn, asking her if she knows how to use it. She doesn't, because she's a girl. "Point and shoot," Kiefer instructs. She obeys, and puts a slug in his skull. Not really. She offers to call CTU for help once she has Josh, but Kiefer says that he needs to take care of this himself. In other words, he's still covering for his dad for reasons that completely escape me. Touching the side of Kiefer's face, Marilyn thanks him. "Everything's going to be all right," Kiefer lies, and climbs the last flight of stairs to the rooftop door.
Kiefer emerges into daylight, hollering, "I'm unarmed!" He's wasting his breath, though, because Dad and Josh are nowhere to be seen. Kiefer makes his way over to another rooftop structure and opens the door, finding himself in some kind of cavernous, dimly lit utility room. He steps inside, holding his jacket open and repeating that he's unarmed. Dad steps out into view, Josh at his side. He tells Kiefer to turn around, and makes Kiefer lift his pant cuffs to prove that there's no ankle holster. Nice boots, though. I'm sure those didn't come with the slacks and dress shirt CTU provided him with this morning. Dad lets Josh walk slowly away while Kiefer walks slowly toward him. When they meet, Kiefer tells Josh where to find Marilyn, and tells him to go. Josh dashes the rest of the way out, but fails to careen clear over the roof railing. Instead, he quickly finds Marilyn in the stairwell, holding Kiefer's gun by its barrel like it's a TV remote, and the two of them hug and start rushing down the stairs.