Episode Report Card Gustave: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT That blows
By Gustave | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Aired on 11.10.2003
Elsewhere on the floor of CTU, Potato Face gets a call from Mrs. Soul Patch informing her that Mr. Soul Patch is going out into the field for a couple of hours, leaving her (Bitchelle, not Potato Face) in charge. She asks Potato Face to let people in her area to know. Special Agent Charlie Brown overhears and asks Chloe what's going on. Potato Face explains that they've traced Kyle Singer to the Loz Feliz Mall, and Soul Patch is going over there with a team of field agents. "Looks like they're really going out of their way to cut you out of the loop," snorts Potato Face. Charlie runs downstairs to try to catch up with the team on their way out. "Bad idea, Charlie," calls Potato Face after him. "You're just going to make it worse." Charlie ignores her and manages to pull Soul Patch aside on his way out the door. He asks Soul Patch to put him back in their team. Soul Patch refuses. Charlie asks him why Kiefer is keeping him off the team. Soul Patch cannot say, but reminds Charlie that Kiefer is his boss and that he doesn't have to give him a reason. Soul Patch's attitude toward authority has changed some since Day One, no? "This isn't right," says Charlie, grabbing Soul Patch's arm a little too tightly. "Did he tell you it's because of Kim?" Special Agent Charlie Brown explains his relationship with Spawn to Soul Patch. "Take it up with Kiefer," says Soul Patch.
Meanwhile, at the Los Feliz Mall, Kyle waits for PoorMan'sJennieGarth as Gomez follows him, stalking him like prey amidst the maternity underwear bins and Orange Julius franchises. The time is 03:48:55 PM.
The time is 03:53:06 PM. Kiefer is in the Kiefmobile with Dr. Nicole en route to "the mall." His cell phone rings. It's Charlie Brown, according to Kiefer's caller ID, so he doesn't answer. Dr. Nicole totally stares at Kiefer as he lets his cell phone ring like she is owed an explanation. Kiefer explains that he wants to keep the line open in case Soul Patch calls. Meanwhile, back at CTU, Charlie Brown is frustrated that he can't sail through the velvet fog and penetrate that Sutherland Wall that went up between him and his partner. He even throws his cell phone in the trash. Spawn walks over and tries to convince him that Kiefer will come around and eventually this will all blow over. "How do you know?" asks Charlie Brown." "Because I know my dad," says Spawn of Pollyanna. "Maybe you don't know him as well as you think," hints Charlie darkly, but refuses to elaborate. Finally Spawn is all, "Don't you think I feel bad enough already?" Did you see what Spawn just did? She totally skipped apologizing to Charlie for ruining his career, and went right to blaming him for her feelings of guilt. Whadda bitch! She claims that the only other option they have is to stop seeing each other. Charlie Brown doesn't comment. Adam the Woman Hater interrupts their conversation to report that everyone is needed at their console, because Soul Patch has reached "the mall."