Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Spy vs. Spy
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 14 | Aired on 03.19.2006
Well, Logan may not have called it martial law, but even Fox News isn't fooled: the alert at the bottom of the TV screen clearly reads "Martial law declared in greater Los Angeles." And the picture shows a bunch of Army guys in helmets and armor hanging around an armed Humvee on the freeway somewhere. Yeah, looks like martial law to me. The broadcast is being watched in the Not Camp David Situation Room by the Logans and the Veep. That is, until FLOTUS escapes, claiming that she needs some fresh air. Gardner just sort of smirks down at the conference table, satisfied that his sneaky flatulence has achieved its desired effect. FLOTUS is barely clear of the doorway when she whips out her pack of smokes. Ah, that kind of fresh air. Carry on. She hisses to the Secret Service guard stationed there -- Aaron, who else? -- that she doesn't trust the Veep. Aaron merely closes the door behind her as she walks away. And then his cell phone rings.
"Aaron, this is Wayne Palmer," says Wayne Palmer, who's calling from a cell phone as he drives a late-model sedan through the night. They commiserate briefly but sincerely over David Palmer's death, and then Wayne gets down to business: "There's something from my brother that I need to give you personally. I should be there within the hour." Aaron is surprised to hear it, especially in light of the curfew. Wayne says that he left before it was declared, so I guess he gets grandfathered in or something, and asks Aaron if they can meet privately when he arrives. Aaron agrees, and Wayne hangs up, saying that he'll call back when he's closer. Aaron's still got a bandage on his head right behind his ear, from when he got blown up a couple of hours ago. While they were giving him first aid, I wonder if he took that opportunity to have his earpiece permanently implanted?
Logan's still watching the news with his Vice-President, and now Novick as well. One phrase the commentator uses jumps out at Logan -- "The legality of President Logan's action" -- and he tells Novick to turn it off so that he can throw some stress at Gardner about the kind of talk that's going on. Gardner smirks serenely, and if you stuck a pipe in between his teeth, he would look more like Bob Dobbs than Bob Dobbs does. He assures the Prez that he's got it all under control. Novick glares suspiciously at the Veep's choice of words, and doesn't look away when Gardner glances over at him. "I've got your number, motherfucker," they say to each other non-verbally. Logan asks for an update from CTU. Novick says that they're still working on finding Bierko. "As soon as they have something to report, we'll be the first to hear," says Novick. What a bold claim, coming from somebody who's addressing the President of the United States. And also addressing Logan, for that matter.