Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT The Way We Were
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 17 | Aired on 02.25.2007
Anyway, Sprague cuts in that he's curious about something -- did Parkman know Claire wouldn't die when he shot her? Did her dad tell him that? Claire says she doesn't know, but Sprague notes that that would explain why Parkman and Bennet were so chummy when they came down the stairs. Oh, Sprague. Why go to such lengths to figure it out when you could just yell "HoYay!" and be done with it? Anyway, Sprague hears a car outside, and when Bennet and Parkman enter, he's there to greet them with his glowing hands. "Am I still in control, Mr. Bennet?" Bennet, who's holding a manila folder, takes in the absence of Lyle and the presence of Claire, and then walks forward slowly, and somewhat nervously says that Sprague is in fact still in control. Given that Sprague's face looks like he's about to end a month-long period of constipation, I'm not guessing that's going to last. Bennet opens the folder and shows Sprague some records, including something with what looks like Sprague's FBI mug shot. Parkman tells him they have what they want, but Sprague asks why, then, Parkman felt the need to play Shoot The Invincible Cheerleader? Parkman points out that it's better than killing someone, and Bennet emotionally tells Sprague that if the people he works for find out he's turning over these records, they'll kill him. He asks Sprague to let his family go, and Parkman puts it on the line when he asks if Sprague wants revenge or the truth, because he can't have both. That's... probably not true, but it sounds good, so Sprague picks the truth.
The Haitian enters through the back door and quickly goes to the women and cuts them loose with a small knife. You know, given that we didn't see Bennet do anything to "signal" the Haitian earlier, and that the Haitian walks in right on cue here, I'm wondering if Bennet and the Haitian have some sort of mental link. Yes, the Haitian could simply have been listening at the door in this instance, but it's not clear he could have heard the conversation clearly. Also, it's not like he and Bennet had a lot of time together to work out their plan at the end of the episode, either, and it would have made the Haitian's allegiance to Bennet a lot easier to keep concealed. Just a thought. Also, there was some confusion on the boards about why the Haitian didn't simply stop Sprague's powers when he was able to stop Parkman's, but as Erin already speculated, I think his powers are limited to things concerning the mind. I mean, if he could simply stop anyone from using any power, why didn't he do that to Peter and Claude on the roof last week? Anyway, once he has them free, the Haitian urgently tells them to go (sure, let's let a couple more people know you can talk, there) and interestingly, it's Claire who hesitates, worried about Bennet's fate, while Sandra barely slows down to scoop up Mr. Muggles. They do both pause again at the door, but the Haitian gets them out.