Episode Report Card Sobell: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Sasha's dad -- dead!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 15 | Aired on 01.28.2007
You know, maybe now is the time to set aside my years of reporting and figure that sometimes, a prop is just a prop. Sorry about that. The point to this scene is that Linc is not happy that another body's been dumped at his feet. Kellerman says patiently, "When it all comes down, this will all be cleared up." That is scant comfort to Linc "Instant Resolution" Burrows. He snipes about Dr. Sara not coming, and Michael confidently says, "She'll be here."
Linc tells Kellerman to am-scray so he can browbeat Michael in relative privacy. "What if the only reason this guy's helping us is to get the information Sara has? What if this is just one giant set-up?" Linc asks. We cut to Kellerman looking particularly shifty and self-satisfied. I would worry more if Kellerman looked blameless as a baby: that's usually the expression he has on when he's about to lie to someone or shoot them in the head.
However, we don't get to plumb the inky depths of Kellerman's psyche because it's time to switch back to the Haywire storyline. He's watching the young punks kiss good-night. Sasha walks inside, where her dad is waiting. Things escalate pretty quickly, with Daddy Dearest deciding that he'll make Sasha show him respect, if by "respect" you mean "giant purple contusions courtesy of this poker he's about to apply to whatever part he can aim at." However, before he can get his display of respect, Haywire springs out of nowhere and bashes in Bad Dad's face with a huge piece of lumber. We zoom out to an outside shot of the house. The Colonial's façade is peaceful. Frogs are chirping happily, and the only other sounds we hear are heavy, wet thuds and the occasional scream.
Meanwhile, back at Fox River, Mahone is trying to chat up Nurse Gossipson and failing. Oh, Mahone. When Nurse Gossipson won't talk to you, it's a sign that your mojo is fading. Or is it... Mahone whips out a copy of the Scofield/Burrows Sweeps Special and tells Nurse Gossipson, "I highlighted the part where he talks directly to Sara. Mean anything to you? You have no idea where she might meet him?" Since Nurse Gossipson answers, "No" to all his questions, Mahone moves on to Bellick.
We cut to a shot of Bellick's raw face. He sneers at Mahone, "You must be loving this." Bellick overestimates exactly how much mental real estate Mahone can devote to thinking of anything other than A) a manhunt, and B) his own numerous personal problems. Mahone begins to play Bellick like a fiddle, pointing out that he's managed to track down the convicts more often than the FBI did. Bellick growls back, "Thanks for the attaboy, but as you can see, the correctional system doesn't share your gratitude." Mahone just lets that hang there, then briskly gets back to business. He wants to know about Dr. Sara: "She used you as a reference on her job application to work here. You know her well?" Bellick replies, "I'd know her a lot better if you could get my ass moved to Ad[ministrative] Seg[regation]." Mahone smiles humorlessly and says, "I have no influence with the [Department of Corrections]. You know that." Then Bellick has nothing to say. Mahone promises to look into it, provided Bellick can prove he's useful.