Episode Report Card M. Giant: C+ | 330 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Thrilling Bureaucratic Intrigue!
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2006.04.03
10:29:12. Evelyn gets to her car and calls Wayne on her cell phone, saying there's no one around. Wayne says he's on his way and hangs up. Evelyn starts to unlock her car. I notice that there's frost on the car next to hers, which, combined with Aaron's visible breath earlier, tells me it's chilly outside. In case you care.
Aaron and Wayne are walking through the corridors of Not Camp David. Wayne's wounded left hand is wrapped up in a white bandage. Aaron's whining about Wayne and Evelyn leaving without protection, even though they all know Aaron can't leave again without arousing suspicion. Just then the Vice President pops into view around a corner in front of them, saying, "Wayne! This is a surprise. We didn't know you were coming." Liar. The Veep personally cleared Wayne's passage through the checkpoint on the way to Not Camp David less than two hours hour ago. The only reason he would be surprised to see him now is if he never expected Wayne to make it through alive. Or that's what the writers want us to think. Yes, we're at that point in the season. It comes every year, you know. Wayne, unaware that the Veep had anything to do with authorizing his clearance, hides his wounded hand behind his back. "Are you here to see the President?" the Veep asks. Wayne simply says, "No," shaking his head and refusing to elaborate, his eyes saying Kill you!. Smooth, that. Aaron steps into the awkward silence, saying that Wayne came to give Aaron a memento from David. "It's a service medal," he explains. Wayne finally decides to play along, saying he knew that the Veep and the Prez would have their hands full dealing with the crisis, and he didn't want to impose. The Veep says, "Your brother was one of the greatest men to ever occupy the office," laying it on thick with the condolences. Wayne thanks him, and the Veep says that Logan would also want to express his sympathies, but Wayne says he's got a plane to catch. "I'm flying David's body back to Washington," he excuses. The Veep says he understands, and wishes Wayne a safe trip, shaking Wayne's good hand. Aaron leads Wayne out so he can shake him down for that service medal. The Veep is left looking after them suspiciously at 10:31:05.