Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Everything Changes
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 11 | Aired on 03.02.2009
6:45:26, and Walker drives the beat-up sedan that she still hasn't returned to the White House motor pool up to a warehouse somewhere. That orderly who killed Dubaku was considerate enough to park his car right outside where she can see it, complete with visible plates that shine in the moonlight. And to have the car registered to his boss's secret hideout, apparently. Clearly he likes things very orderly indeed. Walker draws her weapon and sneaks inside and down a flight of stairs to the warehouse basement, where nobody is aware that they have a visitor. From the shadows and around a corner, she spots a unit of soldiers walking around in the main room. Luckily she remembered to put her cell on vibrate, so she's able to answer Moss's call in a whisper without giving herself away. She tells him that the orderly "just joined up with about a dozen soldiers. Africans. Heavily armed." She gives him the address, and he tells her about the word that another attack is coming within the hour. She says she's looking at it right now. He tells her he's on his way there, with backup. After hanging up, he orders a chopper from Janis. "Okay, but also," she begins, and he cuts her off with a sharp, "Just do it!" Another thing Janis has in common with Chloe: people say that to her a lot. In the hallway, Moss calls Metro Police and snags a couple of agents in the hallway to join him. Something we're learning about Moss this hour is that he knows even the peons in his office by name. Makes him more likable, but then I tend to like anyone who calls out Kiefer on his bullshit. People like that are kind of rare on this show.
As Walker watches, Dubaku, Jr. approaches Juma to ask about his father again. Juma claims that he just talked to Dubaku, who won't be able to join them because of a holdup getting them passage out of the country. The kid asks to take his father's place for the assault. Juma approvingly says, "Spoken like a true Dubaku," but insists that he needs Dubaku, Jr. in position as his "recon officer," which is a fancy way of saying "lookout guy." And it's time to go.
Walker gets back on her cell phone with Moss to tell him that she thinks Juma is leading the attack. As he gets off the elevator, Moss is obviously surprised to hear that Juma's even in the country. Moss asks if she knows what the target is, which she doesn't, but he tells her to try and find out without taking any chances. Sure she won't. Meanwhile, Juma and his team have boarded a freight elevator going up. She's lucky they didn't take the stairs. They emerge from the warehouse at 6:48:26 while Walker tries to both stay hidden and see what they're doing. It turns out the warehouse opens up on a jetty where a houseboat is docked. They board it, not bothering to look behind them at any of the moments when Walker is not only exposed but lit up beneath the dock lights. She tries to sneak closer, her gun drawn, but when she hears the boat's engine start up, she makes a running leap off the dock to catch it. She lands half in the water and half on the aft diving platform, but she loses her grip on her gun, which disappears into the Potomac. And by the time she hauls soaked ass out of the boat's wake and up onto the platform, her cell phone is useless as well. But at least none of Juma's men realizes they have a stowaway. It's 6:50:04.