Episode Report Card Demian: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT You Lost Me
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.30.2002
Out in the parking lot, Raige finds Tywer crouched behind a car. He tries to walk away from her, but she doggedly pursues him. She finally gets him to stop when she admits that she saw him start the fire inside the office. He begs her not to send him back to "the clinic" or his "foster parents," though it's never made clear if that barn-like Victorian should be called the Andrew And Vicky McGee Clinic For Wayward Flamers or not. Raige promises Tywer she's going to hide him away somewhere safe, and takes his hand to lead him to the Manor.
Back inside THE BLACK HOLE, Bossman Bob smothers the blaze with the aid of an extinguisher. Once it's out, he backs away from the trash can and right into the McGees. Andy politely inquires as to the whereabouts of their son. Bossman Bob tells them both that Tywer had been in the office, but disappeared in the "chaos." Vicky frets that they must find Tywer immediately. Bossman Bob apologizes and promises to do everything he can to help them. During the whole conversation, Andy's a bit too polite and overly sincere, while Vicky's a bit too panicky and overly strident. How shall I put this? Hmmm. There's something subtly wrong with each of them. Sorry. I should have warned you to make sure you were sitting down for that sentence. Subtlety in a Charmed episode is a shocking concept, I realize. I think it's because Subtlety demands triple-scale for each appearance. Don't worry. Alyssa more than makes up for it later in the episode. Anyway, Andy apologizes to Bossman Bob for his distraught wife's outbursts, and asks if he might speak with her alone in one of the nearby offices. Bossman Bob nods his head and warily watches them walk away as if he, too, were unnerved by Subtlety's unexpected guest appearance in this episode and what this might mean for his own paycheck. Once Bossman Bob is out of earshot, Andy hisses, "You're making a scene!" "Can't a mother be upset about the loss of her son?" Vicky replies. Andy gets snippy: "You're not reacting like an overreacting parent. You're reacting like a demon!" Vicky snaps. They don't have time to screw around at THE BLACK HOLE. Ludlow wants Tywer by nightfall. If they don't meet that deadline, they don't receive their "bounty." Andy counsels patience. Yes, the only means they have of tracking Tywer is through tracking his power, but Tywer's certain to blow his top again. In the meantime, all they have to do is remain alert. Subtlety is joined by tonight's other surprise guest star Continuity as Andy rays out, followed closely by Vicky. For yes, gentle reader, Andrew and Vicky are demonic bounty hunters. Bossman Bob joins Subtlety and Continuity as they trot off to the bank to cash their checks before they bounce.