Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | 1 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT We still have Logan to kick around
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 21 | Aired on 2006.05.08
Chloe is led into the Situation Room, and Hayes dismisses the guard. Buchanan tells Chloe about the fighter jet that's chasing Kiefer, and Hayes tells her to get on the air traffic control network so they can track how long Kiefer has before the F-18 is in range. In the meantime, Buchanan has found a piece of freeway that might suit Kiefer's purposes.
Kiefer opens the cockpit door and sticks his head out to talk to Sue the flight attendant, who's sitting alone in First Class. He tells her to have the passengers prepare for an emergency landing. Not too scared to be annoyed, which is rather awesome of her, she asks what's going on. Kiefer promises that everything will be fine, and tells her to get them ready. She goes into the main cabin to comply. Kiefer's gun didn't make an appearance that whole time. It's like he's not even the hijacker any more, just a guy who's in charge of a fucked-up situation. Which he's probably used to, after all.
Back in the cockpit, he answers his cell phone and puts Buchanan on speaker so Evans can hear as well. Hey, did I tell you my new phone has a speaker function now? I can become a world-saving super-agent at any time now. Especially now that the season's almost over and I can, say, jet off to Karachi at a moment's notice without asking Sars to find me a sub. Buchanan directs them to the 118 freeway between mile markers 91 and 92, which gives them 4,000 feet before the first overpass. Evans complains that's not long enough, because he's Evans, but Buchanan tells him they can't do any better. Kiefer puts Buchanan on hold and threatens Evans, "You can either try and land this plane on the freeway, or I will." He totally would, too. Wisely, Evans also appears to believe him, and asks for the coordinates. After Buchanan reads them off, Chloe tells Kiefer that she's working on the location of the intercept fighter. Meanwhile, Hayes is on her phone. She's talking to Curtis, who's already riding shotgun in a moving CTUmobile on its way to Van Nuys Airport. Hayes tells Curtis that he's not exactly going to be meeting Kiefer at Baggage Claim.
It's 3:18:27 at Point Mugu as the Admiral conferences the F-18 pilot in with the Not Camp David Situation Room. The pilot reports that he's got radar contact with the passenger plane, which is currently in a "steep descent." Logan and Novick wait. They're both nervous, but for different reasons.