Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Do-Over
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 10 | Aired on 02.23.2009
At 5:06:52, a D.C. police officer releases Kiefer and Walker from the back of the squad car, apologizing for the mix-up. He also hands Walker a phone that has Moss on the other end. While Kiefer gets back in their car and whips it around so he can pick up Walker and continue the pursuit, Moss tells Walker that they lost the signal about three minutes ago, near N and 10th. Fortunately, Chloe's looking at traffic cam footage as they speak. They switch to comm earpieces, and Walker hops into the car, telling Kiefer what happened. He peels out before she's even got her door closed. Better hope she doesn't need that foot later.
Meanwhile, Chloe finds Dubaku's car on a traffic cam. Which, like so many traffic cams, covers an alley. Moss tells them what kind of SUV they're looking for, and where, confirming for them that Marika and Dubaku are inside. Too bad he can't tell them how very awkward it is in there.
In the back of said car, Dubaku is on the phone with Burnett, telling him they're ten minutes from the airfield and getting confirmation that the plane is ready and waiting. Burnett asks about "our little problem," and Dubaku says she's coming along with him. Burnett kind of freaks, but Dubaku tells him to just shut up and do his job already. After Dubaku hangs up, Marika asks who he was talking to. "A government official," Dubaku says dismissively. "He's been working for me. Very corrupt man." Marika doesn't seem impressed. Dubaku spins, "I look forward to no longer dealing with people like him. I want to spend time with people I really care about." He gently strokes her hair. She smiles at him, then turns to look out her window so we can see that she's actually terrified and miserable. Which is good; I was afraid she'd changed her mind back again. She can be a bit of a weathervane.
Kiefer and Walker have the Dubaku-mobile in sight, but apparently the fact that it's turning left constitutes some kind of emergency that forces Kiefer to cut through a park. Which doesn't exactly help them keep a low profile. So now Dubaku and his driver know they're coming, and the driver steps on it, despite the rush-hour traffic. Kiefer does his best to stay with him, but when a taxi enters from a cross street behind the Dubaku-mobile, Kiefer spins out and crashes into it, and the chase is over. Nice going, Kiefer. He tells Walker to get on top of the car, to "see if you can maintain a visual." Which should work fine for a block or two. Realizing her only chance of not being spirited away to Sangala forever is vanishing behind her, Marika dives at the driver and covers his eyes. Now he can't see where he's going, and he apparently can't see the brake pedal either, because the car speeds up and wipes out pretty spectacularly, flipping sideways over another car. Surprisingly, the collision-cam is not featured. Maybe it got broken somehow.