Episode Report Card Sobell: A- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Safe and Sound
By Sobell | Season 4 | Episode 5 | Aired on 09.22.2008
Meanwhile, Dr. Sara has commenced evasive measures now that Agent Blots Out the Sun is in open pursuit. She manages to dodge across a busy highway, barely managing not to get hit a few times. Agent Blots Out the Sun merely has to stop cars with his glare. But by the time he crosses the median, she's managed to elude him.
When we get back from the credits, T-Bag is discovering that in many ways, America's sales professionals are more ruthless and terrifying than America's prisoners. I would suggest that he spend an instructive evening watching Glengarry Glen Ross. But T-Bag has another new hobby -- the tea from his cup has leaked onto the bird book and revealed that Whistler has written secret plans in invisible ink. A little liquid soon reveals a primitive ladder schematic.
Back at Team HQ, Michael runs into Mahone, fresh from the diner. They establish that nobody's seen Dr. Sara, so Michael walks right into an argument between Sucre and Linc -- Linc is outraged that Sucre wants to look for T-Bag, but Sucre reasons, "We know he's got the bird book, we know the bird book's got the plan for the break-in, and we saw that snake right here today." Linc counterargues, "All I'm saying is it ain't safe for a member of the Fox River Eight to be looking for another member of the Fox River Eight." Michael concurs somewhat -- this is why Michael is going to send Bellick out. However, he'll have Sucre with him. Bellick protests, "There are, like, six big buildings there. He could be in any one of them." Michael's all, "So you better get started then?"
Michael then wanders over to see what Roland's up to. He's up to dreaming about using Charybdis to suck tons of info out of certain computers, so they could become billionaires. Roland is not up on his current events, is he? Michael reminds Roland that their scope is considerably narrower, and Roland rolls his eyes at Michael's lack of big-picture thinking.
We then cut to Don Self badly embarrassing himself at the Treasury Department. In an effort to preserve your dignity, mine and whatever might be left of Don's, I will just leave it at this: his attempt to get Charybdis to suck out the data fails, and we only confirm that the card is in a super-secure safe.
When Don's on the phone with Michael after his fiasco, Michael reasons that they simply have to access the safe. Don Self's like, "Yeaaah, no. Next!" Michael persists, "You can access the blueprints in the building, right?" Don Self protests, "I can't go up there!" Michael says with asperity, "No one's asking you to. We'll take care of that." Don Self natters some more, and Michael has to get a little stern with Don as he orders him to get the blueprints and get back to Scylla HQ. Don Self reveals a submissive streak as broad as his New York accent as he happily agrees to do so.