Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Together Again
By M. Giant | Season 4 | Episode 8 | Aired on 02.06.2005
Kiefer calls Driscoll at CTU to tell her his plan. She offers him air backup, but Kiefer says he doesn't want to "spook" his quarry. Driscoll can't have a "ground package" for him for thirty minutes, and asks what Kiefer wants to do. "He's most likely on his own," Kiefer says. "I'm going to have to try and handle this myself." The put-upon martyrdom in his tone doesn't escape Soul Patch, who looks unhappy. Driscoll's sending a team anyway. Kind of nice to see these two working well together. Of course, it can only mean they'll have to try and kill each other within another four episodes. After Kiefer's off the phone, Soul Patch asks, "What are you going to try to handle by yourself?" "Don't worry about it. It's covered," Kiefer says breezily on his way to the door. Soul Patch points out that it would be pretty stupid of him to let Kiefer die after risking his life to save him, and offers his help. Kiefer accepts. Aw. They kiss. Not really. Soul Patch grabs his coat and his gun and starts to follow Kiefer out. He stops just inside the door as SoSP comes out. They look at each other, and he leaves without either of them saying a word. Well, that seemed kind of final. It's 2:45:46 as Kiefer and Soul Patch walk across the yard together, neither of them watching his step. ["Also, how much of that beer did Soul Patch drink? Because if it was half, they're both in big trouble." -- Sars]
At CTU, Skip zeroes in on Curtis and asks whether Special Agent Breck has confessed yet. AIIIEEEE!sha watches the exchange nervously. "What are they doing to her?" Skip asks. Curtis tells him, not unkindly, not to worry about it and to get back to work. Skip goes back to his chair, but instead of working he watches as AIIIEEEE!sha goes to ask Curtis what Skip wanted. "Why do you care?" Curtis says. "You should let him know we need his full attention." "Get back to your station," Curtis snaps, quite a bit less patiently than he addressed Lispy Skip. Skip watches AIIIEEEE!sha suspiciously.
At the hospital, Dr. Yeah, Right is leaning on TerrorMom to let him admit her, as TerrorTeen looks out into the hall to see a nurse talking to a security guard. He keeps his cool as he leaves the room, telling his mom he'll be right back. Out in the hallway, he looks outside just as a police car is pulling into the parking lot. He slams back into the room, saying, "The police are here." Dr. Yeah, Right simultaneously explains why the cops are in the house and demonstrates that he didn't believe TerrorMom's story for a second by pointing out, "This is a gunshot wound." TerrorTeen scoops up a bunch of medical supplies, pushes Dr Yeah, Right aside, and hauls his mom out of there. They make it back to the car without incident, and they're on their way to someplace where TerrorMom can bleed to death in sweet, sweet freedom. From the door of the hospital, Dr. Yeah, Right points out the departing TerrorMobile to a few slow-moving members of the greater Los Angeles law enforcement community. It's 2:48:22.