Episode Report Card Erin: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Bitch Is Back
By Erin | Season 3 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.01.2003
Killjoy wants to know why Russia's not looking into this murder itself. Bergin's all, I already told your superiors why. She's all, well, I want to hear it for myself and I was guaranteed a full fifteen minutes for this episode, so, even though there's no reason for this scene whatsoever, you better just repeat the damn answer already. Bergin suspects a mole in the Russian government, one who's loyal to the Covenant. He hands over a digital recorder with a full record of phone calls to Lazarikopopoffony. He's all, maybe you can trace the murderer through one of these phone calls. After asking her to make sure justice is done, he starts to walk off. Killjoy wants to know how to reach him. He says she can't and that they never had this conversation. You know, especially since he'll want to erase her hideous accent from his mind.
Milan. Vaughn's talking loudly about some x-ray camera that Marshall provided him with. We have to assume that he's talking to an off-camera Syd. She finally enters the room, and she's wearing a rather interesting frosted white and black wig and a white fur coat. Damn. It's true. Jennifer Garner can wear ANY color hair. Vaughn just looks at her like he's considering getting her nice clean whites a wee bit dirty, if you know what I mean. They both acknowledge the sexual tension, and then Syd asks about Lange. Vaughn tells her that the x-ray camera Marshall's hidden in some necklace is supposed to ID Lange's plastic surgery. I'm rather excited for the reveal myself. I wonder if Lange's family members will recognize him without his trailer park hair or love handles? Do you think his little babies will cry because daddy looks so different? Hmm.
Syd takes a seat next to Vaughn, and he tells her all about the PDA that Marshall created that's supposed to ID any bone structure changes or implants or whatever. Syd kind of looks down at her hands. Vaughn's all, you okay? Syd's all, mm-hmm. Vaughn's all, is it Francinator? Syd's all, I know I'm supposed to not shoot her if I see her, you know, because of that whole "gotta find out about the Lost Years" thing, but not filling her full of bullets is gonna be SO hard, you know? Vaughn just sort of nods companionably.
In a parallel moment, Klingon Sark is handing an envelope to Francinator. He tells her about Strauss, the guy Lange's supposed to meet, and tells her that Strauss is getting hammered in the club downstairs. Francinator's all, I'll keep an eye on him. Back in The Van of Non-Lovers, Vaughn removes the x-ray necklace from its case and turns to Syd with it. The camera's in the stone. In a really soft voice, Syd just goes, "Do you mind?" It's subtly coy on her part, and Vaughn eagerly jumps at the bait. Syd removes her coat, revealing her smooth shoulders, and Vaughn places the necklace around her neck, hesitating oh-so-briefly with his hand at her shoulder. Sigh. When are they just gonna do it and get it over with?