Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | 432 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Jailbreak!
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 3 | Aired on 2009.01.12
Chloe has the secure line set up for Buchanan, and a moment later, Kiefer answers his call back with an angry, "Bill, stop screwing around and tell me what the hell is going on." Now, Kiefer, is that any way to talk to the guy who you last saw plucking you off an exploding oil rig? Buchanan says that Tony isn't a terrorist; he's working deep cover with Buchanan himself. Kiefer says this "cover" is playing pretty fast and loose with public safety, what with that JFK stunt earlier. I have to agree -- anything that's not "by the book" enough for Kiefer would have to be pretty far outside standard procedure. Not to mention that things could have ended very differently at JFK had that Global Air/Skies pilot had slightly slower reflexes. Buchanan says there's more to it than that, and does his best not to sound like a conspiracy nut when he tells Kiefer, "Our government is corrupted." Since that doesn't work, he elaborates, "There are people on the inside who are actively aiding Dubaku and the Juma regime." Well, what else is new? Buchanan continues, "Tony was supposed to be near the CIP module the whole time. With him in custody, we've lost our ability to control it and to attack this conspiracy." Oh, and there was also the part where Tony just handed the module over to some other dude before he even knew anyone was on their way to arrest him, but maybe Emerson's secretly on Buchanan's team as well. It might be fun if this season we had to guess which of the bad guys were actually good, instead of the other way around like usual.
Anyway, Kiefer demands names, but Buchanan can only say the conspiracy includes members of President Taylor's inner circle. Uh-oh, Secretary of State Joe Stevens -- someone's onto you. Finally, Kiefer asks what agency is running this deal. Buchanan explains, "That's just it, Jack, there's no shepherd. There's no agency. This corruption runs deep and wide. We're working outside the government. That's why we have to get Tony back undercover." So even though I was joking when I said it in a previous recap, Tony is working for a mom-and-pop operation, only Pop is Buchanan and Mom is Chloe. They are so screwed. Kiefer asks how they're going to get Tony back in place when he's in custody inside an FBI building, and Buchanan says, "Chloe's already into their system." For some reason, Kiefer is surprised to hear that Chloe's in on this. Chloe says it's good to hear his voice, because apparently she's never seen a TV commercial. "I saw the hearings on C-SPAN," she babbles. "I can't believe what the senator said to you. You looked good, though." Buchanan asks for Kiefer's help getting Tony out, and Kiefer's actually down with it He even suggests they let his new friend Walker join the band. "I trust her," he insists. After all, he's known her for over two hours. Buchanan says to go ahead and bring her in if he needs to, but it'll make Walker a target. Kiefer isn't about to do that to his new best friend, so he agrees to do it Buchanan's way, as long as Chloe can help get them out of the building. After agreeing and hanging up, Buchanan puts on his jacket to leave the Buchanan-cave. It's 10:28:42.