Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Dead Boss Walking
By M. Giant | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2004.04.18
Out on the floor, Chappelle catches up with Kiefer and asks him what Palmer wanted. Kiefer leads him into the conference room and closes the door just as the clock briefly pops up showing 6:09:21, lest we think we're about to hear the same information for the fourth time in nine minutes. We only hear it the fourth time in ten minutes. Kiefer doesn't mince words: "[Saunders] wants you killed." Chappelle is just as flummoxed about this as everyone else, but he seems to take it a little more personally. Go figure. He asks Kiefer, "Is Palmer actually going along with this?" Kiefer says nothing. When Kiefer says nothing, it's usually bad, and he does it twice in this conversation. Kiefer asks Chappelle if he has any connection with Saunders, but Chappelle insists that he's never heard of Saunders before today. They argue. Chappelle reminds Kiefer that he hasn't been able to trace anything to Saunders, but Kiefer insists that the fact that Saunders wants Chappelle dead proves that he's getting too close. Kiefer gets to the point: "Finding Saunders in time is the only way to keep you alive." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a theme. I should mention that Kiefer hasn't bothered to take off his flak jacket since returning to the office. I suppose if you're going to wear a bulletproof vest into a meeting with your boss, this would be that meeting. Kiefer finally gets Chappelle to sit down at his computer and start sending data to Potato Face. As Chappelle does so, Kiefer puts a comforting hand on Chappelle's shoulder and says, "I'm sorry, Ryan. Let's find this guy." Kiefer leaves Chappelle alone so he can discreetly close that solitaire game he has running in a minimized window. The time is 6:11:28.