Episode Report Card Chuck: B- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Song, Song...Ewww
By Chuck | Season 5 | Episode 6 | Aired on 02.09.2002
Lights out. In his pod, Kenmin practices ballet, and invites Ryan to dance the forbidden dance. In his pod, Ryan flips Kenmin off and turns around to find Meade on his knees, praying. Praying a lot, says Ryan. Meade, all Tip O'Neilled out, says he needs a lot from his God, and wonders if Ryan ever prays. Not since some priest tried to cop a feel when he was younger. Meade winces, wounded by Ryan's sudden entrance into the dark closet of Catholicism, and tries to apologize for centuries of swept-under-the-rug molestation, before Ryan says that he's kidding. But what's the real truth?
More music I don't know. Redding, spray-painting the glass walls of a pod, sings about marching to various wars. And Handsome Johnny, and a long road to freedom. Redding does this weird sort of shimmying dance with a stool, but he's not a bad singer. His singing is better than his acting. Now he does laundry and asks McManus if he's got any information about Hill, who's been transferred to Benchley Memorial, a.k.a. I've Got Better Things To Do With My Time Hospital. Nope, says McManus. You? 'Cause remember when you were going to find and deliver the person who supplied Hill with drugs? Remember that? Like O.J. searching for the real murderers, Redding's looking around. McManus remains unconvinced, but Redding growls, "My word is my bond."
Poet tells Redding that the Sicilians must be Hill's suppliers, as they're bitter about Redding's surge forward in the drug trade, but Redding wants evidence. So Poet tells Guerra (who's looking at porn online) that Redding thinks he supplied Hill with the smack, and enlists Guerra in the search for a disinterested witness to corroborate his Sicilian story. A search that ends abruptly, as Busmalis shoves past for some fun computer time and Guerra rolls over and puts his arm around Busmalis's shoulders. Cut to Busmalis telling Redding that Salvatore DeSanto, perched conveniently outside the door for visual identification, gave Hill the offending substance. Poet busts in as Busmalis leaves, all overeager and proud of his scheme. Redding hands him a vial of "mindfuck" and tells him to slip it into DeSanto's dinner.
At dinner, after opining that Redding cannot be killed, DeSanto falls on the floor in convulsions. Fast forward to McManus's office, where McManus informs Redding that DeSanto is brain dead, knocked senseless by an OD of LSD. Redding acts all sad, badly, but McManus, laser insight on full power, isn't convinced, and suggests testing DeSanto's food. Great idea, agrees Redding, except for one thing. No mo' food. "My boys ain't so good at cooking," he says, "But when it comes to the end of the day, man, they can clean up that cafeteria."