Episode Report Card Sobell: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Geary -- dead!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 11 | Aired on 11.12.2006
And then, if the idea of Michael Scofield comparing himself to Jesus didn't put you off your feed, chew on this: Linc is now playing Lady Macbeth. He's washing his hands over and over as a wide-eyed L.J. asks if he's okay. Linc grumbles, "It's never going to stop. They're going to keep coming after us." The dead stooge's mobile phone rings. Linc heads over to answer it. Aldo -- the man ostensibly devoted to taking down the One World Conspiracy -- asks him not to, lest they get useful information off the call. Linc opens the phone. Kim proves he's not what they call a "detail-oriented" evil mastermind, because instead of saying hello and confirming that Stoogie's answered the phone, he just blurts out, "Is it done?" Linc replies, "You are." In his car, Kim rolls his eyes as he identifies Lincoln. Linc continues, "Your man's dead -- just like anyone else you send to take out my son." Kim tells Lincoln that really, this is all about him and "there's a very simple way for this to end." Linc snarls, "Yeah, me staring at your dead eye with my hand around your throat." Kim snaps, "You don't even know who I am." Then he clicks the phone shut and tries to convince himself that it's true.
Meanwhile, on county road 17, a mere 75 miles from the Mexican border, Michael's being dropped off by the man he bummed a ride from. Now, he heads into the desert wearing a charcoal long-sleeved t-shirt and dark red pants. This is what happens when Goths go on Outward Bound.
Cut to Mahone staring at his gun. It pains me to type this, but it looks like he's trying to work up the nerve to use it on himself. Fortunately, a low rattle alerts him to the delightful possibility that he'll be able to shoot someone else instead. Even more delightful is the possibility that Mahone will be shooting Kim. Or perhaps he'll just be on the receiving end of a lot of smirking. Kim says cheerily that he's here to pick Mahone up. Mahone replies shortly that he had called Kellerman. Kim says opaquely that Kellerman is busy right now. Mahone rasps, "Can you open the gate? And I need a new vehicle." Kim replies, "There's something you should know about me: I don't like being out in the field. I only do so when there's been a screw-up. And I'm out in the field, Alex." Mahone is not too impressed by this implied job critique. Kim smirks some more and tells Mahone that they've got the lead as to where Michael and Linc will be reuniting: "It's a place called Bolshoi Booze. That mean anything to you?" Mahone shoots back, "Yeah, it's one of a hundred tattoos on Scofield's body." Kim asks Mahone what it means. Mahone admits he doesn't know, and Kim replies, "You'll need to figure it out in the next couple of hours. If Lincoln Burrows crosses the border, he'll be out of your jurisdiction, and you'll be of no further value to us." Mahone doesn't crack. He stares hard at Kim and says, "Open. The. Gate." Kim makes Mahone say he'll get Scofield, Burrows, "and all of the rest of them." Then, Mahone assumes, he'll never have to deal with Kim or Kellerman again. Kim lets Mahone out of the cage while smarming about how he wants to make sure Mahone's "properly motivated." Among Kim's motivational techniques: reminding Mahone that he knows about Oscar Shales, then adding, "And then you can go back to Colorado and visit your son Cameron. He's five, right?" And with that, it looks like Linc won't be able to choke Kim to death because Mahone's doing it. Mahone snarls, "Don't you ever mention his name again." Kim tries to save face by gasping, "There he is. That's what I wanted to hear."