Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | 1 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT We still have Logan to kick around
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 21 | Aired on 2006.05.08
Once that call's finished, Hayes gets a call of her own on her cell phone. "I want to know what's going on," says Slime's petulant voice in her ear. Hayes tries to blow him off again, but he's not having it: "I'm sitting here watching you work with two people who are under arrest for aiding and abetting a federal fugitive. If you don't talk to me, I'll have to get my answers somewhere else." Hayes says she's on her way, and tells Buchanan and Chloe -- who have been looking at her worriedly since they realized who was calling -- that "He's been nothing but loyal. I probably shouldn't have kept him in the dark this long." That second part may well be true, but not for the reasons she thinks.
It's 3:32:06 when she reaches Slime, sitting out on the floor. Not on the actual floor, but in a chair. This isn't American Idol, after all. He's acting all pouty, like Hayes poisoned his spider or something. They have a little pissing match, which Slime wins, and Hayes leads him to a private corridor. Valerie watches them go, all suspicious-like.
Once they're alone, Hayes is brief: "Jack Bauer has acquired evidence implicating President Logan in David Palmer's death." She explains about the recording, and Logan's hinky actions of the past three hours, but Slime isn't impressed: "You're working against the most powerful man in the world and you haven't actually heard the evidence?" Like that stops bloggers. Hayes gets pissed, saying this is why she didn't tell Slime before. Slime asks, if Kiefer is right, is Hayes going to arrest the President of the United States? Hayes says that's up to the Attorney General. Before Slime can get more than a few words into his protest, Valerie appears out of nowhere to notify Hayes that Bierko is ready to be moved. Slime turns away from Hayes guiltily, his arms folded, like they'd been making out or something. Once Valerie's gone, Hayes says that everything rests on the recording. After a pause, Slime softly says, "Tell me what you need." Hayes says Kiefer's on his way, and right now the only thing she can ask of Slime is that he keep things running on the floor, while keeping this news under his hat. Slime agrees. Aw, maybe I was wrong about him.