Episode Report Card M. Giant: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Das Brute
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.14.2006
Out in the hallway, Adams tells Logan that Aaron's loyalties are to David Palmer, and that he's going to be a problem. Logan looks sad for a moment, but the determined glower he turns on Adams is all the instruction that the young agent needs, and he goes back into the room. Alone, Logan pulls out his cell phone to call Graham.
Who has his Bluetooth off at this point, but he still hasn't left the office. Probably waiting for traffic to die down. Graham checks his caller-ID and pops his earpiece back in. "Mr. President," he chirps. "I confess, I didn't expect to hear from you again." His voice is a lot more cheerful than his face. This continues to be the case even after Logan reports that the incriminating recording has been destroyed. "What about the people who already heard it?" Graham wonders, and Logan says it's irrelevant without solid proof. Plus FLOTUS is cooperating, Aaron's being taken care of, and Kiefer's been given his walking papers. "The arrangements that we discussed about taking [Kiefer] out have already been set in motion," Logan promises. Graham admits that Logan seems to have things under control, but he still doesn't look all that happy. And then Logan spots Novick, who's come out to the stables to look for him. Logan hides around a corner to hang up, and then shows himself. Novick relays the latest news: Bierko has escaped. A bit of Logan's old anger/panic comes back as Novick adds that Bierko seems to be planning another attack, although no specifics are available yet. Logan orders constant updates, and Novick heads back to the compound. Constant updates? He's going to get tired of running back and forth between the house and the stables in a hurry, I'm thinking.
At CTU, Chloe's not having any luck finding satellite footage of the attack on Bierko's convoy, and has moved on to trolling traffic camera footage. As Buchanan stands by. Hayes tells her to keep trying so they can ID the attack vehicle. "I know," Chloe bitchfaces, now that the irreplaceable recording that was destroyed under her nose isn't CTU's biggest problem any more. Kiefer joins the little group and reports that what with the curfew and the lateness of the hour, there were no witnesses to the attack. "Then we've got nothing," Buchanan says. After a pause, Hayes points out, "We've got Henderson." Kiefer already doesn't like where this is going. Hayes points out that Henderson gave Bierko the nerve gas in the first place, and might help them find Bierko now. Kiefer reminds them that Henderson isn't the most cooperative fellow they've interrogated. But Buchanan argues that when they tortured him before, he was protecting Logan; Henderson's "patriotism," however misguided, will motivate him to stop Bierko. Kiefer disagrees, so Hayes suggests offering Henderson a deal. "That's not gonna happen," Kiefer snaps, like he runs the place. Kiefer reminds them that Henderson killed an ex-President, and tried to kill the Secretary of Defense. Well, actually, the Secretary of Defense tried to kill himself before Henderson's men could kill him, but point taken. Buchanan says, "It's about doing what has to be done." Ah, magic words to Kiefer. Buchanan presses on: "What would David Palmer want you to do if he were here? The best way to honor his memory is to make the choice to save others." Kiefer pouts for a moment, then admits, "Obviously I can't stop you from doing this." Which is why they're wasting time standing there arguing with him about it. He asks only to be allowed to present the deal. Hayes agrees, for some reason, and Kiefer heads back to Holding.