Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Good News, Bad News
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.13.2009
At 1:31:42, Walker reports to Kiefer that no trace of the bioweapon was found near the blast site. Kiefer asks about Tony, and Walker says Moss hasn't found him yet. Then the FBI agent whose entire function seems to be to tell people about incoming phone calls informs Kiefer that he has a call coming in from the president. Kiefer goes into the conference room to take it, breathing rather heavily. Taylor tells Kiefer that Hodges is under arrest, and Kiefer says that's good news. Surprisingly, he doesn't offer to interrogate him for her. Taylor thanks him for providing her with an option, and Kiefer in turn tells Taylor that it was Tony who risked his life to take out the missiles. "As you know, he's facing arrest for things he did leading up to today, and I was hoping that maybe you could..." He trails off, and drops heavily into a chair before admitting that he forgot what he was talking about. Taylor gently reminds him that he was talking about Tony, whose actions she promises to take into account. She says she's sorry he's going through this. "I wish that there were something I could do." Kiefer finally says, "Madam President, I appreciate this phone call, but I'm sorry, I have to go." Taylor says she understands. She'd probably rather be in bed now anyway.
Kiefer emerges from the conference room and tells Walker that Hodges has been arrested, and he's off to see Dr. Macer. Meanwhile, Taylor tells her assistant to get her real-time updates on Kiefer's condition from the CDC. After she wakes up in the morning, presumably. And if he dies before she's up, it can probably wait.
At Starkwood, gas-masked agents are milling around as the missile silos close up. One of the agents escorts a seemingly unhurt Tony, now handcuffed. Moss is on comm with Walker, telling her that they've secured the compound and everyone is surrendering. Even Stokes, apparently, who not only survived the explosion but is now conscious and upright while a medic shines a flashlight on the back of his head. Maybe he's trying to find out where all that anger comes from. "Most of the men on this base, I don't think they have any idea what was going on," Moss remarks. Walker asks about Tony, and Moss says he's in custody, and doing pretty well. Yeah, he's a hard guy to kill, we know. "Jack will be glad to hear that," Walker says. Moss starts to say something to Walker about how long they've known each other and how much has happened today. "Yeah, we have a lot to talk about, I know," Walker says. Plenty of time for that conversation later, right? But for now, the FBI receptionist shows up again to tell Walker that "her visitor" is in the building. Yes, no surprise, that would be the Spawn of Kiefer herself, Kim Bauer. "Jack's daughter?" Tony overhears Moss asking Walker. She tells Moss about the experimental treatment, and Moss tells her to let him know how it goes. She tells him she's going off comm.