Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Plot Quickens
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 11 | Aired on 03.05.2006
Aaron's waiting out in the hallway for Novick, looking more flustered than I think I've ever seen him. Including when a guy with a flamethrower was trying to kill him. Novick tries to blow right past, but Aaron wants to assure him that nothing happened. "Whatever didn't happen," Novick grits, "make sure it doesn't happen again." Aaron's left standing there, wondering if there's any way to interpret that line that would justify his going back into the FLOTUSuite and getting him some.
The hospital evacuation continues at 5:35:02. Curtis arrives with his men, and quickly meets up with Wegman in the parking lot. The security chief reports that all access points to the sub-basement have been sealed off, but they've still got twenty-six ICU patients, including seven newborns, who can't be moved. Curtis acknowledges the news, and starts giving orders to his armored agents, who fan out into the hospital against the tide of evacuating patients and staff.
Two of them go right by the bad guy disguised as an orderly, who pushes his gurney of mass destruction into a quiet hallway to call Bierko. He reports that CTU must have somehow gotten tipped off to their plans, because the hospital is being evacuated and he can't get to the basement. Bierko orders his men to bring up their schematics of the hospital, and quickly finds an alternate route. "Viktor," Bierko says, "I need you to finish this task. Even if it means you don't get out." Viktor swallows hard and promises to take care of it. I hope he's getting paid a lot. It's 5:37:02.
5:41:32. Suvarov must have been as good as his word, because CTU's been briefed by Russian intelligence, and they now have the name Vladimir Bierko. Although Audrey pronounces it "Byairko," which makes my "VladimirKo" neologism a bit less catchy. Don't care. Logan and Novick are listening in on the CTU meeting from Not Camp David as Audrey says that Russian intelligence thinks Bierko is directing the attacks, based on some messages they intercepted and the fact that Bierko disappeared from Russia three months ago. Buchanan adds that all agencies have an APB out on Bierko as of now. Logan asks if there's a chance that they'll find Bierko before the hospital attack. Buchanan says they're working on it, and tells Logan what Kiefer's up to. "Let's hope he succeeds, Bill," Logan says. "The country's already suffered three devastating attacks today. We need to stop this madman." Buchanan hangs up, glad and perhaps a little amazed that Logan didn't just yell at him for no reason.