Episode Report Card Gustave: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT No Blondes For Oil!
By Gustave | Season 2 | Episode 17 | Aired on 03.31.2003
CSC's jostling of the plug with his toe, as it turns out, is causing the neon sign outside the warehouse to flicker. This is a signal for another armed man, SCS's second banana, to approach Cate as she waits in Kiefer's car. "Keep your mouth shut and get out of the car," he orders her, rapping on the window. Cate does as she's told until PoorMan'sArmandAssante appears and cracks Second Banana over the head with his weapon. The man drops unconscious. "Are you okay?" asks PMAA. Meanwhile, inside the warehouse, SCS is telling Kiefer that he holds the source recordings that were mixed down to create the faked Cyprus tape. Kiefer's cell phone rings. He answers it. It's PMAA, telling him about the other guy. Kiefer hands the phone to SCS. PMAA tells SCS that the man he sent for Cate is unconscious and will be out for a while. SCS hangs up and tells Kiefer that he won't turn over the evidence unless Cate comes with him to personally authorize the charter. Kiefer promises that Cate will authorize the charter, but SCS points out that Cate will have to be aboard, and he will have to "dispose of her" once he's reached his destination. Kiefer says that he won't let that happen, and doesn't give in to SCS's demands. SCS gathers his weapons to leave. With no other choice, Kiefer stops him. He radios PMAA to bring Cate in. The time is 12:26:46 AM.
"Cate, do you trust me?" says Electric Blue Kiefer. Echo echo echo. The time is 12:31:04 AM. Klockwise from the top left, Spawn writhes in captivity, Kiefer looks off into space really hard, and PMHC thinks really hard too. At District Headquarters -- the famous "District" we've been hearing about forever -- Rolaide and PMHC discuss how they need to talk to Kiefer, since the president won't commit to the war until he has kontact with the velvety-voiced one. Rolaide objects to going behind Palmer's back, but PMHC argues that if he can get some concrete information, he can support the President more effectively. "And if you can't?" asks Rolaide. "Then at least I'll have the conviction to talk the President through the situation because right now I'm in the dark." Rolaide starts to protest, but PMHC assures her that he'll take care of everything and that her hesitation to go around the President is "duly noted." Rolaide dials CTU on her cell phone and hands it to PMHC.
PMHC asks Soul Patch if he can speak to Kiefer. Soul Patch explains that Kiefer is missing, along with a material witness he took off with illegally. PMHC tells Soul Patch to have him get in touch with PMHC as soon as he turns up. Soul Patch calls Lesbo-Carrie and summons her to his desk. Bitchelle watches nervously as LC approaches Soul Patch's office. Lesbo-Carrie briefs Soul Patch on the hunt for Kiefer. Satellite didn't pick up his exit from CTU, and he has not made contact with anyone. The Warner house and office are also being watched. "Have you talked to Bitchelle?" asks Lesbo-Carrie. Lesbo-Carrie asks if he thinks she concocted the stories because the two of them are not friendly. Soul Patch says nothing. "Kiefer and Bitchelle were talking before he took Cate Warner," she says. "It was conspiratorial." Soul Patch believes her story and has Lesbo-Carrie put a filter on all of Bitchelle's communications. "Let me know when Kiefer tries to contact her," says Soul Patch.