Episode Report Card Gustave: B | 5 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Midnight at Casa Kiefer
By Gustave | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 11.05.2001
Senator Palmer enters his wife's sitting room, where she is hand-writing some thank-you notes. "The personal touch never hurt," explains Mrs. Palmer. As if even the most domesticated first lady would ever have time to write thank-you notes without the help of a staff of forty. They start to get frisky, but they're interrupted by Palmer's assistant Patty, who claims it's reporter Maureen Kingley on the phone and it's very important. From Palmer's end of the conversation, it seems that Maureen is about to air a nasty story about Palmer and wants his comment. Palmer threatens a lawsuit if said story is aired. Mrs. Palmer and Assistant Patty listen in. Palmer hangs up, dismisses Patty, and refuses to talk about the call. "Since when don't we talk about things?" says Mrs. Palmer. Palmer walks out to the balcony and closes the curtained glass door in her face. The time is 12:46:51.
At 12:49:11, the split screen reveals (clockwise from the upper left) Bride of Kiefer pacing Casa Kiefer, Rick and Spawn of Kiefer making out at Bad Teen Convertibles, Eurotrash and Groupie Gal making out, and Senator Palmer doing absolutely nothing. Nina enters Kiefer's office. "I thought you were trying to get your life back together," says Nina, watching Xander sleep on Kiefer's couch and explaining to Kiefer that if Soul Patch doesn't turn up anything in Xander's offshore account, Kiefer could go to jail. They fight some more about the fact that Kiefer can't tell her anything, and Kiefer makes a speech about "looking the other way" and how the agents he busted were good agents, they just looked the other way one too many times. "I'll see how Tony's coming along," says Nina, exiting.
The phone rings at the home of Poor Man's Mena Suvari. Mr. York answers the phone. It's Bride of Kiefer. She found an email to her daughter from Poor Man's Mena Suvari and got the address where they were meeting the college boys that night. York asks Bride of Kiefer if he can drive there with her. Bride of Kiefer agrees.
At Bad Teen Convertibles, Spawn and Rick have just finished doing the nasty. Both couples approach the van in order to catch a party somewhere in the valley. The boys are unsure of the address, so Spawn of Kiefer gets out her cell phone so they can call. But when she looks at her phone, there are five messages from Bride of Kiefer. "I have to go home," announces Spawn. Inevitable peer pressure is exerted on Spawn -- a vital requirement for the PHSG/CBDD -- but Rick sticks up for her. "Leave her alone," says Rick. "Her father just died." Poor Man's Mena Suvari is confused and almost lets the cat out of the bag. Spawn tells her quietly to cram it. PMMS still wants to party, so they get in the van. "We'll drop you off," promises Rick. Spawn gets into the purple van, which has Christmas lights twinkling inside and ska music on the sound system.