Episode Report Card Sobell: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Tweener -- dead, yo!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 7 | Aired on 10.01.2006
No, as it turns out, Mahone's brought Tweener out here because he wants to do some confessing. He says, "I think I owe you an apology, because I lied to you about Oscar Shales. Things just kept pushing at me --" We cut to Tweener, who is looking to the right and left as if waiting for Ashton Kutcher and his Punk'd crew to leap out of the underbrush. Mahone misses this. He's too busy carrying on by grabbing Tweener's neck and saying, "Right there. That's where I put the bullet in him. The mistake about that was that forensics would tell the whole tale: powder burns, the gun was right against his head... " Tweener makes a feeble attempt to get back in the van, but Mahone bursts out wildly, "See that's the thing about confession! You say these things and you get it off your chest, and it just goes out into the whole world, and I'm so sorry about this, kid, because I really hope you'll understand. I got nothing against you, kid." Mahone backs up and pulls his gun. As Tweener asks tremulously, "What are you doing, man?" Mahone explains, "But they do."
The plainly frightened, confused Tweener is forming the word "What?" when the first bullet tears through his left pectoral muscle and exits his back, striking the SUV. It's hard to see where the next four bullets go, but none of them go above the neck, because Tweener's face, although bloodied, is still intact as he slides down the SUV.
Mahone surveys his handiwork for a moment, then walks over and gently places a gun in Tweener's handcuffed hands. Because that will sure look convincing when he trots out the "I shot in self-defense!" excuse. Then Mahone sinks to the SUV's bumper and swallows a couple of crazy pills. We fade out on him listening intently to the little voices in his head. I guess we'll find out what they said in three weeks.