Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | 248 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Framed in Vain
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 21 | Aired on 2009.05.04
4:40:24. Olivia's on the phone to a mysterious deep voice, the owner of which says he's already gotten the itinerary and is ready to go. "I just need you to transfer the funds." He gives her some codes and account numbers, and she punches it into her laptop, which already has an e-banking window open. "After the funds have been transferred I'll proceed," he says. "There'll be no need for us to have any further contact." He hangs up before she can even ask what the plan is. She looks at the computer screen, and two big rectangular buttons appear at the bottom: one in red marked "CANCEL" and the other in green, marked "EXECUTE." Get it? Execute? Too bad the button isn't shaped like an anvil. Just then Aaron knocks on the door to tell Olivia that her dad wants to see her. Yes, he's been moved to the White House, per Taylor's orders. Given Henry's luck, I don't know how that occurred so uneventfully, but we've only got a few hours left, after all. Olivia says she'll be right there, and he leaves her alone to contemplate the screen some more. She inches her cursor down to EXECUTE, but then changes her mind and clicks on CANCEL instead. The window closes and she walks out of her office at 4:22:22, dialing her cell phone as she goes. She gets Martin's voice mail and says, "I decided to take your advice and walk away. Please call me as soon as you can." And how reassuring to know that the White House Chief of Staff only almost ordered a hit on someone.
Kiefer's riding in the back of that FBI SUV with Gohar, while Walker drives. His cell phone rings, and guess what Chloe found out? All of that stuff on Jibraan was artificially backdated a half hour ago. Stellar work, Faux-yer. Suddenly I'm a lot less scared of this The Group given the fact that their fake evidence tying someone else to their attack didn't even hold up until the attack actually happened. "Jibraan could be innocent," she says. Kiefer sighs with embarrassment and thanks Chloe, then hangs up and tells Walker that Jibraan is being framed. Walker asks why Tony would do that, and Kiefer explains, "They wouldn't want to risk the attack not being carried out properly. How could I be so stupid? An innocent man is so much easier to control. All they needed was a Muslim. They could create whatever background they wanted." Gohar has been taking all this in without saying anything, until Kiefer reaches over to uncuff him. Gohar says he's surprised; not that Jibraan is innocent, but about Kiefer. He says most cop types won't ever admit they were wrong about something. "Please know that I forgive you," he says. Kiefer, who hasn't apologized, grumps that he didn't ask. "Then I hope you can at least forgive yourself," Gohar says. "I gave up on that a long time ago," Kiefer quietly drama-queens. Gohar says it's never too late to turn towards God. I don't know, Kiefer's cutting it kind of close. But how awesome would it be if he converted to Islam before Season Eight?