Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Day 3: 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
By M. Giant | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on April 17, 2004
I had a dream the other night that I was fleeing from an angry Kiefer. I kept tripping, as one does in dreams, and it turned out I was wearing these huge shoes. They had "PROPERTY OF GUSTAVE" written on them. What do you suppose that's about? In other news (using the term loosely), due to some graphic violence, viewer discretion is advised. And a shout out to MNE for the recap title.
Previously on 24: Bitchelle told Soul Patch over the phone that the poor doomed bastards at Inn Fection shouldn't have to die like Gael did. Soul Patch broke out CTU's supply of suicide capsules, with Chappelle's blessing. Kiefer and Special Agent Charlie Brown got shot at by a helicopter. Kiefer retrieved a hard drive full of juicy Saunders-related info just before MI-6's Los Angeles office blew up around him. Chappelle followed a money trail. Saunders ordered Palmer to have Chappelle killed, or he'd release more of the V-I-R-U-S that's wreaking havoc at Inn Fection. Thank God for those previouslies. This is the first episode I've watched all season and I feel completely up to speed. The following takes place between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM.
In a conference room, Palmer and Brother Palmer argue about whether Palmer should order Chappelle's death, with Brother Palmer taking the "pro" side. Brother Palmer insists that sacrificing Chappelle is necessary to prevent the deaths of millions of people, many of whom are probably not weasels. Palmer says that in addition to having a moral issue with ordering a man killed, he isn't too keen on letting Saunders hold the country hostage indefinitely. Brother Palmer says that Saunders has proven that he's willing to carry out his threats, and they have to do what he says until they catch him. So we're talking, like, seven hours, max. Don't be such a baby, Palmer.
CTU. Kiefer walks into Chappelle's conference room/remote office setup and they debrief (yay!) each other on what they're doing to find Saunders. Kiefer has the IT lab searching the hard drive he got from MI-6, and Chappelle is still following the money trail. Potato Face comes in looking like she's expecting a smack upside the head and tells Kiefer he's got a call from Palmer, who wants to speak to Kiefer "in private," which in this case apparently means "in the middle of the CTU floor." Kiefer takes the call on some random phone. While Brother Palmer watches from the next room, Palmer tells Kiefer about Saunders's demand that Chappelle's body be delivered to "the train yard downtown" by 7:00. Kiefer's confused as to why Saunders has suddenly come over to his side.