Episode Report Card Sobell: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Agent Von Blondie -- dead!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 14 | Aired on 01.21.2007
Kellerman pops back into the room to tell everyone, "The car's out front. Let's get covered up and move out." Then he heads over to Michael and tells him sotto voce, "When we're in the car together, you're going to have to keep your brother in check." Michael replies, "You don't know him." Kellerman says, "I'm getting my gun from him. We don't have time for this." As he heads off, Michael says, "You still think you're running this show, don't you?" Who does Michael think he is with that sentence construction, Horatio Caine? Kellerman coolly says, "You still think I'm not?"
Well, Michael will show him. He picks up the phone and calls to get the number for Channel 11 news. What do you know? It works! Kellerman's all, "What are you doing? This is not the plan! Hang on." Anyway, Michael calls the station, tells them he's in Room 11 at the Cutback Motel, and he'd like to turn himself in.
Meanwhile, back in Fox River, night has fallen and Banks is calling for Bellick to dance with him. Oh, Brad. Let him lift you off the ground. There's starry skies, and love is all around. Banks will taken you where you want to go. And now, since the door to his cell has just slid open, Bellick is able to take himself someplace he'd want to go. I suspect his preferred destination is Banks-less. We'll see next week if he gets there.
Back at the One World Conspiracy headquarters, Agent Kim's putting in a long day. His mobile rings, and it's Mahone. The other agent says, "I just wanted you to know that I'm going back to work." Kim grins and says, "Good. So I take it you got my message?" Mahone says, "Oh, yeah. Loud and clear." Then we pull back to see him pop the trunk of his car and -- OH MY GOSH! Agent Von Blondie is in the back. We can only suppose Mahone's heading off in search of a birdbath, then hopping a late-night flight to Colorado.
Back at the hotel, Steadman is begging Michael not to do this. Michael says civilly, "I'm sorry, Terrence, but it's too late. The press is already on their way." He turns to Lincoln and Kellerman and says, "You can put the guns away." The boys do. Steadman continues to panic, and Michael's not moved by his worry. So Steadman acts: he grabs Linc's gun and holds it on everyone. He says, "Sorry, everyone. I'm leaving."
Michael tries to reason with him, but Kellerman's more direct: "All we need is your mouth. I will shoot out both your knees right now." I wish he would have actually just shot first, pointed out the logic behind the shooting later. Because now Steadman's all, "I've never liked you, Paul. I won't hesitate to take your life!" Again -- if this were really true, wouldn't it make more sense to shoot first, share reasoning second?