Episode Report Card M. Giant: A- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Manning Down
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 4 | Aired on January 14, 2007
Kiefer's still at the blown-up storage facility with Curtis and Assad, while CTU agents sift through the rubble. Assad thinks they're wasting their time there, and Curtis objects to his use of the term "we." "There is no 'us,'" he tells Assad, like Curtis is in the "us" Assad's referring to. Always the consensus-builder, Kiefer wants to hang for another minute, hoping some fingerprints or DNA will show up. Of course, the old Kiefer would be torturing the Handler's corpse for information right now. His cell phone rings, and he answers it to hear the White House operator on the other end.
As Kiefer walks off to have this conversation somewhere private, I notice he's been issued a service weapon with a clip-on holster. He probably also has a fresh ID badge; I would imagine that there's a stash of them inside every active CTUmobile, just in case. Wayne opens with the news that he's having people verify Assad's claims that he wants peace. Kiefer offers that Assad has proven trustworthy so far. Now that Kiefer has a chance to slow down a bit, his injuries look to be catching up with him; he winces in pain as he enters a corridor. But never mind that. His stylish t-shirt is still unbesmirched with fresh blood, and that's what really matters. Wayne's main purpose in calling is that he wants Kiefer to officially take the lead in the hunt for Fayed. Kiefer starts to decline politely: "The truth is I don't think I'm up to it." But Wayne butters him up and prevails upon Kiefer to agree to head up the operation. Cue up the hero music! And drink!