Episode Report Card Gustave: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT What a riot!
By Gustave | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.07.2003
District. General Windbag briefs the President on the status of the bombers as they head towards the Middle East, assuring Palmer that the planes can be ordered back at any time. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, however, would rather have a firm decision. Rolaide and PoorMan'sHumeCronyn enter and inform the President that the situation in Marietta got out of hand when the National Guard took on a more aggressive posture at the president's request. "What happened?" asks Palmer. Rolaide explains that two people were killed when the National Guard shot rubber bullets into the crowd. One of them was the leader of the militia group -- i.e. a "good" death. One of them, however, was a young Middle Eastern boy from one of the families they "were trying to protect." While you ponder what the hell a young boy is doing out at 4:30 AM while an angry mob is going crazy in his neighborhood, get ready for the schlockiest line of the entire evening. "The young boy," says Palmer. "What was his name? The boy!" Rolaide doesn't know. "The boy had a name! Find out!" says Palmer. "Indeed I will, sir," says Rolaide. He then orders PoorMan'sHumeCronyn to tell the National Guard to not back down until they've restored order to Marietta.
Back at Doc In The Box, The doctor examines SeventhCoralSnake's x-rays and tells Kiefer that he is not authorized to perform surgery, and therefore can't remove the bullet from SCS. Kiefer assures him that he'll take care of everything to see that Doc In The Box will not be held legally responsible, because this all has to do with the B-O-M-B. Moved by the Sutherland velvet, DocBox prepares to give SCS anesthesia. Kiefer stops him and demands that SeventhCoralSnake not be sedated because he needs him to talk. Cate gets a departure time for their flight, and Kiefer guarantees that he will get on the plane with her if that's what it takes to protect her. Suddenly, SeventhCoralSnake stops the surgery. He tells Kiefer that he's not going to make it. SeventhCoralSnake whispers to him that the original source files to make the Cyprus recording are on a memory chip. When Kiefer asks where that chip is, SeventhCoralSnake says, "It's inside…" Before he can finish his sentence, SeventhCoralSnake stops breathing. Defibrillation paddles are brought out and everything, but it's no use. SeventhCoralSnake dies. Kiefer doesn't know what to do, and rests his head in his hands. When he lifts his head, he is facing the light box holding SeventhCoralSnake's x-ray. Kiefer notices a shadow on the x-ray at the bottom of the rib cage. He goes over to SeventhCoralSnake's dead body. There is a stitched scar in the same spot. Much to the horror of the doctor, Kiefer grabs a scalpel and slices the skin where the scar is located. He reaches his hands into the body cavity and pulls something out. "I got it," he says as he holds up the blood-covered microchip. The time is 01:59:58…01:59:59…02:00:00 AM.