Episode Report Card M. Giant: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The EMP Strikes Back
By M. Giant | Season 4 | Episode 13 | Aired on 03.13.2005
The lone surviving Commando, the Handsome Black one, is slinking among the clothing racks when Kiefer emerges from a rack of shirts behind him and jams his knife into the back of the man's neck. And I mean, shit, you can hear the dude's vertebrae separating as Kiefer pulls his head back. Didn't think you could do that on network TV, violence warning or no. In any case, Old MFer is now also inside the store. Kiefer reloads his handgun and takes a couple of wide shots at him in the darkness. A helicopter can be heard arriving outside, although we don't get to see it. Agent Castle and another CTU agent move quietly into the store. Old MFer and Kiefer stalk each other in the gloom until Old MFer takes a short burst of CTU gunfire in the back. Castle calls out to Kiefer, who confirms that he and Grayadder are safe. "All hostiles are down. We're clear," Castle reports. Great plan, Kiefer. Thank God the cavalry got there in time to shoot that one guy in the back. And now that guy's hand is twitching as he lies facedown on the floor, so they shouldn't even get credit for that. Castle calls in at 7:55:50 to report the good news. Curtis takes the call, and then relays what we just heard to everyone else on the floor. He also tells Lispy Skip to be ready to work up whatever Kiefer's got. Lispy Skip eagerly says, "You got it," just as anyone would.
Soul Patch heads up to the former DrisCube to relay the news to Bitchelle. She's glad to hear that the guys are safe, then asks about the info. Soul Patch reminds her that they don't know if the evidence is going to help them, but Bitchelle bright-sides that just knowing MF is involved should yield some leads. Soul Patch says they'll have to work it up at CTU, since MF is still dark. "You wanna head that up?" Bitchelle says brightly. I guess she's over those issues from earlier. Soul Patch says Curtis should probably do it. Bitchelle agrees, then apologizes for her crack about Soul Patch's drinking earlier. Soul Patch says she doesn't owe him an apology. In fact, he's going to "get out of your hair and let you do your job." He turns to go. "No," Bitchelle says decisively. Soul Patch freezes with his hand on the door handle. "We can't afford to lose you," Bitchelle says. "Not today." Soul Patch figures he'll just look up the futbol scores in tomorrow's paper, and agrees. He leaves her alone with her ambivalence.
7:58:14. Now that they've successfully stood with their fellow Americans in denouncing and resisting all forms of terrorism, Mujibro and Sirajunior have a store to clean up. Kiefer comes up to them and the American flag they're standing next to and thanks them, shaking each of their hands. He also promises they'll get help cleaning up. Sirajunior ruffles Mujibro's hair. See, everyone? Arab-Americans are really cute and friendly once you get to know them, as long as you don't piss them off.