Episode Report Card Sobell: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT An innocent civilian -- dead!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 8 | Aired on 10.22.2006
L.J. manages to shake the detention official -- unlike, oh, everyone else on this show, he has a healthy sense of skepticism -- and as he walks off, the guy pulls out a phone and calls Kellerman to say, "The kid didn't bite. He's on his way." On the other end of the phone, Kellerman counsels him with, "Have your men follow him. Remember, it's the father we want."
Meanwhile, Michael and Sucre are not coping well. Michael is on all fours, groaning, "We can't go back." Sucre helpfully reminds him, "You said it -- 'without the money, we're screwed.'" Michael gets all flustered and repeats, "Let me think, let me think, let me think... the money's not back at the house unless T-Bag is." Sucre would like to know what they'll do now. Michael points out they've still got $5,000 in cash, and while that is but 1% of the total cash, it should be enough to get going.
Well, they'll have to get going soon, since the police radio has helpfully piped up with the news that Ann and Jeanette have been found and the cops are now combing the area.
As Sucre rolls the bike through the woods, he continues carping on Michael, "I thought you said we'd have a head start." "It was the gunshot, buddy. One of the neighbors must have heard," Michael says easily. I was about to make a remark about how quickly he's recovered from this monkey wrench in his plans, and then I remembered... it's not like he hasn't had thirty episodes' worth of practice in getting over life's little setbacks. As a police car goes by, Michael realizes that they'll have to shelve their dream of riding down the open roads with the wind in their stubble.
Meanwhile, at Chicago's FBI headquarters, we learn that Mahone's been called off the chase so he can explain to Internal Affairs exactly why he shot Tweener last episode. I don't understand why he's so agitated -- all he has to do is say, "Look, if you had been around the kid for ten minutes... " and he's out of there. Anyway, Mahone heads in to face Agent Sullins and huffs, "Do you want to tell me why Internal Affairs is pulling me out of the field in the middle of a man-hunt?" Sullins smoothly replies, "It's been a while since we had a sit-down. Not since Shales' escape, was it?" Then he closes the door and tells Mahone they're in for a long afternoon of questioning.
And then we're off to lovely Lyman, Wyoming. Bellick and Geary walk into a bar, accompanied by a palpable miasma of failure. The bartender asks cheerily, "What can I get for you boys?" and is rebuked for his customer service efforts by Geary smacking down 40 cents and muttering, "You tell me." Bellick cadges the phone for what he swears is a local call, although the words, "Hey Mom, it's Brad. Listen, we ran into some car trouble. We were wondering if you could come pick us up?" would seem to imply otherwise. Just then, a convenient Fox "news" cast updates our would-be bounty hunters (the Bozo Fetts?) on Team Escarpara and their hijinks in Tooele, Utah. Bellick quickly tells his mom that they won't really need a ride -- just some extra money.