Episode Report Card Megyn: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Do you like gladiator movies?
By Megyn | Season 4 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.27.2001
Keller sits in Beecher's pod. "You've got to kill Schillinger!" Beecher shakes his head and says he wants to just let Schillinger kill him. Beecher wants it all to be over, but Keller wants to fight. Beecher explains that if he kills Schillinger, maybe, one day, that unborn grandchild will grow up and kill one of Beecher's grandchildren. He starts to get up amidst Keller's protests, but Keller tells him to wait. He hugs Beecher and then punches him twice.
Keller lopes up as Reverend Dylan finishes Bible study. He asks Dylan if he knows about the situation between Keller and Beecher, and that Schillinger will kill Beecher. Dylan says he can't stop him. Keller tells him he ordered the hit on Hank, not Beecher. That he will confess to the authorities if Dylan tells Schillinger. Dylan agrees to help. We cut to Dylan telling Schillinger the story. Schillinger looks blank as Robson protests and tells Schillinger not to believe it. Dylan tells Schillinger to not harm Beecher or his family; Schillinger walks away as Robson yells, "Beecher killed your son!"
Session time -- Schillinger enters and looks at Beecher. "What is the best memory you have of your son?" Beecher looks sad and answers, "The first time he approached me, unprompted, hugged me and said, 'Daddy, I love you.'" Schillinger looks at him: "Beecher, I promise not to hurt your daughter, or anyone else in your family, see, I want to believe you didn't kill Hank." He goes on to say that he needs to believe in something besides hate, and with his first grandchild coming, he wants the kid to put his arms around his neck and tell him he loves him. Schillinger stands: "I'm sorry about your son." He offers his hand to Beecher as Sister Pete sits in her chair, holding her breath, because she is either extremely touched or extremely nervous that Schillinger will pull some weapon out and ruin the moment. Beecher stands and takes Vern's hand. "I'm sorry about yours too." Schillinger flinches when he says that.
Keller sits in his cell, wearing an orange jumpsuit that he shouldn't look good in but kind of does. Sister Pete walks in. Keller, surprised, greets her. Pete goes on to tell him that she doesn't know what the full story is but is pretty sure, as usual, that Keller knows everything. He feigns innocence as she continues, "I think you lied, for a greater good." She reminds him of the conversation they once had, about God choosing people. "Chris, God chose you, and he chose wisely." Aw. Beecher appears, and Pete tells them they a few minutes. Beecher and Keller hug. Beecher: "Schillinger believed the reverend, he even shook my hand." Keller says he'll serve his sentence in Massachusetts with half-assed Aryans who won't be able to lay a finger on him. Beecher looks at him and gets all schmoopy: "Why are you doing this?" "I would think that was fairly obvious." Beecher, softly: "Yeah." Keller quips about the irony of getting away with all the murders he's committed, only to serve time for confessing to the one that he didn't. Beecher leans in for one last kiss, and they hug. Keller says he'll see him. Beecher asks when. Keller: "Here…or in heaven." Beecher: "You think we'll get in?" Keller; "You and me? God wouldn't have the balls to keep us out."