Episode Report Card Gustave: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT I musta killed Spawn!
By Gustave | Season 1 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.08.2002
And now it's time for another creepy conspiratorial conversation between ForeignAccentedTerrorBoss and Jovan Musk for Men over their cell phones. Jovan says dryly that Bride is there, and he's going to shoot her as soon as he takes care of some "interference." Jovan asks after LittleTerrorBrother. FATB replies that he still can't find him. "Call me when it's done," says FATB with all the confidence in the world. Uh, what reason does FATB have to act so cocky? Everything they've done since they got here has gotten fucked up. They hang up, and JMfM continues to spy on Dr. Phil's gun-owning friend from behind a Casa Kiefer bush.
Palmer makes his way to the press conference, entering the hotel convention backstage through a kitchen. Oh, way to go for the jugular with the Robert Kennedy assassination visual reference. Palmer walks through the kitchen for a very long time just so we can feel every last drop of that tension. He takes the stage amidst flash cameras going off and faces a vast audience of rubbernecking suit-wearing journalists. Palmer tells the story of a scandal he was just made aware of at midnight, which might affect his chances of being elected, but he has to tell the truth for the sake of his "family." Reaction shot of Theo and Li'l Lisa on the couch, watching the press conference live on the hotel TV. Palmer talks about a group of California businessmen who finance his campaign. "I have misjudged these local businessmen, And they have misjudged me," says Palmer. Uh, wait -- "local businessmen"? Jeez, you'd think the neighborhood knife sharpener or some guy with two Subway franchises financed Ferragamo's murder. Kreepy Karl and some of the "local businessmen" are watching from a local businessman's office during one of their evil white male conspiracy meetings. "I'll take care of it," says Kreepy Karl. "Too late, Karl," says one of the local businessman, in a surprisingly prissy tone. The time is 6:34:31 PM.
The time is 6:38:55 PM. Klockwise from the top left, Kiefer and Xander are still on their road trip, Palmer keeps telling "the truth," and Lady Mac and the Cosby kids watch on the hotel TV. Palmer says that although he's not sure the tape Theo made of Kreepy Karl is admissible as evidence, at least it will help the truth come out, so he's sent it to the D.A.'s office. He reiterates that these "local businessmen" acted without his consent or knowledge, and asks that people have sympathy for Theo, who only failed to report an accident, and Li'l Lisa, who is a rape victim and only failed to take acting lessons. Oh, and Palmer loves his son and is going to stick by him. Theo liked that part of the speech. Lady Mac comforts Li'l Lisa. The press people give stony-faced reactions.