Episode Report Card M. Giant: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Good News, Bad News
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.13.2009
At 1:08:55, Hodges and Seaton are being led through the hallways of the White House. Hodges, now in a fresh suit and tie and a shirt that doesn't have his chairman of the board's blood on it, boasts that he told Seaton he'd get him here. "I just didn't think it would be under these conditions." Hodges remembers to congratulate Seaton on his move a couple of hours ago. "You put yourself in harm's way, Greg. I'll never forget that." And we know how much Hodges values loyalty, since in the last hour he murdered someone for not having enough of it. He confesses to being nervous, as Tim meets them and ushers them into a waiting room. He's not too nervous to address Tim by his first name, of course.
We join Walker's call to Moss already in progress, and it sounds like Moss isn't convinced about what Taylor's wishes really are. But when Walker asks him if he has a problem, he says, "As a matter of fact, no. None whatsoever." He's looking forward to settling his score with Starkwood. Larry's getting awfully cool lately. And you know what that means.
In the FBI bullpen, Kiefer and Walker rejoin Janis at the little ops center they've set up. Replacing his earpiece, Kiefer tells Tony he was right, and they have a covert go-ahead. Kiefer wants Tony to reassure him that he can do it without getting busted, and Tony says he can. Tony gets ready to make his move. He's going to be so embarrassed if he blows this. In the bad way, I mean.
At 1:10:55, a hose is attached from the tanker truck to an above-ground pump, and the Poor Man's Tracy Morgan who's guarding the truck next to Stokes says he's going to do a perimeter check. "You said you just finished one," Stokes says. Stokes is in a good mood this hour; he's only annoyed instead of angry. Poor Man's Tracy Morgan says, "I know, but I don't think we can be too careful right now." With that, he steps away, leaving Stokes to make an irritated phone call. That call is to Tom the lead tech, down in the missile control room, to say he'll be down in a few minutes. Suddenly, Tony appears, his gun to the head of the truck's driver. It's not clear how he managed to cross the large expanse of exposed, well-lit concrete without being seen, but here he is. He tells Stokes to put his hands up and turn around. "Almeida," Stokes spits. Angrily. Tony makes Stokes drop his gun and kick it away, then clubs the truck driver unconscious and makes Stokes drag him beneath the trailer. Then he forces Stokes to open the cellar-style doors to the underground fuel tanks and proceed him down through them. It's 1:13:12. Does it count as being undetected if he's making someone help him?