Episode Report Card DeAnn Welker: B- | 325 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Jump, Die and Fail
By DeAnn Welker | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2009.09.21
Matt Parkman is putting on an FBI badge in front of a picture of yet another child playing another version of Baby Matt. And, really? FBI detective? Do the people who give Matt jobs think that none of us ever watch this show? Because Matt would be a lousy FBI agent. As he's getting ready, Matt hears some guy talking to Baby Matt and rushes out all defensive and weird, even more when he learns that Roy has been the water delivery guy since Baby Matt was born. Roy can't believe how time flies and calls Janice by her first name. Roy says the heating unit on their cooler is busted, so he'll fix it later. Janice thanks him sweetly, and Matt does so snottily. Roy leaves and Janice and Matt argue. He is annoyed Roy calls her Janice instead of being professional, but he admits this is mostly because Roy's been here and he hasn't been. Janice is worried about him because he's not sleeping, blah, blah, he blames work, blah. She tells him if he could read minds to get some answers at work, that would help, but she's proud of him for kicking that habit for good. He says it's under control and leaves.
Peter's listening to a scanner in his dark apartment when Bennet shows up and asks if they can talk for a minute. Peter doesn't answer, which is weird, but then he's offering Bennet something to drink. Peter says he has water or mustard, and Bennet chooses water. [They're like peas in a pod! - Z] Again. Bennet wonders what Peter's been up to, and he says he got his paramedic job back. Bennet says it must be keeping him busy, since Angela says she hasn't seen him in weeks. Bennet notices Peter's wall of savings, and wonders if he's using powers to do this. Peter says it's useful in his line of work to be strong and fast, and adds, "Thank you, Dr. Suresh," so that we know how he got all Spider-Man-y. Peter wonders if Bennet's there for a reason, and Bennet explains the key from dead Danko, and the guy with the fast knives who will probably be waiting for someone to come open the box it goes to. Bennet needs a partner he can trust on this because of the super-fast knife guy. Peter: "How fast?"
Sandra and Claire, both wearing horrible clothes (Claire's wearing a baggy, grandma-looking top that makes her look fat, which she isn't; Sandra's wearing a bright orange cardigan over a white shirt, and the orange just makes her look pale and old), are walking through campus. Claire thanks her for letting her stay with her last night, which is really just the writers' way of letting us know that Sandra also lives in the D.C. area. Sandra and Claire argue about whether Claire should tell Annie's parents about the suicide note. When Claire and Sandra arrive at the room, Claire's stalker Gretchen is waiting outside. Claire introduces them to each other and Gretchen jumps right in, asking Claire if she thinks Annie's death was murder or a horrific accident, since Gretchen somehow heard that Claire told the cops she didn't see a note. Sandra tries to silence the gossip by saying Claire might have been mistaken. Gretchen thinks suicide makes no sense for someone with a trajectory of the next 50 years. Sandra fist-bumps Claire and then leaves. Gretchen's like, "So, it's murder, right? How do we prove it?"