Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Check But Not Mate
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 7 | Aired on 02.02.2009
Janis is just getting off the phone when Sean comes out and tells her that Moss wants them to backtrace the code fragment she found so they can maybe find where the CIP device was being used. "I'll try," says Janis, clearly distracted. Sean asks her what's going on at the chemical plant. Janis reports, "Facility's clear. A trace amount of the chemical was released, but not enough to do any damage." Sean says that's good. "What about the plant manager?" "John Brunner," Janis says. "Is he okay?" Sean asks. Janis: "No." She asks him to get contact info for Brunner's family for her. "I was the last one to speak with him and I feel they should know how brave he was." Sean says he'll look into it, but adds, "Before you start sending flowers, we need to find out where that CIP device was being used." "I know, I'm on it," she grits. It's 2:38:14. Somehow I think she'll still find time to have a dramatic telephone conversation with Brunner's wife Dear and his children, Sweetie and Sport.
At 2:42:42, Tim again walks past that new hallway briefing room, this time with President Taylor. He must have caught her on her way back from the bathroom. He tells her about the chemical plant being back under control, with minimal casualties. "It appears the crisis has been averted," he sums up as they reach the Oval Office. But he has to admit that nobody knows why. "I'm not one to accept good news unless I know where it comes from," Taylor says, because that would make this an awfully short season. She then has to take a call from Admiral Smith of the Joint Chiefs, who probably wants to ask her, "Can we start bombing shit now?" As Tim leaves the room, he encounters Ethan in the hallway, who's talking to some Secret Service supervisor to help him find Agent Gedge. After getting off the phone, Ethan tells Tim that he's going to have to tell Taylor that her husband is incommunicado. Tim advises holding off, but Ethan doesn't bother responding as he nervously enters the Oval Office. Taylor's telling Admiral Smith at 2:44:26 that she can't authorize the air strikes until post-invasion plans are in place, and that means Matobo. When she gets off the phone, Ethan delicately broaches the subject of Henry. "He's been harassing Roger's girlfriend. Accusing her of complicity in the death of Roger." He adds that Henry's hired a P.I. and everything. Taylor, shocked at what is now old news to us, wants Henry on the phone, but Ethan can't help her. "Agent Gedge hasn't been answering his phone. I probably should have told you before." As Taylor realizes that Henry's missing. Ethan can only say that the Secret Service has been dispatched to Sam's apartment. "Whatever's going on, we'll find out soon enough." Funny, Ethan isn't usually that optimistic.