Episode Report Card Gustave: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Wanna Fanta?
By Gustave | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 12.08.2003
The time is 07:45:41 PM. PoorMan'sStevenBauer is showing Special Agent Charlie Brown Hector's bank statements from Colombia. "They stopped two weeks ago," says PMSB. "Follow the money," says Special Agent Charlie Brown, trying to get his very own catchphrase. After some frantic clacking on his keyboard, PMSB finds an account he's never seen before in Las Nieves, Mexico. The Whatever Quicken software even provides Special Agent Charlie Brown with a map of Las Nieves so he can see how close it is to the California border. "You have a private plane, don't you?" asks Special Agent Charlie Brown. PMSB replies that he does. Um, whatever. "Clear it for take off," says Special Agent Charlie Brown.
CTU. Ladies' restroom. Spawn is washing her hands and otherwise recovering from her ordeal earlier in the "hour" when Potato Face bursts in. "Did he hurt you?" asks Potato Face. "Gael, I mean." Spawn shakes her head no. "It's crazy," says Potato Face. "He's been here -- what? -- two years and the CIA five before that? How does someone like that end up a terrorist?" Spawn replies that she doesn't know. Potato Face proceeds to apologize for the whole "your dad does heroin" thing. Spawn tries to cut the conversation short by assuring Potato Face that it's okay. Potato Face smiles like she's anticipating her therapist's approval at her ability to seek forgiveness. "There, I said it!" says Potato Face, and exits. Oh, how much do I love Mary Lynn Rajskub? Spawn's cell phone rings. It's Special Agent Charlie Brown. "Are you alone?" he asks. With uncharacteristic wisdom, Spawn checks the stalls for eavesdroppers -- something Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton failed to do in Nine to Five -- and assures Charlie that she's indeed alone. Charlie informs Spawn that he's not coming back to CTU until he finds Kiefer. "How are you going to do that?" asks Spawn. Charlie tells her about the discovery at Las Nieves. "I'm sure Kiefer's taking Hartmano there now," says Charlie. "No," says Spawn. "It's the other way around." She explains how she saw the video in Gael's Spy Console that showed Hartmano taking Kiefer aboard SalazAir. When asked for further explanation, Spawn explains how Crystal Gael was the mole. Charlie concludes that, with CTU compromised, he needs to keep his latest findings just between him and Spawn, and tells her not to tell anyone else. "What about Chappelle?" asks Spawn. "Especially Chappelle," replies Charlie. Spawn advises him not to act alone. Charlie promises to call for backup "when the time is right," and asks Spawn to promise him not to blow his cover. Spawn refuses to promise either way. "Be careful," she tells him. They hang up.
Back on SalazAir, Hartmano continues to annoy both Kiefer and the viewing audience by teasing Kiefer about his chances on the ground against Hector's army. "Tell the girls!" he urges Kiefer. The girls, meanwhile, look like they've had enough. "You think you're going to land the plane and arrest Hector?" he continues. "Even the great Kiefer can't take fifty men by himself." "Shut up," says Kiefer. The time is 07:49:28 PM.