Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT The Odd Couple
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 2 | Aired on January 13, 2007
7:50:43. Kiefer and Assad have the corner of Figueroa and 6th staked out. Among a huge crowd of pedestrians navigating a crosswalk, Assad quickly spots "two men in suits, one carrying a briefcase," and identifies them as Fayed's men. Furthermore, he can tell that one of them is wearing an explosive vest. "He's setting up another strike," says Kiefer, and both men hop out of the car to shadow Fayed's guys into a nearby subway station at 7:51:56. From the upper gallery, they watch as Fayed's men reach the platform to wait for the train. From this distance, Assad can even tell that the detonator is in the bomber's right hand. Kiefer says that they have to stop the bombers from getting on the train. Assad, the expert in these matters, helpfully explains that only the bomber will board the train: "The other man is the handler. He'll see the bomber off, then he'll leave. The handler will lead us to Fayed." Kiefer's like, "Uh, he'll lead you to Fayed. I'm following the bomber, Sparky." And he does. He goes down to the platform and walks along it, somehow managing not to alert the bomber with his creepy-ass staring. The bomber gets on alone, and Kiefer boards a few cars up. Meanwhile, the handler leaves the station, Fayed hanging back in discreet pursuit.
At 7:53:55, Fayed gets a call from the Handler, who alerts him that the bomber is on the train: "He will reach Union Station in five minutes. The moment it pulls in, he will martyr himself." I think Fayed knows the plan, dude. But Fayed just tells the Handler to take a car that was left nearby for him, and drive to Union Station to confirm. Because Fayed doesn't have a TV or something. As promised, the Handler finds a car parked in an alley. He takes the keys from where they've been hidden on top of the left front tire and gets in. When he drives off, Assad's wee little Echo is right behind him. I think. That might actually be a runaway Jiffy-Pop, now that I look at it more closely.