Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Gassing The Gap
By M. Giant | Season 5 | Episode 8 | Aired on 02.12.2006
2:18:13. FLOTUS is still working on her statement when Evelyn comes in and hands her a fresh press release. Obviously Logan decided to go with Novick's advice, because Evelyn says with some confusion that "They're calling Walt Cummings a hero, not a traitor." FLOTUS growls, "I don't believe this," and storms out of the room, leaving Evelyn standing there thinking, yeah, that's the FLOTUS I know. And then Evelyn hangs herself. Not really.
Logan comes back into his residence from the bathroom, throwing his suit jacket back on as he asks Novick for an update on the search for the canisters. Novick says they're working on it, and Logan does a little Pointy-Haired Boss routine about how he wants "results," from which Novick has to talk him down. Again. And speaking of talking down, here comes FLOTUS, furiously waving the offending press release and pissed off that "You're covering everything up." "I'll go wait outside," Novick says quietly, like he isn't behind all this drama in the first place. Weasel. FLOTUS, God love her, says as much, and tells Novick to stick around for his whipping. Logan tries to be conciliatory as he tells FLOTUS that Walt's death "changes things," and Novick adds that now that Walt isn't going to be tried, "it was decided that this course was best for his family." FLOTUS sees right through that, and says they're only covering their own asses. Logan cuts that off, finally remembering something kind of important: "I made my decision. And I am the President." "Which means it's your job to tell the truth," FLOTUS says, while Novick looks down quickly to hide his smirk. Along with the entire viewing public. "And if you don't," FLOTUS threatens, "I will." Logan says that if that's how she feels, she can start by telling Walt's wife when she arrives at Not Camp David to claim Walt's body: "You can be the one to tell her that the real reason that Walt took the coward's way out was because he disgraced himself and he betrayed his country." Novick isn't even bothering to hide his smirk any more. Must be fun for him to see his boss actually win an argument for once. FLOTUS is a bit thrown at having her bluff called, but she storms out, insisting that she plans to do exactly that. Or else she'll hang herself.
It's 2:20:55 as Curtis reports in that he's still following Kiefer from a mile back. "We've got them on satellite," Buchanan assures him. "We're not going to lose them." Because remember, there's a tracking device built into the fully functional mass-murdering remote that they gave to the terrorists. I'm glad CTU has the situation well in hand.