Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | 1 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Time for Plan E
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.27.2009
Standing outside at the scene of her defeat with Kiefer and her cell phone, Walker tells Taylor that the suspect breached the perimeter. Taylor of course wants to know how that happened. "He had help, Madam President," Kiefer says. "From Tony Almeida." Taylor is confused, so Kiefer explains that Tony was bad all along. He also apologizes to her for vouching for Tony. "All I can tell you right now is I was wrong and I'm sorry." Yeah, he's lucky she doesn't order him arrested on the spot. Instead, Tim asks what leads they have, but they have to reply that they've got nothing. "I may have one," Taylor offers, and tells them about Hodges's claims of a larger conspiracy during his arrest. "Someone doesn't want Hodges to talk," she adds, and Tim explains about the suicide pill. "Obviously they're holding something over him, most likely his family," Kiefer says, which means they might have some leverage. Taylor is still not on board with whatever coercive tactics she thinks Kiefer has in mind, but Kiefer's not suggesting that. "We can offer Hodges something that he needs...proof of death. It's the only way Hodges can protect his family." Will Hodges's family also have to think that he's dead, and never be able to see him again? And if so, has anyone considered the possibility that they're the ones who were behind this?
That's a busy motel room, as the Faux-yer -- now freed of her blonde wig and showing her natural red-brown hair -- knocks on the door at 3:09:46. Tony's friendly with her as he lets her in, but when she takes in the cooling corpse of Galvez in the bathroom, she severely says, "I'll assume that was necessary." "Don't start with me," Tony says. "I'm not in the mood." And he's still got that shower curtain, so look out. Tony says Galvez hid the canister, "So I had to find out where it was." Good thing Tony checked the peephole before opening the door on a room with the cover off the wall A/C unit and a bioweapon clearly visible inside. He pulls it out, and she gives him a change of clothes, saying they have a delivery to make. But Tony doesn't think they should go. "They're gonna take this canister that I sweated blood for, and sit on it for six months." Yes, Tony, it's all about you. She says they'll use it to make more, but Tony thinks one canister is enough. "The government's reeling. The FBI's stretched thin, scrambling, making mistakes. Another attack today is all we need to push this thing right over the edge." What thing? And what edge? It's all so mysterious. She gently touches his face and says she doesn't disagree, but it's not up to them. "Then run it by your group or your gang or whatever the hell they are," Tony says. "But they'll know one thing: you finish your enemy off when he's down, you don't let him get back up and reload. I guarantee you, this thing's going to be a hell of a lot harder to pull off six months from now." And that's not even taking into account the fact that Kiefer's going to have the canister back within the next five hours. As for Hodges, Tony continues, "The fact is he gave us an opportunity today. Let's take it." She agrees to contact the group. Or, as I will now begin calling them, The Group. Hey, I've got senioritis too, okay? It's 3:11:56.