Episode Report Card Sobell: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Tweener -- dead, yo!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 7 | Aired on 10.01.2006
Michael walks back over and tells the struggling women, "'Sorry' isn't going to mean anything to you. But I'm going to say it anyway. This wasn't supposed to happen. One or two hours tops, and we're out of here. You have my word -- no-one will harm you." Michael then tasks Sucre with ensuring that nothing happens to the women, and by "nothing," he means "anything but T-Bag, who is looking like he's in the throes of an acute flashback to his good ol' days." Sucre holds a clean ice-pack to his eye -- how cute is it that he bothered to put one in the zipper-top baggie and everything? -- and glowers. Everyone else goes back to digging.
Meanwhile, Kellerman's checking in with the deliciously evil Agent Kim. He says reluctantly, "The doctor is...suspicious," and Kim says smugly, "She should be. She was on the line with the governor when you walked up." As Kellerman swaps out his "Lance" accessories for the ones he prefers to wear on the job, he determines what, if anything, Governor Dad managed to tell Dr. Sara. Kim merrily says, "He knows who you are, and so does she!" Kellerman's silence speaks volumes. Kim cheerfully continues, "Seeing as how she was supposed to lead you to Scofield, and eventually to Burrows, looks like you're back at square one." Kellerman flatly points out that he's got the L.J. ace in his pocket, and he plans on playing it. He then asks, "Our terms with the governor --" "The Burrows kid, Paul. Focus," Kim chides. We cut to Kellerman, who looks like he's keeping his cool by reciting a list of all the hidden, deserted well locations between Chicago and D.C..
In another part of Chicago, Dr. Sara is running a press gauntlet to get into her dad's office. She collars an aide of his, Bruce, to schedule a little face time. Bruce's duties have expanded beyond scheduling. He now provides exposition, telling us all that Governor Dad has just landed, and while he was in mid-air, he got a call from the White House telling him that he was no longer going to be promoted to Vice President Dad. Bruce says, "According to [the White House], his confirmation was going to be a 'problem.'" Nice work pronouncing both the euphemism and your skepticism there, Bruce! Dr. Sara's struggling to understand: "We had the votes, right?" "Supermajority," Bruce replies. Dr. Sara asks, "President Reynolds pulled the plug on a sure thing in order to start over from scratch? How often does something like that happen in politics?" Bruce looks to his left and right before answering, "Never." (I am beginning to suspect that Bruce is hip to the One World Conspiracy, but is trying not to let anyone know that he knows, because he knows if they know that he knows, well, it'll be a very knowledgeable crowd, but also a very deadly one.)