Episode Report Card Sobell: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Tweener's chance for a new life -- dead!
By Sobell | Season 2 | Episode 6 | Aired on 09.24.2006
Commercials. So this guy held up a toll bridge because he had to get his KFC on? If that happens on the Bay Bridge, it'll be a race to see what hurts him first: the fried grease or the people behind him in line.
When we get back, Michael's getting snippy with C-Note: "Let me explain it to you: We're trying to run something here, and we can't have people just walking in off the street." Eyes wide with feigned guilelessness, C-Note asks, "So you want us to leave and then you can just mail us the check?" Michael Blue Steels at him in reply. Then he heads over and talks to Sucre, saying, "I know you trust me, and you know I'll cut you in on that money. But the two of you being here right now jeopardizes everything." However, since Sucre has apparently gone over to the dark side courtesy of Darth C-Note, he is unmoved by Michael's argument. He tells Michael he's not going anywhere. C-Note then moves in for the kill, pointing out, "Ain't we did this dance before? I say I want in, you say no, then I threaten to tell somebody about what's going on here. Then you decide to play nice and we're one, big happy family. Why don't we just stop wasting time, all right?" All Michael can do is stand there and marinate in self-reproach for not having figured out how to handle this after the first time it happened. Oh, and flash the Blue Steel. On the other side of the room, T-Bag appears to be lost in thought.
Having maneuvered his way into Team Escarpara: the Reunion, C-Note can now move on to other things, namely expressing his surprise that T-Bag is still alive. "And kicking," T-Bag adds. Well, that's good; it's not like he's going to be much with the hand-to-hand combat anymore. Linc wants to know how C-Note found them. C-Note begins boasting, "If I can do rapid deployment of satellite communications all over the world --" but before he can finish that thought, the blonde comes back in again. She has a look on her face like she's going shopping in the Man Store during the two-for-one sale. The addition of extra inventory takes her by surprise. Michael attempts to explain it away with, "I had to call my supervisor. He sent them right over. This job is a top priority. We want to get this done as quickly and efficiently as possible." Sensing that she's not sold yet, both Lincoln and C-Note do some strategic muscle-flexing. Michael presses, "Well, Jeanette, like I said, there's a lot of work to do and it's going to be noisy." Jeanette doesn't care. Michael finally gets her out the door. The Greek chorus -- AKA Tweener -- spells out the situation using the popular vernacular of the day: "This is not good. We got her up in our grill, checking in all the time?" T-Bag throws himself on the bomb(shell) and volunteers to keep Jeanette occupied. Michael snarls a bunch of warnings about how T-Bag is to play nice and not cram a screwdriver into anyone's skull or anything. T-Bag insouciantly replies, "Who are you, Sister Mary Frances? I know how to play nice."