Episode Report Card M. Giant: A- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Manning Down
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2007.01.15
Tom's in Wayne's secretary's office when she notifies him that Sandra is calling to talk to Wayne. Tom insists on taking the call himself, on his cell phone, and the secretary transfers it to him while he's out in the hall. Sandra's calling from her car, and she's not happy about being put off from talking to Wayne. Tom asks if she's calling about Walid. She says she is; Walid's still in custody, more than an hour after being arrested! Can you believe the nerve? People who haven't been allowed even to see a lawyer for the last five years would scoff bitterly at this scene, except they're probably not allowed to see this show, either. Sandra lectures Tom about civil liberties, and he blows her off, but she has one closing thought: "I will do whatever it takes to protect my client. If it embarrasses the administration, so be it...I am holding you personally responsible for whatever happens to Walid." I'd like to take a moment now to thank 24 for creating a character whose ideas and principles I generally agree with, and then making her completely grating and obnoxious. Kudos.