Episode Report Card Gustave: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT If These Perforated Aluminum Wall Dividers Could Talk...
By Gustave | Season 2 | Episode 14 | Aired on 02.24.2003
The time is 09:51:51 PM. Klockwise from the top left, Spawn and the Lonnie-bomber get ready for bed, Cate looks concerned, and Lady Mac is still sitting in that Eames chair awaiting her fate. In Palmer's office, PMHC tells Palmer that he's set up a video call for the President with Steve Hillenburg, a CIA bigwig. Why would PMHC "set up" a video call? Is he the IT guy? Palmer enters the board room where Lady Mac is sitting and talks to Hillenburg by Whatever Video Phone. Hillenburg confirms that Lady Mac contacted him four months ago, because Yulin was trying to recruit her to undermine his presidency and she wanted an independent source to confirm her innocence. For some reason, Hillenburg decided to keep this a secret from the president in order to protect both Palmer and Lady Mac. Apparently, he also has photographs, taped conversations, and "debriefs" to back up her story. "These meetings that Yulin and Lady Mac had, where did they take place?" asks Palmer. Hillenburg refers the question to Lady Mac, who says that they met in a hotel room in Hilton Head. "But I didn't sleep with him," adds Lady Mac quickly. "I didn't ask," says Palmer without missing a beat. Heh. They say goodbye to Hillenburg, and Lady Mac pleads with Palmer to believe that she was not really part of Yulin's conspiracy. "You might be telling me the truth and then again you might not," says Palmer. "But right now I don't have the time or the energy to figure out whether I can trust you or not." Lady Mac insists that Palmer needs her, and so does the country for that matter. She even grabs his hand so that he can see that big honking wedding ring on her finger. Palmer tells her to leave and threatens to have her arrested if she resists. Secret Service men come to take her to her car. Whoa!
Back at the Lonnie-bomber's cabin, Lonnie-B sets up cots for them to sleep on while Spawn pretends to still be freaked out about the B-O-M-B. While Lonnie-B tries to make small talk, Spawn looks around the room and spots a hunting knife. She asks Lonnie-B to get her a product-placed Advil for her foot. When he turns his back, she hits him in the head with a flashlight, grabs the knife, and threatens him with it. "I know the B-O-M-B didn't really go off," she says, demanding to be let out of the shelter. Lonnie grabs the knife away from her and claims that he just wanted someone to talk to, and he begs her to stay. Spawn insists on leaving, so Lonnie-B sort of loses his temper, grabs a gun, and loads it with ammo. But just when you think something foul is going to happen, he hands the gun to her and tells her she'll need it to protect herself against cougars. He escorts her to the door of the bunker, lets her out, and gives her directions to the trail. "Maybe you'll come back sometime?" says Lonnie-B gingerly. "I don't think so," says Spawn. Heh.