Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Diplomessy
By M. Giant | Season 4 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.08.2005
3:53:38. Bitchelle and her earpiece stalk the CTU floor, Keith Szjootophamiszyl continues the countdown, ImhoTerror and his minion observe remotely via laptop, and Kiefer and Curtis's team arrives and parks in an alley. They get out of the CTUMobile, and Kiefer tells Curtis, "Put Michaels in play now." Over his earpiece, he tells Potato Face that they're getting into position. She can't confirm that ImhoTerror's in the building, but she's detecting a microwave uplink that she can't intercept because it's encrypted. Kiefer says thanks. Curtis asks Kiefer how they're going to confirm ImhoTerror is inside. Kiefer: "We don't. But we're out of time. We move now. Give all teams a go." Jeez, good thing they've got the right building this time. Curtis gives all teams a go. He, Kiefer, and two other agents head around a corner of the building, weapons drawn.
Consulate Cop isn't leaving CTU quietly. He's vowing to return with a "formal order for a more extensive investigation." Buchanan calmly says he understands, which I don't, because I don't know from whom Consulate Cop plans to get this order or how he plans to enforce it. In the meantime, Buchanan suggests that Consulate Cop concentrate on the People's Freedom Coalition. "I'm quite sure they are your perpetrators." God, Buchanan sucks at this. If he really wants to convince Consulate Cop that he knows nothing about Lee's kidnapping, he should be acting like a total stress monkey over not knowing where Lee is. Instead, he's all, "Good luck with your problem," when he's trying to convince Consulate Cop of something that would make Lee's kidnapping Buchanan's problem too. How hard is that? What would be even better is something that a clever viewer suggested to me in an email: blame the terrorists for the kidnapping. Buchanan could say the terrorists took Lee in order to protect themselves before the Americans could question him. As an added benefit, we'd then have (to use the Veep's colorful phrase) "a billion Chinese" looking for ImhoTerror as well. But anyway. Soul Patch pulls Buchanan aside to tell him that Kiefer's at the staging area. Buchanan returns to Consulate Cop and says he needs to get back, and that the Redshirts will escort him from the building. Consulate Cop thanks him and shakes his hand. It's 3:55:05. On his way out, he and his escort pass Lispy Skip, who's just now being flagged down by a woman who says his name. Consulate Cop asks Skip if he's the same Lispy Skip. Skip says yeah, but he's busy, and turns to go. Consulate Cop says he forgot to asks Buchanan one more question: "DoDder mentioned to me that you were helping her earlier with some DoD files." Lispy Skip says, "Yeah, until she was called down to the clinic." Consulate Cop: "So then it was just you and Kiefer?" Skip: "What?" Too late, Potato Face yanks the door behind Skip open and snaps, "Skip, come here." "Thank you," says Consulate Cop.
Back on the floor, Potato Face calls Lispy Skip an idiot and tells him to keep his mouth shut. "I didn't say anything," he protests.