Episode Report Card Erin: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT She's alive! ALIIIIIVE!
By Erin | Season 4 | Episode 20 | Aired on 05.17.2005
Jack says that they have to get to Lazlo before Elena does. Unfortunately, he never stays in one place too long and, even though the last place she saw him was in China, he could be anywhere by now. Syd pipes up that if Lazlo's gone underground, he'll need a source of income. Nadia's already on it. She comes up with the name of a guy called Grayson Wells, a money launderer and all-around billionaire financier. He's also the guy who financed Drake's early research into all things Rambaldi. Sloane declares that their plan should be to find Grayson and squeeze him for Drake's location. Sloane's job will be to start preparations to talk to Lazlo himself in advance of when they get his location.
Dix is all, uh, pardon me, but aren't you forbidden from dealing with anything Rambaldi? "Sweet Cheeks -- erm, I mean, Agent Dixon has a point," says Angela Bassett. Sloane's all, yeah, whatever, I have a history with Drake. Syd's all, yeah, uh, so does Nadia. Sloane's all, RAMBALDI IS MY TOY AND I'M NOT SHARING IT WITH YOU. Or he just says that Nadia would only complicate matters. Nadia happens to agree with this. Sloane says that Drake will talk to him and only him; if they approach this tactically, Drake's security will respond and it'll turn into a firefight. Angela Bassett agrees and tells everyone to proceed as instructed. Once they have Drake's location, they'll relay it to Sloane. She tells everyone to be safe and the group breaks up, with Dix spinning off to leave an angry voicemail on Angie's cell all, "Baby, I know I was late for dinner the other night, but y'all didn't have to let the man have his way with Rambaldi! God! I bought you flowers to make up for it! Now why can't you just gimme some sugar?!"
Cannes. It's time for Sydney to bring some much-needed comic relief to an otherwise serious episode. We're at an exclusive Riviera shop. Syd enters, dressed to the nines and sporting a fuzzy white fur coat, even though it must be eighty degrees outside at this time of year. A salesman is all, "Bonjour!" Syd's all, shut up little man and take my bag. She basically drops her bag in his immediate vicinity and when he goes to take her coat, she says, "Don't touch the fur." He pulls back. "All right," she says. "You may touch the fur." She holds out her arm and when he reaches for it, she goes, "Once," with her finger in the air, all rich bitch and everything. It's hard to articulate how funny that little moment is. You just have to see it. Sorry for our friends across the pond who might be reading this in lieu of viewing the actual episode. You'll just have to wait 'til it comes your way and then crack up at the expression on Syd's face when she says, "Once."