Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fed Sematary
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 6 | Aired on 01.26.2009
Back at Sam's apartment, Gedge has dragged Henry all the way up to the loft. Plopping him in a chair, he gets busy looping that Ethernet cable over one of the exposed rafters beyond the railing. "Gedge," Henry manages, giving away the fact that he's beginning to recover. Way to tip your hand. Especially now that we can see that his hand is almost tippable. But Gedge ignores him, even as Henry manages to make not one but two fists. Having secured one end of the cable to the railing, Gedge lifts Henry up to put his head through the noose he's fashioned. And that's when Henry manages to lock his hands around Gedge's throat. They grapple for a moment, then both go over the railing, crashing through Sam's dining room table with Henry on top. Looks like Gedge ended up giving his life to protect Henry after all. Now if only Henry could move. Well, at least I'm sure Agent Vossler will be along shortly to help him out.
Splitscreen. Henry gazes around from the floor; Taylor watches the news, which is now speculating that the pane crash was the work of terrorists; the Matobos ride in the back of Nichols's Escalade; Sean and Janis look worried about the shrinking role of the FBI in this episode, and Buchanan's crew is on the road.
At Dubaku's command center, he's on the phone with Nichols. "I think this president is not just stubborn," Dubaku says. "She's insane." Probably wise to keep pissing her off, then. Nichols nervously asks Dubaku what's next. "Exactly what we promised," Dubaku says. "I'll see you in a moment." Or the better part of an hour, give or take. Sounds like Nichols is waiting until he gets back before breaking the awkward news that he's returning with two fewer henchmen and one fewer case of diamonds than he left with. After hanging up, Dubaku returns his attention to the big board, where his operator has pulled up a map of Kidron, Ohio, population 30,000. "The processing facility is located two miles west of the town center," the calmly helpful assistant-terrorist reports. "Casualties will be high. About 18,000." Dubaku enjoys a dramatic pause and finally says, "Begin." It's 2:00:00.
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