Episode Report Card M. Giant: A- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Class Reunion, Without the Class
By M. Giant | Season 7 | Episode 2 | Aired on 01.11.2009
Back at the boat hideout, Tony and Masters get a call from the aforementioned Tanner, who turns out to be the sniper, calling because he's trapped in the Columbia building. Tony asks for his exact location. "Basement, near the west stairwell," Tanner answers. You know, a guy in Tanner's situation in another season would have been asked to eat his gun, but that doesn't seem like the style of Tony's operation. Do you think he can call in air strike instead?
At 9:23:57, more and more agents are pouring into the building, while Walker and a few other agents watch the search on video. Meanwhile, in the SUV where she parked Kiefer, the young Agent Kilner in the driver's seat ventures a remark: "I just wanted to tell you, what they're making you go through at that Senate hearing? It's wrong." Kiefer gently disagrees: "It's better that everything comes out in the open. We've done so many secret things over the years in the name of protecting this country, we've created two worlds. Ours and the people we promise to protect. They deserve to know the truth. Then they can decide how far they want to let us go." Aw, what a thoughtful position. But, wait, haven't we done that already? Kilman maintains that Kiefer doesn't deserve such treatment, "not after what you've done for our country. And I'm not the only one that thinks so." Kiefer thanks the kid, sincerely enough, and goes back to gazing out the window. Do you think he said that because he's sincerely questioning himself and the techniques he's used, or because he's just being contrary? I know what my answer would be.
Down in the Columbia building's basement, a lone, very vulnerable-looking FBI agent named Lennert is sweeping the basement from the west stairwell, reporting back to the command post over the radio. Tanner stays hidden behind a support column, until he jumps out with his silenced pistol leveled. The agent points his own gun right back at him. I don't know why neither one fires, until Lennert tells Tanner, "I'm here to get you out. Tony sent me." Tanner, after a dramatic pause: "Oh." Heh. Lennert hands Tanner an FBI windbreaker to put on and tells him to take the stairwell to the lobby, and thence to a gray Ford parked nearby, to which he hands Tanner the keys. After Tanner walks out, having finally ditched his gun case somewhere, Lennert gets back on the walkie-talkie and reports the basement clear. Unfortunately, his comm channel wasn't open during the whole scene and we don't hear anyone asking, "Who were you talking to?"