Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT The Odd Couple
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 2 | Aired on January 13, 2007
Back in the Oval Office, Buchanan's on speakerphone to break the news to Wayne and his staff that none of the bodies in the house they blew up belonged to Assad. Not even half of one. General consternation ensues. Karen thinks that someone warned Assad, and Tom speculates that Fayed gave them bad intel in the first place. Whatever the case, Assad's still alive. Buchanan says that he'll have his guys set up a ten-block perimeter in case Assad's still in the area. Wayne manages not to laugh directly at the speaker at this latest mention of a CTU "perimeter," politely ending the call instead. He's still pissed that Assad survived, though. He asks Tom what Assad's next move will be. Tom thinks Assad will definitely respond. Whoa, crazy talk! Don't go too far out on that limb, Nostradamus! Wayne slumps into his chair to have himself a Presidential Pout.
At some warehouse somewhere, Fayed's van pulls into the building, and he and his armed henchmen get out and walk briskly to a back area. Some guys meet him there, and Fayed tells one of them at 7:25:26 that Ahmed "will have the package soon." He asks whether someone is ready, and gets confirmation that the person in question has been waiting. And with that, a man standing in the room turns to face Fayed, wearing suit pants, a wifebeater, and several bricks of C-4 around his abdomen. Fayed gives the suicide bomber an emotional little pep talk, kisses him on both cheeks, and arms the device. It's 7:26:54. I assume that the suicide bomber leaves during the commercial instead of blowing up Fayed.