Tony really does not say much at first, but he finally talks about how he became embittered after Michelle died, and held the government responsible. Although he didn’t use words like “embittered.” And he hopes Jack will commiserate, so he reminds him about Audrey, Kim, Teri – that his personal life has been all kinds of f**ked up since working for the government. Jack gets appropriately pissed and does a trademark slam-against-the-wall move on his old pal. Just what Tony was hoping for.
No, he didn’t work a fancy self defense technique, instead he mutters, “I really can’t lie”, or maybe it was “eat more pie.” But when Moss and Renee burst into the interrogation room, Jack leaves and makes a phone call. Ah, it was “deep sky”, an old CTU code phrase. So, Jack responded the way he was trained by punching in a number and giving the code.
And this was a sweet moment; Jack is connected to Bill! I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until I heard Bill’s voice. Didn’t know exactly when he and Chloe were due back, just that they would be part of the show. Nice that they didn’t keep us waiting for too long. So, the thing is, Tony has actually been working undercover. Now he’s not all sweetness and light and puppy dogs, he actually was recruited by Emerson, and partook in some nasty deeds, because of his deep-seated resentments. But when he realized what Emerson was planning do with the CIP, he decided to contact Bill Buchanan and “turn.”
Elsewhere in the FBI office, Renee had put Janis on a security task. She told her about the suspected breach, and while Janis is working computer magic, she finds Sean Hillinger’s name come up where it didn’t belong. Cue dramatic music! But this, for now, is one of 24’s famous red herrings; we think Sean is bad because he poised his eyebrows just so, stared for a fraction longer at someone, or stabbed his computer keys with too much vigor.
But this vigor – as it turns out – was induced because his wife is actually on board one of the many planes that have been put in holding patterns in the sky. Sean has been trying to get more information on the flight’s status. Come on, wouldn't you?
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