After the fight, Curtis is sent back to CTU Medical, for at least the third time in the past few hours. He must be getting tired of it. (Though, this time he is the patient, and the other times he was just the ambulance.)
Henderson is all mad, because his betrayal was really a ruse. He was trying to get Malina to put his files on a flash drive that CTU could use.
Now, I beg you, Gods of Logic and Reason, please explain why Henderson didn't bother sharing this plan with Jack? What reason could he have had for concealing it? Jack would've gone along with it in an instant. And by telling CTU, Henderson could avoid getting shot by mistake in any gunfight. Gaaaah!
Clocks are at :52 to :47.
Back at the stable, Martha is tenderly tenderizing Pierce. Martha knows Logan ordered Pierce killed. Pierce says to Martha "I'm sorry to tell you Charles was involved in much worse things than that."
Super Agent Martha and Pierce figure out their plan. Pierce will stay out of sight. Martha will find Mike and tell all, and then send him to Pierce.
CTU rummages through what is left of Malina's computer and finds plans for a Russian sub. A Natalia-K524 Delta IV class. There happens to be one in LA, undergoing a US Navy inspection. (Part of the deal brokered with Suvarov.) You'd think after the gas cylinder plot was uncovered, CTU and HS would be suspicious of a Russian sub docked in LA.
Henderson says the sub as 12 Scorpion land attack missiles that could do considerable damage to LA. So, off they go to try and stop Bierko from taking over the sub.
Jack says "Get in!" but the krazy kaptions say "Go!" I'll count that one.
Audrey already has the senior Navy officer on the sub on the phone. Jack tells him that terrorists are after the missiles. The sub goes on alert.
The LT goes topside, only to see Bierko and company there, just before the baddies shoot him.
The baddies don gas masks and drop the cylinder into the sub. The gas kills whoever is on the sub. (We see only four drop. I'm assuming there was more.)
Bierko finds the control computer and puts in the code he got from Malina. A255TR99.
The missiles are loaded. I wish I were loaded. This plot hurts my head.
This steaming pile of episode comes to an end with the clocks at :60 to :55.
Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jack and all his kin
We would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back next week to this locality
To have one last heapin' helpin' of this insanity
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Article comments
1 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
It took me 24 hours to read this, but it was worth it--very funny.
2 - Victor Lana
Great job as always, Jeff. You pointed out to glaring flaws (in my opinion) which seems to indicate the writers are either getting sloppy or they don't care.
1. The Bierko escape situation. It was handled like well, we have to do this, so let's get it over with. It makes no contextual sense or any kind of sense.
2. The Henderson-Malina thing was weird. It could be a doublecross, but then again it could be Henderson (who trained Jack) not telling everything yet for fear Jack will get a little trigger happy. Who knows?
Otherwise, a very satisfying episode. Let's hope the finale ties everything up, but I have a feeling we're in for a real cliffhanger!
3 - Jeff
Yeah, that's a fair point about Henderson. Maybe he really was trying to screw CTU, and warn Malina, and made up his story when CTU came busting in.
4 - Mary K. Williams
You always get me giggling Jeff. So, does Paul. Speaking of Paul, he brings up a good point. Where is Wayne?
Next week is going to be a trip!
5 - Jeff
Thanks, Mary. Indeed, there is a whole raft of missing characters!
6 - Paul
Wayne is in a world of his own. With his pal. Garth. (Oh, come on. Don't tell me none of you have at least thought about that one.)
7 - Mary K. Williams
Honestly, I thought of it today, when you posed the question. I started singing...'Wayne's World, party on...excellent..'
8 - Victor Lana
Wayne is in the vast netherworld where 24 characters go when the writers don't know what else to do.
He joins:
Behrooz
Keeler
Erin
Sarah
Mary Kate
Ashley
and many more, including Richie's brother Chuck on Happy Days
9 - Mary K. Williams
Don't forget crazy Eurotrip Inessa from Hour Seven. Remember her? She shot Rossler? What ever happened to her?
10 - Jeff
Ah yes, forgot about the Russkie girl. That hardly seems like it was this season anymore.
Collette, Evelyn and daughter, the bank manager's wife, Old Doc Besson, the list goes on and on.
And Richie's older brother?! Wow, that's going back.