Okay, someone tell me please, what is a dry channel? I mean, seriously, this is a new one. Obviously, just about any communication device should remain dry. I haven’t dropped my cell phone in water to prove it, but somehow, I don’t think I have to. So, a dry channel, is – what? Everything spoken on there must be of a serious and/or boring nature? Speaking on this dry channel makes you thirsty? Jack shouldn’t use this, he always sounds so hoarse and parched as it is, poor dear.
Anyway, as Karen urges Bill to hustle Chloe out of his house, she asks to be contacted on the moisture-free channels of One-Five or Two-Seven. Right. Chloe hears this and doesn’t bat an eye. But everything else Bill says is a challenge. Keep in mind the girl is supposed to be running her ass out of there because CTU Homeland Security gents are getting out of their car out front.
Bill: “Okay, Chloe, you need to walk down that path, and about a block or so, you’ll see the Miramont Hotel.”
Chloe: “But what about you?”
Bill: “I’ll be fine, don’t worry your frowny little head about me.”
Chloe: (frown deepens) “But Bill, what about Jack?”
Bill: “Jack, Jack, Jack, its always about damn Jack, isn’t it?”
Chloe: “Bill, look in the mirror. You’re kidding me, right?”
Bill: “Never mind that, just get going” (He lightly shoves her out the door.)
Chloe: (Shoves back hard and follows with an uppercut to his jaw.) “Okay, okay, what freakin’ hotel was that again?”
Bill: (bleeding profusely and already composing his ‘cut myself shaving’ excuse for when Homeland Security knocks at the door) “CHLOE. GO. NOW.”
Chloe: (Walking away and mumbling) “Mira-what? Mirror-mount? Great, what kind of sex palace is he sending me to?”
Seconds later, the stalling and lying begins:
Bill: “Klow-ee – Cloughie? What? Who?
Since that dialogue took up most of the show, lets just run through the rest real quickly. Better fasten that seat belt; it’s going to be a very bumpy night.
Karen orders Bill to ‘come in’. Bill stalls. Bill stalls some more. Miles does not like this. Miles is a jerk. Chloe makes it to hotel. Jerk at bar (no, not Miles). She sets up and calls Jack’s cell.
Article comments
1 - Victor Lana
You reviews are always fun to read, Mary K. I know one person who doesn't have a "dry" channel: poor old Secretary Heller who went into the drink. Hope he knows how to swim.
2 - Mary K. Williams
Thanks Victor. I always enjoy yours too. (and Jeff's too!)
I like how we all catch certain points, such as dialogue, or facial gestures, or whatever, yet find enough that keeps our posts unique.
3 - Jeff
moisture free channels
heehee. And Oscar Meyer! How did that one get by me? I'm slipping in my old age.
4 - Mary K. Williams
you know Jeff, I was going to go into this whole thing about Jack picking on poor Oscar (Hans) because his name was too close to Nina's - Meyer and Myers.
But I didn't.