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Next, we check in on Emerson and his little yellow short-bus crew of ex-military mercenaries. While Jack and Tony stew in the back with the Matobos, Emerson calls Nichols and tells him they are nearing the "rendezvous point". Emerson heads back and informs the old CTU buddies that Nichols is on his way with the diamonds. Jack lets his "acting like a bad guy" thing drop for just a second and glares at Emerson, who immediately wants to know if something is bothering Jack.

Jack covers his ass by tossing it over to Tony, saying that he's all angst-y because Tony mentioned he had no idea how he got out of CTU after being "killed" in season 5. I immediately wonder if the writers purposely included the scene of Zombie Renee being risen from the dead just before this other little piece of resurrection back story. We aren't stupid!

Anyhoo...Tony echoes Jack and wants to know how Emerson got to him after his "death" in season 5. Emerson lets the two buddies know that Christopher Anderson (Hey, remember when Robocop was on the show playing a bad guy? That was awesome!) purposely missed Tony's heart because the plan was for Emerson to swoop in, snatch him, revive him, and then use him to get to Jack. Unfortunately, Jack had to go and avenge his boyfriend's "murder" by in turn killing Robocop, which meant the mission was a failure. Jack wonders aloud why, at that point, they didn't let Tony go.

Emerson rehashes the whole "Tony chose to stay" thing about how the government let Almeida down and he became Emerson's BFF. He says he "talked to and listened to" Tony. In other words, Emerson was a much better boyfriend than Jack. With a tear in his eye, Tony admits this is all true, and he felt like there was no "honor" left in the world. He goes on to admit from that point on he chose a path of "bro's before ho's" and teamed up with the Baddies. Emerson asks if that's enough explainin' on the resurrection front, and if everyone will just accept that being deceased on '24' simply means that your character is in 'nappy land' until ratings dip far enough?(I wonder if they'll bring back Teri and Nina if we all stop watching for a couple weeks?)

This image of Christopher 'Robocop' Anderson is both a blast from the Season 5 past, and yet another taste of Resurrection Imagery!

From the front of the bus, Larry Levine Litvak informs the crew they are almost there. Jack, who just can't stop himself from asking questions right now, wants to know how the exchange is going to go down. Emerson tells him not to worry, and he'll find out when he needs to. Emerson heads to the front of the van and stares at their destination, which appears to be an airline hangar. However, he catches a glimpse of Tony and Jack whispering to each other in the back of the van, and is immediately consumed by suspicion and jealousy. He can't stand the idea of his boyfriend reconnecting with an ex!

When they enter the hangar, Emerson orders Tony to help Litvak with the door and Jack to get the Matobos out of the back. But Wait! Emerson disarms Jack and puts the gun to his head! Litvak pulls his gun too, and Tony quickly takes him out. Sayonara Larry Levine Litvak, we barely knew ya!(Death Count: 1) Almeida turns to Emerson and tells him to let Jack go. Tony tells him to drop his weapon but Emerson, the enraged boyfriend, tells him he knew something was fishy and can't believe his "brother" would try to steal the diamonds for himself.

Jack tells Tony to take a shot, and Tony tells him to "shut up!" Emerson doesn't play along, so Tony shoots him in the arm. Emerson looks at him with complete shock and betrayal. He raises his gun to shoot back, which means Tony has to shoot him in the neck, Renee Walker style. Emerson goes down for the count and Tony immediately rushes to check on him while Jack kicks the recently deceased Litvak to make sure he is recently deceased. Whew! That's a lot of action to recap.

Is it racist to call it a 'Mexican Standoff' when Tony Almeida is involved?

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