Janis steps in and tells Morris that an Agent sent information to Jack that was encoded with Blowfish 148, and they can't crack it. She asks him to "please" help them. He says he can't due to his wife's long history with Jack. He considers him a friend. Larry says he'll have his day in court, and that the case against Chloe is "rock solid". She's looking at 15 years in prison, which means little Prescott will be 19 and look a lot more like Professor Babu when she gets out. Morris rubs his flavor saver and ponders the implications. Morris plays a little hard ball and asks for a guarantee of full immunity and no mention on her record. Larry gives his word, and Janis agrees to be the witness.
Morris says "show me the file". He asks Janis a few techno-babble questions while he starts keying away confidently. He says this is all easy peasy if you know the access codes. Larry asks if he knows them, and he says "yes." Larry asks a few more questions, while Morris answers sarcastically. Larry: "Can you tell me Specifically when you'll have it decrypted?" Morris: "Yes...now". Morris is the most recent string of characters to show how far up it's ass the FBI's head is! Anyhoo, Morris informs them that Renee sent the home address of Senator Blaine Mayer. Larry and Janis scramble to let everyone know they have a probably location on Bauer and have Metro PD sent! Morris stares into space and we cut to break.
Look! It's the holy trinity of 24 tech geeks all on screen at the same time!
When we return, the FBI is getting ready to skedaddle. Janis intercepts Larry in the hall and tells him they can't reach Mayer and that the phone lines are scrambled from the inside. Larry's response: "Yeah, that's Bauer!" Haha. Janis wonders aloud why Bauer is doing this, and Larry hypothesizes that it's because Mayer has spent the last six months trying to send Jack to prison for the rest of his life. He greets a seriously rag-tag group of agents and tells them that Jack has the skillz that pay the billz and more training than anyone in the room, including him! They need to be careful!
Larry took a page from Marlo Thomas' Free To Be You and Me when he assembled his SWAT team: There's the black one, the short one, the tall over-eager one, the one with a vagina, and the elderly one. Nice job including everyone, Larry!
Meanwhile, Chloe is escorted to the conference room and immediately jumps down Morris' throat for helping the Feds get to Jack. Morris tells her he did it for her, and she says it's the last thing she would have wanted...why!? He tells her he wanted to spare Prescott the whole "My Mommy's in jail" thing. She grumbles that Jack saved Morris' life, and Morris tells he had to put his family/marriage first. Chloe scoffs. Morris tells her she's helped Jack enough and can't make decisions like that on her own anymore. She, of course, argues that Jack didn't do what they say he did...and Morris says "then let him prove it in court!" Chloe eyes the storm troopers moving out and worries Jack will never get the chance for a day in court. Morris kinda fondles his beard, realizing his wife is super pissed, and wonders if he'll ever get laid again.
Look on the bright side, Morris! No more sex with your wife means no more children...which in turn means no more Professor Babus!
Back at the Senator's mansion, Jack is working away. Not content to let Jack work, Mayer interrupts and wants to talk about feelings! He says that Jack mentioned at the hearing that he had no regrets, but it looked like he was full of regret. Jack goes into a little mini-monologue about how he regrets losing his family in the line of duty (wife dead, daughter hates him)...he also regrets that the people around him might be deemed expendable. He regrets the loss of any innocent life. But most of all, he regrets that the world even needs people like him. He also regrets a few fashion choices made in the 70's, but that's neither here nor there. The Senator asks Jack if he thinks he's naive to believe in a higher standard of conduct. Jack says it's irrelevant...just that the Senator should know that "where I work, things get a lot messier than on the hill." Haha.
"Senator, I'm trying to work. Could we maybe have this deeply personal and philosophical debate at a later time...say, AFTER I've saved the world?"
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Comments (5)
Wow, this show is BACK! The fight between Jack and Quinn was awesome!
This season has had more plots and more action so far than the last season did for the entire 24 episodes. The characters are great, too.
The pres's daughter is one scheming, hateful BITCH. Having been a lobbyist, she is probably on Swampwater's side. I mean Starkweather. Oh, whatever. It makes me wonder what that whole weird exchange with Aaron was about.
Thanks for the great recap, dogsnaxx.
1 of 5 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on March 21, 2009 6:10 PM
Yeah, that was a great episode! Loved the recap as usual! Your screencaps are always dead on! And a special thanks for giving me something else with which to torture my 4 year old daughter. She gets so pissed when I sing "Bauer the Builder". lol. I about died when I saw the bulldozer or whatever it was turning over that trailer.
I hate Olivia more each episode. I'll see that BITCH and raise it to a See You Next Tuesday. Good lord. Even if her mom is nailing Kanin - get over it. I guess if they are bumping uglies, that would explain why Taylor didn't go apeshit on Kanin when he 'fessed up to what happened with Burnett.
Too bad about Mayer too. I didn't expect him to come around, and was disappointed to see him killed. Jack's had people help him before, but I've rarely seen someone reach out like Mayer did - it's a shame.
I wonder how Renee is going to get out of her suspension/detainment. I can't imagine they'll just phase her character out at this point?
2 of 5 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on March 21, 2009 7:29 PM
Weird, Anonymous is me - jjnoza in case the name gets screwed up again when I send this. Not that it matters really, I guess.
3 of 5 | Posted by jjnoza | Posted on March 21, 2009 7:30 PM
@ pixielated
Very interesting theory! I hadn't considered a link between Ol'-Evil-ia and Starkwood. I was seeing more of a "misguided youth who will have a redemption story arc down the line when she realizes her elders brought wisdom and experience to the table" thing. Either that, or some terrorist would shut her up for good. Whichever way her story arc is going, the sooner they get there, the better! I'm tired of the smug act! Maybe Aaron will "knock" some sense into her?
@ jjnoza
I've double posted on the comments section myself...know how that goes. Incidentally, I get an email update every time someone comments on one of my posts. The email update told me you posted a comment, but it showed up as anonymous here on the site. Weird!
The pictures and screen caps are seriously the most fun part about creating these recaps! How could you not love the faces Plum Puddin' and everyone else make?
Also...don't torture your daughter with "Bauer the Builder"! Think about what the late Senator Pansy-Pants Dick Head Blaine Mayer would say about torture! Peace, love, and brotherhood! That's the answer!
4 of 5 | Posted by Dogsnaxx | Posted on March 21, 2009 8:38 PM
Good point on the torture... Not to mention, I could wind up creating a little Olivia of my own. Aaaaah! Perish the thought!
5 of 5 | Posted by jjnoza | Posted on March 22, 2009 8:33 PM