After the call, Rosa, the sister, enters the room in a wheelchair and demands to know if that was "him." Marika tells her sister she knows she doesn't approve, but she loves "him." Rosa argues with her. How could she love him, she's only known him "four months." We also find out Dubaku pays their rent, so maybe Marika is a gold-digging ho with a heart of gold? Rosa says she doesn't know him, doesn't know if he is who he says he is, if he's an importer, if he's in the country legally....yada yada...and she is only trying to protect her baby sis. Marika says she doesn't need protection, and Rosa says "Yes, you do!" She starts to tell her sister "This man isn't..." but doesn't finish. Marika heads back to work and Rosa looks down at an envelope in her lap. We don't get a look at the envelope, so it's unclear if it was addressed to "Colonel Ike Dubaku, International Terrorist and All Around Bad Guy", which would explain her protectiveness.

In the Oval Office, Prez Taylor, Kanin, and Buchanan are having a pow-wow. Kanin suggests pulling the forces out a little further to sea (giving the impression they are withdrawing) and launching the attack from there...but what to do about the whole delivering Matobo to Dubaku thing? They need Matobo safe. Bill suggests using a double to buy themselves time. The Prez goes for it and gives them the go-ahead and hold an open casting call pronto!

We cut to Jack in Larry's car. Larry calls him up to let him know he's got Vossler on the move heading south on the beltway to pick up a dignitary at Andrew's air-force base. They discuss needing to intercept him before he gets to the base, or they've lost their opportunity. Luckily, Jack (in the heart of the district) knows a shortcut. His years and years of residing in Los Angeles have made him an unrivaled expert on Washington, DC streets! With any luck, Jack's short-cut on Connecticut Ave will get him to Vossler just in time. So convenient! Larry inquires about Renee, and Jack mentions he hasn't heard from her yet. Larry and Jack hang up and Larry gets his concerned Papa look.

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What the interior of Jack "The Human GPS" Bauer's brain looks like...

Renee arrives at a cute little house with a white picket fence and red door in the suburbs and knocks on the door. A nice lady holding an adorable little baby boy opens the door and asks "Can I help you?" Renee flashes her gun/holster and barges in. Mrs. Vossler asks "Who are you?" and Renee responds "Shut up, do as I tell you, and there's a chance you'll live through this" all while giving her meanest meany look possible! And we cut to break!

Five minutes later, Vossler's little brat is wailing in his playpen. When Mrs. V attempts to comfort him, Renee pulls her gun and tells her not to move, or she'll shoot her where she stands! Zombie Spice has totally gone over to the dark side! Mrs. V. can't believe Renee would kill her for trying to comfort her baby, and wants to know "what kind of person" she is! Renee tells her to sit down and shut up, and maybe she should ask her husband about all of this. Mrs. V. insists Edward is a "good man," and Renee tells her she must not know her husband as well as she thinks! As the kid continues to wail and scream in the other room, Renee forces Mrs. V. to handcuff herself to the coffee table. That doesn't seem all that secure to me. Couldn't the woman just lift up the table and slip the cuff off the leg? It's not like coffee tables weigh thousands of pounds, right? Nevertheless, it seems to do the trick and Mrs. Vossler is now stuck in the living room while her kid screams. Somebody put a binkie in that brats mouth! I'm getting a headache.

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Awww...Don't feel bad, buddy! The 'Yo Gabba Gabba' dude terrifies me, too!
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Comments (4)

slumrville:

Great recap, Dogsnaxx! Very thorough, and very HILARIOUS! One point of clarification, though. Between season 3 and 4, Jack worked for Senator Heller in DC, which would explain his ability to navigate the landscape so effortlessly.

Firthguy:

Bowel movements. Heh.

I already called it. Chloe by a microprocessor.

oranges:

love the recap. and i was wondering about the coffee table thing too!

Dogsnaxx:

@ Slumrville
Thanks for the clarification! I lived in Arlington, VA for 6 1/2 years and my knowledge of DC is about 1/100th of Jack Bauer's! Further proof that he is the man!

@ Firthguy
I remember you calling it. I think you're right. The episode guide on Wikipedia says Chloe and Janis are going to "clash". Oh please, oh please let there be some pushing and shoving! I want to see that.

@ Oranges
Thanks for reading! The coffee table was ridiculous! Ever hear those stories of mothers getting super human strength to lift cars and stuff when their children are in danger? That's the first thing I thought of when Renee cuffed Mrs. V. to the little coffee table.

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