Episode 2.07: “Buried.”

Things have gone real bad real quick in Tooele, Utah. Jeanette, the nice lady whose garage they’re tearing up, finds herself in a T-Bag headlock as a cop car pulls up outside. Jeanette’s daughter’s cop car, as it turns out. Ruh roh. Mother and daughter are tied up to chairs. But very, very politely. They notice Tweener’s been gone awhile, which he has, on account of Mahone’s got him in a Tooele interrogation room. Sara’s dad has told her that “Lance” is dangerous, and after she hangs up on him she starts to think maybe she should freak out too, just in case. Kellerman figures Sara’s on to him, and Agent Kim confirms that the governor knows too. Sara runs to her dad’s office but he’s not there, and Bennett tells her the White House withdrew his VP nomination all of a sudden. Tweener, God bless him, is holding up against Tooele’s Finest, keeping his mouth shut about the others. Mahone gives his big speech about Oscar Shales. It’s basically what you’d expect – homicidal maniac on the run, one step ahead of Mahone, never apprehended. Mahone felt responsible for all the crimes he did on the run, and Tweener might want to think about that, as it applies for example to a certain deceased veterinarian and anyone else T-Bag might feel like murdering. Kellerman’s tailing Sara and tells Kim everything with LJ is taken care of. LJ gets ominously dragged into an ominously windowless room at his Arizona jail, and an ominous shadowy figure tells him…he’s been released! Sorry for the mixup! Hope you enjoyed The Grand Canyon State! I’m sure this is a total coincidence with no hidden agenda whatsoever.

Linc runs off in Jeanette’s car to fetch him, and Michael reminds him of their upcoming rendez-vous at “Bolshoi Booze.” Jeannette’s cop daughter asks for her pills, which she has to take in order to prevent a miscarriage. So to review: their hostages are Jeannette and her PREGNANT COP daughter. Anyway, Sara finds her dad very very dead in his study, dangling from an improvised noose. She does not believe the cops who say there was no foul play, and snatches up a key that falls out of his pocket. Tweener cracks when Mahone offers him time in a cushy federal prison – he says they have hostages but he can get the guys to open the door. C-Note uncovers a few hundred-dollar bills just as they hear a car door slam just outside. Meanwhile, Tweener is fitted with a wire in the back of Mahone’s car. He knocks on the door, and it opens to reveal…Debra Jean. Awesome fakeout. The car door they heard from the garage was just some guy looking for Jeanette. Inside they’re furiously shoving old dirty hundreds in to duffel bags. Tweener is riding with Mahone after they drag him away from Debra Jean’s. It’s very amusing. This is Tweener’s finest hour – he’s on every television in the country, plus he got to meet a pretty girl! This really is probably the best day of his life.