1/7 Season Four, Episode Ten: Need To Know–Scarecrow & Mrs King

Here we are – time for a new episode!
I don’t remember much about this one, other than Lear jets because Learjet keeps reminding me about this episode haaaaa!
A huge thank you to Sara for transcribing the dialogue and some of the descriptions in this episode – Sara,
Thank you!! We salute you!!!!
Like last episode, anything that’s Sara’s description will go in these brackets { }.

The episode opens with a wide shot of a plane taking off.
We cut to the Ablen Air hangar.
{Two men dressed in contamination suits pry open a large wooden crate with a missile inside.  Another man in a leather jacket steps up to see the contents.

[whoooo look at that pretty lear jet Learjet! I’ve always wanted to say that haaaa. ]
They close the lid, and as the crate is rolled away, we see “US Air Force” printed on one side. 
Two more men in dress suits enter the scene, as the crate passes by and is brought into a lab room.  The two men watch through an observation window where the missile is brought in.  Leather jacket man joins them.}
[lol weird random prop of empty desk]
Man 1 (Dursak):   How can that one missile destroy all the Tritanium?  Your target is 200 feet underground.
[Does Dursak look familiar?! we’ll come back to this!]
Man 2 (Nesbitt):   207.  But the Thermite warhead can burn through a 50-story building right into the basement.  The Plutonium combines with a molten metal and makes it hotter than Chernobyl and twice as useless.  And the free world stockpile of Tritanium is gone.  Just like that.  America’s Star Wars defense will be a memory.  How soon can we be ready?

[Well. okay. I can’t put this any better than I did the first time I commented on this episode back in 2008: Straight off starting with the baddies describing their dastardly plans to rule the world!!  tritanium? what the heck is tritanium? ‘the Thermite warhead can burn into the basement of big buildings’.. ‘Plutonium combines with the molten metal and then the world’s stockpile of tritanium is gone’..”America’s star wars defence will be a memory” .. wha??  oh man.. I am gonna need to concentrate to watch this one am I ??]
Leather jacket man (Fouts):  We’ve got to wait to pack the Plutonium and the warhead, I’d say…six hours after we get the target coordinates.
[I use to think this guy’s name was Faust. Which, I thought was fantastic – the character who made a pact with the devil. so appropriate- Maybe they are alluding to Faust.]

(So Dursak wants to know the timing of this plan, and Nesbitt won’t give a date.. cryptically encouraging Dursak to “never doubt the power of the press”)
[– Hmmm. Guess that will make sense eventually!]
(But! Not everyone is happy in the baddie camp!!)
Dursak:  I’m not so worried about the missile or the Thermites or even the target.  I’m worried about you, Nesbitt.  I don’t understand you.
Nesbitt:  Because I’m not for-hire like Fouts here?  Or some fuzzy-cheeked terrorist with hate in his eyes?
(As they talk, they watch the two workers in the suits do something to the missile)

Dursak:  Exactly.  Your newspaper is creating the panic.  How can you duck the blame?
[Gosh, I had to wait less than a minute to find out what he meant by the power of the press?! whaahaah. Whooo this dialogue seems important. I better include it all… So what is Dursak eating in the hopes that it makes this boring standing around and talking exposition scene more interesting?! ]
Nesbitt:  You’re thinking about the way it is back in Bucharest.  Here, we have freedom of the press.   I let my reporter take all the heat and I back him to the hilt, like any good publisher would.  And I don’t ask him to identify his source.  You’d be amazed at what I could get away with.

[Okey dokey, so some poor schmuck reporter is going to be set up by his boss who has evil, yet to be fully revealed, intentions. Muahahahaa!!]

{Next we see another man get out of a black car near the Airplane Hangar and walk toward it with his camera.

He takes pictures of the hangar of Nesbitt and Dursak as they leave.  They depart in two different cars.  The photographer knocks over a drum as he hurries toward his car.  Fouts comes out of the hangar and sees him leaving.}

[4 minutes into this episode? We finally get to see Lee and Amanda! I’m sure it will be well worth the wait ]
{View of the outside of Lee’s apartment, then the living room area.  We hear Amanda just before we see her carrying an armload of clothes.  Lee follows her with more clothes and jackets.}
[Whoooo we get quite a look inside Lee’s new digs. A year or two ago I would have looked at everything, all the props! but… no time these days.. soooo if someone else would like to dig into it and let us know what you find? You would be very welcome!]
Amanda:  You’re never going to clean your closet out, if you won’t throw anything away.  When in doubt, throw it out!
[Ah, so Amanda is helping Lee to clean out his closet. I like to think they are making room for her to leave her things there too.. after all they are secretly engaged. Ahem.]
Lee:  I will, I will.  It’s just that some of this is hard to part with.  It’s…it’s history, you know?  Memories.
[ha! Lee says as he holds a trench coat!]
Amanda:  Look.  Change requires a willingness to face the unknown.  The unknown is always scary.  You’re afraid of change.
Lee:  I am not.
Amanda:  Oh yeah you are.
Lee:  You’ve heard the saying, ‘You’ve got to change to remain the same’?… [Nope. I don’t know it!]
…I–I think change is very stimulating.
Amanda:  When was the last time you ever changed anything?
Lee:  Oh…ooh, this was a close one.  Look at that…

…Huh?.. 
..This was…
…uh…Paris…82…
…Chomsky, a freelancer for the Soviets—
Amanda:  This was a close one…
[oh my KJ’s delivery here is hilarious!!]

…What is this, Stetson? 
Lee:  Ah…  Could be blood?
Amanda:  Could be.
Lee:  Umm…  Could be a smear from that…uh…contact plastique that we’ve been using. [in our tuxedos!]
Amanda:  Could be lipstick.
Lee:  Yeah, could be that too.
Amanda:  Hmm.
Lee:  Amanda….
Amanda:  Hmm?
(Lee turns his back to Amanda, he seems a little embarrassed)
Lee:  This stuff has been crammed back in that closet for a long time.
Amanda:  Mm hmm.
(Amanda starts putting something on)
Lee:  Years.  Most of it is-
(Lee is left speechless when he sees what Amanda has put on!
Aha! Amanda notices the embroidery.)

[whahahaha!]
Amanda:  Very pretty.
[so Amanda, where is your engagement ring- hmm??? that would be even prettier!]
Lee:  Yeah.  Ah…  ha..
…Most of it is…work related…
…Then again, some of it is not… 
(Lee approaches Amanda to help her get that thing off asap haaa)
…But it is all history now.
Amanda:  Mm hmm.  Oh, I know. 
[but a minute ago you were saying he is scared of change and doesn’t change! I’m going to put this down to her desire to tease the daylights out of him. I love that she has fun with it.

Haaaaa… I think Lee is on to her! She’s maybe nooooot completely cool with it while she teases him!]
Lee: Yeah.
Amanda:  Mm hmm.  Yeah.
Lee:  You’re really curious, aren’t ya?
Amanda:  No!
Lee:  Huh?
Amanda:  Nooo!
Lee:  Ah-ha!..
…Yes you are!..

…I’ve got the same itch…
[Scratchy! Scratchy!]
…It’s called mutual curiosity… 
(Lee leans in slowly.)
…And it’s a very healthy thing. 
(They kiss,
The phone rings..
Amanda can’t keep a straight face haaa.

Lee chuckles to himself.
Then as Amanda keeps trying to keep a straight face: Lee cracks up laughing!!)
[Oh this scene is so good!!! So playful! Adorable! and.. sexy! It’s SMK goodness at it’s best isn’t it!!
Funny how as Lee goes to answer the phone he hides the very pretty ‘Crystal’ robe underneath a jacket! ]
Lee:  (on phone) Hello, Stetson.  Hi, Charlie.  Yeah, how you doing?.. 
(as Lee talks, Amanda checks the pockets of an old pair of trousers with super dramatic flare.)

[Oh my gosh. KJ’s delivery is so fabulous! Hilarious checking a pocket and finding it empty haaaaa!!]
(Lee seems to watch Amanda with some trepidation while he deals with his phone call.)

[LOL I mean, who knows what she might find in old pockets! uh oh!!]
…Yeah, I guess I could come down there for a little while. sure…

…Alright, I’ll be there…
(Amanda pulls a piece of paper out of a pocket, again with great dramatic flare!)
…Yeah, I’ll see you.  Okay, bye.  (He hangs up).

..That was Charlie Benton at the Telegram…
(Amanda smooths out the piece of paper, and holds it up, dramatically, to read it)
…I’ve worked with him a few times.
(Lee seems to have some trouble hanging up the phone successfully haaa)
Amanda:  Cindi, with an ‘I’.
[But did she dot her I with a love heart like Debbie?! rofl.]
[Hey Cindy – are you happy with how you’re name is spelled?!]
(Lee snatches the piece of paper out of her hand and keeps talking. He puts it in the fireplace and doesn’t verbally acknowledge it!)
Lee:  -He said he wanted to buy me a drink. He sounded real shook up. [Is it just me or is it pretty funny that with Debbie, Randi, Cindi… they are talking about.. Charlie buying Lee a drink?! probably unintended but still funny to me! ]
Amanda:  Why don’t you go on and I’ll just finish cleaning all this up?
[Who knows what else she’ll be able to find and tease him with?!]
Lee:  Okay, okay, there’s uh…let’s see…more jackets in the bedroom, suits in the hall-
…look…   He didn’t say, come alone.  You’d love Charlie.  Why don’t you come along, huh?
Amanda:  You’re worried, aren’t ya?
[rofl. of course he is!]
…You’re afraid I’m going to throw something away without asking you, don’t worry I won’t throw anything—
Lee:  I know, I know—
Amanda: -Anything away without asking you.
Lee:  I know that, it’s just that some of this stuff…you know…takes a little explaining.
Amanda:  You want to explain, I’ll be happy to listen.
[well played Amanda!! haaaa]
Lee:  I thought you might.
Amanda:  Mmm hmm.
(Lee heads to his front door, Amanda follows him)
Lee:  Amanda…  I’m a spy, my past is classified.  It’s a habit with me, I don’t know.
(Amanda helps him into his jacket)
[Oh my, I just watch Amanda this whole time, she’s hilarious!]
Lee:  Oh, thank you.  I will tell you anything almost…

…So is it gonna make a great big difference if I just keep a few secrets?
Amanda:  Nah, everyone’s entitled to a few secrets.
(Amanda gives Lee a couple of big slaps on this biceps)
(they share a quick kiss)
[two kisses? I feel soooo spoilt!!! This is. The. Best. Episode. Ever!!! haaa]
Lee:  You can have as many as you want…
[rofl. oh really? she has your permission does she?!]
(Lee walks out his front door, then turns back to Amanda)
…How many do you want?
[rofl.. no Lee, how many does she need!]
[No idea what’s going to happen with the necklace this ep, but just noticed it’s currently a love heart]
Amanda:  A-ha! 
(Amanda doesn’t answer his question, she just laughs at him.. [Hmm how many secrets she wants might be secret number 1 haaaa..]
and closes the door on him..
and then.. she laughs some more!)
[I picture Lee listening to her laugh on the other side of that closed door!]

So Lee is off to meet with troubled Charlie, while Amanda cleans out Lee’s closet and uncovers a few of his secrets! Amanda loves a good mystery!

I’m going to pause here, and I look forward to hearing from you all. What a fabulous start to this episode huh.. I mean once we got past the boring baddies set up!

Oh and did you remember where we’ve seen Dursak before? This actor played Serdeych in We’re off to see the wizard!

He looks really different huh. Totally different vibe. He must be a pretty good actor!

Okay guys, can’t wait to hear from you!!!