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Ready to finish up this episode??
Back to the episode!
Inside the tunnel Lee and Billy continue to chip away in the tunnel.
Billy: Katrina’s neutralized the force centers. We’re through and clear. 
[I have no idea what any of this means, except:  it’s time to go in!!!
Amanda navigates for Lee and Billy where to go. lol it’s not that complicated, couldn’t they remember the way? Heck, I guess it’s good to have a navigator in case you need to change your route. ]
There’s reminders of the time, plenty of dramatic music
[did you guys notice how they made the smk theme sound all sneaky?!]
and Lee and Billy sneaking along white empty corridors that are so stark they must be Russian.
[cough cough. I’m shocked there are no Lenin portraits.]
Anyway, at one point we see the time is 1109pm.
There’s more sneaking around.. and Colonel McJohn shows up in the UPS truck to tell Amanda the antidote (err antidote antibiotic) works immediately. So the only drama will be getting into Lee in time.
Oh phew. thanks for making that clear! Or ROFL… as Sara commented: {{SARA: Still Colonel McDowner.}
Back inside the embassy, Billy and Lee have a close call with a couple of Russian guards, sneaking into the elevator just in time..
The truck’s digital clock, reads 00:14:02.
Then, Lee punches a Russian dude without a sound. [genius!]
Doneck’s room has a guard on it..
Uh oh..
Lee (to mic): Amanda, get us another way to Doneck’s.
{Amanda studying the map.}

Amanda: There’s no alternative…The last corridor has been blocked with a permanent wall.

{There are two beeps, then sparks and an explosion. All the lights go out in the panel and throughout the embassy.}
[You know I love to include pics of smk explosions.. err big bang bangs!]
Lee: That’s it.

They  shoot the guard to Doneck’s suite with a dart and he goes down. Hoorah.

[whoooo I spotted one picture of an old white dude on the wall!]
They then put another explosive on Doneck’s locked gate.. There’s an explosion.  Lee and Billy approach Doneck’s door again. Two guards run up the stairs toward Doneck’s suite,

Lee and Billy aim over the banister, fire and hit both guards. They go tumbling down the stairs.
[Is this the bannister from The first time? Again?
Nooooo not the same… but a good excuse to share a pic of Lee in a tux no?!]
There’s chaos as Lee and Billy rush into the suite, there are other Russians in there and Billy takes care of them, while Lee takes care of Cardy wearing Doneck. whahahaaha..
Lee: All right now, my friend, I want the antidote.
[I’m really not following why Doneck would be motivated to hand it over. lol. I guess that’s why Lee asked for the chem kit.]
{Billy moves over to join Lee.}
Doneck: (answers in Russian)
{{SARA: Not sure what he said, but I don’t think it was, “of course, Lee, anything for you, good buddy.”}
[Rofl Sara!!!]
Lee: Okay.
{Billy grabs Doneck from behind to restrain him while Lee retrieves a tape recorder from his pocket.}
Lee: Amanda, we’ve got Doneck. Tell Francine to stand by.
{A view inside the truck with Francine, Colonel McJohn and Amanda. Then a view of the digital clock which reads 00:10:56}
Francine: We’ve made contact. Med team on alert. Back inside the embassy, Doneck gets a taste of his own medicine, Lee injects him with something! [Don’t forget to grab his wallet too Lee!]
Doneck starts slipping and Lee guides him toward the floor.
Aie, this final sequence is typical SMK.. I’m gonna use Sara’s descriptions – Sara you’re an angel!!!
Lee: I’ve got him.
{Billy gets up and closes the door.}
Lee: All right, Doneck. Now… I want the formula. The complete formula for the antidote of PD-2. You got that? The complete formula in English.
Doneck: The pathogen is a genetically…strain of versimiobestis. It is impervious to all standard antibiotics….
{Back inside the truck to a view of the clock, which reads 00:09:20 and counting down.}
Doneck: (off camera) …to modify tetracycline as follows.
{Back to Amanda in the truck.}
Amanda: Lee, you’ve got nine minutes left. You’ve got to get out of there.
{Return to Lee and Doneck.}
Doneck: At I-1, attach…
Billy: It’s clear. If we’re going to make a move, let’s do it now.
Doneck: …(muffled) 1-3, I-1 attach 1-3 dichlorobenzene…
Lee: All right. (to Amanda): Amanda, I’m attaching the microphone to Doneck. We’re out of here.
{Billy and Lee leave. Doneck continues mumbling the formula.}
Doneck: At the C-6 position and R-2…administer 750 milligrams IVQ3H for 24 hours.
{Another view of the clock, 00:06:32 and counting down.

Back inside the embassy, Lee and Billy in the corridor. They hear a door open and freeze with their guns drawn.

There is laughter and a couple staggers out. The man grabs the woman and picks her up, she says something back to him in Russian and they go back inside the suite. }
[Oh rofl. they must be so high or toasted they didn’t hear all those explosions!! haaaa. Or they heard them and just though whooo I’m really into this! haaa]

{Lee and Billy leave. Another view of the clock at 00:05:17 and counting down with Doneck still speaking off camera.}
Doneck: …then 500 milligrams Q4H for 48 hours.
{A view of Colonel McJohn, Amanda and Francine, while McJohn scribbles down the formula. He tears the sheet off the pad and gets up.}
Colonel McJohn: That’s it. That’s all I need. As soon as he gets here, bring him to me.
[rofl. He must really know his chemistry, I mean he immediately knew he had everything he needed. I bet Col. (Professor) McJohn is going to make the antidote himself!! haaaa]
{Inside Doneck’s suite, we see the Russian guard rush over to Doneck’s phone. He yells in Russian for the embassy guards. Elsewhere in the Embassy, we see Billy and Lee coming down the stairs and enter a hallway. As they turn the corner, two guards appear. One of them yells in Russian and fires his gun. Lee and Billy fire back. Both guards are hit. One of the guard’s bullets hits Billy, who goes down. Lee goes to help Billy. Billy is groaning.}
[Oh no!!!! ]
Lee: How bad are you hit.
Billy: Huh? You haven’t got time. Get out of here.
{Back inside the truck, where Francine and Amanda are listening.}
Lee: Why don’t you shut up? I’m going to make time. Here.
{Lee goes to pick up Billy. Quick view of the clock, 00:02:16}
Uh oh. Two minutes to gooooooo…
Billy: You’re never going to make it. You’re never going to make it carrying me.
Lee: I’m sure as hell not going to leave you here.
{Billy continues to groan. Close up of the clock reads, 00:02:00 and counting down.}
Lee (off camera): All right, Amanda. Billy’s been hit. Make sure a medevac is in position.
[This whole embassy seemed to only have a few guards. Phew. What luck!]
Amanda: They’re not going to make it out!!
{Amanda gets out of her seat and leaves. Francine jumps up and watches Amanda leave the truck.}
Francine: Amanda, where are you going?
[Francine is pretty hilarious.. Umm Francine she’s going to her man! And what are you doing huh? All Francine has done is breathe on Amanda while she ‘navigates’! rofl. she even has on her super stealth beanie!]

{Back in the embassy, Lee is trying to get Billy up (standing) and out. }
Billy: Lee, you don’t have—
Lee: Just get up! {Lee gets Billy standing and helps him back into the storage room. Close up of the watch reads 0:00:41 and counting down. Billy’s limping and Lee gets him seated.}
Lee: Come on.
Billy: We can’t make it.
{{SARA: Hey, what happened to Mr. Mel-rosy? Get your optimism back…stat!}
[But Sara, he’s been trained to say… Leave me!! lol.]
{Lee takes a key to the lock and locks it.}
Lee: You got to, man. Come on. We got to get out of here.
{View of his watch, 00:00:20 and counting down.}
Billy: Leave me, Lee, and save yourself.
[Whahahhahhaaaaaa… see Sara, they tell him to say that! ]
Lee: I’m out of time.
Billy: I told you, I told you.
Lee: Amanda. You got to pick up Billy in the aqueduct, you hear me? Pick up Billy in the aqueduct.
[Surprise!]
{Lee settles back against the boxes as Amanda climbs up through the aqueduct and into the storage room.}
[Billy settles too. lol at how the boxes behind him wobble. I was ready for that column of boxes to fall on his head!]
Amanda: We’ve got the antidote.
Lee: What?
[You know, the antibiotic antidote thingy]
Amanda: We got to get the watch off of you.
{Close up of the watch. Actual time reads 11:25. Time remaining is 7 seconds.}
Lee: Here.
{Amanda slides two keys into each end twists them and the watch is off and dropped. Close up of the watch lying open. A pin sticks up and green liquid squirts out.}
[I cackled with laughter when I saw it actually spurt out like that. Now they are going to have to call in a biohazard team – there’s cyanide everywhere! Oh and it turned out Amanda was not closer to Lee than Billy went things went down after all..
I know sometimes actually thinking while watching smk can get us into trouble.. but… dang! from the looks of that deadman’s watch, all Lee had to do what slide in a metal plate between the watch and his wrist and he would have been fine anyway. Haaaaa… ]

{Outside embassy. We see the truck drive up and stop. Francine gets out and meets Lee, Amanda and Billy coming out of the agency. She goes back into the truck and Lee and Amanda help Billy toward the truck.}
[I’m a bit confused about what street that is and why the truck had to drive up to the location, but I actually don’t really care enough to figure it out at this point. lol. There are two trucks? Aie. Whatever. Yeah there are two trucks. Just give Lee the antibiotics antidote-y thingy already or he has germies big time…]
Francine: Come on! McJohn and the med team are on their way. Come on.
{Billy groaning. Then we see another truck pull up behind Francine, Billy, Lee and Amanda. McJohn gets out and runs toward the other truck. }
Lee: Come on, Doc.
{Lee pulls his sleeve up, Amanda takes Lee’s hand and McJohn injects him in the arm with the antidote.}
[I thought Lee’s getting blood taken was the most awkward needed action I’d ever seen. I was wrong. I stand corrected! McJohn seems to be injecting Lee’s elbow. Now them’s the ouchies!!!! This must be the Russain way of giving injections that Doneck said was key to the antidote working!]
McJohn: The A.M.A. may not put its seal on this, but it’ll do the trick.
[snigger at how the AMA may not approve haaaa]
{McJohn pulls the needle out. Lee breathes a sigh of relief and Amanda goes to hug him.}
[Good Timing!!!]
The scene ends with a close up of Lee and Amanda hugging.. I’m heartened to see Francine watching on with a smile at their hugs!!

It’s tag time!!!!
{We see a limo driving down the street. The driver pulls up beside the curb of Amanda’s house.
[Lol the neighbours are gonna gossip!!]
Inside the limo are Lee, Billy and Amanda. Billy has a cane.}
[I hope Billy isn’t going to get a limp!]

Billy: I’ve got a 4:00 conference call with Dr. Smyth. He’s got a few questions. Luckily, I’ve got some pretty good answers. And having the antidote to PD-2 is going to smooth a lot of ruffled feathers.
[Hey! Billy was thinking ahead way better than I was lol. Kill the Russians with PD2 or heck, just neutralise the threat forever of PD2. Billy’s the king. Actually this explains why the military were involved I guess, they wanted to antidote to combat the biological weapon..
And this is what you were saying Peackcockdancer about how ridiculous that they didn’t have everyone moving heaven and earth to gt that antidote or the whole country could be in danger. Lol. too funny. Good call! ]
Lee: Well, you risked a lot for me, Billy. Everything.
Billy: Just balancing the scales a little. You’re turning into a pretty efficient team, you two. I’m glad I thought of putting you together. [AWH!!!!!!!]
Lee: Well, that’s why they pay you the big bucks.
Billy: Drop you by your place, Scarecrow?
Lee: Uh-no. Uh, Billy, I’ve got to… You know. [what Lee? do tell!!!]
Billy: Yeah, yeah, I know. All right, see you guys later.
Amanda: All set?
Lee: Yeah.
{Both get out of the limo and go toward the front entrance to Amanda’s house. Amanda opens the gate. Cut to the inside, where they pause by the entrance to the living room. Both fold their arms.}
Amanda: Oh.
Lee: It looks just like we left it.
Amanda: A hundred years ago.
[Is it covered in Fritz’s maps?]
Lee: Yeah. Come on, I’ll help you clean it up.
Amanda: Oh.
Lee: It’s good practice for the real thing.
{They take their jackets off and they both move toward the sofa.}
Amanda: Well, I’m a firm believer in practice.
Lee: Me too.
{They throw their jackets down
[errrr Ole!]
and go to sit. Amanda kicks her feet over his legs.}
[I thought Lee was gonna help clean up or something?
Iwsod they are having a moment.. and doing cute stuff.. who cares?! lol.]
Amanda: Haven’t we played this scene before?
Lee: Yep, and then the doorbell rang, remember?
Amanda: No. I tend to block out bad timing. [bom bom what a pun!]
Lee: See if this helps.
{They kiss.}

[About Flipping Time!!!! Grr Lee goes for it. ]
{Lee moves his head back after a moment.}
[Finally! a Real Kiss!! I guess they can do that now Lee doesn’t have PD2 germies haaaa]
Lee: How’s that?
[I give it an A+]
Amanda: It helps.
[Come on!!! Lee set that one up perfectly!!! Amanda you were supposed to say – You need to do much much more practice!!! Or how about… Lee’s gonna clean you up good!!! rofl. ]
Lee: Oh? Want some more?
[Yes. Please.]
{They resume kissing}
[whoa. check out this grab I got! haaaaaa… This had me sniggering away to myself.. what am I 8?! I laugh that I laugh, because it’s so ridiculous!  haaa..
But it’s a funny grab okay! You know it just doesn’t look right in a still! I should probably make their kisses gifs when including them in a blog post. Hmm maybe I can do that the next walk through the episodes!]
{They break the kiss when they hear an outside car pull up.}
Amanda: They’re home early. [bad timing!]
{Lee starts to get up.}
Lee: I’m gone.
Amanda: No, no, no, no!..
…No, we need practice in this, too. Come on.
Lee: I guess so.
Amanda: Ready?
Lee: Ready.
[But am I ready for a big Lee smile.. that is the real question.. ]
Dotty (off camera): Amanda, we’re home darling.
{Both smile and turn their heads toward the door.}
Lee and Amanda seem to rise to the occasion, and put on a good party face for Dotty.
The End!!

What do you all make of this tag?
I can’t complain, with all the kisses and cuddles.. but I find the whole plastering  a smile on your face to present to Dotty who has no idea what you both just went through the last 24 hours is really sad! But.. it’s not played that way, it’s played for laughs.

So for me, I don’t really feel the humour here on this watching but heck, maybe the next time I see it I will feel differently huh!!! Do tell – what do you think?

You are likely wondering – what’s next for JWWM? When will we start the walk through Do You Take This Spy? I’ve been trying to get it done so we could walk through it over the holidays, but it’s not going to happen I’m sorry!! Maybe everyone will be too busy over the holidays to be around for the walk anyway.

I’m thinking, let’s aim to start the walk mid/late January 2022- and I’ll try and time it so the wedding (spoiler alert haaaa) is being walked through on Valentine’s day 🙂 Who’s with me???? 

Anyway – still looking forward to hearing what you all think of this episode, and of course the blog is wide open to be added to for any episode at any time.. So if you are craving some smk time, dig into a past episode and share your thoughts if you like. 

Next up I’ll do an update on Operation Sandstorm, then there will likely be a smky christmas post of cheesy memes because well, why not. 
If anyone has any to add to the collection – do please email me your creations! 

Next scene, Lee and Amanda are meeting Billy again.. and Billy seems about to have an aneurysm!
Billy: Are you both completely crazy?
Lee: Billy, Amanda is not part of this decision. Now, just hear what I have to say.
Billy: No! There’s nothing to hear. You’re talking about a suicide mission, pure and simple.
Lee: This watch, my friend, activates in nine hours, pure and simple.
[Hang on, current time is 2:18, and there are 9 hrs, 22 minutes to countdown? Ummm isn’t that counting down to 1140pm?? Not 1130pm?? Now that’s funny!!!!!
I really think Billy is being very short sighted here. cough cough. If Lee gets in, and he becomes contagious, they will have conducted a bioweapon attack on the USSR. Soooo it’s win win! haaaaaa.. okay okay I really don’t want Lee to die.. but still.. cough cough.. Then again, the Russians have the antidote/antibiotic so he might not take many out… still, he would inconvenience them greatly! haaaa]
Billy: McJohn has three teams working. I have ten men surrounding the embassy. Doneck might make a mistake. We might be able to appeal to the White House.
[Aie. so what. Lee wants to break into the USSR embassy what’s he got to lose?!]
Lee: Billy, I have less time to live than most people have for a good night’s sleep. ‘Might’ does not sound like such good odds to me!
[Lee’s had a gutful! This conversation seems like a waste of time. Lee has the deadman’s watch, so let him do what he wants.]
Billy: Odds. You want to talk about odds? What do you think the odds are of your going out here and getting Doneck by yourself? A million to one. If you’re really lucky.
Lee: Put yourself in my shoes.
What would you do?
(Lee gives Billy a finger to the chest and then walks away.. whooooo cool off gents!)
Amanda: He’s going to do what he has to do. I think we should help him.
[She’s such a trooper here. If this was me I’d be hysterical! Don’t get in the way of my man trying to save his own life!]
Billy: Officially, my hands are tied.

(He pauses).. Unofficially… Personally!!!!.
 … I can’t stand still any more than Amanda could. (To Lee) If you need anything, just ask.
{Lee turns back and returns to where they stand.}
Lee: Okay, I’m asking. I want a TX-10 tranq dart gun and a chem kit with something to get Doneck talking. Then I want someone standing by to cook up the antidote.
[Ah. we are back to the antidote!]
Billy: You got it.
Lee: Thanks…
…Could you, uh, get Amanda back to her house?
{Billy nods.}
Lee: Listen, Amanda, Fritz is going to show up there pretty soon. If I’m late, just keep him occupied, okay?
{{SARA: A toy mouse on a string? Laser pen light? Okay, I’ll quit with the cat jokes.}
[Whahahahaaaa Sara!!!
Wow. It’s already 2pm, and 9 hours to go.. I keep looking at that deadman’s watch and thinking instead that is’ 9pm with 2 hrs to go. lol.]

{Lee leaves. Billy remains with Amanda.}
Billy: A lot can happen between now and 11:30.
Amanda: I know.
Billy: You’re going to be closer to him than I will, so…you take the key.
{He hands her the key.}
Billy: If we get the antidote, cut him loose. {Amanda smiles.}

The scene ends here.
[In spite of all the yelling, lol, there is a few big shows of trust here between them – Lee leaves Amanda with Billy.
And… Billy hands over to Amanda the key stopping Lee from taking off his man bracelet. Awhhhh..
Ah. Good man Billy!!! and… what’s with the antidote?! Antidote, antibiotics. whatever.]

Moving on! We find Lee sitting in a cafe. Come on Lee! No time for this!!! lol.
He seems to be reading the paper and drinking coffee. A stylish woman with a fur hat (which screams Russian!) sits at the table next to him.
She’s carried a little tray of what looks like coffee, syrup, a bread roll with her – heck this scene looks like it should have been at breakfast time. So weird. Whatever.]
Lee: Short notice, Katrina. Thanks for coming.
Katrina: I’m part of your family, Lee. You don’t need to thank me. I just wish I were not here. Not like this.
Lee: What do you have?
Katrina: Lee, Doneck is a pig. He drinks too much vodka and brags about your death.
Katrina takes a folded piece of paper out of her pocket and slips it to Lee.
Katrina: This has a map of Doneck’s location in the embassy. Just as you asked.
Lee: Thank you. Mmm.
(Lee takes the piece of paper.)
[Lee doesn’t seem to be wearing his man bracelet.. and I swear I can see his watch band on his right wrist! see above? That’s Lee’s right hand in the foreground.
and then.. nothing on his right wrist!]
Katrina: Lee, Doneck is a fanatic about his personal safety. His suite is perhaps the most secure in the embassy. Guards are posted constantly. How can I help?..

..Let me. Please.
[Awh. This Katrina is pretty great!]
Lee nods. [Oh good!!]

New Scene!! We head back to Amanda’s.. Lee is meeting with Fritz and going over what he’s come up with..
Fritz the cat: Alright. Now this is going to take a minimum of five men to crack this and a whole lot more time than a couple hours prep. How many men have you got?
(Lee doesn’t answer.)
Lee: Which is the best way in?
(Fritz shows Lee there’s only one way in, showing Lee a blueprint, he points out an old aqueduct.)
Fritz: …it runs parallel to the street. President Grant had it put in to bring fresh well water into the White House for his bourbon.
(They share a chuckle at this little tidbit)
…You gain access here. On D street and you head north. Now, exactly 77 feet… Say it. Lee: 77 feet.
Fritz the cat: You start digging. And you come out… {He pauses to pick up a different map.}
…right here, in this old storage room…
…But look out, it’s hot. It’s wired for sound and movement. Now, assuming you can get past that little problem, you are inside, my friend. Then I figure you know where you’re going and what you want, right? {Doorbell rings. Fritz the cat gets up on the couch.}
{{SARA: Hope Amanda and Dotty don’t mind a cat on the furniture.}
[Haaaaa!!]
Fritz the cat: Listen, nobody’s asking. But if you want my advice as a pro-
Lee: Thanks, Fritz. Thanks a lot. I owe you one.
Getting the message, Fritz gets up from the couch and grabs his jacket.
[I wonder what Fritz makes of that man bracelet!]
Fritz the cat: Good luck, my friend. (Off camera): See you later, Mrs. King.
{{SARA: Okay, Fritz is a pretty cool cat.}
{So are your cat jokes Sara!]
{Amanda enters the living room with a piece of paper in her hand. Lee glances over from the drawing in his hand, seeing her nervous he gets up and goes to her.}
Lee: Amanda, what is it?
Amanda: It’s from IFF. A messenger just brought it.
{She hands it to Lee.}
Lee: They work fast. I asked Billy to handle this for me last night…

… Amanda, I’ve never had a beneficiary for the agency life insurance policy and…

..I wanted you and your boys to be taken care of. You know, just… Just in case.
Amanda: When do you have to leave?
Lee: Billy’s here at 6:00.
{Amanda sits down on the couch beside him and wraps her arms around him.}
[Cute the sad sad music. ugly cry ugly cryyyyyy!!!!]
Amanda: I want more time.
(Lee tightens his hold on Amanda also.. Awhhhh!!!! GAHHHHH!!!!!)The scene ends here..
[If my memory serves me, this is the moment that some sexy times were introduced in the script or something? Can anyone speak to this? I’m going to leave this to someone to look up the script if they like.

Me? I’m not attached to either side of the did they/didn’t they debate. LOL. If Billy isn’t arriving till 6pm they do have some time up their sleeves (get it?!).]

Moving on, and it’s back to Billy’s office.. and it’s 5pm. Lee and Amanda have to occupy themselves for a whole hour? My my… cough cough..

Francine updates Billy on McJohn’s lack of progress – seems the PD2 is a tricksy nut to crack.
Billy: Well, we can’t wait. I told Lee I’d bring his shopping list at 6:00.
Francine: Everything is set. I’ve camouflaged the paperwork in about a dozen different files just to cover you. All you have to do is say the word, and we move.
Billy: Francine, I appreciate your help. And I realize all the risks involved. But this time, I think you’d better cut it and run. It could get mean.
Francine: No way, Billy, no! I am already too far out on that limb with you. Besides, I owe Lee a lot. Anything I do for him now, just consider it a down payment.
Billy: I told myself the same thing a hundred times today. But a down payment isn’t going to be enough if he goes out there alone.
[AWH!!!!!! Francine wants in!!! And so sweet of Billy to give her an out, and let her choose whether she will take it. awhhhhhh]
{Door opens. Francine and Billy look toward the door. Dr. Smyth enters.}
{{SARA: Dr. Smyth should really have his own creepy entry music when he walks in a room. Lol}}
[That and the temperature drops by ten degrees! Uh oh. Dr Smyth has a knack for turning up right when you don’t want him to!! I do love to hate him! lol. Seems my fave character I love to hate has shifted from Francine to Dr Smyth! How about you?]
Billy: Dr. Smyth.
Dr. Smyth: Took a walk down to Pennsylvania Avenue. Scarecrow’s name came up…
…Surprised I might have something besides a lump of coal in my chest? It’s no matter. The fact is, the White House turned thumbs down on any deal we might have made to stuff some new straw back into Scarecrow. Diplomatic considerations…
[Firstly, as if anyone was waiting for Dr Smyth or the white house to help Lee!!]
…They also made it abundantly clear we’re to keep our mitts off lest we risk losing a hand. Enough said? {Dr Smith turns and leaves. Billy and Francine exchange a look.}
[Yawn. I could have guessed that’s what he had to say.]
{{SARA: Goodbye, Dr. Charming!}
[Exactly!]

Back to Amanda’s and a UPS truck has just arrived.. oh no wait, that’s Billy!
{Billy and Francine get out of the truck, Francine opens the gate for them and they go to her door. Francine knocks on the door and Amanda answers.}
[Can anyone think when was the last time we saw Francine come to Amanda’s home???]
Amanda: Hi.
{Lee steps up beside her.}
Billy: Time to move, Scarecrow. Everything’s set. Let’s go.
Lee: Uh-uh. No way. This one is mine, Billy. Alone.
Billy: Sorry, Scarecrow. You’re outvoted.
…Two to one.

Amanda: Three to one!
{Billy has a smirk. Lee peers over at Amanda and does not look happy.}
[No time to argue Lee. Just get on with it ]

We move on to a really loud jackhammer! aie.
Looks like they are digging.. (Inside the UPS truck we see a big clock inside..
uh oh. Amanda is inside the truck.)
{The jackhammer sounds come to a stop.}
(We hear Lee tell Amanda they’re making good progress, and are two feet in. Amanda responds that Francine is checking on the back up.)
[Back up? I thought this was just the four of them? I really don’t remember this!!] 

(We see Francine get out of  a truck, there seems to be a guy in the passenger seat. She joins Amanda, I guess in the back of that truck?
Lee checks in to say the drilling continues to progress.. )
Francine: We’re all set. McJohn and the med team are standing by. How are Billy and Lee doing?
[Ohhhh so McJohn is on board huh? How can that be? Is the military allowed to go against the white house????]
Amanda: Okay, but we’re running out of time.
[Whoa.. 20 minutes of drilling? Honestly??!!!! I mean why doesn’t Lee use some of that thermite magic wire burning stuff. that might work without the noisy explosion? really???!!! Gahhhhh don’t panic everyone. GAHHHHHH…..]
Amanda: I should be down there with the keys to the watch.
[Yeah! yeah! she should. let her go!]
Francine: These keys are useless until the antidote is inside Lee. If that’s gonna happen, it’ll be up here, not down there. [Francine stop being rational at a time like this. this is panic time!!!!!! gahhhhh!!!!]

(Inside the embassy, we see Katrina heading down a corridor in some awesome boots that tell us she’s Russian.
Dang. I love those boots!
Checking she hasn’t been observed, and confirming the time, she heads into a room pulls an important looking plug, and looks all super stealthy while doing it.
She sets something – and attaches it to the console.. what is that a bomb?)

Okay – the bomb is set.. Lee and Billy dig dig dig.. and Amanda and Francine watch the clock! Here is where we are gonna pause… Bad Timing maybe.. haaaa… but we gotta pause to chat about those awesome looking boots right? Whose with me???!!! 

Back to IFF, and it looks like Amanda has quite literally dragged Lee to the Doctor’s!{Lee is with Dr. Kelford. Amanda is standing behind a counter. Dr. Kelford is checking his eyes with an ophthalmoscope.}

Dr. Kelford: Now relax, Scarecrow. We don’t let blood using leeches any more.
{Dr. Kelford laughs. Moves on to the next eye.}
Dr. Kelford: Besides, you hot shot agents got to realize that you get the ouchies just like everybody else.
{Pats his shoulder and sets the ophthalmoscope down.}
[the ouchies? I love this guy! Lee totally deserves this haaaa]
Lee: Oh, come on, Doc. I don’t have any ouchies…
…I told Amanda that.
Dr. Kelford: Now, don’t drag her into this…
[Lee gets a talking to. Excellent!]
…Mrs. King was following agency procedure when she phoned.
{{SARA: Soon-to-be Mrs. Stetson…wink wink}}
[whooooo nice one Sara. Gosh, if the marriage is ‘secret’ that means they are going to need to continue to use ‘Mrs King’ ugh… I’d prefer she return to Ms West!]
Dr. Kelford: Besides, you ought to be glad that there’s somebody out there in the world who thinks enough of you to drag you down here.
[Literally! Awh. Kudos to Dr Kelford for calling out Lee and his ouchies.. and defending Amanda!]
{Dr. Kelford pats Lee on the shoulder and gets up from his chair.}
Lee: Doc, I’ve got a very important meeting in approximately forty-
Dr. Kelford: -Yeah, I know. Melrose phoned. They postponed it for an hour.
{Lee looks over at Amanda.}
Lee: Oh? How’d Billy know?
(Amanda avoids eye contact…

then,) {looks sheepish. Shakes her head.
Kelford chuckles.}
[Her expression is too funny! KJ has the best facial expressions! ]
Dr. Kelford: Hold your arm up there.
{He prepares a needle to draw blood, then sticks him. Lee groans.}
[Most awkward posture for taking blood no?! haaaa I mean his arm is raised?! haaaa]
[I love how Amanda silently watches on with a quiet smile, as super tough Lee is all ouchie over getting his blood drawn. haaa]
Dr. Kelford: Well, I’m finished here. You say goodbye. Make the standard donation in the john.
{Dr. Kelford hands him a cup in a sealed bag.}
Dr. Kelford: Meet me next door.
{More arm patting.}
(To Amanda) Thanks again, Mrs. K.
{{SARA: Doctor Arm-patter sure does like Lee.}
Amanda: Thank you, Doc.
{Dr. Kelford leaves. Lee stands up, puts down the cup in the bag, and rolls down his sleeves.}
Lee: Well, are you happy now?
Amanda: I’m happy as long as you’re well.
Lee: Mm-hmm. Well, you don’t know Doc Kelford. I’m going to be in here for hours while he rediscovers the human body. And meanwhile, I have a room full of agents sitting on their thumbs.
{{SARA: Lee, stop being such a crabby pants!}
[Purlease Lee!]
Amanda: When is your meeting over?
Lee: Depends on when I get it started. Why?
Amanda: I thought maybe I would fix you a little dinner to reward you for your heroics down here, huh?
{{SARA: Don’t forget the lollypop, Amanda.}
[Wahahahaha.. yeah seeing a doctor= heroics. Genius Amanda.]
Lee: Really?
Amanda: What do you say? It’s kind of practice for the real thing.
[Practice? Real Thing????!!! Pleeeeeeaaaaase tell me Amanda is not referring to how once they are married she will be cooking for her husband?!]
{{SARA: Both look smitten. Too cute.}
[Amanda plays Lee so well. He totally buys it and quits his complaining]
Lee: Well, I’m a firm believer in practice making perfect.
Amanda: Me too.
{They both lean in for a quick kiss.}
[Mwah! That was a noisy one haaaa]
The scene ends there..
[by the way, one more thing.. I’m quite worried for this Carrie lady that Joe is planning on marrying (revealed in Promises to Keep) – if she becomes ‘Mrs King’ she could be in danger because of mistaken identity no? And.. haaaa her name would be Mrs C.King (seeking) do you think that’s on purpose to go with Joe King (joking)?!
Oh and Amanda is A.King. (aching!!!) flipping hilarious!!!! Err sorry I digress]

On to Amanda’s place.
(Amanda arrives through the back door with a bag of groceries calling out that she’s home.
The boys rush in already arguing and not acknowledging Amanda.)
[Amanda, there’s still a chance to sneak out the back door before they notice!
I tire of the boys’ bickering, and really don’t find it amusing like I use to in earlier times, occasionally! It’s just plain nasty. Kudos to Sara for transcribing this – we thank you for your sacrifice haaaa– ugh!]
Phillip: And while we’re there, I want you to leave me and Nancy alone.
[Nancy! Are you dating Phillip and you didn’t tell us??!!! haaaa]
Jamie: Huh, don’t worry.
{Jamie pauses by the refrigerator, takes the milk out, then joins Phillip near the sink.}
Jamie: That means I’d have to get close to her and I haven’t had all my rabies shots.
[Oh. I’m sure Jamie is not referring to you Nancy. It must be a different Nancy! haa]
Phillip: Do you know why you’re saying that? Cause she called you Zorba the Geek. [Cough. Yeah Phillip, this Nancy sounds like a real catch. Not.]
Amanda: Fellas, you’re going to have a great time. Can’t you be nice to each other?
[Iwsod is trying really hard to not comment on Amanda’s parenting. Reeeally hard.]
{Amanda starts taking items out of the bag she brought in and sets them on the kitchen island. Dotty enters.}
Dotty: It’s very difficult, they’re brothers.
[set the expectations low – and this is what you get. zipping my mouth. zipped. totally zipped.. ]
(to Phillip and Jamie): Look, you two. You go upstairs and get your stuff. I’m not going to be your Sherpa this time.
Phillip: Alright, come on.
{Jamie and Phillip leave the kitchen and go upstairs. Dotty reaches for a box of rice Amanda set on the counter.}
{{SARA: Why are these boys constantly taking stuff out of the refrigerator and leaving it on the counter?}
[just my guess – but it makes the scene less boring for them to be moving around and doing stuff.]
Dotty: Oh, my, look at this. Wild rice…
{Dotty laughs, then picks up another item.}
Dotty: Truffles… Ah, and chateaubriand.
{She picks it up and looks at it.}
Amanda: Well, yeah, I thought I’d kind of fix myself a special meal and see if there’s a good old movie on television.
[Okay peeps, why is she lying? at this point, why not just say Lee’s coming over for dinner?!]
Dotty: Popcorn used to do just fine.
[and goes well with a good dictionary! haaa]
Amanda: Well, I decided I’d go for a change.
Dotty: Hmm, yeah, well… I can certainly understand why they serve chateaubriand for two.
Amanda: Yeah, it’s big, isn’t it?
{{SARA: lol…forget it Amanda, your cover’s been blown.}
Dotty: Mmm… Oh, wine.
{She picks up the bottle and looks it over.} {{SARA: Dotty’s thinking about inviting Capt. Curt over to ‘watch a good ol’ movie’ sometime? }
Amanda: Yeah. Mother you have a great trip.
{Amanda kisses Dotty on the cheek.}
Dotty: I will, darling.
{Dotty picks up her things and prepares to leave.}
Dotty: And you say hello to Lee Stetson for me. He’s such a charming man.
{Amanda looks sheepish. Dotty grins back at her and leaves.}
[Honestly, what’s the big secret here?! Don’t get me wrong, I find these ‘Dotty knows even if Amanda isn’t telling’ scenes charming, but it honestly doesn’t make sense at this point. At least not to me. I wonder if any of you guys think this says something about episode order for season 4? I’ve not participated in any of those discussions yet sorry as I’m blank on what is ahead for the rest of the season, but I would like to come back to this. Eventually!!]

Back to the agency. {Lee enters the bullpen.}
Billy: Scarecrow… You feeling alright?
Lee: Yes, I’m feeling alright. How’d you hear?
Billy: Amanda told me.
Lee: Ah, that figures.
{{SARA: He already knows she did, why is he asking?}
[So true, he knows Amanda called, and he knows that ‘Melrose’ knows! I think the script editing was being done by a work experience kiddy that week. ahem.
Then again, maybe Lee’s concentration and memory are starting to be impacted by PD2 haaaaa..]
Billy: Well, she knew you wouldn’t mention it. She also told me that she made an appointment with Dr. Kelford. What did he say?
Lee: Not much. He prodded a little, he poked a little, grunted a little. He took some blood and says I’m going to be fine.
Billy: You sure?
Lee: Yes, I’m sure. [No need to wait for blood test results!! Lee’s sure! lol] I’m fine, okay? Now, I’ve got a meeting to get to. Thanks for covering me.
{Lee starts to leave and Billy follows.}
Billy: Amanda was in my office at 7:00 this morning.
{Lee turns back.}
Lee: Oh, Billy. You know the way she is.
Billy: She was worried about you. Yeah, I’m beginning to get the drift.
{Lee chuckles and Billy is grinning. Lee steps away and enters the meeting room.}
[I figure this is Billy saying – I notice things are serious between you two.. but. I gotta say – Amanda has always been like this when it comes to Lee!]

We move on to Amanda’s that night..

[Lee parks out front these days huh.
Way to go keeping things secret but not keeping it secret. Am I bitter about this? yes I am!]
{We find Lee looking at a bottle in his hands.}
Lee: Amanda, this is a fabulous Beaujolais.
Amanda: I’m glad you like it.
[Oh my. love this call back to Remembrance of things past! Back then Lee offered to get a Beaujolais from her cellar as it goes great with hamburgers! Now? Amanda actually provides the Beaujolais, and something more eeerrrr refined (?) than hamburgers! Oh how far she has come!]
{Amanda is tending to dinner. Lee twists the cork and opens the bottle to pour the glasses.}
Lee: Someone once said that a good relationship is like a fine bottle of wine…

(Lee checks out Amanda hooo haaaa)
…The older it gets, the better it is.
Amanda: Now, that’s very wise. Who said that?
Lee: Me.
[Smooooooth. Unlike that sweater – which screams the 80s!]
{She smiles back at him.}
Lee: It was just a theory, though.
Amanda: Oh.
{Lee leans in and kisses her on the cheek.} Lee: Until now.
[Curse whoever decided on this camera angle and a kiss combined!!]
{Doorbell rings.}
Amanda: Huh?
{Lee and Amanda exchange a glance. She goes to answer it.
Lee looks at the glass, then takes a sip of the wine.}
Lee (calls out to Amanda in the next room): Ooh, Amanda, this wine is to die for!
{{SARA: Not funny, Lee.}
[Oh come on writers! You’re killing me with all this angst/irony!!]
{Amanda returns to the kitchen with Billy.}
(The mood is subdued and sombre)
Billy: Sorry to bother you, Lee, but when I didn’t find you at home, I… We have to talk…Alone.
Lee: Well, is it business?
Billy: No.
Lee: Well, then…
(Lee moves over and to stand beside Amanda.
Billy seems to take in the wine, and that they were probably having an enjoyable evening together.. that he’s about to really interrupt!
They both face Billy.)
Lee: Amanda doesn’t have to leave, right?
Billy: Dr. Kelford phoned in the results of your blood tests. They’re not good.
{Amanda peers over at Lee, then back at Billy.}
Lee: Meaning?
Billy: You’re carrying something called PD-2. A bacteria. The chemical warfare people think it’s Russian.
[I’m not an expert but this seems super fast to get a bacteria identified isn’t it?! Given how fast it acts that’s probably lucky for Lee!]
Lee: Well, cut to the chase. What’s the damage estimate?
Billy: Death is certain within 72 hours…

[Billy does not sugar coat this! Holy cow.. Whhhaaaaaa???? ]
…And we don’t have the antidote.
Shock..
Disbelief.. The scene ends here.
[Nice touch that it fades right here to a commercial break! Lee’s life is fading away too.. but good to know if they had an antidote that it could work.
Not really following the whole antidote vs a bacteria lol.
Wouldn’t that be more of an antibiotic? Whatev. What do you know about fictional russian biological warfare anyway Iwsod.

GAAHHHH 
It’s a good thing you can’t seem me. I think I’m gonna ugly cry!

The performances here from BB and KJ are totally heartbreaking. I guess I should buckle up because this is gonna be a really bumpy ride. I might go grab myself a nice Beaujolais to drink for what’s ahead! Who’s with me!??
I bet Jule will join me- right Jule???

Okay well, let’s stop here, consume some booze and pick up where we left off in a week. tee hee…