I liked the episode too. As for the cheesy lead-up, didn't somebody say something right at the beginning like, "why would they do that; it just proves their guilty!"? It made me wonder if there wasn't more to hide, perhaps something that the CEO didn't know about, but that the security guys were covering up.
You know, the chief mercenary dude seemed like a real badass. I was hoping he'd stick around for a while, though the knife in the skull was pretty grim.
I was explaining to my wife during her brief appearance during the show what the story was with Sarah. I was also a bit surprised that Michelle just kick her out. She may have been a climber, but they had only just tortured her!
Speaking of torture, do you suppose the show will ever remember that they left the SecDef's son in a sensory disorientation helmet several hours ago? I would have thought at the very least the death of Driscoll's daughter might have caused the SecDef to say, "Hm. Don't I also have a relative here under duress? I wonder how he's doing?" I think the show just forgot about him, which is quite a lapse.
I have to admit, I've been thinking bad thoughts about Paul for several hours (get your mind out of the gutter! Not THOSE kind of bad thoughts!). I fully expected him to turn on Jack and wind up being yet another bad guy plant in CTU. I'm glad I was wrong. I'll lay odds that Paul ends up back with his wife by the end of the day, and Jack ends up all ... all ... alone.
