Original air date December 8, 2008

Season 2 episode 10

Synopsis

Flashback: Butte, Montana 1990. A little girl is riding her bike and is hit by an armored truck. A man claims to be a doctor and jumps in to help saying he will take her to the hospital. In his car we find the girl is fine and the man has stolen money from the armored truck using her as a distraction. It is a father and daughter duo; Sarah and her conman father, Jack Burton.

In the Orange Orange, Chuck asks Sarah on a cover date and Sarah tells Chuck that she is taking a personal day. Morgan and Anna are talking at the Buy More, Anna wants to move in together and Morgan freaks out.

Chuck is suspicious about her being on a mission and follows Sarah because he is not used to her keeping secrets. He tries to hide while seated close by at a restaurant but his GPS device gives him away. Chuck flashes on the man she is with as a felon but Sarah confronts Chuck and introduces him as her boyfriend;  to her Dad.

Sarah and Jack have breakfast together and he is convinced she is working a con. He tells her about the con he is running and tries to cut her in but she refuses.

At Castle, Sarah offers to arrest her father when speaking with Beckman but the General wants to use the situation to trap the man Jack is conning.

Morgan goes to Chuck’s apartment to talk to him about Anna but finds Devon instead. He loans Morgan the money to rent an apartment with Anna, he needs to grow up. When Morgan goes to tell Anna the news he is distracted by a 1981 DeLorean that is being sold. He buys the car with the borrowed money.

Sarah talks to her father about Chuck; Jack lifted his debit card to get info on him. Sarah returns it to Chuck when he arrives for their dinner with her father. They get information on the con, Jack is selling a skyscraper to a sheik; a con known as the ‘Lichtenstein.’ 

As Chuck and Sarah leave dinner the sheik arrives and Chuck flashes. They help Jack convince the sheik that the deal is legitimate and Chuck pretends to be Lichtenstein. They set up a meeting.

Ellie discovers money is missing from their account and Devon tells Ellie what he did. Chuck tells Devon about the DeLorean.

Devon and Anna threaten Morgan over the money he spent on the car.

Sarah, Jack, Casey and Chuck complete the set up for the mission after Beckman tells the team to finish it. Things go wrong quickly but Jack settles everyone down and the deal is completed. The team escapes and the sheik realizes he has been conned.

When they celebrate at Sarah’s hotel they find Jack has conned them all and left without transferring the money to the CIA.

Next morning, Chuck visits Sarah to check on her. Chuck tells her that she is not to blame for her past while sharing about his. Beckman tells Casey to ‘go after’ Jack and apologize to Sarah for her.

Morgan asks Chuck for the money to cover what he borrowed and Casey tracks Jack. Sarah is working out her disappointment and memories as Casey finds that Jack has been captured. Jack calls Sarah and she realizes he has been kidnapped by the sheik in return for the money.

Chuck tries to withdraw the money for Morgan and finds the 10 million in his account.

Sarah is gearing up to get Jack,  Chuck tells her about the money. When she tells him her mission is personal he finds Casey who tells him he is leaving and

it’s personal. Chuck then tells Morgan the same when her borrows the DeLorean.

At the meet up, Casey and Chuck show up to help Sarah rescue Jack and Chuck gets the money back as well, even Casey is impressed.

Beckman tells Sarah that Jack is being arrested at her hotel and to make appropriate goodbyes. Casey puts a word in for Jack.

Morgan will get the insurance money for the stolen DeLorean.

Sarah sends her Dad to the store before the time the agents are arriving. Jack tells Sarah that Chuck loves her.

Chuck runs into Jack outside as Sarah meets the agents and sends them off to look for Jack. Jack thanks Chuck for being a good guy and asks him if Sarah is  a cop: “something like that.” Jack asks Chuck to take care of her as he leaves.

Chuck goes to Sarah and puts his jacket over her shoulders, looking back over his shoulder at Jack; who nods. When Chuck assures Sarah her dad will be back soon she replies, “No, he won’t.”

Jack is gone when Chuck looks over his shoulder again.

Points of Interest

• Chuck says Sarah is 28 in 2008, which makes her born in 1980. That is two years earlier than her CIA dossier birthday (Bearded Bandit). She was recruited by Graham in 1998, her senior year in high school.
• Guido Merkens, an alias for Jack Burton, is the name of an NFL player in the 1980”s.
• Sarah and Chuck don’t have a lot in common but dysfunctional parent relationships is something they share. Chuck uses his parental past to reassure Sarah that her relationship with her father is his issue and she has a right to expect him to be there for her. She knows Jack isn’t reliable but Chuck wanting him to be there for her is consistent through the show.
• DeMorgan can’t be a real license plate, they only have seven spots.
• Lichtenstein is the 6^th smallest country in the world and does speak German as its native language.
• Sensei and this episode represent the introduction of the Dads of the show. We meet Devon’s dad in the last episode, Chuck begins looking for his dad as well and we meet Sarah’s dad in this episode.

References

• Hogan’s Heroes- Chuck refers to the show and the character, Colonel Klink.
• Back To The Future- The DeLorean is a major character in the film and referenced with the car is introduced at the Buy More.
• Duke’s of Hazzard- The General Lee makes a cameo appearance.
• Die Hard- Nakatomi Plaza in the film is represented by Nakamichi Plaza.
• Castle Wolfenstein- referred to by Chuck (video game).
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels- The scene of Chuck introduced as Lichtenstein is almost a replica of the scene in the film.
• Big Trouble in Little China- Jack Burton is a character in the film.

Music

My Party- Pastalina Mosh: Sarah tells Chuck she has plans.

Montanita- Ratatat: Chuck has dinner with Sarah and Jack.

Oh Yeah- Yello: DeLorean is shown, General Lee is shown.

Women’s Wear- Daniel May: Nakamichi employees return.

Diamond HooHa Man- Supergrass: Planning the con, team is double crossed by Jack.

Furr- Blitzen Trapper: Chuck and Sarah say goodbye to Jack.