Chapter 22 - "Our Doubts Are Traitors" - Part 1

**clparson** · May 23rd, 2011, 12:58 PM

OMG! I can hear Datu freaking out already. *SMH*

**Bulldog711** · May 23rd, 2011, 12:59 PM

That was one of my original ideas after listening to this....she is a lawyer after all so a cross examination could prove handy here

**clparson** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by smallskenobi

i think at one point, Kelly was the traitor. after Tommy's death she had a change of heart, so she stopped contacting the mallers. so the mallers send in pippin as a backup. once kelly got some alone time with pippin in the guard room, she then questions him to see if he's there to spy, or if his story about him escaping is true. she then finds out he is there to spy, she's been on guard duty for a while, she had more than enough time to come up with a plan. listening to pippin's final words, he seemed surprised at who and what that person was doing. it would make sense for it to be the person he had the long talk with.

That may be true, but Pippin already knows Kelly's name. Wouldn't he be like, "No, Kelly!" and so on?

**Leedo2502** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by clparson

That may be true, but Pippin already knows Kelly's name. Wouldn't he be like, "No, Kelly!" and so on?

Well that wouldn't be very dramatic would it LOL

**Teleportingtaco** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:01 PM

Well at the end of the episode he says "It's you" in kind of and uncomfortable voice, and since Kelly was so nice to him you would think he would be more happy sounding.

**Grognaurd** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:01 PM

I think Pippen first recognizes "The shooter", but maybe does not see the firearm (most likely, the silenced berreta). Pippen's voice goes up in pitch when the weapon is raised and pointed at him. Pippen is shot multiple times.

Pippen recognizes his contact
1) The rat (He knows the person, but is surprised because he was not told there was a rat)
2) The rat (but he knows there is a rat)
3) Another tower resident he already knows (someone he has gotten along with and is surprised to see the gun, Kelly, victor, who knows)
4) Pegs (the woman he was to capture for Scratch

There is a delay and then another round is fired.

1) The Radio (no electronic failure sound)
2) Hope (Is the shooter really that cold hearted?)
3) Pippen (One more for good measure.)

So, why is Pippen there?
1) Did he really escape? (Scratch was going to drop him off. Pippen screwed something up and Scratch beat the bejessus out of him)
2) Restore contact with the rat. (Maybe there was no contact after the war. The mallers would not know if their rat was still alive)
3) Reinforce the rat (another assault, but more of a trojan horse)
4) Kill the Rat (not everything has to make sense)
5) Capture Pegs (If Durai will not spend the resources to take out the tower after the last debaucle, maybe Scratch initiates this for revenge)

**Jeebogs** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by WestonWisdom

Perhaps you can explain, why is so little emphasis being put on Pippen's recognition of his shooter?

Perhaps Pippin's "It's you!" was merely him recognizing that the traitor everyone is banging on about, does actually exist, and is the person with the silenced gun in his face.

Maybe.

**clparson** · May 23rd, 2011, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Leedo2502

Well that wouldn't be very dramatic would it LOL

You are correct, sir. But it would be delivered in the nice, neat little package that KC seems to hate so much. I can dream, can't I? Seriously, though, I thought the cliff hanger was awesome!