We start this episode with a masked man lowering himself Mission-Impossible-style down into the large presentation room of a museum. He is after a gold mask on display in the middle of the room. The man discovers he’s a little too far away to grab the mask, when a bolt from one of the riggings comes loose and drops to the floor, triggering the alarm system. The ceiling hatch the man lowered from starts to close as the security system starts to draw all the oxygen out of the room. The man tries to reel himself up in time, but gets sealed off a few feet from the hatch. The man takes his mask off – it’s Bad Superman back on the show and he starts the episode off with a big fat…
Superman, my ass. Anyway, he calls Agent Hardass and asks him to get Chuck for an assist.
But Chuck’s at work at the moment, being hounded by Smallville. She wants to learn everything there is to know about the furniture department. Chuck nicely tells her that working in the furniture department is a lot tougher than it looks. Assembling the furniture is no laughing matter, what with the instructions in twelve different languages and all the confusing pictures. Smallville clarifies that she doesn’t want to work in the furniture department like that, but would rather go on deliveries with Chuck. Chuck explains that she can’t because she’s too new. Smallville says if that’s the case, he can just go on deliveries with Larry, and he just looks like he smells. Chuck cringes at the thought and tells her she’s in. Smallville gives off a big smile.
Cheesecake walks into the store and Chuck excuses himself. Chuck angrily asks what she wants now. She says that Bad Superman is in an emergency situation. Chuck tells her it’s no big deal and it can wait. Cheesecake slaps Chuck and tells him that “emergency situation” in the spy business usually means someone’s life is at stake and Superman is minutes away from suffocating to death.
Meanwhile, across the room, Smallville is eyeballing Chuck and Cheesecake, examining their discussion. Seth slides up to put the moves on her, but Smallville just acts oblivious and asks Seth who Cheesecake is. Seth explains that she is Chuck’s ex-girlfriend who dumped him and broke his heart, and now she keeps coming back to pester him and to discuss federal classified information, obvious to anyone within earshot.Chuck runs back to the service desk. Seth asks what the big rush is all about. Chuck says he has to go on an “emergency delivery” and grabs his stuff to leave. Seth blurts out that he didn’t hear anything about an emergency delivery. But by that time he gets that out, Chuck is gone, with Smallville running after him like an abandoned child. Seth asks where she’s going. She replies that this is her promised delivery job, set up by Chuck.
Seth gives her the OK and she runs out the door. Seth immediately feels stupid after realizing Chuck’s taking an empty vehicle with absolutely no paperwork attached to the delivery.
Chuck pulls up to the museum with the delivery van and runs inside, meeting up with Hardass. He’s posing as a stockboy at the museum and gives Chuck an earpiece for the mission. Hardass tells Chuck that he has to reboot the security system to deactivate the oxygen vacuums before Bad Superman dies in the presentation room, which is actually explained as a giant vault. Chuck says that, as a Big Lots delivery boy, they will never let him in the computer room. Hardass explains that he convinced the curator that any computerized security system that needs no in-house technical support, yet is flawed enough to suffocate an intruder to death rather than alert the authorities, must be so pathetic that it could only have come from Big Lots. In this case, Chuck is just posing as a Big Lots clerk trying to avoid a lawsuit.
Chuck walks into the computer room and is immediately accosted by the curator. Since the security system is on alert, it locks out the thermostat and now the temperature control can’t be regulated. While Chuck’s getting yelled at, Hardass radios to his earpiece that he and Cheesecake are in the crawlspace right above the hatch where Bad Superman is hanging. Hardass says that he can’t pry the hatch open, but he could use C4 to blow it open.
Cheesecake yells that Superman is too close to the hatch and, rather than probably kill him from the blast, let Chuck try to open it from his end. Chuck starts to click on all the obvious Cancel and Close buttons on the desktop and tells the curator to take a hike so that he can work. As the curator leaves, Smallville sneaks up behind Chuck, startling him.
She confesses to following his delivery van all the way to the museum. Hardass overhears her and tells Chuck to get rid of her. Cheesecake chimes in that Superman only has a minute of air left. Chuck asks Smallville for help with the security system. She offers to help, but warns him that the most advance technology she’s ever used was the dollar store cash register.Bad Superman, gasping his last breaths, tells Hardass to blow the hatch anyway. Hardass goes to detonate the C4, but Chuck calls it off, saying he thinks he’s almost got it. Chuck stressfully tells Smallville he really needs to reboot the system immediately. Smallville says “Why didn’t you say so?” and walks over to the security system’s power cord. She unplugs the system, counts to ten, and plugs it back in, forcing the system to reboot. Bad Superman’s hatch reopens, letting Cheesecake and Hardass pull up their unconscious commander.
Chuck hugs Smallville for the save as the curator walks back into the room. Seeing the system back to normal, he offers to hire Chuck and Smallville to watch over the crappy security system during tonight’s presentation. The curator says he will be unveiling the Mask of Alexander, which was the artifact Superman was going after in the vault. A revived Bad Superman tells Chuck to take the job, explaining that this will make it even easier for them to steal the mask. Chuck, still puzzled, tells the curator he accepts.
Intro credits. Commercials.
Later that day in the spy basement, Cheesecake is doing some work on her laptop.
Bad Superman rolls up and drops off a cup of coffee, saying he’s been watching her and got the kind she likes. He also gives her a plastic stirrer, admitting he’s noticed that she likes to chew on them sometimes. Cheesecake starts to get visibly creeped out and throws away the stirrer as soon as Superman walks away. Chuck and Hardass come downstairs just in time for Superman to brief the team for this week’s mission. 
Obviously, the mission is all about the Mask of Alexander. Bad Superman explains that the reason he was trying to steal the mask was actually to keep it out of the hands of KAOS. Reports have been coming in that terrorist organizations, including KAOS, have been using museum artifacts to sneak weapons and other dangerous materials from country to country. The reason is that customs will not inspect museum artifacts, due to preservation concerns. As far as the mask goes, at its last museum KAOS agents broke in, but left without stealing anything. This leads the CIA to believe that there is a KAOS connection to the mask. To go for the mask again, Bad Superman assigns Chuck to handle the security system in the computer room, Hardass to maintain surveillance, leaving Cheesecake and himself to pose as lovestruck guests. Superman gives Cheesecake a wink, but she just rolls her eyes.
Superman says the ultimate goal is to get the mask and replace it with an exact replica the CIA had created for them. After asking for questions, Cheesecake brings up the liability of having Smallville tag along. Chuck assures her that Smallville will be there to keep up the Big Lots front, so that he can spring into action to save their ass by the midway point of the show. The three agents just glare at Chuck, who folds his arms knowing that’s how it’s going to go down.
Across town, Seth shows up at the Unknown Lady’s apartment to discuss the issue of Chuck. The lady asks what TIG and Larry found out. Seth admits that the two guys did go through Chuck’s stuff, but decided to put most of it on craigslist and used the money to go to the Bahamas.
Despite no recon to work with, Seth lays out the obvious about Chuck – he’s barely at work and always leaving for mystery deliveries. Unknown Lady adds, for the billionth time, that Chuck has been acting weird ever since the Paris delivery. Instead of concluding the obvious that Chuck is preoccupied with something outside of the Big Lots, probably concerning Cheesecake and Hardass in the yogurt shack, Seth goes off into left field and assumes that Chuck is setting up a front with his friends because he’s so heartbroken after ending his relationship with Cheesecake. Unknown Lady says that theory makes total sense, since Cheesecake is constantly inviting Chuck over to the yogurt shack on good terms. Seth says he’ll use his position at the Big Lots to get to bottom of things, just like the last few weeks when he couldn’t even get Chuck to say “kiss my butt” as he ran out the door to go on his latest mission.The next few scenes are a montage of interlaced shots of Bad Superman and Cheesecake packing up for the mission while Chuck and Smallville gear up for the fake customer service job at the museum. Superman awkwardly asks Cheesecake if she’s ready to go on a mission with a guy like him. Cheesecake gives him a look and just walks off. Meanwhile, Chuck asks Smallville the same thing. Smallville asks why he’s calling it a mission. Chuck just stammers like an idiot until she drops the subject. Back in the spy basement, Superman takes another swing at breaking the ice by pestering Cheesecake about information they should set up as part of their “fake couple “ cover roles. Cheesecake doesn’t take the bait. Superman goes for broke and asks if this fake couple has slept together yet. Cheesecake laughs in his face and walks off again.
Later at the museum, all the agents are in place for the unveiling mission as the curator takes Chuck and Smallville to the computer room. The curator reminds the two that the unveiling is at 8:00 and that there are to be no problems. Chuck shoos the curator out of the room. Out on the dance floor, Bad Superman and Cheesecake are discussing when and how to grab the mask from the vault, all while Superman acts like they are a intimate couple by getting extremely close and touchy-feely to Cheesecake.
She’s still not going for it and turns up her prime directive in front of him just to show he’s got no shot. In the computer room, Smallville asks if Chuck can keep a secret. Chuck replies that of course he can, winking at the camera. Smallville, wondering who he was winking at, confesses that the only reason she was dumb enough to move all the way out to Chuck City to get a job at a Big Lots was because she wanted to get close to Chuck. She slowly moves over to Chuck and gives him an passionate kiss.
Chuck returns the kiss, but Smallville sees Cheesecake on the nearby security monitor and gives Chuck an upset look. She pulls away and double-checks with Chuck that he’s done with Cheesecake, just like Seth said. Chuck says absolutely. Smallville points out Cheesecake on the security camera and asks what the hell she’s doing there. While they watch the camera, Bad Superman strolls up to yet again put the moves on Cheesecake. Smallville incorrectly infers that Cheesecake came with Superman, who she calls a dreamboat, just to make Chuck jealous. Chuck says Superman is a real dreamboat, especially if that boat is shaped like a giant slimy douchebag. Chuck looks back up at the camera to see that Bad Superman and Cheesecake have been replaced by a stereotypical creepy Eastern European man. The type that would normally be named something like Vladimir in some bad action movie, or a bad “24" knockoff.
Chuck accidentally Googles “creepy Eastern European probably named Vladimir” and returns his America’s Most Wanted profile page, claiming that he’s wanted for Theft Trafficking, which sounds like he ships thieves discretely to foreign countries. Chuck excuses himself and runs out of the room. Smallville shoots him a puzzled look.Chuck runs out into the main room and finds Cheesecake and Bad Superman. He tells them about Vladimir, who is standing right behind them and that while Googling “Theft Trafficking” the results identified Vladimir as the KAOS agent that last came in contact with the mask. Superman sneaks a peek at Vladimir and suddenly tells Chuck and Cheesecake to abort the mission. It turns out Superman has a history with Vladimir, resulting in a large burn scar going down one side of Vladimir’s neck.
Before they can stamp this mission as failed, Chuck and Cheesecake see that Vladimir has brought two goons and that all three are going to make a break for the mask at any moment. Cheesecake says that she will go for the mask herself, but Chuck more than willingly offers to back her up. Cheesecake sends Superman out to the van to join Hardass before he can blow all of their covers.
As all this happens, Smallville is watching Cheesecake talk to Chuck on the security monitor and starts to get concerned. As soon as Bad Superman leaves the room Cheesecake lights up, finally ridding herself from his constant, pathetic pick-up techniques, and runs off with Chuck to get the mask. Smallville sees this and looks hurt.Commercials.
On the way to the museum’s vault, Cheesecake mentions that they need to be sneaky because KAOS has probably tapped into the security cameras. Even though Chuck knows for a fact that KAOS has no equipment in the security room, and that KAOS never picked up on the fact that a notorious agent like Bad Superman was all over the main ballroom, he tells Cheesecake he’s got something to block them out. Chuck presses a button on his phone and magically he crashes the entire security system, killing the cameras and raising an alert in the computer room.
Smallville freaks out and quickly tries to fix the problem. The curator runs into the room and demands Smallville get the system back up and running ASAP because the unveiling is in five minutes.Chuck and Cheesecake make it back to the crawlspace above the vault, where Bad Superman lowered himself from at the beginning of the episode. Instead of wiring up some automatic rigging, Chuck will lower Cheesecake down into the vault himself. With Superman out the way, Cheesecake is more than happy to let loose with the Cheesecake Moment of the Night – getting out of her dress to reveal a tight tank top, before slinkily fitting herself into the harness.
Chuck feels weird watching her exploit herself for all the nerds in the audience, and to keep the uneasy feeling going, he calls Cheesecake out on getting close to Bad Superman. Cheesecake laughs it off, assuring Chuck it’s just a cover. Back in the spy van, Chuck and Cheesecake’s mics pick up the entire conversation, giving Hardass a headache. He turns off the speakers just as Superman starts to get interested. Superman asks what the deal is, and Hardass tells him to be a weirdo on his own time.Chuck points out that it looks like they’re getting way too intimate to just be a cover, especially with him bringing her coffee every morning. Instead of explaining stalking to him, Cheesecake tells Chuck he’s no better for constantly going after Smallville. Chuck explains that he’s just being professional. Cheesecake says that it smells like he swam in a professional-sized swimming pool of her perfume. Awkward silence fills the air as Chuck can’t think of a comeback, and they both drop it and decide to start stealing the mask.
In the museum viewing room, one of the goons reminds Vladimir it’s time to go, and Vladimir gives his team the go-ahead. At the same time, Chuck is lowering Cheesecake into the vault. Bad Superman sees the goons entering the vault and gives Chuck the heads-up, but it’s too late.
One of the goons catches Chuck with his hands full of lowering rope and kicks him down through the hatch. Still attached to the rope, Chuck falls down into the vault, but the pulley sends Cheesecake flying back up through the hatch, clocking the goon in the face and knocking him out. As Chuck hangs next to the mask, Cheesecake goes to attach her end of the rope to the unconscious guard. Her idea is to throw the goon down the hatch to reel up Chuck, but another goon catches her from behind and starts choking her with a cable. 
Back in the computer room, the curator runs in and tells Smallville that they are late for the unveiling and that the security system is still out of control. Smallville replies that she’s working on it. After figuring out to just close and re-execute the security system software, Smallville resets the system and the vault starts to open. Bad Superman sees this and hits the magical “crash system” button from the van’s computer. Smallville catches the crash and goes to restart the software again, resulting in a big tug-of-war between Smallville and Superman and making the vault door open and close.While they work with the computer system, Cheesecake frees herself and takes out the other KAOS thug. At the same time, Chuck is able to grab the mask.
Cheesecake throws down the fake mask and Chuck puts it in place just as Smallville finally trumps Superman’s crash attempts by just unplugging the computer and flipping the circuit breaker to bring everything back up. Cheesecake pulls Chuck up just as the vault opens and all the museum guests walk in to look at the exhibit. From the van, Hardass pushes a button to seal the hatch back up, even though Smallville shut down the van’s network connection less than a minute ago.Chuck runs back to the computer room to pick up Smallville. He calls the agents and tells them that he’ll meet them shortly in the spy basement, since he doubts Smallville will be mad that he abandoned her on her first field job. Chuck walks in the door to find Smallville packing up and visibly angry, mostly because he abandoned her on her first field job.
Smallville asks where he was, but stops herself because she knows exactly where he was. Chuck gets nervous because he still thinks that the normal people on this show will someday realize he’s a spy. Unsurprisingly, Smallville calls him out for just spending time will Cheesecake, and asks why he led her on if he still has a thing for his ex. Chuck just says that his relationship with Cheesecake is unique. Since this is basically a family show, Smallville doesn’t interpret that as saying they’re “friends with benefits” like a normal adult would, but she’s still upset nonetheless. Smallville tells Chuck that from now on they are just co-workers, and storms past him out the door.
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The next morning, Unknown Lady starts off the day by breaking into Chuck and Seth’s apartment. Seth is at the kitchen table eating breakfast, totally killing her chances of rummaging through the apartment for valuables and loose money. Unknown Lady quickly changes the subject and asks if Chuck is home. Seth says he’s still asleep after coming home from, what else, staying out too late at some unknown location. He also tells Unknown Lady that he learned Chuck ditched Smallville for the entirety of the job and went missing until they left. The two confess to each other that they are completely stumped about what he’s doing or where he’s going, even though they could just keep an eye on him or keep tabs on his car for a week. Seth admits that at this point they just need to sit Chuck down for an intervention on his absent behavior.Chuck sneaks out of his bedroom and asks what they’re talking about. Unknown Lady goes to confront him, but Seth jumps up and says they weren’t talking about anything. Chuck reminds Seth it’s time to go to work. Unknown Lady whispers to Seth about his intervention, but Seth just blows her off and walks out the door. Unknown Lady just shrugs her shoulders and starts picking through the guys’ DVD collection.
Back at the museum, Vladimir and his goons have tied up the curator and are going through the available footage which Chuck forgot to delete because he’s half-assed like that. Vladimir sees Chuck and Cheesecake running away from the crawlspace door with the real mask. He also sees the earlier footage of Chuck and Smallville making out in the computer room. Vladimir commends Chuck on being a real Cassanova, first by using Cheesecake to get the mask, and also by seducing Smallville to override the security system. Vladimir smirks and says he will test how cold-blooded Chuck really is.
At the Big Lots, Smallville is sitting at the service desk, bummed out and staring into space. Seth slides up on her and starts to make small talk. He brings up that the museum curator called Chuck out on ditching the job, and asks Smallville what happened. She starts to throw Chuck under the bus, but Seth cuts her off saying that he understands if she’s loyal to Chuck and doesn’t want to point any fingers. Smallville asks if he thinks it’s Opposite Day because he’s done nothing but look like a counter-productive idiot for the entire episode. Seth disagrees, arguing that he is very smart and productive. He then proceeds to take a fake phone call for help from Vladimir and sends Smallville, unaccompanied, back to the museum.
Down in the spy basement, a new day means another cup of coffee and a plastic stirrer from Bad Superman to Cheesecake. She remembers what Chuck pointed out -- that Superman’s trying to put the moves on her -- and takes him to task. She demands that he stop bringing her coffee every morning as a come-on and to quit with the lousy pick-up attempts.
Of course, Superman plays dumb about the come-ons and explains that he just brings coffee to all his co-workers. Hardass walks in and thanks Superman for the coffee, but says he’s got no shot at bagging him.
Smallville arrives at the museum and is met at the front door by Vladimir posing as the assistant curator. He leads her into the opened vault and asks her to look at the computer system in there.
Smallville looks around the vault and informs him there’s not even a computer in there. As the door starts to close behind her, Vladimir asks if she brought a cell phone. Smallville says of course not, since she’s only an unqualified clerk on location without supervision. Vladimir then lets out a diabolical laugh and the door seals shut.
At the same time, the goons start the machine to suck all the air out of the room.A short while later, Chuck, actually at Big Lots on the job for a chance, gets a call at the service desk. It’s Vladimir, and he’s demanding the Mask of Alexander. He tells Chuck his girlfriend will die if he doesn’t get it.
Seeing Seth nearby, Chuck asks Seth where Smallville is. Seth says a suspicious, stereotypical foreign man from the museum asked for her to come alone, and he sent her as fast as he could. Chuck slaps himself in the forehead and pulls the phone away to be secretive. For some reason, Seth gets very suspicious about this. Chuck gets back on the phone and tries to play the whole thing off by telling Vladimir he’s just a regular old Big Lots employee who doesn’t even have a girlfriend. Vladimir tells him to cut the crap and that he knows all about the mask heist last night. He reminds Chuck to bring the mask to him by the end of the show or else Smallville will suffocate from the murderous vault security system. As Chuck hangs up, Seth stammers that the two of them need to talk. As usual, Chuck blows him off and makes a mad dash for the nearest exit, which, for some reason, Chuck thinks is in the back of the store. Seth finally grows a spine and decides to pursue Chuck for once. He follows him back into the furniture department and just misses him sneaking into a trap door that we’ve never seen before. Realizing he’s lost Chuck again, Seth slumps back to the break room for a stiff drink.
Over in the spy basement, Bad Superman and Cheesecake are scanning the mask to try and find out what KAOS stashed inside of it. Taking the long way from the back of Big Lots to the basement of the yogurt shack, Chuck calls Cheesecake and tells her he needs the mask. At the same time, just like with Nerdy Beak-Faced Guy’s mystery box, the agents analyze it a little too good and a smoking gas grenade falls out of the mask’s base.
The main spy basement goes into lockdown due to the contamination and Chuck walks up just as airtight glass doors seal off the two agents.
Nearby computers reveal the gas grenade as a biochemical weapon, which is what KAOS was hiding in the mask. Chuck looks at the chemical description on the computer and Googles its name. WebMD explains that the poison can be countered by an inhalable antidote that can be taken up to an hour after contact. Chuck shouts to the quarantined agents that he’ll get the antidote from Vladimir, but remembers that Smallville is running out of air in the museum vault. Either way, Chuck calls Hardass on his spy watch and tells him to bring the spy van around to go back to the museum.Commercials.
Driving to the museum, Chuck gets worried that he won’t be able to pull off rescuing Smallville. Hardass helps him out by pulling out another replica mask. Chuck admits that he could use that replica to fool Vladimir into turning over Smallville, but that won’t get him the antidote for Bad Superman and Cheesecake. Hardass, out of ideas, just defaults to a sneer. Chuck figures that he could use the poisonous gas on Vladimir, as a taste of his own medicine. Hardass reminds Chuck that the medicine has already been used up on the agents across town. Chuck replies that Vladimir doesn’t know that, and Hardass points out some smoke bombs in the back of the van.
Still under lockdown in the spy basement, the poisoned Bad Superman and Cheesecake are slowly waiting for death.
Figuring this is his last shot, Superman puts all the chips on the table and admits to Cheesecake that the daily cups of coffee and being all over her at the museum were actually pickup attempts. Cheesecake, fading fast, says “duh.” Superman apologizes for being unprofessional. Cheesecake sees that Superman will just keep pestering her into hooking up with him until she finally drops dead. So, to give her some peace, Cheesecake lies that she actually liked the slimy way he was all over her at the museum.
Superman lets out a giant “YES!” and holds Cheesecake to it by quickly overriding her prime directive. Instead of just turning down Chuck’s advances, he programs an exception for her to be madly in love with him. Cheesecake passes out from bullshit overload.
The basement computer suddenly blinks that the contamination is contained, reminding Superman that his new girlfriend doesn’t have much time left. He grabs a shotgun off the wall and blasts open the glass doors, carrying Cheesecake out.
Chuck runs into the museum and is immediately held at gunpoint by Vladimir’s goons. You can tell they mean business because they’re using the giant laser sights last seen in the Marachi Assassin episode.
Vladimir asks for the mask. Chuck breaks out the replica and asks Vladimir to bring out Smallville. Vladimir assures Chuck that she’s still in the vault, but running low on air. In the meantime, Hardass radios into Chuck’s ear that, if Vladimir doesn’t turn over Smallville, he’s re-rigged the ceiling hatch in the vault with C4 to blow it open. Although he can’t guarantee that she won’t be a little shaken up or dead. Chuck restates that he’s got the mask and wants Smallville in exchange. Vladimir says that, on behalf of KAOS, there will be no trade. Chuck lifts the mask over his head and replies that if there’s no trade then he’ll just release the weapon it’s holding. Vladimir tells Chuck that he’s bluffing. Chuck backs up his words by smashing the mask against the floor, setting off the smoke bomb inside disguised as the gas grenade.
As his goons run off, Vladimir yells at Chuck that he’s sentenced them to death. Chuck asks Vladimir where the antidote is. Vladimir says that it was smuggled in a vase, but he doesn’t know which one. Chuck looks around and suddenly notices that the entire room is covered in vases. Vladimir grabs a small statue and starts shattering vases like mad, while Chuck runs up to each vase, hoping Google will kick in on the oddball. Meanwhile Smallville starts to pass out from lack of oxygen.
Chuck runs up to one of the vases and Google returns that it was stolen by KAOS. Chuck takes the vase and smashes it over Vladimir’s head, grabbing the antidote sprayer that falls out. Hardass radios that the C4 is ready to blow. Chuck calls it off, telling Hardass he has the antidote and to meet him in the computer room. Hardass grumbles that he didn’t get to blow anything up this episode.In the computer room, Chuck gives Hardass the antidote and tells him to hurry back to the spy basement. Hardass’ face shifts and Chuck can tell that he doesn’t think he’ll make it in time. Hardass tells him no matter what, just focus on getting Smallville out alive. Hardass leaves and Chuck walks over to the security computer.
Just as the oxygen level reaches 0%, Chuck throws the computer across the room, shutting the security system down for good and resetting the vault door to open.As the security alert starts to die down, Bad Superman walks into the museum, still carrying Cheesecake. Hardass runs into them, gives Superman the antidote, and runs back to free the curator. Superman and Cheesecake inhale the antidote spray. Chuck runs out to the main presentation room and is surprised, but happy, to see Superman and Cheesecake in the museum and regaining consciousness. He then runs over to the vault to get Smallville.
As she starts to wake up, Chuck explains that somehow she got trapped in the vault. Smallville shuts him up, saying it’s too late in the show to start with the bogus explanations, and to just be happy that he saved her life. Smallville gives Chuck a big hug. Chuck apologizes for how he left her high-and-dry earlier. Smallville asks what part of “drop it” doesn’t he understand, and hugs him even tighter. Chuck looks across the room and sees Superman doing the same to Cheesecake.
Vladimir looks out from behind a tall statue to see all the couples in embrace. He slinks off, deciding to take his chances with KAOS instead of deal with this mess.Commercials.
In the spy basement, Bad Superman gets the gang together to congratulate them on a job well done. As usual, even though he screwed up by not erasing the security footage and endangering Smallville because of it, Chuck gets a special thanks for saving the day.
Chuck reminds Superman that this makes twice that he’s saved his life. Superman says he saved more than just his life, looking over and winking at Cheesecake. Cheesecake looks a little ill, but the wink signaled her prime directive to make kissy faces at him. Hardass also commends Chuck on securing a rogue chemical weapon, even though it was released and infected two agents in the process. Chuck says the whole operation was no problem thanks to this great team. Bad Superman uses this opportunity to bring up the fact that, with Chuck’s skills improving, soon he won’t need handlers or backup. Cheesecake and Hardass agree that since he’s been getting the hang of Google and coming out each week smelling like a rose, soon there won’t be a need for a team. Chuck looks shocked, yet pleased. Cheesecake looks not so pleased.
On his way out of the basement, Cheesecake stops Chuck and asks if he’s doing ok. Chuck admits that he’s a little sad over the team having to split up, which Cheesecake assures him isn’t going to happen any time soon. But she does inform him that she feels like she’s getting in his way, and not just professionally. Chuck gets the drift and asks if she’s ok with him seeing Smallville. Cheesecake tells Chuck she doesn’t mind, mostly because this relationship just looks like a desperate man taking advantage of a nerd-crush. Chuck asks, speaking of desperate relationships, what the hell the deal is with her and Bad Superman. Cheesecake’s eyes flash and she starts robotically repeating “Superman is the man of my dreams...” over and over.
Chuck gets weirded out and slowly walks away. Cheesecake keeps repeating, but her face looks mournful.
As the agents are finishing up in the spy basement, Unknown Lady meets Seth afterhours in the Big Lots. The two get ready to give Chuck an intervention, although the Unknown Lady seriously doubts that Chuck is going to show up at his work so late at night. Seth tells her that Chuck forgot to clock out for the day, so he’d have to come back to work anyhow. As if on cue, Chuck pops out of the stock room and sneaks over to the furniture department. Still amazed that he actually showed up, Unknown Lady tells Seth to be a man for once this episode and confront Chuck. Unknown Lady and Seth make their way over to the furniture department only to see Chuck making out with Smallville.
Unknown Lady gets an ecstatic look on her face, like a proud zookeeper watching two pandas mate. Meanwhile, Seth throws up a little in his mouth. Floating on Cloud Nine, Unknown Lady says the case is solved and Chuck was just playing it cool about finding a new girl. As the lady flutters out of the store, Seth bashes his head against the wall.Finishing up some paperwork in the spy basement, Bad Superman starts making eyes at Cheesecake. Like a puppet, Cheesecake returns the look. Hardass heads out the door, saying he’s done for the night, leaving Superman to move behind Cheesecake and start giving her a backrub. At the same time, as Chuck continues with Smallville, Seth swears to the sky that he will end Chuck and walks out of the store. Over in the basement, Cheesecake snaps out of it for a second and tells Superman not to go any further because this affair is too dangerous. Superman assures her that she can trust him, as he winks and smirks to the camera.
Finally, Vladimir appears before a shadowy council, which we can assume is the high court of KAOS. Vladimir confirms that he saw Bad Superman at the museum, and asks what KAOS plans to do to him. KAOS demonstrates by shooting Vladimir dead from the shadows. Poor Vladimir, he didn’t even get any Vodka to complete the stereotype.
Oh well, it looks like some forced relationships are heating up. But all roads have to lead back to Chuck and Cheesecake. Guess we’ll see where they go from here next week.
