Chuck Episode 4.12 Chuck vs. the Gobbler

Morgan approaches Casey on the floor of the Buy More. With Sarah out of town and undercover at Volkoff, he's concerned for his friend - and wants Casey's help in keeping Chuck's spirits up. They worry that he'll sink into a slovenly depression, worrying about the woman he loves. But Chuck ambles into the store all smiles. He's happy because he's convinced Sarah's well on her way to taking down Volkoff and bringing his mom back home.

Sarah stands before Volkoff, a new recruit. She explains that she and Chuck got caught up in the CIA life and that now she wants to betray the agency to cash out and run away with Chuck. Volkoff is enchanted with Sarah and the possibilities she holds for him.

Frost, aka Chuck's mom Mary, warns Volkoff that Sarah will betray the company. He's not so sure, but follows her advice and instructs Sarah to go on a suicide mission to break one of his top lieutenants, Yuri the Gobbler, out of a maximum security prison. Later Sarah meets secretly with Chuck's mom, who tells her tell her to get out before Volkoff gets wind of her undercover plot.

At their apartment, Chuck shows Morgan some coded transmissions from Sarah, a code they developed to stay in touch. As they're chatting, Alex emerges from Morgan's bedroom, wearing one of his coveted, collectible t-shirts (from "Back to the Future" in this case). Chuck's concerned, he knows the t-shirt is one of his best friend's most valuable possessions, that it should never be worn. But Morgan is unfazed. It would seem love is truly blind.

Ellie pulls Chuck aside to ask for his help in managing Devon. Ellie's found the perfect name for their soon-to-be-born baby and she really doesn't want Devon to shoot the name down; she needs Chuck on her side to sell the name Grunka. Chuck agrees. But when he meets with Awesome, it's clear it's a terrible name - and they quickly hatch a plan to stop the name in its tracks.

Inside Castle, Casey, Chuck, and Morgan wait for word from Sarah. Suddenly, the power is cut to the whole facility. They draw their weapons to counter the apparent siege. But it's actually Sarah! She's sneaked in to help plan her mission to free Yuri the Gobbler - and spend a few precious minutes with Chuck, the man she loves.

The plan is to have Chuck, disguised as a hardened criminal, transferred to the prison where Yuri is being held. Casey and Morgan pose as guards. Morgan announces to the prison population that Chuck is one mean hombre, not to be messed with. The prisoners are unimpressed when Chuck announces his intention to be the prison's new top dog. As Morgan and Casey distract the guards, Chuck picks a fight with Yuri, using a fighting skills flash to dominate him. Meanwhile, Sarah pulls up in a delivery van and they haul the unconscious Yuri out of the prison.

Chuck and Awesome's plot to stop Ellie from naming her baby Grunka involves planting objections and bad stories with the likes of Big Mike, Lester, Jeff et al, and having them warn Ellie of the bad things associated with the name. Ellie catches wind of the conspiracy quickly.

Volkoff welcomes his favorite bodyguard Yuri back to the fold. He tells Sarah and Mary he's disappointed that the one man he entrusts with Hydra, his secret database of files, was in prison for so long. Yuri apologizes, only to be seemingly forgiven by Volkoff. But he's not forgiven; in fact he's not long for the world. Volkoff draws a pistol and shoots Yuri in the forehead. Kneeling over the dead man, Volkoff extracts Yuri's left eyeball. The false eyeball contains his secret database. He transfers the information into his secure central server.

Back at Chuck's apartment, he, Casey, and Morgan unwind after their prison-break mission over a game of Risk. Casey gets a text from Sarah asking for a solo meetup. Chuck wants to take along, but Casey warns him it's a solo mission. Unknown to Casey, Sarah's mission is to kill John Casey; Volkoff will be watching to make sure she does the job. Casey waits for the meetup in a ninth-floor high-rise.

Sensing something's not right, Chuck heads to the high-rise to help. But he's intercepted by Volkoff and his men. Upstairs, Casey and Sarah trade punches, exchanging information as they choreograph a fight to the death. Casey instructs Sarah to throw him through the plate glass window; his plan is to land on a scaffold perched 40 feet below. She hurls him through the window, but as he lands on the scaffold, a pulley breaks, sending Casey down to earth, landing with a sickening thud. It appears that Sarah has indeed killed John Casey. Volkoff's men knock Chuck unconscious and take off with Volkoff, Sarah, and Chuck's mom.

Ellie and Devon regroup at home over the baby naming quandary. Ellie complains that Awesome is not suggesting any names of his own. He counters with the name Clara - and Ellie loves it. She goes on to explain to Awesome that Grunka was only a code name she devised from a silverware pattern at Ikea.

Casey lies in a hospital bed, intubated, with a neck collar. His daughter Alex, Chuck, and Morgan all stand vigil. Meanwhile Sarah and Mary commiserate aboard Volkoff's private jet. Chuck tries to reach her by phone, but she can't answer. Her mission and her cover are simply too important.