Chuck Episode 4.21 Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner

In a flashback to Sarah at age nine, she's dressed as a Girl Scout, selling cookies to a woman at her door. Young Sarah takes the woman's cash and walks to her father's car. Sarah hops in and hands Jack the cash. Jack is teaching Sarah how to run a con. He hands her a cut, tells her she's earned it. Sarah's going to save the money so that she and Jack can go on adventure together. He pulls up to a house. Sarah invites him in, but Jack says that her grandma isn't too happy with him right now, so he shouldn't. Back in the present, Sarah and Chuck meet with their wedding planner, Daphne Peralta. Daphne asks whether she should include Sarah's father on the guest list. She says no. With all of the details set, Daphne asks if they're ready to pull the trigger. Sarah takes a check out of her purse and hands it over to Daphne, declaring that they're ready.

At the Buy More, Chuck shows Morgan a folder with details about the wedding. Morgan is impressed, but concerned that Chuck and Sarah have selected red and black as their wedding colors because they "scream socialism." Sarah walks by and Chuck asks her if she's concerned about their colors being associated with socialism. She's not, but Chuck decides he wants to ask Daphne about it. He tries calling Daphne, but to his shock and dismay, her number has been disconnected. Chuck and Sarah go to her office space and discover it's empty. Sarah realizes they've been conned. Daphne has already cashed their check and their account is empty. Sarah declares that Daphne Peralta just conned the wrong couple. She's out for revenge.

Chuck and Sarah try to track down Daphne, but have no luck. Chuck comments that they've left no stone unturned. Sarah realizes there's still one "stone." We cut to Jack Burton making a handshake deal for a new shopping center. Sarah interrupts. Later, Sarah tells Jack the whole story, except for the part about Chuck and her getting married. Jack can't believe his daughter's been conned, and wonders why Sarah doesn't just use her CIA resources. She asks him how he found out. Jack admits that he took a peek at her federal ID and was surprised (and proud) that she turned out to be such an upstanding citizen. Sarah explains she's already used all the resources available to her and doesn't have the authority to go any further. Jack suggests that if she doesn't have the authority, she pretend that she does. A light bulb goes off for Sarah. She kisses Jack goodbye.

At the Buy More, Morgan and Alex ambush Casey. They tell Casey it's time for him to tell Kathleen that he's still alive. Casey tells Alex that today is not the day. He promises Alex he's not avoiding anything, but says if her mother thinks Casey's dead and walked into the Buy More right now, she would think that he left her for some dead-end job. Casey declares that Kathleen deserves better. Alex and Morgan realize their great idea wasn't so great, and they rush to intercept Kathleen as she walks into Buy More. Alex drags Kathleen out, but as the doors close, she catches a glimpse of Casey passing by. He doesn't see her, and when she blinks, he's gone.

At Castle, Sarah tells Chuck that she wants him to fake a flash and pretend he's got information on Daphne Peralta. He practices, but doesn't fake flashing very well. Sarah demonstrates a spot-on imitation. Jack peeks into Sarah and Chuck's apartment, tries to break in. Devon is out in the courtyard with Baby Clara and warns Jack that he's in "Neighborhood Watch territory." Jack introduces himself as Sarah's father and invites himself over to Devon and Ellie's to wait until Sarah gets home.

Sarah and Chuck present Daphne Peralta as a target to General Beckman. Chuck fakes a flash and says she is connected to Anan Magoro. Beckman says they've just taken down his entire terrorist cell, wonders if there was anyone else. Chuck looks around and sees a newspaper article about Artur Novokov evading arrest. He throws the name out to Beckman. It gets an immediate reaction, as Novokov is a dangerous and highly sought-after terrorist. She immediately connects them to CIA, NSA and FBI officials and puts a dead-or-alive order out on Daphne Peralta, directing all resources on the mission. Chuck and Sarah are in deep now...

Chuck and Sarah argue over Chuck referencing Artur Novokov. Sarah tells Chuck that everyone knows who Novokov is, and he should've, too. Sarah points out that it won't be long before they figure out Daphne is their wedding planner. Chuck looks on the bright side - at least with all the other agencies' resources, they can try to pull up Daphne's location.

Devon makes small talk with Jack, asks if he's there for the "big day." Jack wonders what "big day." Devon realizes Jack doesn't know about the wedding, hides the wedding folder. Jack tells Devon he's good with Clara. Devon says he's learned to read Clara's "signals." Jack comments that Sarah is a tough one to read, and he's the one who taught her to keep things close. As Jack peeks at the wedding folder, he explains that he's there to figure out what made Sarah let her guard down. He asks Devon if he minds if Jack sticks around for a bit. Devon cringes, texts Chuck. Chuck tells Sarah where Jack is. She realizes that her license is gone. Chuck suggests maybe she should just tell Jack about the wedding, because he'd probably love to be there. First things first for Sarah - she's located Daphne on a Super Shuttle. Chuck picks up the phone to make a reservation.

In disguise, Chuck climbs aboard a Super Shuttle van and slides into the row next to Daphne. Sarah tells Chuck he's got five minutes to get Daphne off the shuttle before they have other government company. Meanwhile, Beckman informs Casey that their satellites have gone dark, but they're working on getting them back up. In the van, Chuck surprises Daphne and tells her he's arresting her. Chuck cuffs Daphne. Daphne starts making a scene and yelling that Chuck is a stalker who's been following her, and he just exposed himself. Everyone in the van buys her story and thinks Chuck is creepy. Chuck denies Daphne's accusations, tells the driver to pull over. He refuses.

General Beckman tells Casey that Daphne's been located on the Super Shuttle van. Beckman orders the agents to capture Daphne. Sarah tells Chuck he's running out of time. Chuck finally decides to play into the crazy and tells the driver that he's extremely unbalanced and is going to expose himself to everyone in the vehicle if the driver doesn't pull over. It works. The driver leaves Chuck and Daphne on the side of the road. Sarah pulls up and Chuck uncuffs himself from Daphne. Daphne laughs at them; their money is gone and they're never getting it back. Just then, a huge net smashes into Daphne and knocks her down. Casey is there with other agents. Chuck and Sarah are in serious trouble.

Back at Castle, Sarah and Chuck confess to Beckman that Daphne is their wedding planner. Sarah takes responsibility. Beckman reprimands them; they should know better. She comments that they're lucky Daphne isn't pressing charges. Beckman suspends both Chuck and Sarah. They try to argue with her. Chuck points to Daphne's client book and all the people she's conned. As Chuck flips through the book, he reads out some names. He stops on the invitation list of one wedding and flashes on three names, the Klug brothers. He tells Beckman that they're Hungarian scientists who've been working for the Iranian government for the last decade. They keep all of Iran's nuclear research in a handheld device called the Zephyr. After the fake flash about Daphne, Beckman isn't biting. She tells them they're benched until they've earned back the trust of the U.S. government.

In a flashback, young Sarah practices the shell game con her father taught her. In the background, she hears her grandmother yelling at Jack for being unreliable. Her grandmother concludes by telling Jack he's not welcome there anymore and she won't let him say goodbye to Sarah. As Jack starts the car, Sarah hops in with suitcase and piggy bank in hand. She declares that she doesn't want to live with her grandma anymore, she wants to go with Jack. Sarah hands Jack the piggy bank, says it's for him. Jack tells Sarah the money is hers. Sarah says that they don't need money to have an adventure together. Jack agrees and pulls the car away.

In the present, Jack apologizes that his advice didn't pan out. Sarah wonders why Jack is there. He admits he was worried about her, asks her what's wrong. Sarah tells Jack about the Klug brothers coming into town for their sister's wedding and the Zephyr device. Sarah laments that they were all supposed to be at a wedding reception that won't happen because it was one of Daphne's cons. Jack asks if there's any way they could make that wedding reception happen. Sarah wonders how she can pull it off in 24 hours without any CIA resources. Jack reminds her that she's got him. Jack presents the plan to Sarah, Chuck and Morgan. The ballroom where the wedding reception was supposed to take place was booked for a bat mitzvah, which doesn't start until 8:00. Their reception starts at 6:30, so they've got a window of time to make this happen.

Sarah bursts into the hotel ballroom dressed as Daphne Peralta. Chuck, Jack and Morgan follow behind her. Sarah confronts a hotel employee and, using Daphne's Jersey accent, insists that she booked the room two hours in advance. Sarah is pushy and persuasive, like Daphne, and she gets her way. The team works quickly to take down the bat mitzvah decorations and turn the ballroom into a decked-out wedding reception setting and Sarah frosts a stack of Styrofoam that takes on the shape of a wedding cake. Chuck takes the role of DJ. Just as they're finishing the preparations, Casey shows up to stop them. Chuck assures Casey that the Klug brothers will really be there. Sarah apologizes for lying to Casey, tells him she just wanted to protect him. Casey makes up his mind, asks what he can do to help.

Casey patrols at the doors as "hotel security." Morgan works as a waiter and Jack sets up in the bar. Sarah stands in the middle of the room, still in full-on Daphne mode. Chuck takes the DJ microphone and declares it's time to get the party started. Chuck stalls by playing a slow song as Sarah and the team continue to search for the Klug brothers. Jack asks Sarah to dance. He comments that this might be his only chance to dance with his daughter at a wedding. Sarah confesses that she and Chuck are getting married. Jack knows. Sarah apologizes for not inviting him. Jack tells her she was right not to, given his track record. Jack never thought Sarah would settle down, but would go on one adventure after another like him. Sarah used to want that, but she found a home there. Casey's voice interrupts them via comms to announce that he has eyes on the Klug brothers.

Sarah takes Klug brother number one, Bruno. She compliments his generous gift of the open bar. Bruno insists there's been a mistake; he gave the couple a toaster. Sarah leads him to the back to sort things out. Once they're in the back room, she knocks him out. Morgan walks with Klug brother number two, Franz, whom he leads into the back room. Sarah knocks him out as well. In the ballroom, Casey's about to go after Klug brother number three, Paulie, when he sees Kathleen walk into the reception. Casey reports he's got a bogey and asks someone else to take over. Casey heads away from Kathleen. Jack swoops in and distracts Paulie by pretending they went to high school together.

Kathleen corners Casey and confronts him. She doesn't understand why he would fake his death to work as some security guard and moonlight at the Buy More. Casey tells Kathleen he can't talk to her about it right now, asks her to leave. Kathleen tells Casey that Alex thinks he's some kind of hero working for the government. Kathleen wants Casey to tell Alex the truth, saying that if he wants to be part of Alex's life, he owes her that much. Casey tells Kathleen he doesn't want to lie to anyone. Kathleen responds, "Then don't," and walks away.

Meanwhile, Jack leads Paulie to the back room to get a drink of the "good stuff." The father of the bride asks Morgan where the DJ is because he needs to make an announcement about the cake-cutting. In the backroom, the three Klug brothers are unconscious, but none of them have the Zephyr device. Jack realizes it's a shell game. Sarah continues that the Klugs are decoys to keep everyone distracted, but someone else there has the Zephyr. Morgan nervously watches as the bride and groom prepare to cut the cake. He tries to stop them, but is intercepted by the father of the bride. The knife cuts into the cake, emitting a terrible Styrofoam screeching sound. The father of the bride holds onto Morgan, wants to know what's going on and where his sons are. Over comms, Morgan tells the team that the father of the bride is taking him to the parking garage at gunpoint.

The team rushes to the parking garage and takes aim at the father of the bride, who fires at them. They take cover. Casey steps out, fearless, with his gun trained on the father of the bride. The father of the bride holds his gun to Morgan's neck, commenting that Casey won't risk his partner's life. Jack wanders out, tells the father of the bride that he's wrong. Jack tells him Casey is going to shoot him. Jack hopes Casey doesn't have to kill him, because his daughter is upstairs in a white dress wondering where her father is. Jack urges the father of the bride to put his gun down and give his daughter something, let her wedding day be about her. The father of the bride drops his gun and releases Morgan. Casey cuffs him. As police arrive, Casey flashes his badge. In the background, we realize that Kathleen is watching. She and Casey make eye contact.

Sarah and Chuck stand in front of General Beckman. She reprimands them again for their behavior with the wedding planner. But Beckman reports that her superiors were impressed with their acquisition of the Zephyr device. Beckman wonders how they accomplished that task without any CIA resources, commenting that the less she knows about it, the better. Chuck and Sarah are officially reinstated. Chuck returns home to find Jack leaving. He tells Jack that Sarah will be home soon. Jack says he and Sarah have never been great at goodbyes. Chuck tells Jack it would mean the world to Sarah if he walked her down the aisle at their wedding. Jack says he won't be able to make it to the wedding. He's always been a better con man than father and he doesn't want to break Sarah's heart again. Chuck asks Jack to at least stay for dinner. Jack agrees.

Casey and Kathleen talk in Casey's apartment. Casey tells Kathleen she's done a great job with Alex. Kathleen comments that things will be easier for Alex now that Kathleen knows about Casey. Casey tells Kathleen that he didn't just do it for Alex. Kathleen smiles at him, says that he's a soldier and a hero and he has everything he ever wanted. Casey's silent.

Chuck returns to find Sarah alone. Chuck's done some research, and he thinks a courthouse wedding sounds romantic - and within their budget. Chuck asks where Jack is. He's gone. Jack didn't tell Sarah that he was leaving, but that's what her dad does. In a flashback, Jack brings his sleeping runaway daughter back to her grandmother's. Jack carries young Sarah to her bedroom with her suitcase, but keeps the piggy bank. In the present, Sarah finds the piggy bank with the same label, "4 Adventures with Dad," taped to it, on her bed. Jack left a note in which he says that he never spent a dime of the money in the piggy bank. He only added to it. So it should more than cover the cost of her wedding to "the Schnook," as he calls Chuck, as well as all the adventures she ever wanted with a man far better than Jack. Sarah finds rolls of cash inside the piggy bank, and smiles.