Chuck Episode 3.02 Chuck vs. the Three Words

Karl Stromberg, a cold-blooded killer and arms dealer, completes his mission after murdering a man and collecting a case. This tough guy isn't all bad: even when he's out killing he finds the time to call his fiancee, "Smooshy."

Sarah meets an old spy friend, Carina, at a Los Angeles nightclub. Carina tries to pry into Sarah and Chuck's relationship, but Sarah is discreet and private about her feelings. Carina can tell that Sarah has broken the "cardinal rule of spying." Then by chance, Morgan and Chuck end up at the same club as the two lovely spies.

Karl meets Carina at the club and she introduces him as her fiancé to Chuck and Sarah. Chuck flashes on Karl's scar and he frantically tells Carina that Karl is an arms dealer, but Carina already knows this: Karl is her mark. The cardinal rule of spying: don't fall in love. Carina welcomes Chuck and Sarah to their new mission.

With Emmett mysteriously gone, Big Mike is back at the Buy More. Morgan, Chuck and the Buy More employees line up as Big Mike gives them a pep talk: never take "no" for an answer. Inspired by Big Mike, Morgan hopes for a chance with Carina and brags to Jeff and Lester about his "past" relations with her. However, when Carina visits the Buy More, she is more interested in Chuck -- who is needed at Castle.

Inside Castle, General Beckman informs Chuck, Casey and Sarah that Carina has been working undercover for six months as the girlfriend (and now fiancée) of Karl Stromberg, a suspected arms dealer. Chuck and Sarah must act as boyfriend and girlfriend tonight at Carina's engagement party and confiscate an unknown weapon, which is locked inside a vault with state-of-the-art security.

In the Buy More breakroom, Morgan assures Jeff and Lester that he could "bag" Carina. But Jeff and Lester don't believe Morgan and want him to put his money where his mouth is. Ellie and Awesome will be out of town, and it's time for a housewarming party. This will give Morgan home field advantage to try and get Carina. The party is on!

While Chuck gets ready for Karl and Carina's engagement party, Sarah and Carina get all dolled up together and Carina tries to convince Sarah that maybe it's time to get away from Chuck and Burbank. Carina would rather be a spy any day than someone's wife. At their apartment, Chuck promises Morgan that he'll give Carina the party flyer.

At Karl and Carina's engagement party, Chuck tells Sarah that he misses her, but Sarah has her eyes on Karl, who is on the move. Later, Carina tells Chuck that Sarah loves him. Chuck is shocked by this news, but Carina needs Chuck to get his head out of his ass and be a spy!

As the party guests gathers for a toast, Sarah and Chuck find the vault. Although Chuck urges Sarah to talk to him, she keeps the focus on the mission. Casey, dressed undercover, prolongs the toast to distract Karl and his thugs.

Sarah and Chuck open the vault and there are countless laser beams surrounding the encased weapon. Chuck begins to lose confidence: he's not flashing. Sarah is able to get Chuck's emotions in check when she promises they'll talk after the mission. That's all Chuck needs: he flashes and turns into gymnast extraordinaire -- doing handstands and flips to flawlessly maneuver through the laser beams. Sarah even seems impressed. Chuck tosses the case outside the vault but he accidentally slips his hand through a laser beam and the doors close!

Chuck is trapped inside the vault, which is now filling up with a poisonous gas. Sarah acts quickly to save Chuck and hides in the ceiling. Karl's men walk up to the vault as Chuck begins to spill his guts to Sarah about what Carina divulged to him earlier. However, Sarah cannot hear Chuck's confession. Instead, Chuck reveals his feelings to Karl's men, whom Sarah knocks out just in time before they open the vault. When Sarah opens the door, Chuck blurts out "Sarah, I love you," before passing out in her arms.

Sarah, Casey, and an unconscious Chuck safely escape the engagement party with the weapon, which is still enclosed in the case. At Castle, General Beckman says that the weapon is highly confidential and for Casey to forget he ever saw it. While Chuck is passed out, Sarah tells Carina that she is still considering her offer to leave Burbank and take a new mission. Sarah talks to General Beckman about Chuck and wants a different agent to train him. Chuck wakes up just in time to hear Sarah's request, but General Beckman orders Sarah to get over it and train Chuck to be a real spy.

An aggravated and frustrated Sarah trains Chuck with Japanese fighting sticks but Chuck isn't flashing. Chuck tells Sarah that he's too emotional, but she directs him to bury his feelings. Sarah continues to try to engage Chuck to flash, however it doesn't work: he doesn't want to hurt her. But he isn't going to get off that easy: with one blow to the chest, Sarah takes him down. Sarah assures Chuck not to worry; he can't hurt her.

Karl and his men follow Carina to the Buy More. Inside the store, Morgan takes Big Mike's advice on women. In the process of trying to lose Karl, Carina gives Morgan the case, which he agrees to deliver to Chuck as long as she comes to the housewarming party.

Karl catches Carina and takes her to his car, where he tells her that he believes his "Smooshy" is a spy. Carina denies this until Karl shows her a tape of Chuck inside the vault, exposing Carina's true identity. What's worse: Karl has the flyer to Chuck and Morgan's housewarming party. He's going to kill Chuck first and Carina's death will soon follow.

Much to Morgan's dismay, Carina shows up with Karl and his gang to the housewarming party. Meanwhile, Lester and Jeff decide to eliminate the male competition by challenging Carina's men to a drinking contest of "Jail Juice," something Jeff has been drinking since he was in diapers. Carina eyes the "Jail Juice" and spikes it with a white powder; unfortunately, Jeff and Lester are the only ones who drink it.

Karl threatens Carina while Chuck, Casey and Sarah get ready to infiltrate the party. Carina tells Morgan to leave, but Morgan kicks Carina out instead! A naive Morgan gives Carina the case (weapon) back that she wanted him to give to Chuck. Carina can't believe Morgan's rejected her! Morgan, in his moment of glory, takes a sip of the drugged "Jail Juice" and passes out on the floor.

Chuck and his team need to clear out the party: Casey acts as the annoyed neighbor and sprays everyone with a hose. Once the coast is clear, Sarah and Chuck move in, Sarah armed with a gun, Chuck with a tiki torch. Karl holds Carina at gunpoint and it's a stand-off between the spies and Karl and his men. Chuck orders Sarah and Casey to drop their guns and he then throws the tiki torch in the highly flammable "Jail Juice," disengaging Karl's men. Chuck then plays on Karl's broken heart to try to reason the gun out of his hands. Carina fools Karl by telling him she really did fall in love. Once Karl falls for it, Carina knocks him down and takes the case. Spies don't fall in love.

General Beckman orders Casey to stay with the case until a team comes to secure it. Once in private, General Beckman pleads with an unidentified man, Shaw, to let the team in on the next mission. The next day, Chuck tells Sarah that he's not a real spy and he's a liability. However, Sarah thinks Chuck did his job and if it weren't for Chuck's emotions, Karl would have killed Carina. Chuck hopes that he and Sarah can clean up the mess they've made. Meanwhile, Morgan is in bed with a naked Carina -- turns out rejection turns her on.

Later, Sarah tells Carina that she's staying in Burbank and Carina gives Sarah the video of Chuck's full confession in the vault. Sarah realizes Chuck just wanted to help everyone and that she is the one who taught him to do something bigger. More than that, Chuck chose to be a spy because he loves her.