It is the verbal equivalent of fencing, and both sides keep scoring. Keep an eye on the deadline; the episode certainly does. Part of the runtime is a greatest-hits compilation, whether you asked for one or not. The stakes keep climbing as if nobody told them where the ceiling is. There is a moment where someone says "Depending on the circumstances, it can be fatal.", and the episode lets it hang in the air just long enough. Perfectly adequate, like a hotel breakfast.