Talk of the Town

 is the twelfth episode of the fourth season and the sixty-ninth overall.

Synopsis
In the basement of Blue Base in Blood Gulch, Simmons covertly talks to Donut about keeping his true identity hidden from Church. Donut, however, does not actually recognize Simmons. Church soon appears after dropping Sarge's body into the basement, and the three proceed to load Sarge and Grif into the jeep.

Meanwhile, the Sacred Quest team reaches the edge of the "Great Freezing Plains" (Containment) that the Alien had mentioned. This particular part of the quest requires that the hero gain access to the temple ahead, which is heavily guarded by a large number of guards. With this information, Tucker wants to retrace their steps to recover a mitten that Caboose lost, but Tex takes the initiative and decides to attack the temple guards under the protection of her cloaking device.

Back at Blood Gulch, Church and Simmons drop off Donut and the still-unconscious Sarge and Grif outside Red Base. Church suggests to Donut that he lie to Sarge and Grif when they wake up, making them think he rescued them. Donut asks what Church wants, based on the precedent set by the Blues' surrender in episode 22. Church, considering the Reds' failed rescue mission not so much a surrender but a "total ass-kicking", decides to keep the Reds' jeep, causing Donut much despair. As Sarge begins to recover, the episode ends with Simmons knocking him out again in order to protect the secrecy of his identity.

Trivia

 * Rooster Teeth mostly likely have Church and Simmons leave the rest of the Reds a little ways away from Red Base to avoid the large, dark shadow covering it. In later episodes they make use of the Lighting Trick when shooting in dark areas such as on top of and around Red Base.