Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami

"Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami"
Chuck episode
Sarah and Chuck share a kiss while seconds away from death.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 9
Directed by	Jason Ensler
Written by	Scott Rosenbaum Metthew Miller
Featured music	"My Absent Will" by Meredith Bragg & The Terminals "Let's Get Crackin'" by DeeTown All-Stars
Production code	3T6458
Original air date	November 19, 2007
Guest appearance(s)
Theo Alexander as Stavros Demitrios Rachel Bilson as Lou Palone Matthew Bomer as Bryce Larkin Bonita Friedericy as Diane Beckman John Kapelos as Yari Demitrios Anthony Ruivivar as Tommy Delgado Scott Krinsky as Jeff Barnes Vik Sahay as Lester Patel Julia Ling as Anna Wu
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"Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" aired on November 19, 2007. It is episode nine of the first season of Chuck. Chuck is ordered by General Beckman to take advantage of his new girlfriend, Lou, to get close to her smuggler ex-boyfriend, while Morgan looks for a girlfriend of his own.

At a dock in Helsinki, Finland]], a crane is loading a storage container for transport. The crane operator nearly drops his container and is warned by an armed man on the ground to be careful because the contents are live. Inside the crate, a clock is counting down, with 72 hours remaining. In Burbank, Chuck announces his intentions to break up with Sarah to Morgan, who doesn't believe him. Sarah arrives and the two discuss the situation in the Home Theater room. She doesn't believe the breakup is a good idea, but Chuck insists he needs a real relationship. Sarah relents, and begins to cry and leaves the store to sell the breakup. Back at Casey's apartment, Beckman expresses her concerns about the breakup, and is alarmed that Chuck is dating a civilian whom they have no information on. Beckman demands more information on Lou (Rachel Bilson) before she can get too close, meanwhile, Chuck and Lou make out in the Herder while on a date. Lou takes him into the deli to make him a sandwich, where Chuck flashes on an invitation to a party at Club Ares, which is owned by Lou's Greek ex-boyfriend, Stavros Demetrios (Theo Alexander).

Beckman informs the team that Stavros is part of the Demetrios smuggling family, and orders Chuck to use his relationship with Lou to get close to him and investigate a package they believe that the Demetrios family is bringing into the country. Chuck objects but has no choice, so he asks Lou about meeting Stavros, to head off any possible trouble with him later. Sarah and Casey fit Chuck with a listening device and an ear bug, and watch from the van while Chuck and Lou visit Club Ares. Lou introduces Chuck to Stavros, and the three retire to his VIP booth. Sarah is anxious about leaving Chuck in the club alone, but Casey implies her feelings for Chuck are more than professional. Sarah denies this, but when Stavros makes comments she hears as threatening, Sarah leaves the van to check on him. Lou sees her, and Chuck confronts Sarah for interfering. Lou gets upset and leaves, but before he can follow, Chuck flashes as Stavros' father Yari (John Kapelos) arrives. He tries to get back to the VIP booth where the two are meeting, but the bouncer blocks him. He leaves the listening device on a tray of drinks, heading into the booth and heads off to catch Lou before she can leave, but she departs in a cab.