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As the episode beggins we see President palmer falling after the attack on his life 3 years earlier we then see it fade out and it say 3 years later.
A van makes its way through the streets of Los
Angeles. Inside, men prepare a small bomb. The
vehicle pulls up behind the National Health
Services facility. With gloved hands, the men
unravel a dead body onto the ground and attach
the bomb to the door of the building. They speed
away and detonate the explosion. A security
guard comes to the blown off door and sees the
decomposed body.Jack enters a federal holding facility in Downey.
He is accompanied by his young Field Ops
partner, Agent Chase Edmunds. They approach
an interrogation room where prisoner Ramon
Salazar is seated. District Attorney Luis Annicon
tells Jack that Salazar plans to give up the
terrorist cells he deals with in return for a reduced
prison sentence. Jack is worried that this deal-
making will hinder the unstable Salazar from
revealing anything. Jack had spent the last year
infiltrating Salazar's drug ring in order to bring
down the terrorists associated with it. Annicon is
insistent that they not sweeten the deal. Salazar
calls out to Jack from the two-way mirror. "The
things you did to get me here, I wouldn't wish on
anyone," he says. Salazar's lawyer Shaye hands
him a pen to sign the deal. Salazar takes the pen
and stabs Shaye in the throat. As the guards pull
him off, Salazar tells Jack, "This is your fault.
What happens next is on you too." Chase lunges
at Salazar, but Jack restrains him.A Hazmat team encases the body at the National
Health Services complex. Dr. Sunny Macer from
the facility is informed that her name was written
on duct tape attached to the chest of the body.
Dr. Macer recognizes the virus on the body. It is
a strain her group at Health Services has been
simulating. She orders that they notify Director
Tony Almeida at CTU.At CTU, analyst Adam Kaufman complains to his
boss Tony about another co-worker. Tony tells
Adam to lighten up. Tony's wife Michelle lets him
know that Dr. Macer is on the line for him.
Michelle is antsy about a job offer that will allow
her to follow Tony. Dr. Macer warns Tony that
someone dropped off a body carrying a strain of
a pneumatic virus. It is a strong possibility that
this was a message from someone who is willing
to unleash it on the public. Tony asks her for the
body's blood work so that CTU can make an
identification. Tony then gives Michelle the task
of setting a level one protocol search.Jack, Chase and Annicon analyze the security
footage from the interrogation room. Jack
questions why Salazar chose today to kill his
lawyer. Jack phones Tony and asks if anything
unusual is going on. Tony gives him the news
about a possible bio-threat from the body at
Health Services. Tony wonders if it might be
connected to Salazar.Palmer's limousine arrives at the University of
Southern California to a throng of reporters and a
cheering crowd. This is the first time that the
President has been in Los Angeles since the
attempt on his life. Palmer is met by Wayne, his
brother and Chief of Staff. They enter the
auditorium to rehearse for Palmer's debate with
his campaign opponent, Senator John Keeler.
Wayne notices his brother's shortness of breath.
Palmer assures him that he is fine and he will
wait for his personal physician, Anne, to arrive.As Jack and Chase leave the holding facility,
Annicon chases after them. Jack knows that
Salazar won't give up any more information. The
prisoner chose this day for a reason, and Jack
needs to return to CTU to find out why. In the car,
Chase asks Jack how he is doing. Jack feigns
ignorance. "You know what I'm talking about,"
Chase says pointedly. They hold a look, but are
interrupted by the ringing of a cell phone. Jack
takes a call from Kate Warner. He is
uncomfortable when she tells him that she found
his jacket. They have not spoken in some time.
Kate says that she misses him. Jack awkwardly
apologizes and hangs up. Chase inquires about
Kate, but Jack brushes this off. Jack seems
restless and says that he needs water.Michelle listens as Tony receives a call from
Larry Hertzog at Langley. Although he does not
have a position for Michelle, Hertzog needs an
answer from Tony by the end of the day about
whether he will accept the job offered to him.
Michelle encourages Tony to accept because it is
a good career move for him. She will follow him
as his wife even though she won't be employed.
"If they don't have a job for you, I'm not
interested," Tony says. Michelle goes down to
speak with Kimberly, who is now working as a
low-level analyst at CTU. Michelle instructs Kim
to do a global capability search for terrorist cells.
Kim begins her task with competence and self-
assuredness.At the Salazar Ranch in Las Nieves, Northern
Mexico, Ramon Salazar's brother Hector watches
a trainer break in a horse. Hector kisses his
girlfriend Claudia and his cell phone rings. A
technician named Gael stands in front of a
monitor that has surveillance from the Health
Services building. Gael informs Hector that "they
have the body." Hector orders Gael to wait ten
minutes for it to enter the system and then make
his call.Michelle gives Adam the stats on the body and
requests an ID analysis. She then asks Kim to
assist him, much to the consternation of Adam.
Yet Adam won't give Kim the information even
though his superior told him to do so. Adam tells
Kim that he is bothered because she only got her
job based on nepotism. Kim doesn't answer him.
Instead, she calmly freezes his computer. Adam
gets flustered, and Kim mentions that it couldn't
have been her fault because she is the
incompetent who is there because of her father.
Adam demands that she unlock him, but Kim
defiantly requests the data fork for Michelle's
search. Adam gives in. Jack and Chase enter CTU. Jack goes upstairs
to the Field Operations office. Chloe O'Brian, his
coordinator, tells Jack that she is in sync with all
the data from Health Services and the Salazar
file, but that she couldn't get the date keys
because Adam is blocking her. Flustered and
sweating, Jack orders Chloe to do what she has
to do. She leaves and closes the door to Jack's
office. With shaking hands, Jack loosens his tie
and bends over in agony. Michelle calls to notify
him of a conference call with Health Services. In
his anxious state, Jack will not go downstairs with
the other agents. He asks to be patched through
from his desk.Kim goes into the ITS room to look for a piece of
hardware. Chase comes up from behind and
nuzzles her neck playfully. Kim giggles. She
inquires about her dad and the Salazar case.
Chase answers that Jack is doing fine. Kim
thinks it's time to admit to her father that they
have been dating, but Chase disagrees. He
relents, but wants to do it himself. They share a
kiss, but cover when another worker enters.Dr. Macer briefs Tony and Michelle on test
results from the decomposed body. Jack listens
in on the teleconference from his office. The virus
has been engineered to kill more rapidly. She
predicts that, with one initial location of this
weaponized strain, thousands of people could be
infected within two days. Over a million people
will die in the first week. Health Services has no
idea who has the virus or what form it's in.A teenager named Kyle in Canoga Park hides a
bag of drugs in his bedroom.Palmer is quizzed during a debate run-through.
He addresses his health, explaining that he
exercises every morning for a sixteen-hour work
day. Wayne urges him to avoid those defensive
responses by stating that his Administration
arrested and exposed those behind the
assassination attempt. The President takes a
break when his private physician, Dr. Anne
Packard, arrives. Anne puts the blood pressure
cuff onto Palmer's arm over the skin that was
affected by the deadly attack three years ago.
After learning that Palmer's blood pressure is
normal, Anne prescribes that he be given a full
workup when he returns to Washington. Wayne
dismisses Anne to inform the President that a
contagious virus was found on a body in Los
Angeles. CTU is investigating whether this is a
criminal action.Jack impatiently questions Chloe about Salazar
transcripts. He yells at her, even though she
followed proper procedure. Chase notices Jack's
erratic behavior and confronts him about it.
Chase notes that Jack looks unwell, and Jack
takes offense. Jack calls Chloe and apologizes.
Chase is ready to come clean about his
relationship with Kim when the intercom buzzes.
Tony has new information on Salazar. Chase
says they can talk later.Chase tells Kim that he was not able to admit the
truth to Jack just yet. He goes into the
conference room with Tony and Jack. Tony plays
back an anonymous tip phoned to the FBI. The
caller identifies his group as being in possession
of a type three pulmonary immuno virus. They
demand the liberation of Ramon Salazar in the
next six hours. If the government refuses to
comply, the group will release the virus to the
public. Since Jack has tracked Salazar for the
last year, he suspects that Salazar's brother
Hector is behind this. The Salazars own property
in Mexico and South America under fake
corporations, and the Mexican government can
not find them. Jack knows that questioning
Salazar won't work either. Michelle interrupts with
an ID on the body. The man was David Goss, a
street drug dealer in East L.A. who also once
worked as an informant. Jack directs them to find
out who Goss was in contact with, including his
drug supplier. He and Chase go looking for
something on Hector.
At the Salazar ranch, Hector drives up to an area
where workers have dug a large pit. A foreman
warily instructs a truck to dump a mound of
decomposed dead bodies into the hole. Hector is
unmoved, but his girlfriend Claudia is shaken.
Her father is the foremen. The men set fire to the
bodies and cover the hole.
Annicon goes to Salazar's cell to find out why he
killed Shaye. Salazar says he didn't want his
attorney talking to Annicon. Salazar tries to goad
Annicon into beating him up to get the truth.
Annicon doesn't take the bait and walks away.
When they arrive back at the house, Claudia is
angry. Hector had promised that her father would
not be involved in his illegal business. She is hurt
that he broke his word. Hector feels bad and tries
to make it up to her, but she won't have any of it.
Hector phones Gael and asks if he made the call
to the FBI. Gael confirms this and says he is
keeping an eye on "their boy."
What Gael sees on his monitor is Kyle at the pool
outside his apartment. Kyle reluctantly confesses
to his friend Tim that he was paid to go down to
Tijuana in order to transport cocaine across the
border. Kyle is not selling the drugs, but is only
trying to make money because his mother is on
dialysis and his father is unemployed. He offers
Tim payment to accompany him to the drop off.
Palmer enters the makeshift war room set up at
the USC campus. Wayne informs him of the
Salazar release demands. There is no sign that
they should cancel the debate, but there is
discussion among the agencies and bureaus as
to whether the President should remain in Los
Angeles. Secret Service Agent Pierce tells
Palmer that Anne wants to see him. Palmer
meets her in an adjoining area, and Anne gives
him some pills to increase his energy. She
notices that he seems upset. "It's just going to be
another one of those days," Palmer sighs without
revealing anything. He kisses her tenderly on the
lips and returns to the war room.
Jack impatiently tries to pull up a map on the
computer in the Field Ops office, and Chase
points out Jack's errors. Frustrated, Jack goes
back into his office. Chase follows him. Although
Chase looks up to Jack and would take a bullet
on his behalf, he knows about what happened to
Jack while he was undercover on Salazar. Jack
tells Chase to mind his own business. Chase
asks that Jack not try to prove that everything is
okay because it's going to be a rough day. "Get
your head straight, so we can do our work,"
Chase says as he walks out the door. Shaken,
Jack clicks a remote control. The windows of the
office electronically tint to give him privacy. Jack
opens his office locker and pulls out a medical
kit. He rolls up his sleeve and ties a tourniquet
around his arm. Jack prepares a syringe full of
heroin. As he's about to inject his own arm, Kim
buzzes on the intercom. She asks if she can
come up to speak with him. Jack says that he is
busy. Kim wants him to call her when he has a
few extra minutes. After hearing his daughter's
voice, Jack stops before the needle penetrates
his skin. He throws the syringe across the room
in anger.
2:00P.M.-3:00P.M.
Jack cleans up the remains from the smashed
syringes in his office. He finds one vial of heroin
that was not destroyed. He places it back into his
medical kit.
Tony and his team brief White House Chief of
Staff Wayne Palmer on the terrorist's demands.
Dr. Macer from National Health Services is also
on the teleconference, and she conveys the
severity of the situation. This leaked virus is a
strain that Health Services has never seen before
because it has been engineered to kill ten times
faster. Wayne reiterates the President's policy of
standing firm against terrorists. Wayne knows
that Palmer will not free Salazar, regardless of
the threat.
Kim calls her father to remind him that she needs
to speak to him about something personal. Jack
promises he will come down to see her when he
has more time. Chase notices that Jack did not
shoot up the heroin. Jack admits that he has
been tapering off his usage and will now stop.
Chase doesn't think this is a good day for him to
need a fix, and he suggests a methadone
program. Jack refuses to go on record with his
addiction. He orders Chase to get back to work.
Chloe asks Chase about what she overheard on
the teleconference. She's worried about a
possible outbreak in a few hours. He asks about
the list of the drug dealer David Goss' associates.
Chloe says that Kim will be bringing the
information shortly.
Kim comes up to the Field Ops area to give
Chase the list. He asks why she insists on telling
Jack about their secret today. Jack harbors
doubts that a Field Agent could ever sustain a
relationship. As Chase watches, Kim enters
Jack's office. She confesses to her father that
she and Chase have been seriously dating. Jack
is thrown by the news, but doesn't let on to his
concern. She leaves, telling Chase that Jack had
nothing to say.
Dr. Macer calls Michelle with an update on Goss'
autopsy. The virus may have been transmitted in
crystalline form, which means that the delivery
mechanism is a white powder that could
resemble cocaine or heroin.
Kyle tries to persuade his friend Tim to
accompany him in the drug delivery, but Tim
refuses. Kyle gets a call from a guy named Zach
who orders him to drop off the cocaine at 7:30.
Kyle nervously agrees.
Michelle notifies Jack that she found the last
known address for Goss. He grabs Chase and
they pull guns from the cabinet. Tony orders
Michelle to place transmitters onto Jack and
Chase so that CTU can monitor their
movements. Michelle hands Jack the Goss file.
Kim brings over a medical kit to ward against the
virus. "Be careful," she says to Chase as he
follows Jack out.
Outside CTU, Jack and Chase get in the SUV.
Chase confirms for Jack that things are getting
serious with Kim. Jack eyes his partner warily.
There's tension as they drive away.
At the University of Southern California campus,
Palmer questions whether he should proceed
with the debate in the face of a virus threat.
Wayne notes that CTU and the Pentagon are
working on it and that the President can only
wait. Palmer wants assurances that Wayne is not
advising him out of fear that his campaign image
will suffer. Wayne thinks the best thing to do is
proceed with the debate and respond when they
have more information. Senator Keeler arrives
and Palmer shakes his opponent's hand in front
of the media. The President spots Wayne having
a talk with one of Keeler's staff. Wayne later tells
Palmer that he may have found an "opportunity."
After a silence, Chase initiates a talk with Jack
about the Kim situation. Jack only placed his
daughter at CTU to keep her safe. Jack feels that
his job has ruined every relationship he's ever
had. Chase concedes that it's not the job, but
Jack himself who is the problem. Jack thinks
Chase won't be able to have a relationship with
anyone, especially Kim. Jack gets a call from
Annicon who questions why Salazar can not be
moved from the prison. Jack lets the lawyer know
that there is a possibility that Salazar might be
released because of leverage from Hector
Salazar. Jack won't reveal any more, and hangs
up. He tells Chase that they will continue their
conversation later.
Annicon enters Ramon Salazar's cell and asks
about his brother Hector's activities. Salazar
plays dumb. Salazar smugly mentions that if he's
allowed to go free, he will kill Annicon's wife and
children. Annicon lunges at the prisoner in anger.
Wayne checks in with Tony, and then informs
Palmer that CTU is following their leads. The new
suspect is Hector Salazar, but they are still
unaware if this is a bluff to release Ramon
Salazar. Palmer asks about the "opportunity"
they spoke of earlier. Wayne might be able to get
Keeler's playbook that outlines how he will
answer questions in the debate. "I am not talking
about pulling a Sherry and stealing it," Wayne
snarls when his brother questions his ruthless
tactics. Palmer makes it clear that he doesn't
want Wayne to go that far.
In the restroom at CTU, Kim asks Michelle if it
has been a problem working with her husband in
the office. She has been dating Chase, and Jack
seems to be bothered by this. Michelle advises
Kim to keep it between herself and Chase.
Michelle leaves the ladies room and Tony stops
her. They have learned that Hector may be
working out of Northern Mexico. Tony wants her
to alert all of CTU's contacts to see if he's been
spotted there.
Hector calls Gael from his Los Nieves ranch in
Northern Mexico. Gael knows that the President
has already been informed but has not cancelled
the debate. Hector spots Claudia arguing with
her father, the ranch foreman. Claudia's father is
worried about her involvement with Hector's
illegal activities. Hector yells at Claudia for raising
her voice to her father, and then he slaps Claudia
in front of him. She slaps him back without
missing a beat. "How I conduct myself with my
father is my concern," she tells him. Hector
smiles and kisses her.
Chloe informs Tony that Jack and Chase have
arrived at the location, but that Jack doesn't have
time to wire up the transmitters. Tony demands
that Chloe keep him apprised of any information
from Field Ops. Chloe reluctantly obliges.
Jack and Chase approach a plainclothes officer
who debriefs them on the activity inside the
condemned building where Goss is known to
reside. There are a number of people inside this
crack den. The police have been ordered to
stand down and wait for CTU. Jack and Chase
will go in by themselves without backup so as not
to set off any warnings.
Jack and Chase go inside the building and pass
rooms filled with people taking drugs. They are
stopped by a guy who alerts the others that a cop
is on the premises. Zach, the guy waiting for
Kyle's delivery, shoots at Jack and Chase. They
fire back and Zach runs away. Jack pursues
Zach through the empty building and wounds
him. Zach falls to the ground, bleeding. He
confesses to Jack that Goss' supplier is Carlos
Corretja from Tijuana. Corretja is one of Salazar's
mid-level distributors. Zach is supposed to call
Corretja that night after his hired mule brings a
small bag of cocaine across the border. What is
strange is that the guy was paid $10,000 to
transport it up, and the cocaine isn't even worth
that much. Zach says that the mule named Kyle
Singer still has the bag.
Kyle hands cash to his building landlord to
prevent his family from getting evicted. His
mother wants to know where he got the money.
Inside the apartment, Kyle's girlfriend sees the
bag of cocaine in his room.
Tony instructs the CTU staff to investigate Kyle
Singer based on Jack's findings.
Kyle's girlfriend Linda confronts him about
dealing drugs. He tells her that he is only
delivering it to make money for his family. Linda
breaks up with him and walks out. Kyle's mother
says that his father won't be happy about what
he's doing.
Palmer stops in to see Anne. He is having her
security level upgraded because he needs her
medical advice. After he informs her of the virus
that might be spread, she warns him to leave Los
Angeles. Palmer asks that she speak to Dr.
Macer and bring herself up to speed. They
embrace. Agent Pierce comes in to notify the
President that Wayne would like to show him
something.
Jack instructs Chase to take Zach back to CTU,
but Chase wants to go with Jack to find Kyle
Singer. "Are you punishing me for dating your
daughter?" Chase asks. Jack says that he now
has to prevent Chase from being in harm's way
because Kim loves him. Chase is dumbfounded
as Jack drives off.
Wayne shows his brother the copy of Keeler's
playbook. Palmer is furious, but Wayne tells him
there are things in there about Anne that they
were not aware of. This information could
damage them all.
Hector calls his informant Gael, who updates him
that Kyle is still in the house with the cocaine.
Gael pulls up surveillance footage of the CTU
office on his monitor. He exits the room he is in to
enter the CTU main floor. Kim approaches him
and tells him that Chloe has been looking for him.
Gael, a worker at CTU, goes to find her.
3:00P.M.-4:00P.M.
Jack goes to meet with Dr. Nicole Duncan, the
head of Health Services for Los Angeles, in order
to bring a Hazmat team to Kyle Singer's house.
As he's waiting for her in his car on the side of
the freeway, Jack takes out the heroin kit in need
of a fix. He ties up his arm and fills the syringe
with the drug. But before he can inject himself, a
squad of Health Services vans pulls up. Jack
hurriedly puts the paraphernalia away. Dr.
Duncan gets into the passenger seat and greets
him. Jack drives off with the Health Services
Hazmat team in tow. Dr. Duncan says that Dr.
Macer's estimates are off. She believes that the
virus would infect 20% of the population in one
week and that it is more deadly than originally
thought. Duncan notices that Jack is perspiring,
but he fends it off as being overworked. Then
Duncan sees the heroin vial on the floor of the
car.
Michelle listens to the recorded phone message
from the terrorists. She summons Gael over to
see a discovery she made about the signal,
unaware that he is the source of the scrambled
voice. Michelle has figured out that the call was
made from inside the United States, and she
wants Gael to try to narrow it down. She tells him
that Jack is closing in on the location of the virus.
Chloe stops Gael to inquire about an audio feed
for Jack. Gael says that he must do something
else first.
At the Salazar Ranch, Claudia suggests to
Hector that he won't want to give up running the
business once Ramon returns from prison. Gael
calls Hector's cell phone to tell him that Jack is
about to discover the virus. Hector gets
assurance that their guy Gomez is still on Kyle
Singer's tail.
Kyle's father asks his son how he found the
money to pay off the rent. Kyle says that he got a
tip at the racetrack, and didn't do anything illegal.
The father becomes angry, and Kyle locks
himself in his room.
Tony briefs his team on Kyle Singer and the
possibility that he is holding the virus in what he
believes is a bag of cocaine. The boy has no idea
what he is in possession of.
As his parents argue in the living room, Kyle puts
the cocaine into a gym bag. He goes to leave,
but his father stops him to ask what's in his
duffel. The father grabs it and finds the baggie
full of white powder. Kyle fights with his dad and
runs out. The baggie breaks open. A room fan
blows some of the powder into the apartment.
Kim exits Tony's meeting and sees Chase talking
to CTU associates. She asks why he isn't with
her father, and Chase says that Jack sent him to
the sidelines because of his relationship with her.
Kim is adamant that Jack would have had the
same reaction regardless of when he found out.
Salazar has his prison guard contact Annicon
because he is ready to talk. Annicon, who is
outside the prison, hurries back inside.
President Palmer doesn't believe what is in
Senator Keeler's playbook about Anne. Wayne
knows that the allegation alone could hurt them
even if it is untrue. He asks Palmer to confirm
whether Anne has told him everything. Wayne
admits to not liking Anne, but he wants to make
sure that Palmer knows what he's facing before
he steps into the debate with Keeler.
Annicon comes in to see Salazar. Salazar knows
that Jack wouldn't reveal the virus threat to
Annicon. He tells the lawyer that he will be
released in a few hours because of his brother
Hector. Salazar's guard whacks Annicon over the
head with a baton and strangles him from behind.
Salazar watches as Annicon dies. Salazar
informs the guard that his son will now be
returned. The guard slinks away in shame.
Kyle's parents are arguing over what to do about
their son when they see figures outside their
window. Suddenly, a buzz saw cuts through the
front door. The mother panics and dumps the
bag of powder into the toilet bowl. Jack, Dr.
Duncan and a team dressed in Hazmat suits
invade the apartment. Jack radios Tony that the
virus is in the sewage system and could possibly
be airborne.
Palmer confronts Anne over what is in Keeler's
research. She claims to have told the President
everything she knows. Her ex-husband, Ted, was
convicted by the SEC for fabricating research at
his drug company. Although Ted once testified
that Anne knew nothing about it, he is now
saying that she was aware of the lies when she
reviewed the medical research. Palmer has
reason to be suspicious, but Anne says that she
told him the whole truth. He says that he does
trust her. Wayne calls and says he might have a
way to make the whole thing go away. He asks
his brother to meet him in the USC auditorium.
Dr. Macer assures Tony that she is optimistic
about containing the virus or lessening the
casualties based on the speed of Dr. Duncan's
team. Michelle informs Tony that the local news
has picked up the story on the body being
dumped at Health Services. He instructs her to
not let the press know anything. Then the prison
warden calls with news of Annicon.
Jack lets the frightened Singers know that their
son Kyle may have carried a virus from Mexico
when he thought he was transporting drugs.
They need to be quarantined until more is
learned. Tony calls Jack on his cell to tell him
that Annicon was killed by Salazar's prison
guard. Suddenly, a wave of claustrophobia hits
Jack and he clicks off from Tony. Jack rushes to
the biohazard shower and quickly rinses his
Hazmat suit. He tears the mask off and vomits.
Dr. Duncan's team assesses that the powder is
harmless and that the Singers tested negative for
the virus. She brings Jack the news. He wonders
if the virus is being contained inside a living host
-- Kyle Singer. Since the incubation period is
fourteen hours, the fact that Kyle was in Mexico
eleven hours ago and Hector Salazar threatened
to release the virus in three hours adds up.
As he exits a city bus, Kyle calls his girlfriend
Linda. He needs her to help him get money to
pay for the cocaine because his dad took the bag
away. She reluctantly agrees to steal money from
her parents and meet Kyle at the mall. Following
Kyle is the Salazar hired gun, Gomez. Gael
reports to Gomez that CTU knows the powder
does not hold the virus. He orders Gomez to take
Kyle into containment without the police getting
him first.
Wayne tells the President that Anne's ex-
husband wants money to keep his mouth shut.
Palmer refuses to give in to blackmail. Wayne
says that Anne will be on the front page of every
newspaper, and Palmer can prevent that from
happening. Palmer agrees to pay Ted Packard.
Jack informs the Singers that the powder is
harmless, but that Kyle may have been infected.
Jack gives Tony the number of the cell phone
Kyle is carrying, while Mr. Singer calls his son
under the instruction to keep him on the line so
that they can trace it.
Kyle answers the cell phone and is surprised to
hear his father on the other end of the line. Mr.
Singer tells his son that he may have contracted
a virus when he went to Mexico. Kyle thinks his
dad turned him into the cops, but Mr. Singer tries
to convince him that he could get sick. Kyle
hangs up, but Tony is able to track the location
as the Los Feliz Mall. Tony says he can quickly
fly a team to the mall to meet Jack. Jack agrees,
but makes Tony promise not to send Chase.
Chloe tells Chase that Tony is going to the
location where Kyle Singer has been found.
Chase is annoyed because he is being cut out of
the investigation. He runs out to catch Tony
before he is to board a waiting helicopter. Chase
argues that he is being made to pay because he
is seeing Kim. "Take it up with Jack," Tony says
as he walks off.
Gomez follows Kyle in the mall.
Jack drives to the mall with the Hazmat team in
tow. His cell phone rings, and he sees on the
caller ID that it's Chase. Dr. Duncan notices that
Jack refuses to answer it. Frustrated, Chase
tosses his cell phone in the trashcan. Kim
approaches Chase to tell him that her father will
come around. "Maybe you don't know him as well
as you think," Chase answers, alluding to the
heroin addiction. She says that, other than telling
Jack, the only other option is for them to stop
seeing each other. Chase is silent.
Tony's chopper lands at the mall, and the
security guard reports that Kyle Singer has been
spotted. As Jack drives toward the location, Dr.
Duncan asks him how long he has been using
heroin because she recognized the symptoms.
Jack admits that he became addicted while
undercover with the Salazars, but that he is not
currently high. She doesn't want to turn him in but
she is worried about him. Duncan has a
responsibility to stop the virus, and she asks Jack
not to screw the case up. Jack gets a call from
Tony, who says that they are in place to grab
Kyle. Jack pulls up to the mall entrance.
Gomez calls Gael to warn him that CTU is about
to pick up Kyle. Gael orders him to stand down.
Gomez refuses to wait and heads toward the kid.
Gomez walks past Kyle, and brushes against
Tony's arm as Tony approaches the boy. Tony
tells Kyle that what his father said about the virus
is true. Kyle is frozen by the sight of Gomez's
raised gun behind Tony. Gomez fires, and Tony
is hit in the neck. Kyle flees as the other mall
patrons scream in fear. Jack runs in amid the
confusion and spots Tony lying motionless on the
ground. Jack radios for help with a warning that
Kyle Singer is not in custody. He kneels down
and presses his hand to Tony's bleeding neck.
4:00P.M.-5:00P.M.
Kim and Michelle are both worried when they
learn that gunshots were fired at the mall. Then
Jack calls to give Michelle the news that Tony's
been hit in the neck. She is now in command of
CTU, but Jack says that if she wants to be by her
husband's side, she must turn over her command
to someone else. As she's about to leave for the
hospital, Michelle is asked to deal with a second
Salazar phone call. She orders Kim to be on the
lookout for news about Tony while she attends to
the investigation.
Michelle and her team listen to the second phone
call with instructions for releasing Salazar.
Unbeknownst to the CTU workers, it is Gael's
filtered voice on the message. Whoever is
sending these messages is controlling Kyle
Singer's movements and they only have two
hours to find him.
Linda calls Kyle from the mall parking lot. She
can't get through because security is barricading
the entrance. He has her meet him at another
location nearby. Meanwhile, Gomez gets in a
pickup truck and follows Kyle. Kyle sees Linda's
car and makes her slide into the passenger seat
while he drives.
Chase approaches Kim in the CTU bullpen to ask
about Tony. As she sees Michelle trying to work
through her anguish, Kim notes that this must be
the reason why Jack doesn't want her and Chase
together. Chase wants to interrogate Salazar
again, even though Jack thinks it's a waste of
time. Kim suggests he run it by Michelle. Chase
leaves without doing so.
A doctor from the hospital calls Michelle to get
her verbal agreement to operate on Tony. She
asks him to call her at CTU when Tony's out of
surgery.
Palmer is uneasy about the decision to give in to
Anne's ex-husband's blackmail. Wayne tries to
convince him that it's the best solution for
everyone, including Anne. Their conversation is
interrupted by a call from Jack. Jack informs the
President that he will be unable to find Kyle
Singer before the virus is to be released. Based
on the nation's policy, Palmer is unwilling to
negotiate with terrorists. He will keep Salazar in
prison, regardless of the threat to the lives of
American citizens. Palmer hangs up and asks
Wayne to arrange a full briefing on quarantine
and evacuation procedures.
As they drive, Kyle admits to Linda that he isn't
sure that what he got from Mexico is drugs.
Authorities have told his parents that he was
used to bring some kind of disease into the
country, and that it might still be in his body.
Linda has him pull over so she can get out. She
is afraid of contracting whatever disease Kyle
may have. She gives him her father's stolen
money. Suddenly, Gomez and his driver pull up.
Kyle tells Linda to run away, but the men capture
both of them.
Michelle maps out the investigation for the
President and his advisors. Dr. Duncan remarks
that, with a quick quarantine, she may be able to
reduce casualties under 90,000 people. This
news is still grim. Wayne tells Palmer that he has
a call from Jack.
Jack presents for the President another option
that will allow him to preserve the nation's policy
of non-negotiation with terrorists while still
stopping a virus outbreak. Jack wants to remove
Salazar so that it looks like a prison break. From
within CTU, it would appear that Jack has
switched sides. Yet Jack needs Palmer's
approval, even though it means that this will
become his last mission and he will become a
fugitive from the law. "If you don't say anything,
Mr. President, I will accept that as a go for this
mission," Jack says. Palmer is silent.
Anne spots Wayne secretly taking a briefcase
from an aide, and she asks him where he is
going. Wayne says he is attending to government
business. She questions whether this has
something to do with her ex-husband. Wayne
reiterates that it is government business.
Michelle calls the hospital and inquires about her
husband. She is told that Tony is still in surgery.
Chloe comes in and apologizes to Michelle about
pushing work on her because she didn't know
about Tony. Chloe then warns Gael about being
sensitive to Michelle's state of mind. When Gael's
cell phone rings, Chloe asks why he has a
personal cell phone on the premises. CTU
employees are prohibited from using one
because they can not be monitored. Gael
dismisses her with a fake reason.
The caller to Gael is Hector Salazar. Hector is
frustrated because the American government has
not yet agreed to release his brother from prison.
After he hangs up, Hector realizes that a gun
case on his desk has been opened and one
weapon is missing. He draws his own gun, only
to find Sergio, Claudia's eleven year-old brother,
harmlessly playing with it. Hector teaches the boy
how to fire at a target, and Claudia storms in
angrily. She takes the gun away and aims it at
Hector. Claudia puts the gun down without
shooting him.
Kyle and Linda are brought to a warehouse and
are locked inside an airproof chamber. They
watch as men wearing Hazmat suits spray down
Gomez and his driver to rid them of any toxins.
Anne asks Palmer if he is paying off her ex-
husband, Ted. He admits that he was forced to
do so, but only to protect her. "I can defend
myself," she says simply.
Palmer phones Wayne, who is waiting for Ted
Packard in a parking garage with the briefcase
full of money. The President orders Wayne to
walk away from the deal. Ted approaches
Wayne's car, but Wayne drives past him without
a word.
Gael, Chloe and Adam tell Michelle they can take
over her work if she needs to be at the hospital
with Tony. Yet there's no way Michelle can leave.
Gael offers to take over the Director position for
her, and Michelle turns him down.
Jack calls Kim and asks her to generate a
prisoner transfer document. She questions this,
but Jack says that he is moving Salazar under
high security clearance. Jack walks her through
the process and she forwards the document to
the prison warden. Jack apologizes for their
earlier talk. He says that, although he feels overly
protective of her after what's gone on in their
lives, he trusts her judgment. Jack asks to speak
to Chase, and Kim says that Chase went to
interrogate Salazar at the prison. Jack hangs up
and curses Chase under his breath.
Jack phones Chase, who has just arrived at the
prison. He demands his underling return to CTU.
"You're in no condition to give me orders," Chase
says. He is through with covering up Jack's drug
addiction from Kim and everyone at CTU. With
that, Chase hangs up.
Chase asks to meet with Salazar. He has to tell
the warden that Salazar is behind a terrorist
threat before he is allowed in. Chase requests
that the security cameras be turned off in the cell.
He wraps a towel over his right hand and slams
his left fingers into Salazar's throat before
punching him. Salazar is stunned by the ferocity
of Chase's attack.
As Chase tries to beat the whereabouts of Kyle
Singer out of Salazar, Jack arrives. Jack says
that he is left with no other options and will need
the information out of Salazar as Chase
suggested. Chase is surprised by Jack's change
of heart, and attempts to apologize for what he
said earlier. Jack then knocks him from behind
and renders him unconscious in a chokehold.
Salazar watches, confused. Jack informs Salazar
that he will be walking free. He has Salazar help
him drag Chase into the cell so that he can tie
him up.
Wayne blames Anne for the potential loss of the
election, but she trusts Palmer's actions. She
believes that Wayne doesn't want his brother
distracted by her. Wayne warns her that he won't
stand by while she jeopardizes Palmer's career.
Jack walks Salazar out of the prison and is
stopped by the warden, who says that Jack's
transfer access codes have expired. Jack blames
it on an administration screw-up. The warden lets
him through.
Chase bloodies his wrists as he tries saw off the
ties. The warden turns the surveillance cameras
back on and sees that they are turned away from
the cell. He goes down there and finds Chase,
bound and gagged. Chase says that Jack has
been lying. Meanwhile, Jack is taking Salazar out
of the jail when the alarm goes off. Jack punches
out a guard and runs out with Salazar. He then
forces another guard at gunpoint to open up all
the cells electronically. The prisoners are freed in
the main hallways, causing havoc in the jail.
Chase is handed a shotgun along with the other
guards in pursuit of Jack. Jack and Salazar hide.
5:00P.M.-6:00P.M.
Anne waits backstage with Palmer before he is to
go on for the debate. She apologizes about his
having to deal with her ex-husband. He warmly
kisses her forehead before taking the stage.
A full riot is in effect at the federal holding facility
as the prisoners take over the outer cell block.
Jack removes the handcuffs on Salazar. Two
guards approach, and Jack and Salazar knock
them down. They put on the guards' uniforms.
The warden tries to regain control of his prison,
but Chase is adamant that Jack and Salazar
need to be found first. To convince the warden of
the severity, Chase is forced to tell him about the
virus threat. The warden then redirects his
guards to follow Chase's command. Michelle
calls to inquire about the prison riot, and Chase
says that Jack set it off in order to free Salazar.
He asks that she notify him the moment they find
Kyle Singer. Jack may hand over Salazar if CTU
has the virus contained.
Inside the warehouse container, Kyle apologizes
to Linda for getting her into this predicament. The
people from the government told his father that
he wouldn't be contagious for a few more hours,
so she may survive if they are found in time. Kyle
tries to break open a conduit in the ceiling to find
a way out.
Kim discovers Kyle in a truck on a traffic camera.
She passes the tape over to Adam when
Michelle summons her. Michelle lets Kim know
that Jack is working outside of CTU by removing
Salazar with force. Her father had lied to her
about the prison transfer, and she was unaware
that she was violating protocol.
Jack and Salazar charge down the corridor,
beating prisoners as they pass to make their way
out. A group of prisoners take them hostage. The
guards open fire, but Chase sees Jack among
the group and lowers his gun. The prisoners pull
Jack and Salazar into a room.
After Kim neglects to forward Adam a file, he
lashes out at her for being forgetful. Michelle
asks Adam to cut Kim some slack. She explains
about Jack using Kim to create a transfer order
and start a prison riot.
Kyle Singer manages to break a piece of the
conduit open to reveal internal wires in the
ceiling. As he is standing on a chair, he wraps
the wires around his neck and hangs himself. "If I
die, the virus is dying with me," he says to Linda.
She climbs up and loosens the conduit, so that
Kyle falls down. He is still alive. Linda takes him
in her arms.
Workers set up for Salazar's homecoming party
at the Mexico ranch. Claudia goads Hector into
standing up for his position in the family against
his brother. Gael phones Hector. Although Jack
still has Salazar alive, CTU is getting closer to
finding Kyle Singer. Hector warns Gael that he
must prevent that from happening.
Kim zooms in on the traffic photograph and sees
that someone is holding Kyle at gunpoint in the
pickup truck. Adam notifies Michelle as Kim
attempts to ID the vehicle.
Chase and the warden review the live security
feed and see Jack and Salazar among the prison
hostages. Suddenly, one of the prisoners named
Peel shoots the camera. In the room, Peel tells
his fellow inmates that the police won't care if
they kill off the guards. Peel pulls Jack and
another guard from among the hostages and sits
them at a table. He places a gun down and
forces them to play Russian Roulette with each
other. The guard is afraid, but Jack convinces
him that this is their only way out. The man puts
the gun to his temple and pulls the trigger. It fires,
and he falls to the ground.
As Kim waits for an image of the truck to
download, Adam lets her know that there is an
internal inquiry about the prison transfer and riot.
He offers to help her out. Suddenly, the image
stops downloading due to a router error.
In the ITS room, Gael scrambles to finish
manipulating the router. He sees Kim on his
monitor. She goes into the ITS room, and he
explains that a line surge may have damaged the
router. He tells her that he has fixed it.
Kim goes back out and asks Adam if a line surge
could have been the problem. Adam calls
Michelle with the license plate, and she orders a
search. Michelle then asks Chloe to check Jack's
phone logs, emails and office for clues.
Michelle calls the hospital to find out about
Tony's condition. He is still in surgery. She has a
tech at CTU send video feed from the operating
room to her desktop. She is rattled at the sight of
the doctors cutting into her husband. Michelle
quickly shuts off the feed.
Chase arranges explosive devices around the
prison perimeter. He checks the fiber optic
camera feed on his headset. He leads his team
into a maintenance tunnel.
Peel selects Salazar to play Russian Roulette
against Jack. Salazar explains that he is a
prisoner. Jack confirms that he is a federal agent.
Peel insists that they still continue. Chase can
see the situation on the camera. With a throng of
prisoners pointing guns at his head, Jack raises
the pistol and pulls the trigger. It is empty.
Salazar takes the gun next and also gets an
empty round.
Chase sets explosives on the wall, and Jack
notices the light from Chase's headset in the air
vent. As the prisoners chant for the game to
continue, Jack takes the pistol and shoots Peel in
the chest. Salazar fights off another prisoner.
Suddenly, a blast knocks a hole in the wall and
the entry team led by Chase raids the room.
They fire at the prisoners. Jack and Salazar
make it to a door. Chase shouts after his partner.
Chloe rummages through Jack's office and finds
the heroin vial and syringe in the trashcan. She
phones the lab and asks someone to come up
with a drug kit.
In the televised debate at the USC auditorium,
Senator Keeler charges that Palmer's current
girlfriend, Anne, fabricated results of a clinical
drug trial that later caused three deaths. Palmer
says that Keeler's accusation is false. Backstage,
Anne lowers her head in shame. "Now do you get
it?" Wayne says to her.
The lab tech tests the substance in found in
Jack's office. It comes up positive for drugs. Kim
comes in, and asks Chloe if a line surge would
have shut down the routers. Chloe says that it
wouldn't. Chloe is resistant to reveal to Kim what
she found in Jack's office, but she finally admits
that she thinks Jack is using drugs. She pulls out
the tourniquet, syringe and heroin. Kim is in
shock. Chloe says she feels uncomfortable about
what Kim made her reveal.
Chloe goes to Michelle and shows her the drug
paraphernalia. The liquid in the vials tested
positive for opiates. But Michelle has no time to
respond because Adam has located the truck
carrying Kyle Singer at an industrial complex.
Michelle orders a raid.
Jack and an armed Salazar make their way
through the prison. They see the SWAT team
and a helicopter outside. Jack is struck with an
idea, and he makes Salazar strip off his guard
uniform.
Adam and Kim pull up a satellite image of the
industrial complex to see if they can spot Kyle
among the buildings. Kim fights back her tears as
she works.
Jack sees Chase outside with the SWAT team.
He asks Salazar to follow his lead. They walk
outside, and Jack demands the helicopter from
Chase. Chase refuses to give up because CTU is
close to finding Kyle Singer. Jack responds that
there isn't enough time. If he doesn't let Salazar
go soon, then hundreds of thousands of people
will die. Chase tells the warden to release him
because CTU can track the chopper. The SWAT
team stands down. Jack and Salazar board the
helicopter.
The biosuit-wearing CTU team storms the
warehouse and shoots the terrorists working for
Hector. They rescue Kyle and Linda.
Chase watches as Jack disables the comm and
locator on the helicopter. His cell phone rings.
Michelle tells Chase that they have captured Kyle
Singer. Chase attempts to warn Jack as the
chopper takes off, but Jack doesn't hear him.
Salazar chuckles as he flies away to safety. "Now
you're an even bigger enemy to your country
than I am," he tells Jack. Jack shoots him a look.
6:00P.M.-7:00P.M.
Jack pilots the helicopter away from Mexico. He
knows that the feds will only shoot him down at
the border.
Chase phones Chloe from the road. She sends
him radar maps following the chopper that show
Jack is flying toward downtown Los Angeles.
Jack knows that he can't be shot down over a
populated area. Chase asks Chloe to try to get
through on the radio to tell Jack that they already
have Kyle Singer and the virus.
District Director Ryan Chappelle assumes control
of CTU in Tony's absence. He calls a Major
Blanchard to find out when the military will
intercept Jack's helicopter. Chappelle instructs
Blanchard to shoot Jack down before he reaches
the downtown area. Chappelle has Michelle
round up Adam and the staff for a briefing. Chloe
apologizes to Kim for yelling at her in Jack's
office. Although she told Michelle about Jack's
drug use, the prison riot occurred right after.
Chloe doesn't think anything has been officially
done about it yet.
Chappelle warns the gathered staff that, since
Kyle Singer and the virus have been contained,
both Jack and Salazar are now expendable. Gael
reacts. Chappelle is under the impression Jack
will probably be killed by Ramon once he hands
off Salazar.
At the Mexico ranch, Hector is frustrated because
he can not reach Gael. Claudia tries to soothe
him. Hector says that Jack Bauer is delivering
Ramon to them, and Claudia becomes alarmed.
Although she thinks it's too dangerous to allow
Jack to come there, Hector has plans of his own
for Jack. Gael finally calls with news. He tells
Hector that Jack has escaped with Salazar, but
that they are being pursued by the military.
Kim asks Adam what Chappelle said in the
briefing. He lets her know that they will have to
shoot Jack down if they can't make contact.
Michelle pulls Kim aside, and says that she and
Chappelle feel Kim should remove herself from
the job until the situation is resolved. Although
Michelle is worried that Kim's emotions will get
the best of her, Kim is resolved to complete her
duties. She wants to help them contact Jack.
Michelle dismisses her to get back to work.
Chappelle tells Michelle that he wants Kim gone
if they are forced to fire on Jack's helicopter.
Jack recognizes the planes following him as
military. He assumes they have orders to fire.
Chase calls Chappelle to question whether
President Palmer approved the use of force
against Jack. Although Palmer is in the middle of
a televised debate, Chappelle doesn't need the
White House's authorization because Jack is now
a fugitive from the law. Chase warns him that it
would be politically prudent to do so because of
Jack and Palmer's personal relationship.
Chappelle rethinks his stance, and orders Major
Blanchard to stand down from firing at Jack.
Chappelle phones Wayne, who is backstage at
the debate. He lets him know that the virus has
been contained and a new situation involving
Jack has arisen. Wayne knows that his brother
won't like shooting down Jack Bauer, and he
promises to get back to Chappelle with an
answer quickly.
While taking part in the debate, Palmer gets a
message from Wayne through his transmitter
earwig. Wayne explains the Jack situation and
asks him what he wants to do. Palmer interrupts
the debate under the guise of a national security
emergency. He walks off the stage to opponent
Senator Keeler's outrage. Wayne clears their
advisors from the backstage area.
Kyle Singer is wheeled into the National Health
Services center in an enclosed bio-stretcher. He
is panicked. Linda is in the same contraption, but
is taken to another area of the facility. Dr. Nicole
Duncan tries to calm him down and doesn't let on
to the seriousness of his condition. She tells him
that his parents are on their way.
Jack sees that the military helicopters on his tail
have him locked in. He doesn't know why they
have not fired.
Kim watches nervously as Chloe frantically
attempts to get through to Jack's communicator.
Meanwhile, Major Blanchard notifies Chappelle
that Jack is locked on target. They are awaiting
the signal to fire.
The debate moderator informs the audience that
there is no news about the national emergency
that the President spoke of. Senator Keeler's
staff questions whether the whole thing was a
ruse to end the debate. Palmer walks into the
backstage green room, and pops a pill before
catching his breath. He tells Wayne that he can
not give the order to kill Jack. Wayne admits to
being worried about Jack disclosing their
arrangement, but he is sure that ridding the world
of Salazar is more important. "You have to do
what's right for this country," Wayne argues.
Palmer calls Chappelle and authorizes him to fire
at Jack. Chappelle gives the go-ahead to
Blanchard.
Chase and everyone else at CTU listen as the
order is passed. Kim silently hopes for a reprieve.
As the military pilots try to get a lock on the
chopper's position, Jack flies between the tall
buildings of the downtown corridor. Major
Blanchard orders his team to stand down
because Jack is too close to civilians. With a new
plan in effect, Chappelle instructs the CTU staff
to have units ready on the ground to bring Jack
in. Meanwhile, Jack lands the helicopter in the
middle of a downtown street. Chloe finally
patches Chase in to the helicopter, and he tells
Jack that they have found Kyle and have
contained the virus. Unfortunately, his message
is transmitted to an empty helicopter. Jack and
Salazar are already running down the street and
have hurried to the stairs of a Metro Station.
The Singers are greeted at National Health
Services by Dr. Duncan. She tells them that there
is nothing they can do for Kyle. He only has a few
more hours to live. The Singers talk to him over a
speakerphone since he is separated from them
by a plexiglass divider. "I deserve what I'm
getting," Kyle says. His parents cry. Mr. Singer
blames himself for causing Kyle to seek money
elsewhere. Kyle goes up to the glass and says
his goodbye.
Chase arrives at the Metro Station, and a LAPD
officer briefs him on the trains that have moved
through the station. Knowing Jack wouldn't trap
himself inside a train, Chase calls Kim for the
schematics of the station. She tells him that there
is one emergency exit about a block away in an
alley. Chase runs off alone to find Jack.
Kim notifies Michelle about Chase's request. She
wonders whether they would still have to use
force now that Jack is on the ground. Michelle
says that the mandate is unchanged. Sensing
Kim's unease, Michelle notes that there's a good
chance now that they can capture Salazar
without harming Jack.
Chase comes upon an open grate at the
emergency exit. He has Michelle seal off the
area.
Jack and Salazar walk up to a parking lot and
take a set of keys from the valet stand. Jack
clicks the alarm remote and a car chirps. They
get in and drive away.
Wayne tells Palmer that CTU has still not found
Jack or Salazar. The President hopes that they
can be picked up without incident. Since news of
the prison break has already leaked, Wayne
advises Palmer to publicly denounce Jack's
actions even though Jack put his life on the line
to stop the virus.
As he drives, Jack calls Salazar's pilot circling the
skies in a private jet. He tells him that he has
Salazar. Gael is listening in, and confirms for the
pilot that this is true. Gael is also buffering the
call so that CTU can not track it. The pilot calls
Jack back and arranges to meet at the Santa
Margarita airstrip. Salazar chuckles at his
imminent freedom. He mentions that when Jack
was with him in Mexico he took the drugs even
though he didn't have to. "What's your pain,
Jack?" Salazar taunts. "What does the needle
make go away?"
Dr. Linzer calls Michelle from the hospital to let
her know that Tony is out of surgery. With no
nerve damage, he should make a full recovery.
Michelle happily tells Chappelle the good news.
He gives her an uncomfortable hug but gets right
back to business. Chappelle suggests that she
have Gael look for an anomaly in air traffic
patterns to find the plane picking up Salazar.
Michelle asks Adam to send Gael up to her
office.
In the IT room, Gael talks to the pilot as he
watches a video feed of the private jet land at the
airstrip. Kim and Adam approach, so Gael hangs
up and wipes the video monitor of his Salazar
feeds. Adam sets Kim up in the IT room on a
task. Gael offers to do the work, but Adam sends
him to Michelle's office. Gael leaves, and Kim
looks at him curiously.
Anne comes into the green room as Palmer
prepares his statement. He takes Anne aside,
and she again apologizes for her ex-husband's
lies surfacing in the debate. Wayne interrupts to
remind the President about a response to
Keeler's accusations about Anne. He also says
that Palmer's been hurt in the quick polls after the
debate. Anne tries to interject her opinion, but
Wayne shoots her down. Palmer tells his brother
that Anne is not going anywhere and that they
are not changing their strategy. Anne suggests to
Palmer that they put their relationship on hold
until after the election. Palmer says that he needs
her. She agrees to stay.
Dr. Duncan tells Kyle and his parents that tests
prove he is not affected with the virus. She gets
hold of Chappelle and gives him the news. He
doesn't know whether this was a bluff or some
other plan by Salazar.
Jack arrives at the airstrip and pulls up next to
the plane. Salazar's henchmen take Jack
prisoner at gunpoint. Salazar tells Jack that he
would never have been able to leave. The men
knock Jack out. Just as Salazar is going to shoot
Jack, the men say that Hector wants him brought
back alive. They all board the plane, and drag the
unconscious Jack with them.
Kim works alone in the IT room and notices that
Gael did not log off from his computer. She turns
his system back on and sees video feeds. One
shows Jack being knocked out and carried onto a
plane. She is stunned, and tries to call someone.
Kim sees a man walking into the IT area, and
thinking it's Adam, calls out to him. It is actually
Gael, who says that he forgot to close a file. He
pulls out a gun.
7:00P.M.-8:00P.M.
Well what happened in this episode of 24
Well after Gael tells kim to be quite he goes to michelle's desk where she tells him he is now
in command of CTU at that time Adam phones Michelle asking where Kim is he then goes looking for kim he arrives at the Tech room where
he is unable to gain access someone has changed the access codes so he phones Michelle again and Michelle asks Gael if he changed the access
code he says no Adam than asks Michelle to overwrite the system she says yes Gael notices what's going on and runs Adam then finds kim
gagged and calls Security the capture Gael Bla Bla Bla Jacks In the back of the plane he facts a heroin withdraw reaction and kills a guard he then wait for
Ramone to come try to kill him.While this is going on Gael is tortured and questioned while torturing Gael Ryan Chappelle says some things like
i would love to hang you and watch your body jerk also Talk you son of a bitch...At this time Michelle arrives at the hospital.And tells tony of
the arrest of Gael at that point Tony tries to get out of bed he says he wants to get back to CTU well Ramone decides to kill jack so he walks
to the back of the plane and says are you ready to die jack at that point Jack takes Ramone Hostage Bla Bla Bla Bla...Skip to the End where This Is What Happens
Listen Very Closely...Tony walk into CTU and asks where Gael is he then walks into an Interrogation room he tells Ryan that,That is enough
Ryan asks Tony what the hell he is doing we then see jack walking out of the Plane with Ramone as a hostage,Hector Says What are you doing jack
he says Ramone tried to kill me on the plane he then says what's with all the guns i thought we had a deal Hector the tells his army of men
to lower there weapons they do,Jack the releases Ramone Hector the walks up to jack and hugs him we then see Tony he says Me and Gael have been
working on reestablishing Jacks cover with the salazars at that time we see Jack press a button on his watch we then see a red light
flash on Gael PDA Gael then says "He's In" Ryan says Who's in Tony Says thats Jack's sign he is now back with the Salazars....
8:00P.M.-9:00P.M.
Tony explains to Chappelle that Jack is back working undercover on the Salazars. Chappelle is angry that he wasn't kept in the loop.
Tony calls the President to inform him that everything from the infected body to Ramon Salazar's prison break was part of an elaborate sting operation.
Jack had pre-recorded a video message to further clarify. He says that the Salazars were never in control of a threatening virus.
Jack had deliberately promoted that lie in order to weed out a more dangerous group of Ukrainian scientists who are trying to sell a
weaponized virus on the open market. Jack offered the Salazars up as buyers, and then convinced the Salazars that he had switched
sides by springing Ramon from prison. He, Tony and Gael kept this a secret to protect the President from exposure. Jack asks Palmer to
give Tony the authority to interdict with the military and take possession of the virus.After watching the video, Palmer chides Tony
from keeping a matter of national security from him. With Jack setting up a meeting between the Salazars and the Ukrainians in Mexico, Tony
solicits the military's help. The President reluctantly grants his request, but warns Tony that he will face consequences later on. Palmer
hangs up, angry. Wayne agrees with what Jack did in order to protect the Administration, but he knows that the President should censure Jack
later.The CTU staff files out of the conference room after hearing Tony's admission on the secret mission. Michelle eyes Tony mistrustfully.
Chappelle tries to regain control of the operation, but Tony insists that the President put him in charge of helping Jack find the virus. Chappelle
vows to be on his back. Michelle notices Tony steady himself against the desk because he is still weakened from the surgery.
At the ranch in Las Nieves, Mexico, Hector makes it clear to his brother that Jack came to him with an opportunity to make billions. By
purchasing a deadly virus from Ukrainian scientists, they can resell it to Al Qaeda and North Korea. Jack had dropped an infected body
at the National Health Services building to prove it was real, and now he is supposed to meet with a representative to purchase the virus within the
next hour. Hector explains that Jack is out make $50 million. Jack had lost his wife and brought down Salazar, but still ended up with a demotion
at CTU. "I'm done putting my ass on the line for nothing," Jack says bluntly. Salazar is still suspicious, so Hector hands him a gun. Yet when
Salazar aims at Jack, Hector pushes his arm out of the way so that he misses. Salazar thinks Hector is crazy for trusting Jack. Jack tells them
that time is running out to make the buy. They should either shoot him or let him make the call.Tony gives direction to the staff, showing them
that Jack's transponder locates him at a ranch in Mexico. Kim takes Tony aside to tell him that Chase went to rescue Jack and has tracked him
to Las Nieves. He is unreachable because he went dark. Chase may blow Jack's cover.Jack sweats through his heroin withdrawal in a
room at the ranch. Claudia comes in with food and slaps him across the face. "You said you'd take me away from here," she says, feeling
betrayed when she learned he was really an undercover cop. Claudia belittles him for being a junkie and deceiving his own country. She
contemptuously offers him some heroin, but then feels sympathy. Jack is conflicted because he can't tell her the truth.
Tony sends Chase's dossier and photo to an agent in Mexico. He then becomes dizzy and falls to the ground. Tony gets back up and sees
that no one noticed.Tony tells Michelle and Kim that he is sending a man named Rafael Gutierrez to Las Nieves to reel Chase in. Kim notes that Chase would never
use a landing strip to touch down because it's too exposed. Tony agrees, and orders a topographic overlay to find another potential area to land a
plane.Palmer tells Wayne that he can't reach Anne. He is worried because she was upset after the debate. Wayne advises him to be evasive with
the press about Anne's connection to her ex-husband's illegal affairs. Anne arrives at her ex-husband Ted's office. He
apologizes for lying about her involvement in his scheme. She sees that he has a gun and she questions whether he is going to commit suicide.
Anne tries to get the gun, but Ted grabs it and points it to his own temple. Anne lunges for it again, but he pushes her down. She watches in
horror as Ted kills himself before her.Michelle finds Tony in a weakened state, and she urges him to go back to the hospital. Tony
brushes off her concern, but then senses that she is bothered by something. Michelle mentions the secret mission, and Tony apologizes for
allowing the job to come between them. Michelle is upset that she could not tell that he had been hiding something for a month.
Anne calls Palmer to tell him about Ted's suicide and the letters exonerating her from the falsified research. Palmer hangs up and gives Wayne the
news. Wayne is relieved. He respects her for cleaning up her own mess, noting that she may be learning what it takes to be a part of the
political game. Palmer is uneasy at the thought of this.To persuade his brother even more, Hector elaborates about Jack setting up the deal with
the Ukrainians and the real prison break. Plus, all of their contacts in the American agencies and military confirm that Jack is a fugitive. Salazar
becomes convinced when Hector says that they will kill Jack as soon as they have their hands on the virus. Salazar gives Jack the go-ahead to call
his contact.Rafael Gutierrez phones Tony from Chase's potential landing site. Tony is alarmed that Gutierrez is alone because Chase is a good field
agent. A plane lands and Tony listens as Gutierrez approaches it. But the plane is empty. Gutierrez hangs up.
Gutierrez goes back to his car, and Chase appears out of nowhere. He holds Gutierrez at gunpoint and checks his badge. Gutierrez says
that Tony sent him to find Chase. He gives Chase a phone to call Tony. Before they can speak, shots ring out and Gutierrez falls dead.
Chase gets in the man's car and takes off. Tony can still hear the gunfire, and Chase says that he is being pursued. Tony, Michelle and Kim listen
as the car crashes. They fear the worst. Chase is alive, but dazed. The snipers descend upon the car and take Chase prisoner.
Anne arrives at the District office, and Palmer greets her with a tender kiss. Wayne looks over her papers from Ted and is glad that they will
clear her name. Anne ends her relationship with Palmer because she can't live in his world and do the things she would need to do in order to
survive.Jack uses a satellite phone to call Michael Amador, the Ukrainian contact. Amador takes the number to call him back. Suddenly, the
henchmen come in to the ranch house with Chase in tow. Salazar recognizes Chase as Jack's partner. He readies his men to move
location because he is sure more agents will arrive. Jack tries to defend himself, saying he didn't know that Chase was coming. Betrayal and
anger dawn on Chase's face, and he asks if Jack is now with the Salazars. Jack confirms that this is true. Chase breaks away momentarily to
charge Jack. In doing so, Jack slams his watch against the wall. Salazar demands that Jack shoot Chase to prove that he's on their side.
Chase spits in Jack's face. Jack raises the gun to Chase's temple and fires, but there is only a clicking sound. The chamber is empty. Salazar
applauds Jack, and orders his men to interrogate Chase. He and Jack will go to a safe house to wait for Amador's call.
In a van, Jack warns Chase to shut up. He then notices that his watch isn't working.At CTU, Gael comes up to notify Tony that the
transponder on Jack's watch went dead. Tony is concerned that by the time the assault teams are in position, they will have no idea where he will be.
9:00P.M.-10:00P.M.
President Palmer explains to the press that he
ended the debate because of a national security
threat that is still shrouded in secrecy. He
assures them that the American public is safe. As
Palmer is exiting, a reporter asks if this was
merely a ruse to draw attention away from Anne.
Palmer tells him that new evidence will exonerate
her.
At CTU, Tony and his team try to reestablish
signal with Jack's transponder. They are unsure
whether Jack's cover was blown. Tony assigns
Kim to a task, but when she asks for a major
detail he says that he just told her. He did not.
Kim decides not to argue the point and gets to
work.
Salazar's caravan of trucks stops at an
abandoned farmhouse in Mexico. Realizing that
they have not been followed, Salazar realizes
that Chase must have come on his own in order
to save Jack. Now he will die for his efforts.
Amador calls, but refuses to deal with anyone but
Jack. Amador instructs Jack to meet at a location
in fifteen minutes. Jack hangs up and tries to
keep the phone but Salazar takes it back.
Noticing that Jack is still suffering withdrawal,
Salazar hands him some pills to take the edge off
the sickness. Jack goes to the restroom in the
back of the house.
Claudia puts her brother to sleep in the
farmhouse. As she is walking out of the room,
Jack grabs her and confesses his mission.
Claudia doesn't trust him, but he promises to
save her and her family if she helps him. Jack
needs her to find a cell phone and to keep Chase
alive. She agrees, and Jack kisses her. "If you're
lying to me again, I'll kill you myself," Claudia
says.
Salazar henchman Eduardo beats up Chase in
order to find out more information about his being
there. Chase does not answer. Outside, Jack
hears Chase's cries of agony. Salazar asks Jack
if he feels any sympathy for his former partner.
Jack says that he has a $15 million payday
coming. He pities Chase for still believing the lie
that what he is doing has purpose.
Claudia comes in to see Hector and she kisses
him. Unbeknownst to him, she grabs his cell
phone. Hector pulls away and goes outside to his
brother. Claudia follows and is about to give Jack
the cell phone but Hector stops her. He tells her
that he left his phone inside. Claudia goes back
to retrieve it. Salazar, Hector and Jack load into
the truck to meet Amador.
Kim asks Chloe if she's heard from Chase and
she makes suggestions on other alternatives to
reach him. Chloe already did those options and
brushes off Kim's concern. Kim asks Tony for the
format code because he forgot to give it to her.
He tells her the old code, and then realizes his
mistake. Kim types the code in for Adam to gain
access to files. There could have been a disaster
by not having those codes.
Wayne gives Palmer the news that CTU lost
track of Jack. They are interrupted when the
President gets a call from Alan Milliken, a
wealthy campaign contributor from Los Angeles.
Milliken asks to see Palmer, but tells him not to
bring Wayne.
Gael shows Tony the map where Jack was last
spotted. They figure he can not be more than
thirty miles from that spot. Chappelle warns Tony
and Gael that they will take the fall for everything
that happened if the mission doesn't go
according to plan. Tony notes that if Jack goes to
the meeting without backup, then the Salazars
gain control of the virus.
The Salazar truck pulls up to the designated
meeting spot where a tent has been pitched in
the woods. Amador comes out and greets Jack,
who introduces the Salazar brothers. Amador
informs Jack that another buyer for the virus has
emerged, so there will now be an auction for the
highest bidder. Jack convinces the Salazars that
they will still rake in a hefty profit even if they
have to up their quote by $50 million. Another car
pulls up with the second buyer. Jack is shocked -
- it's Nina Myers. She sees Jack and orders her
men to kill him. Jack says that he quit CTU, but
Nina doesn't believe him. Amador warns her that
if she leaves, the buyer she is representing won't
be happy. Amador assures everyone that he has
secured the area. She agrees to stay.
The President arrives at the Milliken Estate.
Palmer learns that Milliken's wife had been
having an affair with Wayne when he worked for
Milliken. Milliken knows that Wayne can not be
trusted, but Palmer refuses to fire his Chief of
Staff. Milliken warns the President of the
repercussions that will follow from not obeying
his wish.
Kim comes to Michelle to let her know about the
mistakes Tony's been making. Michelle writes it
off to stress and his impaired health. Kim thinks
that Michelle needs to tell Chappelle.
Claudia enters the shack where Chase is being
tortured. She orders Eduardo off to fix Hector's
truck. Claudia tells Chase about Jack's mission
and his promise to save her family. Chase asks
her to help him, but she cannot because there
are too many men around. She vows to figure out
a way to save him.
Salazar and Hector debate about how much to
offer in order to beat Nina's bid. They decide to
up the ante to $200 million. Salazar senses that
there is more between Jack and Nina besides
their working at CTU. Jack admits that Nina killed
his wife, but he assures Salazar that it won't be a
problem.
Claudia tells her younger brother Sergio to
prepare to leave. When he asks about Hector,
Claudia dismisses him. She explains her escape
plan to her father, but he says that none of these
men can be trusted. Claudia grabs a knife from
the kitchen.
Michelle asks Tony about the mistakes that he
has made today, saying that it is not his fault
given his condition. Tony is furious at her
suspicion. Still harboring her doubts, Michelle
goes to Chappelle to let him know that she
doesn't think Tony is up to the tasks of the day.
His mistakes have been significant.
Palmer returns to the District office and yells at
Wayne for having an affair with the wife of his
biggest campaign supporter. Milliken is angry.
Wayne offers to resign, but Palmer says that it is
his own decision to make. He knows he will now
have to defend himself against a dirty fighter.
Chappelle questions Tony about his competence.
Michelle admits to her husband that she went to
their boss because Kim voiced some concern.
Tony calmly says he is fit for duty. Chappelle
tests Tony about what was on the monitor when
he entered the room. Tony remembers
everything exactly right. Yet Chappelle mentions
the other mistakes he has made. Michelle lists
what Kim had told her, and Tony offers a valid
excuse for each slipup. Michelle confirms each of
his excuses. Chappelle apologizes and sends
Tony back to work.
Jack and Nina present their two bids to Amador.
He announces that Nina's offer of $240 million
beats the Salazars.' Amador tells Nina that he will
be contacting her soon about the details of the
money transfer. "You are a dead man," Hector
says to Jack as they exit the tent. Nina gets in
her car to leave, and Jack tries to convince
Salazar that they should follow her.
The Salazars pull over and order Jack out of the
car. Hector raises his gun as Jack tries to plea for
his life. "You're of no use to us anymore," Salazar
says. "You failed." Jack reminds them that the
buyers they promised the virus to will know that
the Salazars are a joke. Jack proved his loyalty
by breaking Salazar out of prison. He assures
then that he can find Nina because he trained
her. If he fails, then they can kill him. But if he
succeeds, then they all get paid. Salazar tells his
brother that they will play this out a little longer.
"The man has more lives than a cat," he says of
Jack's fate.
10:00P.M.-11:00P.M.
Eduardo continues to torture Chase for
information, but Chase does not give in.
Gael gets a call from Hector and they set up the
trace. Hector tells Gael that they lost the virus to
Nina Myers and that they want to get it back. He
puts Jack on the phone, and Jack provides Gael
with Amador's cell phone number to track his
location. Hector says that they have Chase in
custody, but they want to know if he brought
backup with him. Gael lies about knowing this,
and suggests that they keep him alive to be safe.
The two phones are tracked, and Tony orders
CTU commandos to both positions.
Tony gives Kim the news that both Jack and
Chase are alive. He doesn't reveal that Nina is
there too.
Jack and the Salazars return to the farmhouse.
Hector is alarmed when Sergio says that his
sister wants to take them away.
Jack slips into the house and asks Claudia about
Chase. He instructs her to save Chase, who will
help her escape. Hector comes in and confronts
Claudia about what Sergio said. Claudia covers
by saying that she was only trying to scare
Sergio because he was misbehaving. Hector
buys this. Jack overhears the whole
conversation. So does Sergio.
Tony briefs Chappelle on the new discoveries.
Although Nina had been exiled to North Africa,
she somehow fled. Tony thinks that Jack will try
to get her to help him retrieve the virus.
Michelle apologizes to Tony for not trusting his
judgment. He knows she had a duty to report his
mistakes, but accuses her of merely trying to
establish her toughness.
Chloe gets an urgent phone call from someone
named Sarah who needs to meet with her
immediately. Chloe agrees.
Hector tries to get Chase to say whether he
came down to Mexico by himself. When Chase
does not answer, Hector fires a bullet into
Chase's left hand. Chase collapses from the
pain.
Wayne tells the President that they have lost
three Senators from supporting the White
House's health care bill because Milliken
convinced them to switch their votes. Wayne
insists that Palmer fire him in order to preserve
the legislation, but Palmer refuses. He is angry
that Milliken would sacrifice the good of the
country for personal revenge. The President
vows to find a way to get to Milliken.
Chloe walks outside to the front of CTU to meet
with Sarah, a teenager with a baby in her car.
Although she is angry at Sarah for putting her in
this desperate position, Chloe takes the baby into
the office.
Gael calls and gives Jack the location of
Amador's cell phone. Although Hector wants to
ambush Amador, Jack advises that they wait until
the virus is handed off to Nina. He wants to take
it from her by himself. Salazar won't let Jack out
of his sight. He takes the phone back from Jack
and orders Hector to stay at the farmhouse.
Claudia checks in on her little brother, Sergio.
While Hector is in the house, she slips outside to
see Jack leave with Salazar. Claudia tells her
father that they are leaving. He is to damage the
other trucks so that they can't follow them.
Claudia asks one of the men guarding Chase if
he has a light. When the man eagerly searches
his pockets for a match, Claudia knocks him out
cold.
Wayne enters a darkened cocktail lounge, where
Milliken's wife Julia is waiting. Wayne wants her
help in getting her husband off the President's
back because she has much influence over him.
"Tell him you'll leave him if he doesn't back off,"
Wayne says. Yet Julia wants Wayne to become
her lover again even though she will stay married
to Milliken. Wayne doesn't want that, so Julia
refuses to help.
Claudia tells Eduardo that Hector wants her to try
to interrogate Chase. She hands Chase her
kitchen knife and throws gasoline onto Eduardo.
Using his good hand, Chase stabs the man.
Claudia grabs Eduardo's cell phone and gun.
Chase takes a metal poker and sticks it into the
fire. He presses the hot poker to his hand to
cauterize the bullet wound.
Claudia's father loads Sergio into the truck. She
and Chase climb into the truck bed. Chase
shoots the other henchmen as the truck peels
out. Hector comes running and fires at them. He
can not follow because his vehicles have all been
impaired. As they speed to safety, Chase
realizes that Claudia has been fatally shot in the
head.
Chappelle finds that Chloe is hiding a baby
underneath her desk. She says it is hers, and
Chappelle orders her to get rid of it. Chloe tells
him that her babysitter left her in the lurch.
Gael calls Jack with Amador's location at an old,
abandoned church. Jack and Salazar pull up to
the spot with their headlights off. They spot Nina
and her men meeting up with Amador. Jack
convinces Salazar that he must go in alone. He
hands Salazar the night-vision goggles so that he
can follow him from afar.
Jack creeps toward the church where armed
guards are posted outside. He climbs up to one
of the windows and overhears Amador tell Nina
that he will call her with the location of the virus.
Amador leaves. Jack is stopped by one of Nina's
guards, and he fires at him. Nina hears the
commotion and hurries to exit. Jack stops her at
gunpoint. Salazar watches through the binoculars
as Jack leads her into the church. "If I wanted to
kill you, you'd be dead right now," he tells her. A
guard enters and distracts Jack. Nina smashes
Jack with her briefcase, knocking him out.
Chase calls Tony from where his truck broke
down. He informs Tony that Jack left a half hour
ago with Salazar to find Amador and the virus.
Chase wants the chopper picking him up to know
that he is bringing two other people as well as the
body of Hector's girlfriend.
Jack offers Nina ten times more than what her
buyer is giving her if she hands the virus over to
the Salazars. Nina still believes that Jack is
working for CTU. He says that he gave up his life
to bring down Salazar and returned home to
nothing. Jack claims that Kim never forgave him
for her mother's death, and he wants the money
to give her back some semblance of a life. After
he broke Salazar from prison, he is unable to
return home. He only wants to disappear with the
money. Nina's guard encourages her to kill Jack,
and Nina raises her gun to Jack's forehead. She
turns around and shoots the guard instead.
"What are you up to, Jack?" she questions.
Wayne comes back to District to tell the
President that he tried to have Julia fix things
with Milliken. She said no. "If Milliken wants to
play dirty, we have to lower ourselves to his
level," Palmer says angrily. He dismisses Wayne.
Palmer then calls his ex-wife Sherry and asks for
her help with Milliken. He sends a car to pick her
up.
Nina confirms that Jack did break Salazar out of
prison. She asks if he is willing to forgive her for
killing Teri. Jack says that if he had wanted
revenge, she would already be dead.
Nina kneels down and places her hands on Jack's thighs.
"Convince me," she says, leaning in. Jack kisses her.
11:00P.M.-12:00A.M.
Adam finds Amador's location. There may be
bodies and vehicles nearby, but it cannot be
identified from the satellite.
The Delta chopper lands in the Mexican field to
pick up Chase, as well as Claudia's father and
brother. They quickly take off before Hector spots
them.
Wayne calls Milliken in an attempt to settle the
dispute. Palmer catches him on the call and
takes the phone away. The President insists to
Milliken that he will neither fire his brother nor
lose his health care bill. Milliken refuses to give
in. Palmer tells Wayne that he needs Sherry to
take care of this so that they can focus on the
virus threat in Mexico.
Tony briefs his team on Amador. Jack must
confirm that he has the virus before CTU can
intercept. Adam pulls up a photo of Nina, and
Kim is shocked to learn that Nina is involved.
Tony ushers Kim out of the room to explain. "She
killed my mother," Kim cries. "My father couldn't
even pretend to work with her."
Nina continues to kiss the handcuffed Jack. But
she pulls away because she can feel him lying.
She knows he still despises her and is working
with CTU. Suddenly, Jack head butts Nina and
she falls back. Jack crashes into the wall to
smash the wooden chair he's been chained to.
He grabs a remnant of the chair and holds it to
Nina's neck. Jack explains that he is a fugitive
and that he needs this deal to happen. She is the
only one that Amador will sell it to. He promises
that Nina will still get her $20 million fee.
Hector and his men pull up to where Chase's
truck is parked. Hector is upset to find Claudia's
dead body.
Hector phones Gael, who has the call traced.
Hector informs him that Chase has escaped.
Gael claims that Chase has not called in because
he went rogue. CTU has no idea where he is.
Hector calls Salazar and says that they have to
call off the deal because Chase escaped.
Salazar demands that they keep up their end of
the deal since they already made promises to
deliver the virus. Jack summons Salazar into the
building where Nina is being held.
Sherry enters Palmer's office. She thanks him for
keeping her out of prison and away from public
humiliation. She vows to help him with whatever
he needs.
As Jack checks Nina's laptop, Salazar comes
into the building. Jack hands him his gun and
says that Nina has agreed to the exchange. They
are waiting for Amador to call. Jack brushes off
the news that Chase escaped. Yet when Salazar
informs him that Claudia died, Jack can barely
hide the flicker of pain on his face.
Palmer explains the Milliken situation to Sherry.
He has always known that Sherry hid information
about Milliken from him. Sherry admits to
knowing one skeleton from Milliken's closet. She
warns Palmer that if it is exposed, Milliken will
become his enemy for life. Palmer agrees to her
inserting herself in the situation.
Chase gets his hand bandaged at the portable
command post. Claudia's father explains to
Sergio that his sister died to keep them safe.
Captain Reiss of the Delta team tells Chase that
CTU wants to pull back his surveillance team
now that Hector is onto their trail. Chase wants to
personally track Amador even though CTU is
ordering his evacuation because his partner's life
is at stake.
Adam picks up vehicle movement on the ground
in Mexico. Chappelle doesn't want the Delta team
to move in until they have a visual of the virus.
Meanwhile, Amador takes a briefcase from his
couriers. He pulls out a steel cylinder that houses
a vial of white crystalline powder immersed in a
greenish liquid.
Wayne greets Sherry, and he lets her know that
he doesn't think it's such a good idea that she's
there. Wayne asks her to tell the President that
she couldn't find anything to blackmail Milliken
with. This will force Palmer to accept Wayne's
resignation. However, Sherry wants Wayne to
remain in the White House because he plays
rough like she does.
Kim tells Tony that it is hard to put her feelings
aside about Nina, the woman who killed her
mother. Kim feels that Nina is violating the terms
of her Presidential pardon by auctioning for the
virus. She begs Tony to make Nina pay for what
she has done.
Chloe asks Kim to watch her baby while she runs
downstairs for a briefing. Kim is flustered, but is
left with no choice.
Out of Jack's earshot, Nina whispers to Salazar
that Jack is working with CTU in order to set him
up. Salazar says that he already checked Jack
out, and he threatens Nina not to undermine the
deal. Amador calls, and Jack has Nina answer it
on speakerphone. Amador has the product, but
he wants to confirm Nina's bank account first.
When he sees that the money is ready to be
transferred, Amador gives Nina a meeting place
to hand over the virus. Salazar is pleased, and
he waits for Hector to arrive.
Amador calls someone to tell them that he has
the virus and that the exchange will occur within
the hour.
Adam tracks that Amador is moving eastward.
Gael suggests that they swoop in now to grab
Amador and the virus. Tony wants to wait for
Jack to send them a signal of confirmation.
However, they don't know how Jack will get word
to them.
Wayne questions whether the White House
should inform the Mexican government about the
troops on Mexico's soil, but Palmer doesn't want
to jeopardize the operation. Milliken calls,
warning the President to pull Sherry off of him or
else he will cause even more problems. Palmer
and Wayne sense that Milliken is scared. Palmer
takes his brother's advice and places a call to the
President of Mexico.
Palmer informs Sherry that Milliken is already
upset. He asks about the dirt she has dug up, but
Sherry says that she will fill him in later.
Hector arrives at the house where Jack is hiding
with Salazar and Nina. Jack tells him to stop
looking for Chase because CTU wouldn't even be
able to get down there quick enough to prevent
the virus delivery. Seeing Nina tied up, Hector
pulls his brother aside. He warns Salazar that
they should give up because something is not
right. Salazar says that they don't have a choice
because the buyers are already in place. Jack
secretly dials Michelle on the cell so that she can
listen in. He says out loud that they are meeting
Amador at the location. Hector still expresses his
reluctance, but Salazar orders his brother to
follow his command. Salazar asks for the cell
phone, and Jack is forced to hang up on
Michelle. Yet Tony has heard enough information
to send the Delta teams into position.
Captain Reiss gets the coordinates for the
Amador exchange and mobilizes his men. Chase
questions why they are staying so far from the
location. Reiss explains that they will send one
observer to confirm the virus, but will hold the
combat troops back. Chase volunteers himself to
be the observer.
Hector continues to question his brother about
the security of the deal. Salazar reminds Hector
that it was Jack who broke him out of prison. He
wants Hector to follow his orders, like he has
always done. Jack loads Nina into the car. "You
can't control this, Jack," she says to him.
As Kim tries to console the crying baby, Chloe
comes back to her desk. She accuses Kim of
doing something to make the baby cry.
Michelle and Tony brief Chappelle on what they
learned from Jack's call. They hear a baby cry,
and Chappelle goes upstairs to the Field Ops
office to reprimand Chloe. He tells her that she is
suspended, but Michelle reminds him that they
need Chloe to take care of the digitally enhanced
audio surveillance in Mexico. Michelle suggests
that they deal with Chloe's child care problems
some other time. Chappelle tells Chloe to have
Kim watch the baby.
Suited up in camouflage gear, Chase maps his
and the commando teams' positions with Reiss.
Jack and the Salazars pull up to the house where
their guards are posted. Hector is alarmed
because there are not enough men. Salazar
accuses his brother of losing his nerve, and the
two argue. Jack says that they have to be at
Amador's meeting place very soon. Hector yells
that the deal is off. Salazar assures Hector that
they need to follow through because they will
lose the respect of all the buyers they promised
the virus to. Hector disobeys his brother and
orders his guards to leave. Salazar shoots his
brother Hector in the back. Jack and Nina are
stunned.
12:00A.M.-1:00A.M.
As they walk toward the briefing room, Tony is
curt with Michelle about not making any mistakes
while they prepare to help Jack.
Hector, still alive, lies in a pool of his own blood.
Salazar chides him for not listening. It is too risky
to take him to a hospital. To end his brother's
suffering, Salazar shoots Hector again to kill him.
Nina says that Hector was right -- Jack is still
working for CTU. Salazar warns her never to
mention Hector's name again. He and Jack lead
the team to the cars to meet up with Amador.
Sherry lets Palmer know that she's leaving the
office to meet someone about the Milliken
information. "I still believe in your presidency,"
she says, vowing to stop Milliken.
Tony briefs his staff about the Posta Mita location
where the virus transfer will take place. Chase
will provide visual confirmation because Jack can
not transmit the information. Chloe is in charge of
communicating with Chase.
In the woods at Posta Mita, Chase sets up a
parabolic dish to pick up the sound. He sees
Jack and Salazar pull up. Salazar orders his men
to hide so that Amador doesn't see them. Nina
tells Salazar that she can prove Jack is setting
him up. Based on her CTU experience, she is
sure that there will be a reconnaissance man
watching them from the hills. Salazar sends two
guards to check it out. Chase sees the men
coming towards him.
Adam goes to Kim's desk and notices the baby.
She tells him it is Chloe's child, but Adam knows
that Chloe never had a baby because he did
Chloe's background check.
Salazar enters the mine house and radios his two
men in the field looking for the sentries that Nina
described. One of the men, Pablo, does not
immediately respond. Nina comments that the
man must already be dead because CTU has
gotten to him. But Pablo responds, telling Salazar
that no one is there. Salazar orders him to hold
his position. Salazar doesn't see that Chase has
Pablo at knifepoint. Chase knocks Pablo out.
Salazar warns Nina that she will pick up the virus
from Amador. If she tries to say anything to him,
she will be killed.
Chloe comes to Kim's desk to check on the baby.
Kim asks who the child belongs to because
Adam says it isn't hers. Chloe admits that her
boyfriend, Eric, is the father. He is trying to hide
the baby from his ex-wife because her new
boyfriend has been abusing the child. Chloe
claims that Eric has contacted a social worker.
Knowing this is kidnapping, Kim suggests she
report it. Chloe accuses Kim of being at fault if
something bad happens when the baby is
returned to her mother. Michelle interrupts them
to get Chloe back to work.
Sherry meets with a man named Kevin Kelly in
his run-down mobile home. She has proof that an
account was set up in his name after his
daughter was killed in a car accident. Kelly
embarrassingly admits that he saw Milliken
driving the car, but was paid off to keep his
mouth shut about Milliken's complicity in his
daughter's death. Kelly agrees to tell the truth
about the accident in return for the President
pardoning his son from prison. Kelly's son was
convicted for murder.
Nina presses Jack about his working for CTU. He
says that she doesn't know what she is talking
about. Nina knows they will both be killed once
Salazar gets hold of the virus. Salazar comes in
and has Nina's handcuffs removed. He sends her
out to meet with Amador, warning the bodyguard
accompanying her that she is to be killed if there
is trouble.
Chase sees Nina and the bodyguard leave the
building. He radios back to CTU. Tony orders
Michelle to send in the delta teams because the
virus transfer is about to get underway.
As Chloe continues monitoring Chase, Tony gets
a call from Kim. She has something urgent to
speak to him about Chloe.
Outside the trailer, Sherry calls Palmer and asks
about pardoning Kelly's son. She explains that
Kelly was paid not to pin his daughter's murder
on Milliken, and will now admit the truth in return
for this pardon. Palmer needs time to think about
this and hangs up. Wayne advises the President
not to do what Sherry asks because she has her
own agenda. Wayne would rather give in to
Milliken's demands by submitting his resignation.
Palmer is unsure what the will do about the Kelly
pardon.
Kim tells Tony that she thinks Chloe is
delusional. Chloe lied about the baby and her
boyfriend being the father. Kim looked into it, and
found no abuse charges filed with Child
Protective Services. She didn't confront Chloe
because the woman is unstable. Tony,
unfortunately, needs Chloe because she is the
only one who can filter the audio streams from
Chase. He doesn't want her distracted, and he
asks Kim to watch the kid until the mission is
over. Tony says they will deal with the baby once
they have possession of the virus.
Sherry goes back to the trailer but finds that Kelly
isn't there. The place has been ransacked. She
exits the trailer warily and heads for her car. As
she searches in her purse for the keys, another
car approaches. Sherry panics, but the car is
driven by a harmless older couple who passes
by. She catches her breath and gets into her car.
Chase reports to CTU that Amador and his
bodyguard have arrived. Jack sees the same
thing from the abandoned mine house. Carrying
a briefcase, Amador enters the building where
Nina is waiting with her guard. She tells Amador
that she will authorize transfer of funds once she
verifies the virus. Amador removes a canister
from the case and hands the vial to Nina. She
places the vial into a spectroscope to test the
substance inside of it.
Chloe complains because she doesn't have
enough audio filters, and Adam tries to help her
out. Wayne Palmer calls Tony to chew him out
about the secret mission. The Pentagon is
furious that they weren't involved. The President
will be forced to hold Tony, Jack and Gael
accountable. Wayne asks that Tony walk him
through the plan.
Chase radios CTU that they are about to get
authentication on the virus. Nina's spectroscope
conveys that it is 100% verified. Chase sends
that news to CTU, and Tony orders the delta
teams to raid the site. Amador takes back the vial
from Nina, and places something in his breast
pocket. She calls the bank to transfer the money.
Amador gives Nina the briefcase and he leaves
with his bodyguard. While Chase is relaying this
information, static fills the line and CTU can't
hear him. Chloe explains that she changed
satellites in the middle of the operation without
telling anyone. Adam begins to worry. They get
Chase back on the line, to everyone's relief.
Jack and Salazar see Nina coming back toward
them and meet her outside. Salazar takes the
briefcase and pulls out the vial. He trains a gun
on Jack, saying that he is no longer needed.
Chase radios to CTU that Jack is in jeopardy.
The delta teams won't make it there in time to
save him.
Salazar tells Jack that he caused his brother to
die. Before Salazar can pull the trigger, Chase
shoots him in the shoulder. The guards open fire
and Nina runs off into the woods. Jack grabs one
of the guard's weapons and begins taking out the
men. The searchlights from the helicopters burn
down on the hillside, and Chase lets Tony know
that the delta team has arrived. He runs down to
where Jack is. The chopper fires missiles to take
out some of Salazar's men. Jack sees Salazar
rushing off with the briefcase, and he runs after
him. Chase radios to CTU that Jack is pursuing
Salazar and the virus.
Sherry calls Julia, Milliken's wife. She says that
she knows that Milliken is controlling, but that
Julia shouldn't give everything up to get away
from him. She offers Julia a way out that does
not sacrifice her lifestyle. Sherry heads towards
the Milliken estate.
Chase and some members of the delta team
catch up with Jack in the woods. Jack is relieved
that Chase is all right. He directs the choppers to
pursue Salazar.
Jack and Chase come upon Salazar, who is
bleeding from the gunshot. Salazar holds the
cylinder, but Jack refuses to let the agents open
fire. He begs Salazar to hand over the virus.
Salazar is about to comply by placing the cylinder
on the ground, but a timer buzzes. The cylinder
explodes in Salazar's hands. Jack and Chase are
knocked down.
Jack takes Chase's phone and calls CTU to tell
Tony that he does not have the virus. The
cylinder was rigged with a bomb, which means
that Amador switched vials. Tony lets him know
that the delta teams have found Amador. Jack
says that Nina has also escaped. She probably
wasn't plotting with Amador because the bomb
was intended for her. Chloe chimes in that the
delta team has spotted Amador two miles west of
their location.
Captain Reiss and his soldiers stop Amador's
truck and hold him at gunpoint. Amador turns his
eyes to the trees nearby, and his men open fire
on the delta team, swiftly taking them out.
Amador smashes his cell phone, and drives
away with his bodyguard.
Adam loses Amador's cell phone signal, and
Michelle gets word that the delta team was
ambushed. Tony gives Jack the news that
Amador escaped. He can not be tracked
because he chose this location where there is no
satellite coverage. Jack tells Chase that they
need to find Nina.
As he safely drives away, Amador pulls out
another cylinder from his breast pocket which
contains the real virus.
1:00A.M.-2:00A.M.
Jack and Chase roam the woods, searching for
Nina. Chase radios Jack when he sees a light.
He goes to check it out and finds a dead delta
team member. Nina comes upon Chase and
takes his weapon. She orders Chase to radio
Jack a code six, and he obliges. Suddenly, Nina
is cold cocked by Jack. He makes Chase go to
the airfield so that he can "interrogate" her. Nina
claims that she can help him find Amador in Los
Angeles.
Although Jack looks like he is about to kill Nina,
he instead calls CTU to tell Tony that he has
captured her alive. Jack thinks she must know
something.
Tony tells Chloe that Chappelle wants to see her.
He then phones Kim to let her know that her
father and Chase are returning to Los Angeles
with Nina.
Chloe comes into Chappelle's office, refusing to
speak about the baby. He accuses her of
violating agency rules, and he threatens to
perform a blood test to find out who the baby
really is. Chloe still won't reveal what is going on,
so Chappelle places her under guard while they
run tests on the child.
Wayne lets Palmer know that Amador escaped in
Mexico with the virus. He is a known arms
dealer, so it is unclear what his motivation is for
bringing it back to Los Angeles. Palmer is
interrupted with a call from Sherry. She says that
Kelly, the man willing to go public about Milliken's
past, has disappeared. She believes Milliken's
people got to him. Sherry is on her way to see
Milliken's wife, Julia. Palmer is adamant that she
not go there, but Sherry promises to stay away
from Milliken and only talk to Julia.
Jack arrives at the Las Nieves airfield with Nina.
Chase is a bit surprised to see Nina still alive.
Jack knows that Amador is already out of
Mexico, so they board a Navy plane headed for
Los Angeles.
Aboard his own private jet, Amador phones a
man named Marcus Alvers. He tells Alvers to be
ready because he has the virus.
Sherry calls Julia Milliken, who gives her the gate
security code to enter the property. Sherry orders
her to disable the security cameras.
Julia goes into her husband's bedroom to find
him watching the news. She tucks him in and
kisses him goodnight.
Jack asks the restrained Nina what she knows.
She says that Amador always deals with a man
named Alvers when it involves business on the
west coast. However, she has no idea who he is
or how Amador contacts him. Jack asks Tony to
run a check on the name.
Chase is cold towards Jack, and he accuses him
of not trusting him with the secret Hector deal.
Jack explains that when he pulled the trigger on
Chase, he was taking a chance that Salazar
would not give him a loaded gun. Thankfully, that
proved true. Those kinds of choices are always a
factor in the field. Now they must keep their focus
on stopping the virus. Chase backs down, and
wonders whether Nina really does knows more.
Jack wants to wait to see if Alvers is a real lead.
CTU techie Dalton Furelle finds a connection
between Amador and a man named Marcus
Alvers. These two men were once suspected of
manufacturing weapons-grade Anthrax but were
not convicted. They have also been seen
together numerous times over the last few years.
Tony assigns Michelle to hook Dalton up with
manpower from Division to trace Alvers.
Tony calls Jack with news on Alvers. Now they
have to find him. Nina decides to admit to Jack
that she knows more, and that she can help him
find Alvers before he meets with Amador. She
wants Jack's word that he will help her case with
the Department of Justice. He agrees. Nina gives
up a Felco prefix number that, when dialed, gives
an internet socket where Alvers can be reached.
After Jack follows her direction, nothing happens.
With a slight smile, Nina tells Jack to wait.
At CTU, everyone's system locks up. All the
computers go down. Tony warns the group that
there is a self-propagating code leaking into their
database. Back on the plane, Nina informs Jack
that his dialing actually triggered a worm that will
bring down agency connectivity. "Until I say
otherwise, your entire anti-terrorist computer
network is jammed," Nina says calmly.
Jack gives Tony the heads-up that Nina
embedded a worm into CTU's system when she
worked there. They don't know what Nina wants
in return to stop it. Jack suggests they assign
Chloe to the task of saving the network, but Tony
explains that Chloe has been asked to step
aside.
Nina tells Jack that she wants the plane to return
to Mexico. Once it turns around, she'll slow down
the spread of the worm. When she's safe in
Mexico, she will give him the final kill code to end
it. Jack knows that if the CTU computers go
down, undercover agents around the world will
be exposed. Nina warns him that they can't solve
the worm internally.
Tony appeals to Chappelle for allowing Chloe to
work on the worm. Chappelle begrudgingly
agrees, and lets her go from custody. With Adam
and Dalton's help, Chloe gets to work on the
system.
Sherry arrives at the Milliken estate and lets
herself in through the gate with the access code.
Sherry sneaks into the service porch and lightly
taps on the door. Julia opens it. Sherry proposes
that Julia help her prove that Milliken was
involved with Kelly's disappearance and,
possibly, his murder. If Milliken goes to prison,
then Julia will get everything. Sherry needs
Milliken's cell phone to see who he has called in
the last few hours, but Julia is afraid to go into his
bedroom. Sherry takes charge and does it
herself.
Sherry tiptoes into Milliken's bedroom and goes
to the nightstand next to where he is sleeping.
She grabs the phone and rushes out.
Chloe hurriedly leads the group in de-worming
the system. She is upset, however, that Adam
and Kim stabbed her in the back by going to their
bosses. Chloe says she went out on a limb in
order to protect her friend's baby. "What friend?"
Adam asks. Before Chloe can answer, her
monitor beeps, signaling that the worm is now
speeding up. Chloe tries another tactic.
Sherry reads off Milliken's last dialed calls to
someone over the phone so that they can be
tracked. She tells Julia that they are now done. If
any of those calls can be traced to Kelly, then
they will have something on Milliken. Suddenly,
Milliken enters the room and sees Sherry with his
wife. Sherry pointedly asks him about paying off
Kelly to keep quiet about his daughter's death.
"We can end it now, and you can back off David,"
she threatens.
With Jack out of earshot, Chase tells Nina that
Jack will kill her if she tries to play him. Jack
brings over a laptop and shows Nina that the
worm is now spreading faster. It will bring down
the whole CTU network in a few minutes. If she
wants any leverage, she will have to stop it. Over
Jack's phone, Nina gives Chloe instructions. This
slows the worm down for another 20 minutes, but
does not stop it completely. Nina warns Jack to
turn the plane around or the worm will finish its
task. Jack insists that they are going to land in
Los Angeles and that she will help him find
Amador.
Milliken and Sherry fight, and he starts to cough.
When he loses his breath, Julia runs to get his
pills. Sherry stops her. Milliken stumbles out of
his wheelchair and gasps for air as he reaches
for the bottle. Sherry and Julia watch him die on
the ground.
Julia is horrified, but Sherry convinces her to say
that she was in her bedroom when Milliken died.
This was an accident. "You're free of him," she
says. Although Julia is unsure about lying, Sherry
says she has no other choice if she doesn't want
to spend her life in prison. Sherry instructs Julia
to call 911 after an hour and pretend like she just
found her husband's body. Julia can never reveal
that Sherry was there.
Chloe works frantically to stop the worm, but it is
unsuccessful. Tony calls Jack to tell him that they
will need to go back to Mexico to get Nina's
assistance in preventing this worm from bringing
down the CTU system. Jack turns to Nina for
more help, but she remains silent. Chase
wonders if they should just give in to her
demands. The plane begins to rise, and the pilot
lets Jack know that he got orders from Tony to
return to Mexico.
Jack points his gun at the pilot to make him land
the plane in L.A. Tony sees the plane's descent
and radios the cockpit. He tells Jack that he is
ordering the plane to turn around so that they can
get the kill code. As Tony and Jack argue, Chloe
makes some headway into defeating the worm.
She succeeds, and Tony lets Jack know that they
are back to being fully functional.
Jack goes to Nina smiling. She doesn't believe
him when he says that the CTU system is
working. But as the plane lands, Nina sees from
Jack's relieved expression that this is true.
Chappelle commends Chloe on her work. Yet he
says that she is still going to be handed over to
the police. Chloe is alarmed when she sees the
baby being taken by Child Protective Services.
She agrees to tell Chappelle who the father of
the baby is.
Chappelle releases Chloe after he gets his
information. Kim comes up to her and asks what
happened. Chloe says that since she told
Chappelle the truth, there won't be any charges
pressed. Kim asks who the father is. Chloe
answers that it is Chase.
2:00A.M.-3:00A.M.
Jack deplanes with Nina at Point Mugu Naval Air
Station and is met by an agent from Division.
Chase gets a call from Chloe, who says that
everyone at CTU -- including Kim -- found out
about his daughter.
Chappelle briefs a group of agents about Amador
and the man who Nina named as Alvers. No one
has been able to access Interpol's reports
because the European contact logs were not
updated. Tony turns to Michelle, who was the
ranking agent at the time he was in the hospital,
and she explains that she didn't think Europe was
a priority at the time. After the meeting breaks,
Tony tries to speak to her but Michelle walks out
angrily.
Wayne apprises the President that the virus may
already be in Los Angeles. Palmer wants him to
alert the appropriate people in the various
agencies. Sherry comes in to tell Palmer that she
did not go to Milliken's house as she had
originally planned. She called Julia, but Julia
would not search her husband's phone. Palmer
doesn't believe Sherry. She says that she pulled
over on the road to make calls.
The vans arrive at CTU, and Nina is whisked to
an interrogation room. Jack is concerned that the
security won't be enough to hold her, but
Chappelle makes Jack take a detour to the clinic.
He wants him checked out because he knows
that he has been taking heroin.
Adam informs Kim that her father has arrived at
the office and that Chase is a few minutes
behind. Kim sees Nina being ushered in. They
hold a look. Jack hugs Kim, who is shaken to see
Nina there.
Kim asks her father why he didn't tell her about
his drug problem. Jack didn't want her to worry,
but he says that he will probably have to enter a
rehab program.
Chase enters CTU, and he and Kim lock eyes.
She walks away without acknowledging him.
Milliken's maid is horrified when she sees his
dead body on the floor. She calls out for Julia.
Chase comes into the clinic to check on Jack and
to let him know that Tony will interrogate Nina.
Chase then admits to Jack that he has a
daughter. Although Kim already knows, he hasn't
had a chance to talk to her about it. Jack warns
him to square this with Kim now.
Michelle and Dalton prepare the interrogation
monitors in the observation room. He wonders
whether Michelle is bothered that Tony is the one
doing the questioning because he used to date
Nina. Tony comes in and asks them to focus the
video on Nina's eyes. She is tired, so they may
be able to pick something up by her eye
movements. Tony turns to Michelle and asks if
everything between them is fine. Although she
says yes, she doesn't sound fine.
Tony questions Nina about Alvers. Nina tries to
make Tony uneasy by referencing their past
relationship. She sees his wedding ring and
makes a comment about his wife. Michelle reacts
slightly in the next room. Nina says she doesn't
know Alvers personally. Tony mentions that the
few medical records that they have on Alvers
show that he was treated for HIV. Nina doesn't
flinch, but Dalton sees on his monitor that her
pulse has spiked. Michelle whispers into Tony's
earpiece that Nina probably had sex with Alvers.
Tony lets Nina know that he's on to her.
Amador enters a seedy bar. He is carrying the
briefcase. Amador meets up with Alvers, who
asks about Nina. Amador says that she is
probably dead. Alvers is relieved because Nina
can lead the government to both of them.
Amador carefully hands Alvers the canister
containing the virus.
Chase approaches Kim, who is upset that she
didn't know about his daughter. He explains that
he only recently found out he was a father from
an ex-girlfriend who wanted nothing to do with
the child. Chloe has been helping him take care
of it. Chase doesn't know how this will affect his
work and his relationship with Kim.
Chappelle lets Jack know that Tony may be
getting somewhere with Nina about Alvers, but
Jack is hesitant to jump to conclusions because
he knows that Nina is adept at manipulating the
system. Before Jack can return to work,
Chappelle makes him speak to an investigator
from the Inspector General's office. Jack is lead
into a conference room where the investigator
named Plachecki grills him on how his addiction
to heroin came about on the Salazar case.
Tony continues to interrogate Nina about
Amador. He reminds her that she not only
betrayed CTU, but also killed Jack's wife, helped
bring a nuclear bomb into the country and now is
ready to unleash a virus on the population. What
does she want now? Nina can only say that
Tony's neck wound is bleeding.
Tony goes back into the observation room.
Dalton is only getting subliminal reactions from
Nina. They would need to take her to another
room to be able to better plug into her vital
statistics, but that room is not as secure. Instead,
Tony sends for the torture specialist to work on
Nina.
Plachecki questions Jack over his six weeks of
heroin use before he got into the Salazar gang.
Jack explains that he had to credibly pass as a
junkie and only wanted to be prepared. Plachecki
thinks it will be hard to sell this story because
Jack didn't tell anyone what he was doing -- not
even his partner. Jack says, because of his wife's
death, his motives would have been
misconstrued had he made it known what he was
doing. Chappelle suggests that Plachecki put in
the records that Jack did not start using drugs
until the first meeting with Salazar was
established. Jack refuses to lie because he
merely did his job and has nothing to hide.
Alvers tells someone over the phone that he has
the virus. Amador notes that they will need time
to leave the country before they let the virus out.
The President meets with his aides and Cabinet
members. Since Amador is in Los Angeles with
the virus, Palmer asks the team to come up with
two types of containment strategies, both covert
and open to the public. He gives them thirty
minutes to report back to him.
Wayne tells Palmer the grim news about Milliken.
Palmer is shocked. Wayne questions Sherry's
claim that she never went to Milliken's house.
Palmer goes right to Sherry and informs her that
Milliken is dead. She feigns surprise. Palmer
asks to check her cell phone logs to prove her
story, but Sherry says that those phone logs will
show that Palmer called her first. She admits that
she did go to the Milliken estate, and after an
argument, Milliken suffered a heart attack.
Palmer warns Sherry that she will have to tell the
truth about the matter, but Sherry cautions him
that the truth will indicate that she was there on
the President's behalf. Sherry assures Palmer
that she did nothing to Milliken.
Kim watches the feed from the interrogation room
on her monitor. She sees Nina being tortured.
Adam gives Kim a list of cities where Alvers has
been in the last three years to cross check
against CTU's database.
Chase comes into the conference room to let
Jack and Chappelle know that Nina is being
tortured. Jack voices his opinion that this is a
mistake. No one should be in there who isn't
familiar with what Nina is capable of.
The torture specialist applies a needle to the
back of Nina's neck. She jerks her head
backward, and the motion causes the needle to
plunge further into her neck. It hits an artery, and
blood spits out everywhere. Tony applies
pressure to Nina's neck while Michelle calls for
medical assistance.
Palmer tells Wayne that Sherry alleged that
Milliken suffered a heart attack. Palmer says that
they have to assume that Julia was also involved.
Wayne refuses to believe this.
Wayne walks out of Palmer's office and calls
Julia from his cell phone. She tells him that
Sherry was there and stopped her from giving
Milliken his medication when he lost his breath.
Wayne advises her to call her lawyer. She wants
Wayne to come to her, but he says he must keep
his distance.
Nina is rushed to the clinic of CTU on a gurney.
Her handcuffs have been removed. As the
doctors work, Nina squeezes shut the drip tube
that is delivering anesthesia to her arm. She
shuts her eyes and pretends to pass out. Seeing
that she is under sedation, Tony leaves the
medic area.
Tony comes to tell Jack and Chappelle that Nina
tried to commit suicide. Despite Tony's
explanation that Nina is sedated, Jack is worried
that Nina is in the clinic without security.
Suddenly, an alarm blares throughout CTU. They
run to the clinic, and find all of the doctors and
medics dead. Nina is gone. Chappelle locks
down the building.
Kim panics, and runs into a stairwell. She sees
one of the CTU guards dead. She grabs the
guard's gun for security. Kim then finds Nina in
the control room of CTU, ripping out wires from a
keypad. She orders Nina to drop her gun. Nina
warns Kim to walk away because she's not a part
of this, but Kim refuses to back down. Nina
begins to slowly rise her gun hand, and Kim
threatens to shoot her. Suddenly, Nina is shot in
the shoulder by Jack, who has come up behind
Kim. Nina drops to the ground. Jack orders Kim
to go back into the building and tell everyone that
he has Nina. Nina moves her hand closer to the
gun on the ground. "You don't have any more
useful information, do you Nina?" Jack asks
rhetorically. Although Nina tries to plead, Jack
says "No, you don't." He fires three shots into
her.
3:00A.M.-4:00A.M.
Tony and Michelle wonder whether Jack shot
Nina only out of vengeance. Tony doesn't think
Jack would have risked the mission.
Chappelle enters the transformer room where
Nina's body lies dead on the ground. He angrily
questions Jack about what happened. Chappelle
takes Jack to review the video surveillance that
would confirm he was only defending himself.
Chase comes in to comfort Kim. Kim didn't
witness her father in self-defense against Nina
because he made her leave the room.
In the seedy night club, Amador lets a man
named Saunders come into the back room. As
Saunders takes the vials filled with the virus,
Amador questions why he chose a limited target
and not a large one that could inflict the most
casualties. Saunders explains that this was not
his objective. He only wants to send a message.
Tony lets the rest of the CTU staff know that Jack
killed Nina when she tried to escape. He instructs
them to widen their search for Amador now that
there is new information about detonating
devices stolen from Russia. Tony believes that
Amador and Alvers will use these devices to
disseminate the virus.
Saunders shows Amador and Alvers how to work
the detonating device. Saunders belittles how
Amador could trust that Jack Bauer would turn
against CTU. He accuses Amador of being
greedy and almost ruining the mission. Saunders
only gives Amador and Alvers half of the $200
million they were to be paid because of the screw
up in Mexico. They will receive the balance after
they hit the hotel with the virus.
Chloe finds that one of Amador's bank accounts
had been activated from a local server only a few
minutes ago. Kim and Adam work on tagging the
location.
Chappelle reviews the security footage, and Jack
insists that he shot Nina because she was
reaching for her gun. Chappelle accuses Jack of
standing in front of the camera to obscure any
visual record of what really happened. Although
Jack is angry that Nina was released after killing
his wife, he only tried to prevent her from
shooting at Kim. Chase interrupts their argument
to inform them that they have a live lead on
Amador and the virus. Jack prepares to go out
into the field, but Chappelle stops him because
Jack is the subject of an internal investigation.
Both Jack and Chase convince Chappelle that
Jack is needed on the case. Chappelle
reluctantly lets him leave.
Julia calls Wayne because the police are
questioning her housekeeper. He tells her that
she is innocent. Palmer comes in and Wayne
hangs up with Julia. He lies to Palmer and says
that he hasn't yet spoken to Julia. Wayne advises
the President that they should stay far away from
Milliken's death because it will look like Palmer
was involved.
As Jack loads the truck with Chase, Kim
approaches him. She gets assurance from Jack
that he was forced to kill Nina because she was a
threat to them.
Wayne confronts Sherry about Milliken's death.
He knows that she prevented Julia from giving
Milliken his medication. Sherry believes she was
only cleaning up Wayne's mess. "Complex
problems sometimes have the simplest
solutions," she says. Sherry convinces Wayne
that they need to handle this without Palmer's
knowledge. As long as Julia keeps her mouth
shut, the two of them will be able to cover it up.
A police detective comes to speak with Julia, and
says that the maid heard a car in the driveway.
She thought she saw a light-colored Mercedes.
Detective Norris then questions the fact that the
security system was shut down an hour before
Milliken's death. Julia claims she doesn't know
anything about this. Although Milliken was sick,
the detective is starting to think someone may
have helped him die.
As Adam tracks the location of Amador's account
access, Kim delivers the coordinates to Chase
over the phone. He is driving with Jack, who
thanks him for urging Chappelle to let him stay
on the case. Jack asks if Chase spoke to Kim
about his baby. Chase says that Kim is handling
it fine. He wants Jack to stay out of it because he
and Kim truly care about each other.
Alvers arrives at the Chandler Plaza Hotel by
taxi. He has a briefcase in his hand. Alvers
enters the lobby and calls Amador to tell him it
will take another 25 minutes.
Detective Norris phones Sherry from the Milliken
estate to let her know that Julia claims she was
with Sherry tonight. Sherry firmly states that Julia
is lying because she has really been in the
District offices with President Palmer all night.
The detective says that Julia accused Sherry of
helping her withhold medication and caused
Milliken's death. Sherry says that Palmer will
confirm her story.
Wayne is worried that he is becoming less of an
asset to Palmer's Administration, but Palmer
assures his brother that he doesn't trust anyone
more. Wayne gets a call from CTU that Jack is
leading the operation with a lead on the virus.
Jack and Chase arrive at the Chinatown street
where Chloe has tracked Amador's account
transaction. The SWAT team at the site has sent
an undercover officer into the seedy nightclub.
The officer spots an armed guard outside a door,
but he is taken hostage before he can notify the
team outside. The guard strips his radio, and
Amador shoots the officer. Jack and Chase lead
the raid on the club. Jack pins Amador to the
ground, and orders the other SWAT guys to
leave the room.
Jack wants to know where the virus is, but
Amador is angry that Jack was able to fool him in
Mexico. "He knows who you are," Amador tells
Jack. Amador refuses to tell him anything else,
and Jack asks him who he is afraid of. Amador
makes a contemptuous remark that Jack can't
protect him because he couldn't even protect his
own family. When Amador does not tell him
where the virus is, Jack has Chase slice
Amador's palm with a knife. Amador passes out.
Jack orders Chase to repeat it when Amador
wakes up.
Tony and Chappelle call Jack. He tells them that
he has Amador, but that the virus has already
been passed on. However, Amador did reveal
that whoever is behind this threat knows Jack
very well. Jack has Tony cross-reference all his
contacts with what they already uncovered about
the virus. The CTU forensics team finds an
incubator with no contamination and some prints
and hairs that they will send to the lab. The
agents also find Amador's laptop that has the full
schematics of the Chandler Hotel. Jack tells Tony
that they have a possible target, but that they
shouldn't evacuate the hotel just yet. First they
need to contain the virus. Tony orders an NHS
team sent to the hotel.
Tony notifies Phillips, the head of security for the
Chandler Hotel, that there might have been a
toxic substance released in the building. Tony
orders him not to allow anyone in or out of the
hotel. Alvers may already be in the building.
Tony stops Michelle as she leaves CTU with
Gael and a group of agents. Chappelle explains
that Tony will need to control information flow at
the office, and with Michelle's past experience,
she is the best person to lead the team on-site.
Tony is hesitant to let her go, but she knows it is
the best thing to do.
Michelle phones Tony from the car. He tells her
that the NHS team won't be there for another 20
minutes. Tony orders her not to go into the hotel
until NHS brings biohazard suits. She hangs up
annoyed, and tells Gael that things haven't been
right since Tony got back from the hospital. Gael
says that Tony was unhappy that he couldn't talk
to her about their secret plot against the Salazars
for the last few months.
Alvers walks through the Chandler Hotel dressed
as a maintenance man. Phillips is suspicious
because he doesn't recognize him. He has his
assistant check the man out.
Michelle calls Phillips from outside the hotel. No
one has spotted Alvers yet. She can't enter until
the hazmat suits arrive. Michelle feels guilty that
Phillips' people don't have any hazmat suits and
are trapped inside. Gael finds an image of Alvers
on the hotel's security camera. Michelle tells the
other agents on the team that she can't order
anyone in because it goes against protocol, but
she is going in to try to stop the virus. Gael grabs
some gear and follows her. Others go with him.
Phillips unlocks the door to allow Michelle and
her team to enter the building. Phillips says that
they may have spotted Alvers.
Alvers enters the ventilation room and opens up
his tool kit. He takes out the detonator and
inserts a virus-filled vial inside of it. Alvers sets
the detonator into place below a fan that blows
air into the building.
Michelle finds Phillips' assistant dead in the
hallway of a pump room. She holds someone
who appears to be a maintenance man at
gunpoint. It is really Alvers. He makes a run for it,
but Michelle takes him down and handcuffs him
to a pipe. Alvers admits that the virus has been
released into the central ventilation unit. Michelle
radios Gael, who heads for the area.
Gael finds the detonator underneath the whirling
blades of the main fan. He radios Michelle that
the virus is in a vial, and that it is hooked to some
kind of timer. Gael opens up the fan unit, but
before he can grab the vial, the detonator goes
off. A fine, white powder sprays into his face and
up into the air conditioning shaft.
4:00A.M.-5:00A.M.
Gael notifies Phillips that the toxic substance has
been released into the ventilation system of the
hotel. Meanwhile, Michelle grills Alvers. She
learns that there are eleven more vials of the
virus, but Alvers does not know the locations
where they are to be released. Michelle gives
Tony the news. He is shocked to find out that she
is inside the hotel. He orders her to leave the
building, but she refuses.
Jack tries to get Amador to reveal who he is
working for. Amador is willing to die rather than
tell him. Chappelle calls Jack with information
about the eleven other vials of virus. Jack
handcuffs Amador to a rusty pipe. He and Chase
discuss that there may be a possibility of
containing the virus inside the Chandler Hotel.
Tony briefs Dr. Nicole Duncan as she heads to
the hotel with her team. Chappelle tells Tony that
no one is to leave the hotel because that may
spread the virus. He orders that anyone
attempting to escape will be shot and killed.
Michelle arranges for her team to shut down
hotel operations and jam cell phone signals so
that no one can make contact to the outside. This
is to prevent a mass panic. Michelle apologizes
to Gael for putting his life in danger.
Phillips asks a bellhop named Margolis to stay on
after his shift. Phillips doesn't let on the
seriousness of the situation.
Amador manages to loosen the rusty pipe and
release his handcuffs. He sneaks out of the
nightclub. Kim calls Jack. She is monitoring
Amador from her computer's tracking locator
because Jack had placed a transponder in the
bandage on Amador's hand. Jack and Chase
head out to follow him.
Palmer orders Wayne to notify the California
governor of the virus at the Chandler Hotel in
case he needs to mobilize the National Guard.
Sherry tells Palmer that Julia confessed to the
police that Sherry was involved in Milliken's
death. She had told the police that she was with
her ex-husband at the time. Sherry threatens
Palmer to corroborate her story or else she will
disclose that she was acting on the President's
behalf with regards to Milliken.
Amador gets in his car and drives away from the
nightclub. Jack and Chase call Tony as they
follow Amador. They are hoping Amador will
need his boss to help him escape. Jack says that
the virus may have been altered, so there is a
possibility that Michelle will have a chance of
survival.
Amador calls his employer, Stephen Saunders.
Saunders asks whether Jack was one of the
agents interrogating him. In order to avoid being
followed to Saunders, Amador cuts a sharp U-
turn and takes another route.
Saunders hands one of his henchman a cell
phone. He instructs the man to release the vial of
virus when the phone rings twice.
Concerned about Michelle, Tony questions Dr.
Duncan about the potential fatality rate. Dr.
Duncan has no answers about Michelle's fate.
Michelle and Gael find that the entire hotel is
contaminated. Gael begins to show symptoms
when his nose bleeds.
Since the virus is supposed to have a fourteen
hour incubation period, Michelle wants Alvers to
tell her what he did to alter the virus. He
promises to tell her if she kills him once the
symptoms start.
Wayne warns Palmer that Sherry will be arrested
unless he backs up her alibi. Wayne argues that
he must protect Sherry or lose his Presidency.
Palmer refuses to lie.
Michelle calls Tony to let him know that Alvers
admitted to adding an accelerant to the virus to
shorten the incubation period. Gael is already
showing symptoms. Tony begins to get
emotional, but Michelle stops him.
Margolis the bellhop questions Phillips about
what is going on. Phillips evades the truth.
Margolis goes searching for an exit.
Michelle calls the quarantined Gael to check on
his health. She tells him that NHS will soon send
in a doctor. Margolis sees Gael and overhears
his conversation. Panicked, he pulls a fire alarm.
Margolis opens a drawer to grab a set of keys
and he finds a gun. He takes it.
Phillips tells Michelle that he thought the fire
alarm was disconnected. Michelle orders the
agents and hotel workers to prevent the guests
from exiting by blaming it on a false alarm.
Amador lets Saunders know that he's not being
followed. Saunders gives him the location where
he can come in. Meanwhile, Kim tracks Amador's
movement and gives Jack the coordinates. Jack
instructs her to send for the follow teams.
The hotel guests start to fill the lobby, and
Michelle directs them back upstairs. One man
demands to be told what is going on because he
is prohibited from leaving the building. Another
woman says that she saw people with gas masks
outside. Michelle lies and says that a toxic
substance was released outside the hotel. She
tells them that it is safe inside the building.
Phillips alerts Michelle that someone opened a
fire door on the west side of the hotel, and
Michelle goes to search for that person.
Michelle comes upon Margolis trying to unlock a
door. He pulls his gun on her. Michelle tells him
the same story she fed to the other guests, but
he doesn't believe her. She finally admits that
there is a toxin inside the hotel and that everyone
will be sick. Michelle warns Margolis that he will
be responsible for spreading the disease if he
leaves the building. He calms down and gives
her his gun.
Phillips calls Michelle. One of the guests has
started to show symptoms. The woman is
bleeding from her nose and mouth.
Wayne brings the Los Angeles Chief of Police in
to see Palmer. The President tells the officer that
Sherry was with him when Milliken died. Palmer
goes to Sherry to give her the news that he
corroborated her story. Yet he is still furious
about what she did. He says that he despises
both Sherry and what he was forced to do in her
favor.
Jack and Chase watch Amador walk from his car
to another waiting car. A man in the car hands
Amador a briefcase. Inside the briefcase is a
bomb. Jack watches as the car explodes, and he
rushes to the wreckage. Jack's cell phone rings.
It is Saunders, but Jack doesn't know him.
Saunders threatens to release eleven other vials
of the virus in return for Jack's help. "I need you
to put me in touch with a friend of yours,"
Saunders says.
Chaos ensues when a number of the hotel
guests begin getting nosebleeds. One of the irate
people throws a trashcan at the front door and
smashes the glass. Michelle fires her gun into the
air to make the man move away from the
window. She threatens to shoot him if he tries to
leave, but he doesn't believe her. As the man
makes his way out, Michelle fires two shots into
his back. The other guests are in shock.
Jack calls the President and explains that the
man holding the virus wants to speak to him.
They will probably have to give in to the man's
requests. Saunders tells Palmer that he will
release the virus and kill a good portion of the
American population unless his demands are
met. Saunders says that he will call Palmer
again.
5:00A.M.-6:00A.M.
After killing the man trying to escape, Michelle
orders the other guests to stay calm. A SWAT
team surrounds the place and makes everyone
alarmed. Michelle is forced to fire her gun into the
air to keep the panicked people in line. She says
over the hotel intercom that an infectious
substance has been released into the building.
Anyone attempting to leave will be stopped. The
guests file back to their rooms. The dead man's
wife lashes out at Michelle.
Jack doesn't have an answer when President
Palmer questions why the terrorist used Jack to
get in touch with him. Jack has Chase call CTU
for a physical description from Alvers. They
should cross-check that description against
Jack's personnel files.
Palmer tells Wayne that they have no choice but
to give in to the terrorist's demands because he
will kill most people in America.
Phillips asks Michelle if everyone in the hotel will
die. She thinks that some of them are immune to
the virus because not everyone was afflicted.
Tony calls Michelle, and she is upset that she
had to shoot a man who tried to escape. Tony
assures her that she did what was necessary. He
wants her to have Alvers give a description of the
man who hired him.
As Dr. Duncan arrives at the hotel with her
Hazmat-suited NHS team, Michelle grills Alvers.
He claims that he doesn't know his employer's
name, but he met the man at a Go parlor in
Chinatown. Alvers describes the man and
Michelle feeds the information to CTU. Chloe
looks it up against Jack's records and sends the
matching headshots to Michelle's laptop. Alvers
doesn't spot the man among the photographs.
Jack, who has been listening in, has them widen
the search to include those who are listed as
dead. Alvers reviews the new set of headshots,
but this time he recognizes one as his boss. Jack
knows who it is. Stephen Saunders was a British
agent loaned to CTU from MI-6 for the operation
that brought down Victor Drazen in Kosovo. Jack
had thought Saunders did not survive the
mission.
Palmer and Wayne discuss how to keep the virus
threat from the press. Palmer advises his brother
to not use the term "Cordilla virus" when drafting
releases to not arouse fear. The President meets
with his Homeland Security Chief, Joseph
O'Laughlin, who suggests that the threat level be
raised to red and that airports and highways be
closed. Wayne is worried that this will cause
even more panic. Palmer orders O'Laughlin to
alert the airlines of a possible nationwide
grounding.
Palmer is interrupted when Saunders calls and
demands that the Secret Service pick up a
package from a mailbox across the street within
ten minutes. Before Palmer can say anything
more, Saunders hangs up.
As they drive toward CTU, Jack discusses his
theories about Saunders with Chase. Jack thinks
Saunders might have been captured and has
spent the last ten years in a foreign prison. Jack
calls a friend of his at MI-6, Trevor Tomlinson.
Tomlinson, who has already been briefed on the
situation by CTU, pulled up Saunders's contacts.
The only person not confirmed dead is a woman
named Diana White who ran a high-end escort
service. She lived with Saunders and passed
intelligence to him. Diana lives in Los Angeles.
Dr. Duncan prepares to run a nasal swab test on
all the people in the hotel, and she begins with
Michelle. The results will be available in two
hours.
Secret Service Agent Pierce brings the package
from the mailbox to Palmer. Inside it is a cell
phone that contains a sub-channel chip which
causes the signals to be untraceable. Suddenly,
the cell phone rings. Saunders is on the other
end. He instructs the President to call a press
conference within the next half hour on any
subject. Palmer must use the phrase "the sky is
falling" during the briefing. Wayne is resistant to
sending out this signal, whatever it means.
Palmer, however, knows that millions might be
killed if he doesn't oblige. He has his staff hastily
arrange a press conference.
Chase pulls up information on Diana White. Her
clients are very rich and very powerful. Saunders
has probably blackmailed these men to raise
money to fund his operation. Jack thinks
Saunders was captured and tortured, and he now
holds the United States government and Jack
responsible.
Tony frantically makes calls to NHS to find out if
there are any possible cures for the virus. He
tells Kim that NHS says there is a 100% mortality
rate, and that he feels bad that he and Michelle
had been fighting before she left for the hotel.
They are interrupted by Chappelle, who asks to
speak to Tony privately. Chappelle accuses Tony
of putting his emotions for Michelle ahead of his
work. He advises Tony to assume the worst, and
then turn his focus to getting revenge for
Michelle. Chappelle wants him to track bank
accounts from Amador's computer to find a link to
Saunders.
Jack and Chase break into Diana White's house.
Diana hears them, and she fires at Jack. He says
he wants to speak to her about Saunders. Jack
puts his gun down. Diana approaches him with
her weapon raised, but Chase knocks her down.
Diana tells Jack that Saunders left her and she
hasn't seen him. When Diana asks for her
lawyer, Jack says that she is being taken to MI-6,
an agency of foreign government, which means
her constitutional rights don't apply.
Michelle asks Dr. Duncan if she can speak to
Gael in his isolation. He has deteriorated quickly.
Dr. Duncan advises against it, but Michelle goes
anyway. She is shocked to see the boils on his
face and his bloodstained shirt. Gael asks
Michelle to contact his family. She offers him her
gun to end his own life, but Gael refuses. He
feels guilty because, when he was trying to stop
the cylinder from exploding, he hesitated out of
fear. If he hadn't hesitated, he could have saved
himself and the others. Michelle walks away,
visibly upset.
As they approach the press room, Wayne tells
the President that the FBI is ready to move if the
phrase "the sky is falling" triggers any suspicious
activity. The FAA is also prepared to ground
planes if necessary. Palmer steps up to the
podium before the throng of reporters. He
announces that the threat level has been
elevated to red and that the airports will be
closed. Palmer also says the phrase given by
Saunders. The reporters shoot out questions, but
Palmer is vague in answering.
Jack and Chase enter MI-6 with Diana.
Tomlinson says that Diana is the registered
owner of the address in Chinatown where
Saunders was last seen. Suddenly, a helicopter
rises to the window of the MI-6 office and men
with machine guns begin firing. Diana is killed.
Tomlinson is also hit, and he manages to tell
Jack the number of the server where the
Saunders files are stored.
Jack and Chase run downstairs, killing two
gunmen as they flee. They come upon four dead
bodies in the computer room. Jack finds a bomb
attached to the computer mainframe. He pulls the
hard drive out, and he and Chase run just as the
bomb explodes.
Michelle calls Tony with news that Gael has died.
She wants to make available to the infected hotel
guests the suicide capsules that are used for
agents who have been captured. Tony can not
authorize this, but Michelle has witnessed what
the virus is capable of. "I'll see what I can do,"
Tony sighs.
Jack calls Chappelle to let him know that the MI-
6 office was decimated, but he managed to save
the hard drive that was sorting information on
Saunders. Jack will bring it in.
Chappelle goes downstairs and sees Tony
grabbing suicide capsules from the cabinet.
Although it goes against agency regulations,
Chappelle allows him to take it to the hotel.
One of Saunders's henchman reports that Jack
escaped the MI-6 raid, but that the hard drive
was destroyed. Saunders is mildly saddened that
Diana was killed even though he ordered her
death. The henchman also says that there have
been inquiries from Chappelle at CTU into their
Cayman bank accounts.
Wayne briefs the President on the MI-6 attack.
Palmer is worried that what he said in the press
conference could have triggered it. Saunders
calls Palmer on the secret cell phone. He wants
Chappelle killed. His body is to be delivered to
the downtown train yard by 7:00. Palmer refuses,
and Saunders tells him that what is going on at
the Chandler Hotel will happen at hundreds of
locations around the country if he does not
comply.
6:00A.M.-7:00A.M.
Wayne defends the idea of offering up Chappelle
to Saunders, but Palmer is afraid of permitting
the terrorist to dictate his actions.
Jack enters CTU with the hard drive from MI-6.
Chappelle explains how he's trying to trace
Saunders's money trail. Jack is interrupted by a
private call from the President.
Palmer informs Jack that Saunders wants
Chappelle's body delivered to the downtown train
yard. Jack is confused by Saunders's request,
but he knows that the President has no other
choice. Jack hopes to find Saunders before they
are to hand over Chappelle.
Jack orders Chloe to transfer the search for
Saunders from District back to CTU. She
reluctantly agrees to hide this from Chappelle.
Tony has the suicide capsules delivered to
Michelle. She breaks down emotionally to him.
Tony wishes he could be there with her.
Jack asks Tony whether Chappelle and
Saunders have any connection because
Saunders just demanded that the President kill
him. Tony downgrades Chappelle's security
clearance in case he becomes a flight risk. They
decide not to tell anyone else.
Chappelle questions Jack on what Palmer
wanted from him. Jack admits the truth about
Saunders's request. Chappelle is confused
because he does not know Saunders. Jack
thinks that the money trace proves that he may
have been on the right track. He will try to
capture Saunders before the hour is up, but he
asks Chappelle to turn over his files to Chloe
right away.
Chappelle frantically tries to access Saunders's
offshore bank account, but it's encrypted.
Chappelle wonders if he is being targeted by
Saunders because of some lead he may have
found. Jack encourages him to send the file to
Chloe so that she can complete the work.
Michelle is saddened to see Phillips become
infected with the virus. He begs Michelle to let
him call his wife, but she is not allowed to grant
him that wish. Michelle tells the other hotel
guests that there is no chance of recovery once
symptoms have appeared. The estimated time of
death is within six hours. She offers the suffering
people suicide pills if they decide they want such
an option.
Michelle is alerted to another situation. One of
the guests can't find the man she came to the
hotel with. The woman doesn't know the man's
name because she met him in a bar and they
had a one night stand. He disappeared after the
fire alarm. Michelle calls for a forensic team to
dust the woman's room for fingerprints.
Tony lets Jack know that Chase has a strike
team assembled. There is also a helicopter ready
to take Chappelle to the train yard across town.
Chloe tells Jack that the decryption may take
ninety minutes. He won't tell her why it is so
important, but he wants her to work faster. Kim
offers to help Chloe. Jack notices that Chappelle
is missing.
Chappelle is prevented from leaving CTU by a
security guard. He tells Jack that he is only going
outside for a cigarette. Under authority of the
President, Jack orders Chappelle to a holding
room.
Michelle warns Tony that an unidentified man
has slipped out of the hotel. The man is probably
unaware that he was exposed to the virus.
Michelle goes through the encounter with the
woman to find more clues. The woman hands
over her belt and the agents find another set of
fingerprints on the buckle. Michelle sends the
prints to CTU for analysis.
A man named William Cole slips into his house
and awakens his wife. He tells her that he
worked late. Cole goes in the bathroom and
notices blood dripping from his nose.
Chloe decrypts Saunders's bank account and
Kim sees that Saunders is listed as having
several addresses across the country. One is in
downtown Los Angeles. Saunders called a
transfer from that location forty-five minutes ago.
Tony alerts Chase to raid the apartment. Jack
commends Chloe and Kim for their work.
Jack informs Chappelle about the lead on
Saunders. Chappelle's elation turns into dread
when Jack takes him to a waiting helicopter en
route to the train yard. They still need to be in
place for Saunders's deadline.
Gerry Whitehorn, Palmer's press secretary, says
that a reporter from the Los Angeles Times is
asking whether a toxic accident at the Chandler
Hotel is connected to the White House's red alert.
Wayne tells Whitehorn the truth about the virus
so that he can handle the media onslaught.
Palmer warns him not to go public until they
know the virus is contained.
Up on the roof of CTU, Jack and Chappelle are
stopped by Chase. He questions why Jack is not
going with him to grab Saunders. Chappelle says
that Jack is wanted for more interrogation by
Division. Chase accosts him, and Jack tells him
to back off.
Chase and another agent arrive at the parking
structure across from where Saunders has been
traced. Chase sees three men outside the
building, and he thinks he knows a way to bring
down the guards before they can warn Saunders.
Since all flights from LAX have been grounded,
Saunders learns that only three of his couriers
made it out to various American cities. This
revises his casualty projections down to five
million dead within the first forty-eight hours.
Adam comes up with 300 potential matches to
the partial fingerprint from the hotel. Tony has
him send all the photos to Michelle so that the
woman can go through them. Chappelle calls
from the helicopter to check on Chase's status.
As the chopper lands at the train yard, Tony
patches Chappelle and Jack in to Chase's comm
feed.
Outside Saunders's apartment building, a street
sweeper passes between a guard and a car.
Chase and his agents shoot the guards amid the
confusion. They enter the building as another
strike team goes up the fire escape to the roof.
Chase enters the apartment, but it's empty, save
for a switching mode that has been relaying calls
from this location.
As he listens to the unsuccessful raid over the
intercom, Chappelle's optimism deflates.
Suddenly, Jack's cell phone rings. It is Saunders,
who orders Jack to leave Chappelle's body in the
van that will soon be arriving at the train yard. "If
you don't follow my directions, I will release the
virus immediately," Saunders says.
Dr. Sunny Macer brings a suitcase full of suicide
pills into the hotel and offers them to the virus-
stricken guests. An agent brings Michelle to the
room where the woman is looking through the
photos matching the fingerprint. The woman
identifies one of the faces as the man she spent
the night with.
A perspiring Cole notices his face is ashen. From
inside the bathroom, he tells his wife that he has
to go to leave for work.
Jack phones Adam at CTU and tells him to check
the satellite imagery on his location. He wants
him to follow the black van coming toward the
helicopter.
Jack helps the shaking Chappelle from the
chopper. The two men walk through the yard.
Jack asks Chappelle if there is anyone he wants
to talk to before he dies, but Chappelle says no.
Jack makes Chappelle get on his knees, and
Chappelle begs to be given the chance to take
his own life. Although Jack is at first hesitant he
hands over his gun. Yet Chappelle is unable to
pull the trigger. Jack takes the gun and fires point
blank at Chappelle's head.
7:00A.M.-8:00A.M.
At the train yard, Jack backs away from
Chappelle's dead body as masked men from the
black van approach. The men check the body for
trackers and warn Jack against following them.
They take Chappelle and drive away.
Jack calls Wayne Palmer and gives him the
news. The President is adamant about not giving
in to any more of Saunders's demands. Wayne
warns him of the impending virus threat. Palmer
asks him to convene his cabinet.
Based on the money trail, Kim, Chloe and Adam
discover that Saunders has a daughter in Santa
Barbara. Jack calls Tony to let him know about
Chappelle. Tony tells him that they are going to
pick up Saunders's daughter, but Jack thinks that
they shouldn't send up any signals to the
terrorist. He suggests they substitute Jane
Saunders with another look-alike agent so that
Saunders isn't alarmed. Tony attempts to find an
agent that resembles the girl.
Tony checks in with Michelle, but she doesn't yet
know if she's infected with the virus. She wants to
keep busy and asks Tony to give her some work.
Adam lets Tony know that they are tracking Cole,
the man who escaped from the hotel. Chase is
already on his way to the man's house.
Palmer contacts Jack and asks what Saunders
meant about future demands. Jack believes that
Saunders will continue to release the virus.
Chloe is unable to find a female field agent in Los
Angeles that looks like the young Jane Saunders.
Kim is the closest match.
Tony briefs Kim on the situation with Jane and
how she is the only one who can stand in for the
girl. Tony will not order her to do it. Kim,
however, agrees to the mission.
Kim asks Chloe to take over her work while she
goes to Santa Barbara. Chloe is angry that Kim is
being sent out in the field.
Through a gas mask, Chase grills Cole's wife
about his appearance because he is in danger of
contracting a virus from the Chandler Plaza
Hotel. She becomes angry when she realizes
that her husband was having an affair. One of the
agents finds a bloody tissue in the bathroom,
which means that Cole is symptomatic of the
virus.
With a soaked tissue at his nose, Cole touches
items at a drug store. The pharmacist suggests
that he go to the emergency room. Cole bumps
into another customer on his way out.
When Jack enters CTU, Tony tells him that Kim
is the only match for Jane Saunders. Jack
refuses to let his daughter go out into the field,
but Tony says that she reports to him.
Jack goes into the conference room where Kim is
being briefed. He orders her not to go and
explains that he put her inside CTU so that she
would be safe. Kim says that she is at CTU
because she wanted to be there, and it is her
decision to accept this mission. Jack has no
choice but to let her.
Jack escorts Kim out onto the helicopter pad on
the roof. He gives her some last minute advice
and hands her a gun. They board the chopper
together.
Palmer speaks to his Cabinet via video monitors
and informs them that some of the virus has
already been released at the Chandler Hotel.
They gave in to Saunders's demand of killing one
of their own agents. Palmer asks the agency
heads to open up their files to CTU in Los
Angeles.
Tony tells his stunned staff that Chappelle was
killed in the line of duty. He will be assuming his
responsibilities.
Chase notifies CTU that he has Cole's wife
contained. Chase is angry that Kim is being sent
out into the field. Tony says that even though it is
his call and Jack signed off on it, Kim is the one
who accepted the assignment.
Aboard the helicopter, Jack apologizes to Kim for
yelling at her. He also warns her that he is in
command of any agent in the field.
Cole enters the E.R. and sees a news report
about an infection at the Chandler Hotel. Cole
alerts the nurse, and she recognizes him as the
man they are supposed to isolate.
Saunders gets verification that the body picked
up is Chappelle's. Saunders has his henchmen
keep his daughter Jane in their sights. Jane
Saunders, meanwhile, gets in her car and heads
to work.
The cabinet members are concerned that the
death of a high-ranking member of the
intelligence committee was ordered by the
President. Palmer answers that he was more
concerned with buying time to save millions of
lives rather than worried about his own re-
election.
Palmer is interrupted by a call from Saunders,
who wants to rectify America's atrocities by
dismantling military operations around the world.
Saunders demands that the government send
him a list of all foreign nationals working covertly
as spies across the globe. If he doesn't receive
the list within one hour, Saunders will release two
more vials of the virus.
Jack and Kim land in Santa Barbara and are met
by Agent Forrester, who has already set up a
staging area at the library where Jane Saunders
works.
Chase gets word that Cole was found in an
urgent care center nearby. He heads there.
As they drive toward the library, techs work on
Kim to make her look more like Jane. Jack preps
Kim about keeping her head down so that no one
looks her in the eye.
Tony listens in as Chase questions Cole, who
can not remember how many people he came
into contact with at the pharmacy.
Jack watches over surveillance cameras as Jane
works the reference desk at the campus library of
the University of California at Santa Barbara.
One of the agents purposefully spills a drink on
Jane's pants, which makes Jane go to the
restroom to clean up. Jack sees a man in a red
shirt track Jane's movements, and he orders the
other agents to follow him. In the restroom,
another agent chloroforms Jane and she passes
out. Kim exits a stall and puts on Jane's clothes.
She emerges from the restroom. Jack tells Kim
through her earwig that the man in the red shirt is
one of Saunders's men. She turns away from the
man.
Tony maps out all the potential places where
Cole stopped and came into contact with people.
A few of the customers at the pharmacy are not
identified, and a number of patients in the E.R.
left before quarantine was placed on the urgent
care facility. There could be up to 75 people
infected, with two full neighborhoods suspect.
Jack goes in to the room where Jane Saunders is
being held. She awakens, and Jack asks for her
help getting in touch with her father. Jane
refuses, claiming she doesn't know how to
contact Saunders. Jack threatens to go "as far as
he needs to go" to get answers. Jane cries out
for help.
Forrester interrupts to tell Jack that the man in
the red shirt is approaching Kim. Jack radios Kim
to warn her. The field agents send a librarian to
distract the man in the red shirt. Kim walks away
to another bookshelf and waits.
Forrester loses sight of Kim on the camera. A
young guy approaches Kim for assistance finding
a book. He pulls out a gun and threatens to kill
her if she doesn't tell him where Jane Saunders
is. The guy drags Kim out of the library.
With Kim out of sight, Jack runs towards the
library. Kim knocks the guy's gun down, and Jack
sees them struggling. Kim pulls out her own
weapon and shoots the guy. "Saunders is going
to know we have his daughter," Kim says to Jack.
8:00A.M.-9:00A.M.
Adam briefs the CTU staff about two new
symptomatic patients discovered in the city. This
means that there are more quarantined areas.
Tony reiterates how serious the situation has
become and how everyone needs to stay on
track. The mission has switched from prevention
to containment.
Jack checks on Kim, who's still a bit shaken from
shooting the bad guy. Agent Forrester lets Jack
know that Jane Saunders can now be
questioned.
The President learns that Saunders's daughter
has been captured and that CTU wants to use
her to find him. Although he is supposed to
provide Saunders a list of foreign operatives in
15 minutes, Palmer wants to wait until Jack
comes up with something before he hands over
that list.
Jack tries to convince Jane that her father is a
terrorist fighting against the federal government.
Jack once worked with Saunders, and he knows
he is a good man. "But something's happened to
him," Jack says.
Saunders is informed that CTU is trying to
access his location from the website address, but
they are only hitting dead ends.
Jack shows Jane photos from his mission in
Kosovo with Saunders. Although Saunders told
Jane's mother that they went on a fact-finding
mission, they were really there to kill Victor
Drazen. The U.S. and British governments
thought that Saunders had died when they
blasted Drazen's hideout. Jane says that her
father told her she couldn't tell anyone that he
was alive. Jack then shows Jane more recent
photos of Saunders with arms dealers and
biological weapons manufacturers. He plays an
audio file of Saunders threatening the President
about releasing the virus. Jack runs a live feed
from the Chandler Plaza Hotel to prove to Jane
that many people are already dying from the
virus. He begs Jane to help him stop this. She
gives Jack a phone number that Saunders
provided her in emergencies.
Dr. Sunny Macer tells Michelle that her lab
results have come in.
Secret Service Agent Pierce informs the
President that Los Angeles is not safe. The
bureau is invoking an order to remove him from
the state for his own protection. Palmer asks
Pierce for help in allowing him to remain in the
city. He wants the people to know that their
President stood by them in this crisis.
Tony and Jack tell the President that there is no
way to immediately get to Saunders. Palmer
decides not to give in to Saunders's demands
again. This forces Jack to use Jane as a hostage
in hopes that Saunders will give up. Jack tells
Jane that she must contact her father and keep
him on the line so that they can trace the call.
When no list arrives from Palmer, Saunders calls
one of his men to release the virus in San
Francisco. Suddenly, a cell phone rings and
Saunders recognizes it as his daughter's line. He
tells his man to wait. Saunders picks up, and
Jane tells him that she is scared. Saunders's
henchman sees that the call from Jane is being
monitored. Agent Forrester also knows that their
trace has been discovered and she warns Jack.
Saunders asks his daughter to put Jack Bauer on
the phone. Saunders reminds Jack of the virus
he has in his possession. "You know what I'm
capable of too," Jack says, threatening Saunders
about his interrogation tactics.
Adam and Chloe successfully trace the call and
find a location for Saunders. Tony sends Chase's
team out. Jack orders Kim to accompany Jane
back to CTU. He is taking a chopper to
Saunders.
Michelle calls Tony to let him know that her test
shows she is not infected and has immunity to
the virus. Tony is overcome with emotion
because they both escaped death today.
Michelle is being taken downtown by NHS as a
precaution.
Palmer addresses the gathered press about the
virus, and asks them to convey to the public that
the best defense against the virus is to stay
home.
Jack calls Chase as they both head to Saunders.
Jack believes Saunders doesn't yet know they
have a lock on his location. Via satellite, Adam
tracks anyone coming in or out of Saunders's
building.
Saunders knows that CTU has him spotted. He
thinks it will be easier to escape when there are
more agents surrounding them. Saunders's
henchman is afraid and he goes to leave, but
Saunders shoots him dead. Saunders looks out
the window and sees nothing unusual. He calls
another one of his men and asks if "she has left
yet." The man says no. Saunders orders him to
stay on the mystery woman.
In Santa Barbara, Kim loads Jane into a car
headed back to Los Angeles. Kim sees a group
of people watching them.
In the car, Kim tells Jane that Saunders has been
keeping tabs on her all these years he was
missing.
Adam fills Jack in that no one suspicious has left
Saunders's building. Chloe alerts Tony that one
of the victims who tested positive for the virus is
Adam's sister. She doesn't want Adam to know
because it will affect his work. Tony ignores her
plea and gives Adam the bad news. He allows
Adam to call his sister, but asks him to stay on
until the crisis passes.
Saunders tells a man on the phone that he
knows he is surrounded. His plan is to wait for
Jack to show up.
Jack arrives at the scene, and Chase brings him
up to speed on the snipers in place around the
building. Jack is sure that Saunders is still in
place and knows that they are there. The team
gets ready. Jack calls out to Saunders on a
bullhorn and lets him know that the President will
no longer give in to his demands. Jack says that
since they have his daughter hostage, his only
option is to surrender. "That's not exactly true,
Jack," Saunders whispers to himself.
Kim and Jane's car stops at a train crossing. A
man in a black helmet on a motorcycle pulls up
beside them. He turns and looks at Kim.
Michelle is loaded into a van with the other
immune people from the hotel.
Chloe tells Tony that Adam messed up the
satellite feed, and it was from being under duress
because of his sister. Adam says he did nothing
wrong, but then realizes that Chloe is right. Tony
lets Adam go back to work.
As the CTU agents lie in wait, Saunders calls
Jack on his cell phone. He refuses to come
outside and wants Jack to come in instead.
Saunders says he needs a few minutes to think
things over and hangs up. Chase gets
confirmation that Saunders is still in the building.
Saunders gets a call from one of his men with
news that some task has been completed.
Saunders then mysteriously phones Tony at CTU
and gives him a web socket number. Tony opens
the socket and sees video of Michelle being
restrained in the back of a van. Saunders warns
him that Michelle will be dead in fifteen seconds if
he doesn't comply with his request. Saunders
wants Tony to order the teams on site to the front
entrance. When Tony doesn't comply, Saunders
tells his man to take Michelle's eye out. Tony
sees the knife come up to Michelle's face on the
video. He agrees to do what Saunders asks.
Tony radios the team leader on the site. He tells
him to "code nine" and move every man on site
to the front of the building. The agents go into
action. Saunders sees the snipers move off. He
walks out the back entrance unnoticed.
9:00A.M.-10:00A.M.
Jack, Chase and the SWAT team wait outside
the building. When Saunders doesn't emerge,
Jack orders the apartment to be gassed. Jack is
surprised to learn that Tony moved every agent
to the front instead of positioned on all sides.
Jack calls Tony to question his judgment, but
Tony blames it on a staff error. Chase goes
inside to find that Saunders is gone.
Chloe asks Tony why he told Jack that someone
on his team made a mistake.
Tony goes into the tech room and deletes
satellite imagery of Saunders leaving the
building. Saunders calls Tony on his cell phone
and demands the release of Jane. Saunders
threatens to kill Michelle if his daughter is not
handed over.
Tony hangs up to take another call from the
President. He has to give Palmer the bad news
that Saunders escaped. Palmer is adamant that
Jane Saunders be surrounded with tight security.
The President sees a news report about his
campaign opponent, Senator Keeler, losing
endorsements because the public feels Palmer is
handling the raised threat level instead of playing
politics. Palmer isn't concerned. "The only thing
that matters is stopping Stephen Saunders," he
says gravely.
Jack and Chase are confused as to how
Saunders got out without them noticing. They
leave the scene to go back to CTU. Jack
confirms with Chloe that Saunders had definitely
been in the building.
Kim and Jane arrive at CTU. They are informed
that Saunders has not been captured.
Michelle is taken by Saunders's henchmen to a
holding room. She is bound and gagged.
Going through the satellite footage, Chloe notices
that a few frames are missing from the view of
Saunders's building. She approaches Adam, who
is talking with his virus-infected sister. Chloe
surmises that Saunders has a mole inside CTU
who had access to the imagery. She won't notify
Tony until she has more information.
Jane Saunders is afraid that Jack will hurt her,
but Tony promises that he won't let anyone harm
her.
Saunders calls Tony and asks to speak to his
daughter. "You have my wife. I want to talk to her
first," Tony replies, threatening to kill Jane if
anything happens to Michelle. Saunders lets
Michelle briefly talk to Tony. Then Tony puts
Jane on speaker phone. Saunders tells her not to
believe what the U.S. government says. He is
only doing things in "good cause." Tony picks up
the phone and tells Saunders that he will have to
go through clearances to get Jane out of CTU.
Adam confirms that someone inside Tony's group
purged the frames on the surveillance feed, but
he doesn't know who it is. Chloe gets a call from
Dr. Macer who does not know the whereabouts
of Michelle. The agent assigned to Michelle is not
answering his phone.
Adam warns Tony that someone from his group
has breached security. Tony asks him to lock the
agency down. Chloe then tells Tony that Michelle
can't be found. Tony gives a fake explanation
that he secretly moved Michelle to another
location.
Tony gives Chloe a record of a call he just
received from Saunders. He doesn't want her to
tell Adam about it.
Senator Keeler asks his chief of staff to use
contacts at the Pentagon to find out what is really
going on with the raised threat level. Keeler gets
a surprise call from Sherry Palmer. She wants to
see him about a high-value proposition.
Jack and Chase enter CTU, and are shocked to
find out that someone inside the agency
intentionally wiped out the satellite frames which
allowed Saunders to escape.
Tony tells Jane that she will be moved very soon.
Jack summons Tony from the holding room.
Jack interrogates Tony on the theory that there is
a mole inside CTU. Tony is against setting off
any alarms at Division. Jack offers to call Brad
Hammond at Division, but Tony says he already
has a conference call scheduled with Hammond
and will fill him in then. On his way up to his
office, Jack stops at Adam's desk. Adam verifies
that no conference call has been booked with
Hammond.
Sherry enters Keeler's campaign headquarters
and offers him a way to win the election against
her ex-husband. She explains that she was an
accessory to the murder of Alan Milliken, and that
Palmer lied to the police in order to hide it. Sherry
has the prescription bottle that Milliken was
reaching for when he suffered a heart attack. She
knows that Palmer will drop out of the race if
Keeler blackmails him for the evidence. In return,
Sherry wants a job on Keeler's White House
staff.
Wayne tells Palmer that one his sources claims
Sherry met privately with Senator Keeler.
Although Wayne wants to assign someone to find
out the reason, Palmer insists that they ignore it
to focus on the virus threat.
One of Saunders's techies sees that CTU is
trying to access his location through the cell
phone. Saunders wants Michelle to tell him how
CTU is attempting to find him. Michelle bravely
refuses to answer. Saunders calls Tony again
and warns him that he's slicing Michelle's face
unless Tony stops the phone trace.
Tony calls Chloe to shut down the phone trace.
Jack accuses Tony of lying to him. He knows
there was no scheduled call with Hammond.
Tony admits that he was the one who made the
mistake, and he tried to cover it up. Jack says he
is taking away his command of CTU.
Adam lets Tony know that he's been trying to
narrow down who has been working with
Saunders from the inside. Tony says that Jack
took over CTU from him.
Tony calls Saunders in a panic with news that
Jack is now in charge. Saunders advises him to
get Jane out of the building or else Michelle will
be killed.
Jack informs Kim that Tony has stepped down
because he is hiding something from him. Jack
wants Kim to monitor all stations and to flag
communications. He doesn't know who else to
trust.
Chloe tells Tony that she was able to pull voice
track on his call with Saunders but that she hasn't
listened to it yet. Tony becomes worried.
Tony sees Jack calling Adam, and he turns on
the audio feed at Adam's desk to listen in. Jack
has Adam give Kim access to his volumes
because she's monitoring something. He asks
Adam to send Chloe to his office. Tony calls
Adam and says that he is on the line with Chloe.
Adam mentions that Jack is looking for her, and
Tony offers to pass that information on to her.
Inside the tech room, Chloe pulls up the voice
track and hears Tony ask Saunders to speak to
Michelle. Chloe becomes alarmed and picks up
the phone to notify someone. Her line is dead.
Tony has locked down the tech room and its
systems. Chloe becomes trapped inside.
Jack announces to the crew that he is taking over
command of CTU because Tony has stepped
down. Meanwhile, Tony goes into the holding
room for Jane Saunders. He knocks out the
security guard and takes Jane out.
Kim notices that Chloe hasn't refreshed her
system. She notifies Chase and Jack of this
unusual circumstance. They can't get a feed on
the tech room where Chloe is working because
someone has blocked the access.
With a known hostile on the inside, Chase and
Jack call for a security sweep of the entire
building. They override the access code to the
tech room, and find Chloe locked inside. She tells
Jack that Saunders is using Michelle as leverage
to get his daughter out. Jack radios for a location
on Tony, but he is not found.
As Tony drives Jane out, Jack locks down the
CTU complex. He learns that Jane is missing.
Tony phones Saunders to tell him that he's out.
He has less than thirty minutes until the satellite
will spot him.
Senator Keeler requests to speak to President
Palmer in person.
10:00A.M.-11:00A.M.
As the CTU staff tracks Tony through the streets,
Jack heads out to find him.
In the car, Jane Saunders questions Tony about
his strange behavior. He says that he is
transferring her to Division.
From her locked cell, Michelle taunts Saunders's
henchman about how he will die when the virus
is released.
Kim tells Chase that his job will always prevent
him from being a good parent. Yet if Chase
transfers out of Field Ops, Kim would consider
staying in their relationship and helping him raise
his daughter.
As Adam watches Tony's movement on satellite,
Jack follows the car.
Jane realizes that she is not being taken to
Division, and Tony finally admits that he has
kidnapped her in order to get his wife back from
Saunders. Suddenly, another SUV swerves into
Tony's car and forces him to a halt. Jack pops
out of the SUV and draws his gun. He knows that
Tony only wants to save Michelle, and he
understands what he is going through. Tony's
renegade actions are reminiscent of Jack's past
deeds. Yet Jack needs Jane to lure Saunders,
and he promises that Michelle won't suffer. Tony
explains that Saunders directed him to a public
payphone where he will receive further
instructions.
Wayne thinks that the White House should
release a statement about the exact nature of the
threat. Palmer would rather withhold the truth
than cause a widespread panic.
Senator Keeler comes to see the President. He
accuses Palmer of lying to the police about Alan
Milliken's death, and he shows him photographs
of the medicine bottle kept from Milliken when he
died. Sherry's fingerprints on the bottle will
incriminate the President. Keeler calls for
Palmer's resignation once the terrorist threat is
resolved. He will allow Palmer to offer whatever
face-saving reason he wants to give. Palmer
orders Keeler out of his office.
Arriving at the phone booth, Jack orders Tony to
reject the location Saunders chooses. Making
him pick a secondary location will allow Chase
time to get a team in place. Tony goes to the
phone.
Jack listens in as Tony takes Saunders's phone
call. Saunders gives Tony a location to deliver
Jane, but Tony claims that area is in a CTU
satellite area. Saunders refuses to change, and
Jack hangs up the phone. Tony is furious, but
Jack knows that Saunders will call back because
he is desperate to get his daughter. Tony
accuses Jack of jeopardizing Michelle because
she would merely be an acceptable loss. "Didn't
you learn anything from what happened to Teri?"
Tony asks. Jack angrily pushes Tony. Suddenly,
the payphone rings and Tony answers it.
Saunders offers up a new location.
Chase briefs his tactical team on the position
under the Sixth Street Bridge where Saunders is
meeting Tony. Kim asks him to be careful.
Chloe tells Kim that Chase won't leave Field Ops
to start a family with her. He's too much like Jack.
Kim brushes her warning aside.
Palmer calls Sherry and yells at her for sending
Keeler to blackmail him. She says that, unlike
Palmer, Keeler offered her respect and power.
Palmer merely tossed her aside after she
performed his dirty work. Sherry is willing to go to
jail to make her ex-husband pay for that.
As they head to the bridge, Jack calls Chase to
give him a plan of attack. Jane asks Jack if her
father will really kill innocent Americans with the
virus. Jack explains that Saunders thinks the
country betrayed him even though his job
required him to make impossible sacrifices.
Michelle screams from the holding cell.
Saunders's henchman comes in to find her with a
bloody nose. He's frightened when Michelle says
that she has contracted the deadly virus. The
man radios Saunders, but Michelle knocks the
guy out with a brick. She had bloodied her own
nose to scare him. Michelle grabs his gun and
cell phone, and runs off. Saunders goes after
her.
Michelle can't get any service on the phone in the
underground fortress. She finds her way to
daylight, but hits a fenced-in dead end. Michelle
calls CTU, but Chloe can't hear her. There's only
static. Chloe hangs up.
Palmer tells his brother how Sherry has been
feeding information to Keeler in order to bring the
Administration down. Wayne wonders if they
should steal the evidence from Sherry to take
away all her leverage with Keeler. Palmer
considers Wayne's proposal.
Jack and Tony arrive at the bridge where Chase
has his strike team in place.
Kim connects Jack with Michelle, who has gotten
away from Saunders. But instead of picking
Michelle up, Jack wants her to be recaptured by
Saunders so that he will have a reason for an
exchange. Tony tries to get Chase to send a
team to her, but Jack forcefully has Tony taken
away. Michelle takes Jack's order, and tosses the
gun and phone. She runs back and Saunders
finds her.
Wayne secretly meets with a man named Bruce
Foxton in a parking garage. Wayne has him
retrieve the medicine bottle back from Sherry,
and he says that The President knows about this
covert operation.
As Chase's team lies in wait at the bridge, Tony
asks Jack to do what he can to save his wife.
The convoy carrying Michelle arrives at the spot
where Tony is with Jane.
Michelle and Jane pass each other as they walk
to the opposite sides. Jack refuses to send the
team in until he has a visual on Saunders. Jane
hesitates out of fear and starts to go back toward
Tony. Saunders gets out of one of the cars to
show himself to her. The SWAT team opens fire,
as does Tony.
Saunders is shocked to see his plan backfire,
and he runs into a riverbed toward a waiting
helicopter. Jack takes off after him, but is fired at
by the men in the chopper. Jack calls in for air
support.
The Marines arrive in F-18 fighter jets, firing
missiles at the helicopter. It explodes, and sends
Saunders blown backwards by the blast.
Jane watches as Tony reunites with Michelle.
Amid the wreckage of the helicopter, Jack pulls
his weapon on Saunders and demands to know
where the other unaccounted vials of the virus
are. "You can waste time trying to break me and
kill millions of people," Saunders says to Jack.
"Or you can give me what I want."
11:00A.M.-12:00P.M.
At the Sixth Street Bridge, Saunders tells Jack
that the eleven other vials are being held by men
instructed to release the virus at noon. They
cannot be called off. Saunders will give him their
locations only if he receives a guarantee from
President Palmer that he will be allowed to
escape freely to North Africa.
CTU agents take Tony into custody. Jack
promises that he will do what he can for him.
Jack asks Jane Saunders to try to convince her
father to stop the virus.
Jane approaches Saunders and begs him to
prevent people dying from the virus. Saunders
knows CTU is trying to manipulate him, and he
explains to Jane that what he is doing will better
the world. Saunders will not relent, and Jane
breaks down in tears. Jack watches her run off.
Palmer phones Sherry and offers her a "seat at
his table." He asks to meet her in person. Palmer
hangs up and calls Wayne, who is outside
Sherry's house. Palmer will distract Sherry as
Wayne looks for the incriminating prescription
bottle.
Jack and Saunders arrive at the Chandler Plaza
Hotel via helicopter. Jack shows him the body
bags full of innocent victims. Saunders is
unmoved. Jack summons Chase to bring out
Jane from a second helicopter. Jack threatens to
send Jane into the infected hotel if Saunders
does not give him information on finding the other
vials. Saunders believes that Jack would not
harm the girl, but Jack gives the order for Chase
to send her into the building. Jane cries out for
her father, and Jack warns Saunders that he will
watch his own daughter die. Saunders finally
gives up and says he will comply. Saunders tells
Jack that the vials are tagged with GPS codes so
that they can be tracked. He has memorized all
eleven locator codes. Jane is removed from the
hotel entrance before she can be infected.
With the GPS signals traced, CTU has ten of the
eleven vials in their sights. Saunders confirms
that the missing vial is in Los Angeles, and the
courier was instructed to release the virus in a
public place that would ensure the maximum
number of casualties. Saunders only knows the
man by an alias, Arthur Rabens. Jack has Chase
bring Saunders back to CTU to work with a
sketch artist to get a description of the courier.
Jane is to stay at the hotel site.
Jack phones Adam and has him search for
aliases of Rabens. Adam puts Tony's
replacement, Brad Hammond, on the line. Jack
brings Hammond up to speed and asks him to be
lenient on Tony. Hammond refuses. Jack
compares Tony's current situation to what he
went through a few years ago. Jack had gone
rogue to save his family who were captured by
Victor Drazen. It was Tony who worked with Jack
and Gael to set up this operation this past year,
and Tony should now be used as an asset on the
case. Hammond is not swayed by Jack's
argument.
Everyone watches silently as Tony is escorted
into CTU in handcuffs. He is locked in a holding
room. Hammond tells Tony that his act of treason
is punishable by the death penalty. His best
possible outcome is twenty years in prison. This
fact sobers Tony.
As Wayne and Foxton wait for Sherry to leave
her house, Wayne's phone rings. It's Julia
Milliken, who is upset because the police are
coming to arrest her for her husband's murder.
She is distraught, knowing the President lied to
protect Sherry. Julia begs Wayne for help, but he
is distracted when Sherry gets in her car and
pulls away. He hangs up on Julia.
Wayne and Foxton break into Sherry's house.
"I'm Chief of Staff to the President of the United
States, and I'm committing a burglary," Wayne
says to himself.
Jack and Chase watch a video feed as the first of
the ten located couriers is taken down. The vial
of virus is successfully apprehended.
Wayne and Foxton can't find the prescription
bottle in Sherry's house.
Sherry meets with Palmer, and he offers her a
job as a high-level consultant at the White
House. Sherry is angry because what she wants
is to be his First Lady again. Surprisingly, Palmer
readily agrees. Sherry becomes suspicious, and
accuses Palmer of having other motives. She
says she is going to help Keeler instead, and
leaves.
Palmer phones Wayne with a warning that
Sherry is on her way back. Foxton finds a hidden
cellar with a safe. He calls a contact that may
have a manufacturer override code for it.
Chase lets Jack know that two more of
Saunders's men with the virus vials were
apprehended, but a third courier in Denver was
making a phone call when he was killed. Chloe
confirms that Rabens is in Los Angeles and is on
the move. Jack and Chase head toward him.
Michelle asks Hammond why she is being denied
access to Tony. She finds out for the first time
that Tony hindered the investigation by allowing
Saunders to escape. She's stunned.
CTU intercepts all the other ten couriers. Chloe
leads Jack and Chase as they follow Rabens.
According to the tracking, they are directly behind
the target. Neither Jack nor Chase sees a car.
Jack realizes that Rabens is in the subway
underground. Chloe accesses the metro system,
but Jack does not want the train stopped
because it will tip Rabens off. He asks her to
have both an undercover team and a Hazmat
team in place.
Foxton's contact walks him through the steps to
open the safe. Wayne hears Sherry return home.
Foxton finally gets the safe open but there's no
medicine bottle inside. Despite the impending
danger of them being caught, Foxton refuses to
leave empty-handed. Sherry sees Wayne in her
house and accuses him of doing the President's
dirty work. Foxton leaps out from behind a wall
and knocks Sherry out. He finds the evidence
bottle taped to the small of her back.
Jack, Chase and a throng of agents enter the
subway station. When they are in position, Chloe
has the train released to arrive. Rabens's vague
description is fed to the agents over their
earwigs.
Chloe alerts the agents that the target is moving
off the train and is headed up the stairs out of the
underground station. Chase follows, but doesn't
know which man it is. Jack narrows it down to
four men. When Chloe notes that Rabens has
stopped, Jack sees a man looking at the subway
map.
Jack gives the order to the agents, and he kicks
the man down at the subway map. Chase
sweeps the man's shopping bag with a wand and
discovers the transmitter is inside a pack of
cigarettes. The man claims he doesn't smoke.
Rabens was on to them, and he slipped the
transmitter into another passenger's bag. Jack
radios for the station to be locked down.
Wayne and Rabens run out of Sherry's house.
Suddenly, Julia pulls up. Wayne goes back to
follow her. Julia goes in just as Sherry is
regaining her consciousness. Julia threatens to
shoot Sherry because she has been accused of
murdering her husband. Wayne enters and
pleads with Julia to put the gun down. Sherry
says that she can get the President to pardon
Julia so that she never spends a day in jail.
Although the argument seems persuasive, Julia
plugs two shots into Sherry and kills her. Julia
then turns the gun on herself and takes her own
life. Tears rush down Wayne's cheeks as he
cradles Julia's dead body.
Chase reports to Jack that everyone who has
exited the subway is still detained in the station.
Jack orders him to start searching the trains.
They can't let Rabens get away.
12:00P.M.-1:00P.M.
Jack notifies Michelle at CTU that Rabens is still
at large with the virus. He instructs her to have
Saunders scan a live feed from the train station
so that he can identify Rabens.
Brad Hammond takes Tony's statement about
working against the agency during the Saunders
case. Tony admits to putting Michelle's life ahead
of public safety and national security.
Gael's wife, Theresa, comes to CTU. She asks
Michelle about her husband's death. Michelle has
Kim take Theresa to Gael's work station to pick
up his personal belongings. Theresa notices a
computer monitor showing a profile of Saunders,
and she realizes this is the terrorist.
A handcuffed Saunders is led to the Field Ops
office. Chloe calls Kim for support, and Kim is
forced to have someone else watch Theresa.
As Jack waits impatiently, Saunders looks at
screen shots from all the men detained at the
subway. Before Saunders can identify any of the
faces, Theresa walks over and shoots him with a
gun from Gael's desk. Michelle radios Jack that
Saunders is dead.
Palmer is briefed on CTU's status. Wayne comes
in to tell his brother that Julia killed Sherry and
then turned the gun on herself. Although he is
upset about Julia, Wayne explains that it frees
them politically from being entangled in the whole
Milliken scandal. The President is offended by
Wayne's callousness and dismisses him. Palmer
calls his children with the grim news about their
mother.
Jack secures the station and has every
passenger thoroughly searched. Chase pulls
Jack aside to let him know that after this mission
he is transferring out of Field Ops. With a more
stable job, he can look after both Kim and his
baby. Jack says it's between him and Kim, but he
will support whatever Chase decides.
As the police officers corral the people in the
subway station, Rabens opens up a blade and
puts it in his pocket. He runs off. Jack notices
that one of the men has disappeared from the
line and he radios Chase.
Jack finds two LAPD down, and he and Chase
go out of the underground station. Another man
lies stabbed on the street. A bystander tells Jack
that the man was killed in a carjacking. Jack
takes the dead man's license and radios the
police. He and Chase get in their SUV. Jack calls
Michelle to look up the car registration of the
dead man.
Michelle asks Hammonds to release Tony
because they are understaffed. Rabens escaped
and she could use Tony's help coordinating the
tactical unit. Hammonds reluctantly agrees and
sends Tony onto the CTU floor.
By scanning traffic cameras, Chloe and Adam
confirm the car carrying Rabens. Jack and Chase
tail him. Tony sends backup, and two CTU cars
block Rabens's vehicle. Rabens gets out and
runs into a school. Jack and Chase follow, and
the other agents lock down the building exits.
There is no sign of Rabens.
Jack continues to search the school, as terrified
students are warned to remain in their
classrooms.
Chase enters an empty science lab. Suddenly,
Rabens jumps out and slashes Chase in his gun
arm. Chase drops the weapon and defends
himself against Rabens. He throws the man's
bag across the room and the device holding the
virus falls out. Nearly unconscious, Chase
clamps the device to his arm. Realizing Chase
just turned himself into an anchor, Rabens
activates the device to release the virus. He is
about to shoot Chase when Jack arrives and kills
Rabens.
Jack goes to Chase's side. The clamp on the
device can not be unlocked. Jack radios Tony
and asks him to contact one of the teams who
have disarmed the other devices. An agent leads
Jack through the steps of dismantling the device.
There is less than four minutes until it activates.
However, the green wire Jack needs to cut is not
there because the device on Chase's arm does
not match the other devices. The agent looks for
another solution. Chase tells Jack to leave, but
he refuses.
Chase sees an axe in the fire extinguisher box.
He urges Jack to use it. Jack is at first hesitant,
but he gets the axe and chops off Chase's arm.
As Chase lies in pain, Jack runs off with the
device ticking away. He radios for help for his
partner. Jack enters a teachers' lounge and sees
a refrigerator. He throws the device inside and
shuts the door. The device releases the virus into
the sealed refrigerator.
Tony tells Michelle that he is back in custody and
will be going to prison. Michelle is upset, and
Tony kisses her. He is taken away.
President Palmer phones Jack in the hospital to
personally thank him for all he has done for the
country. He also apologizes for making Jack take
the life of Chappelle. The President tells Jack
that he is not seeking reelection, and he says
that he hopes they can become better friends
once he is a private citizen. Palmer gives a
solemn look to Wayne and hangs up.
Kim enters the hospital and hugs her father.
Chase is already in surgery, and the doctors are
optimistic about his recovery. Jack says that he is
happy for her future with Chase. "There's some
things I have to do," Jack tells her. Kim waits for
Chase, and Jack leaves.
Jack exits the hospital and gets into his SUV.
The weight of the day overcomes him and he
starts to cry. CTU radios, but Jack doesn't
respond right away. Finally, he answers the call
to help interrogate Saunders's couriers. Jack
wipes his tears and heads back to work.
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