24

Previously on 24.

There are five nuclear power plants ready to melt down.

All I care about right now is making sure that that doesn't happen.

Your name is on a lease on a building that was used to plan today's attack.

That makes you a prime suspect.

I don't know anything about some building in Chatsworth.

- I don't believe you. -

Jack, please don't.

I-I-I-I don't know the specific building you're talking about.

I can find out. How?

My corporate records are stored on my laptop.

Yeah, here it is. It's Harris Barnes.

Interpol back-traced the name...

and provided a list of foreign nationals who've used it in the past.

- Who used it most recently? - A man named Habib Marwan.

- Okay, we need to find him. - I think we already have.

You okay?

Yeah. I overheard a phone conversation between Marwan and one of his men.

We have less than 15 minutes.

Have your men secure the floor. Curtis and I are going after the override.

Stay down! Stay down!

Marwan is impersonating a C.T.U. officer.

I repeat, the suspect is impersonating a C.T.U. officer.

Edgar. Line one. It's Curtis. He has the override.

- Is the override logged in? - Yes.

Good. Set it to channel 11. Hurry up.

It's starting to respond.

- It's working, Edgar. - Yes! Yes!

The temperature is dropping on all remaining power plants.

Congratulations, Edgar.

Ms. Driscoll? It's about your daughter Maya.

You better go down to the clinic right away.

Maya?

Oh, baby!

No!

The following takes place between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Curtis, I got some new intel. What is it?

We found out that the man you're looking for,

Habib Marwan, works for McLennan-Forster.

They're the ones that made the override. How's that possible?

He's working under the alias Harris Barnes.

They had no reason to suspect him because his clearances checked out.

He must have positioned himself inside the company...

so he can use their technology.

Call McLennan-Forster. Tell them to freeze Marwan's personal files.

I did. You want me to send a comm team over?

No. We're closer. Jack or I'll go. Sure.

Okay, we know Marwan was in the building within the last 15 minutes.

I want two tight perimeters set up here, roadblocks in every direction.

Got it. Jack, I just got off with C.T.U.

It turns out this guy Marwan was working for McLennan-Forster...

under an alias, Harris Barnes.

I told C.T.U. we'd check it out. I'll check it out.

Take Paul and Audrey to C.T.U. I'll be reachable

on my cell. Castle'll stay in charge here.

If this guy's still in the area our teams will pick him up.

Curtis is gonna take you both back to C.T.U. What about you?

I have to go to McLennan-Forster. Why there?

Turns out the man we're looking for works there.

Need to get into their computer system? Yeah.

- Okay, I'll go with you. - Why?

My company sold them their I.T. system. I designed the database.

It's encoded with military security.

McLennan-Forster has personnel on board. They're gonna help us get into his files.

Yeah, well, I can get you in back doors those people don't even know about.

Fine. You go with me.

Audrey, I want you to stay with Curtis.

I'll be on my cell.

Let's go.

Stop.

Good-bye, baby girl.

About five minutes ago. Okay.

I'll let everyone here know.

If you would. Yeah. Thanks, Nat.

Let everyone know what?

Driscoll's daughter committed suicide in our clinic.

How did she do that?

- She slit her wrists. - Doesn't make any sense.

She was being watched. I don't know! I wasn't there!

I was thinking out loud. You don't have to be so hostile.

Excuse me, Mr. Secretary.

Where's Driscoll? The president's about to come on.

Something terrible just happened, sir.

What's that?

Ms. Driscoll's daughter, Maya, committed suicide in our clinic about 15 minutes ago.

Apparently, the doctor walked in and she--

Erin. Sarah just told me.

I am so sorry.

Thank you, sir.

You can go back to the floor, Sarah.

Yes, ma'am. Erin.

You do not need to be here.

Where should I be, sir? We're still in crisis mode.

Habib Marwan is still out there,

and we have no idea how many other cells he might be trying to activate.

For God's sakes, Erin--

Our systems are in a transition state...

that require my constant attention.

I'm not in denial about my daughter's death, nor am I in shock.

I can perform my duties...

until you find a suitable replacement for me.

Secretary Heller? Ms. Driscoll?

The president's coming on now.

Thank you, William.

Jim, Erin,

first, I want to express my deep gratitude...

for what you've accomplished so far today.

Wresting back control of the override...

has saved thousands of American lives.

The latest N.R.C. report...

is that the San Gabriel Island meltdown...

is now under control.

That's great news, Mr. President.

But has your staff informed you that we still have a few problems to deal with?

Yes, and that's why I'm calling.

I understand the man responsible for today's attack is still at large.

Yes, sir, he is. His name is Habib Marwan.

He's been a long-term employee of a major defense contractor.

Yes, I heard. McLennan-Forster.

This Habib Marwan-- do you believe that the

melting down of the reactors was his endgame,

or do you think he's planning something else?

As long as he's still out there, we have to assume it's not over.

Erin, exactly where are we on apprehending this man?

All our resources are being deployed to that end right now, Mr. President.

I'll have more information in a few minutes,

once I've been briefed by my staff.

But we know Marwan's in Los Angeles, and we will find him.

Using the alias Harris Barnes,

Marwan worked at McLennan-Forster for the last two years...

as a senior engineer.

His most recent project there was the design and development of the override.

- Before that? - Well, here's the timeline we've pieced together.

He went to graduate school in England,

then worked for several years for a company outside of London.

It's not clear whether he was radicalized there or before that.

But the one thing we do know is that from the day he arrived in the U.S.,

everything he did was about today.

What were his other duties at McLennan-Forster? We don't know yet.

We're taking a first pass at his records now.

I'm looking into the possibility that he may have used McLennan-Forster...

as a base to recruit his sleeper cells.

That brings up another issue. We have over 80% of field personnel looking for Marwan.

I'm just wondering if we shouldn't divert part of that manpower...

to try to root out some of these other cells.

- Erin? - I'm sorry, Tony. What was the question?

Do you think we should reduce the field load on Marwan?

How about we take some of our people off Marwan,

but still keep a floor of 60% looking for him?

Would that work?

Yes. That would work.

Okay.

- Edgar, I want you to relocate personnel. - Based on what?

Keep the people who have come in the last six hours working on Marwan.

I want our most alert people focused on him.

Are we gonna ignore what just happened here? What do you mean?

- She's talking about Erin. - She can't focus. She shouldn't be running this place.

Her daughter died a few minutes ago. Give her a little more time.

More time? Edgar, since when do we have the luxury of time?

- She's not stupid, Sarah. She knows what's at stake. - You're right, Sarah.

We don't have the luxury of time. We have work to do.

- And our work does not include deciding Erin

Driscoll's fate. - We have to tell Sec. Heller.

No, we don't. Not yet. Now let's get back on it.

It's me. Where are you? Curtis and I just arrived at C.T.U.

Get a security detail, go back to the hotel and get some rest.

I can't leave. Not now. My father still needs my help.

Are you at McLennan-Forster yet? Almost.

Jack, can you make me a promise?

What? Take care of Paul.

He's not like you.

Please, Jack. Promise me that you will look after him.

Yeah, I will. Thank you.

- I'll talk to you later. - All right. Bye.

Look, uh--

I don't resent you.

I wouldn't blame you if you did.

No, uh... you didn't steal my wife.

We were separated. That's fair.

But I-I'm not gonna let you take her from me.

I don't think that's really up to you.

Or me.

No, maybe it isn't.

But she still has feelings for me. I can hear it in her voice.

And I'm gonna fight to keep those feelings alive.

Well, Paul, you're gonna have to do what you gotta do.

None of our field agents at the Rockland Building...

have been able to pick up a thread on Marwan.

It's starting to look like he might have escaped,

so I think we have to assume that he's gonna

try to activate some of these sleeper cells.

I agree. He'll most likely launch a strike right away.

Create fear that we're still vulnerable.

You'll have to excuse me. I'm not feeling very well.

- - Erin!

Sit down. You all right?

Clinic. Get me Medical up here right away.

-Erin Driscoll needs assistance. -No, I'm fine. I don't need anybody.

I just got a little light-headed for a second there.

Ms. Driscoll-- No, I don't need you here.