24

Previously on 24.

Bill Buchanan had Fayed in custody,

and he let him go.

Karen Hayes put it in a blue file over at Homeland.

Someone's going to have to go down. The farther from the president, the better.

- You asking me to resign? - I have to fire you.

We're talking about the end of my career.

An F.B. subcircuit board from one of the weapons...

is now in the possession of an agent of the Chinese government.

If the Chinese agent in possession of the subcircuit board...

is allowed to transfer it to his government,

the entire Russian defense system will be compromised.

I will have no choice but to extend my country's forward perimeter.

You're talking about attacking one of our military bases.

- You have two hours. -

- Everyone on the floor! - [Cheng On Phone] My men have your grandson.

Have you finished repairing the subcircuit board?

I'll return it when you bring me my grandson.

Cheng, I'm sending the boy to you now.

Hello, Josh. Your grandfather wants to speak with you.

What do you want from me?

I am going to give you the future I promised you when you were born.

I'm taking you away from this ungrateful country.

Cheng, it's over!

Tell me where the boy is, and I won't kill you.

- Help! - Josh!

I lost the boy. [Phillip On Phone] Who has him?

C.T.U. and your son.

This is totally unacceptable.

The boy was my price for repairing the circuit board. Our arrangement is over.

I've got Phillip Bauer calling for you on a scrambled line.

I want my grandson, and I want clear passage to the country of my choice.

You give me that, and I'll give you the F.B. subcircuit board.

- You're working with the Chinese. - I was.

You think Phillip Bauer is somebody that we can trust?

We have no choice. Get me C.T.U.

Josh, you need to come with me.

What do you mean? Come now!

Agent Doyle! Orders, Jack!

- The boy stays with me! - Uncle Jack!

Josh!

The following takes place between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Where are you taking me? I thought we were going back to C.T.U.

- I'm sorry, Josh. - You're sorry for what? What's going on?

This has to do with my grandpa?

Josh, he's got something we need, something that will stop a war,

so we have to go through the motions of handing you over to him.

What? Meaning you're not actually gonna do it?

Meaning as soon as we get what we need from him, we're gonna recover you.

We have two tac teams and L.A.P.D. at the rendezvous site.

This is a locating device, Josh, so we're gonna be able to track you...

until we get the green light on your recovery operation.

Look, I understand you're scared, okay?

I would be too, but I will get you back, Josh.

- This may sting a little. -

Look, we are making a mistake. You can't let them do this.

You can talk to Doyle. You can't let them hand Josh over to my father.

Those orders come from the White House. Get in the car.

Are you arresting me? Are you charging me with something?

No. We have orders to place you in temporary custody in order to protect our operation.

Don't make this harder than it is.

[Cell Phone Beeps, Rapid Beeping]

O'Brian.

- Chloe, it's Jack. - Jack, Nadia said you were in custody.

Why the hell is C.T.U. handing Josh over to my father?

It's a trade-off. The order came in from the vice president.

Your father got ahold of the F.B. subcircuit board.

He's offering it in exchange for Josh and a safe passage out of the country.

Whatever my father said, he has no intention of giving up that circuit board.

The White House feels they have no alternative.

Apparently Doyle has a plan to get Josh back.

My father will have a better plan.

Damn it, Chloe. We need to stop this. Put me through to Karen Hayes.

Hold on.

My earlier deception...

was a desperate move on my part, Mr. President.

It was a mistake which I'm sure...

compromised your trust in me, and for that I'm deeply sorry.

But you are not calling simply to offer your apology.

Sir, I'm aware that your generals are pushing you...

toward a military response,

but an opportunity has presented itself...

that may allow us both to avoid a war that neither of us wants.

I am listening.

The man who has the component is no longer working with the Chinese.

He's offered to trade it back to us,

and... I've authorized the exchange.

For the sake of both our countries, Mr. Vice President,

I hope it happens soon, because until you have the component,

I have no choice but to continue on our present path.

The chatter we are picking up from Chinese military intelligence is not encouraging.

And you and I both know they are far from incompetent.

I cannot extend or rescind this deadline...

for anything other than concrete results.

I understand your position, Mr. President.

The purpose of this call is just to keep you current...

on our efforts to try to avoid a conflict.

Karen Hayes. This is Bauer.

Do you know of the vice president's plan to hand my nephew over to my father?

I do. Karen, you cannot let this happen.

It is a mistake to trust my father. You will get nothing back.

He's gonna keep Josh and the circuit board.

But why would he need the circuit board?

Because it's his only leverage with the Chinese. He's useless to them without it.

Whatever you're offering him, the Chinese are offering more.

Karen, my father is smart enough to manipulate this exchange.

Look, Jack, I don't think we should go through with this either,

but the vice president feels it's the only way to avoid war.

He's given his order, and I don't have the authority to do anything.

You're gonna have to take care of this from your end.

I can't. C.T.U. has put me in temporary custody...

to stop me from interfering with their operation.

Karen, he is an innocent boy.

You need to stop this, and you need to stop it now.

Well, that did not go well. Not that I expected much goodwill from Suvarov.

I just got off the phone with Jack Bauer.

I thought he was under arrest.

He is, but he called me. Okay, he called you.

Yes, and he's convinced that his father will try...

to get the boy and the circuit board.

Well, how's he gonna do that?

We can verify the authenticity of the board before we hand over Josh.

I mean, do you think Jack's concerns are warranted?

Absolutely. He's Phillip Bauer's son, and he's been more right than we have today.

Well, point taken there. All right.

Let's say we refuse to give up Josh, which is the only thing Phillip Bauer seems to want.

How do we get the circuit board?

Well, if you don't have any ideas, I think I might.

Wait. If your idea involves keeping Daniels in the dark--

Tom, he won't listen to me, but if you--

My relationship with the vice president is complicated at best.

I can't be seen making an end run around him.

But I promise I won't be looking your way if you do.

Grab another box. [ Cell Phone Rings]

Hey. Hey! That's personal.

Nothing you need in there. Mr. Buchanan, our subpoena covers everything.

I'm sorry. A family photo album, for crying out loud.

You haven't been charged with any crimes yet, but that could change.

You've reached the Buchanan residence. Please leave a message.

Bill, I know you're there. Please pick up.

Look, I know you don't want to talk to me,

but I really need your help.

I don't know where else to turn.

What do you mean you don't know where else to turn? Are you okay?

No, I'm fine. I just-- I really need your help.

- I'm listening. - Thank you.

I know that you're angry with me, and I don't blame you.

What do you need from me, Karen?

I just got off the phone with Jack.

He's being held in custody by C.T.U. Why?

Because they don't want him to interfere with an ongoing operation.

What operation?

Phillip Bauer is now in possession of the component. What?

And he's claiming that he will trade the subcircuit board for his grandson,

but Jack thinks it's a setup, that Phillip will get the boy, keep the component...

and make a deal with the Chinese.

And I completely agree. Have you spoken to Nadia Yassir?

Oh, she won't budge on this thing.

- She's under direct orders from the vice president. - Yeah, you can check that all.

What are you asking me to do, Karen?

Whatever it takes to stop the exchange.

Nadia.

We just touched down at the meeting point, and I'm not seeing any activity.

Satellite surveillance confirms that.

- How's the signal on Josh's tracker? - Coming in clear.

The tracker signal's strong.

Wait here. I'm gonna check it out.

Come on.

C.T.U., I've got a call coming in. It could be him.

Morris, can you trace the call?

The signal's scrambled, but we're still patched into Doyle's phone,

so we'll be able to listen to both sides of the conversation.

- All right, Mike. Go ahead, answer it. - This is Doyle.

Before we do anything, I want C.T.U. to turn off the satellite feed.

What are you talking about?

I have an uplink.

I know when they're watching, and I know when they're off-line.

Stand by.

Nadia, can we tell if he's bluffing?

Yeah, he's not bluffing. He's absolutely in our system.

- How? - I don't know.

Mike, we have confirmation that Phillip Bauer has tapped into our satellite surveillance.

Can he see Josh's tracker signal?

No, that's on an internal network. Then go off-line.

Tell L.A.P.D. and the tac teams...

to keep a really wide perimeter outside the satellite area.

- We can't afford to spook him. - Shut down the satellite.

Marcy, let L.A.P.D. and our teams know. On it.

It's done. Mike, satellite is off-line.

Mr. Bauer, C.T.U. satellite is off-line.

I can see that.

Now get rid of the chopper.

Aerial 1, return to base. That's an order.

Now how do you wanna work the exchange?

Wait there. Someone will come.

- When? - Whenever I'm damn well ready.

Put my grandson on the phone.

Your grandfather, he wants to speak with you.

But don't fight him, Josh, okay?

The easier he thinks this is gonna go, the less on guard he's gonna be.