24

Previously on 24.

I know Tony's running things and I don't want to speak out of turn,

- but I don't know who else to talk to. - About what?

I think the president's planning a major military action...

based on a recording that was found in Ali's apartment.

Ali claims it was a fake. And you believe him?

Sir, it's Jack Bauer for you.

Mr. President, I regret to inform you Syed Ali has just been assassinated.

I think it has to do with the conversation that was recorded in Cyprus.

- I don't believe it's genuine. - I'm aware of his denials.

Mr. President, I'm just worried that someone's trying to manipulate you...

into taking the kind of military action I assume you're about to take.

I told you I had money. I didn't come here to steal.

I didn't want to hurt anyone.

Give me the gun! Stop!

No!

We've got the store surrounded. Put the gun down and come out with your hands up.

- This is Bauer. - The recording they found in Ali's apartment--

in case you haven't figured it out already-- is bogus.

- How do you know that? - Because I'm the one who planted it.

- What do you want? - Kate Warner.

You got 30 minutes. Bring her to the warehouse. Just the two of you.

- - Where the hell do you think you're going, Jack?

I don't have time to explain. Let's find the time.

Put the gun down.

Kate, come on. We've got to go now. Now! Let's go.

Jack!

The following takes place between 12:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.

Come on.

Wait, Jack. Tell me what's going on.

Do you trust me? Kate, do you trust me?

Yes. I will explain everything to you in the car.

But we've got to go now. Come on.

Carrie!

- Tony! What happened? - It was Jack.

I tried to stop him from taking Kate Warner out of here.

- - What is it?

My ankle. I'll get the medic.

Hey, call Security first. Make sure they stop Jack. Yeah.

- Security. -

Hold on! He's at the gate. Stop that vehicle!

Hey! Stop!

You okay? Yeah.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you back there.

Let me try and explain everything to you.

Right now, the United States is preparing to retaliate...

against the Middle East for what happened tonight.

In the next few hours, we're going to be involved in a full-scale war,

which will affect every country on this planet.

What does it have to do with me? Ten minutes ago, a man called me.

He told me he had proof that the evidence that the president was using...

to base his decisions on was forged.

He wouldn't give me any other information unless I brought you to him.

- Who is this man? - I don't know. That's the problem, Kate.

I don't know who he is.

What would he want with me? That's what we've gotta find out.

If I can provide the president with concrete proof...

the Cyprus recording was faked, we can stop a war.

I will do everything I can to protect you, but you have to make a decision now.

You have to decide whether or not you want to accept the risk.

Do you really think we can do this?

I'm not going to lie to you.

This is very, very dangerous.

I'm sorry. I don't know what else to do.

I'm running out of time.

They stop 'em? No, he drove right through the gate.

What's the problem? My ankle.

Let's take a look.

Did you call L.A.P.D.? Yeah, and the F.B.I. They're all looking for him.

Could be a torn ligament. Maybe a sprain. I don't think it's broken.

We've gotta get you an X ray. Great.

I'll be right back with the first aid kit. Jack took Kate Warner with him?

Yeah. I don't think he was working alone.

What do you mean? Baker was keeping an eye on Kate.

Michelle distracted him just a few minutes before I found you.

Distracted him how? She called him away on some paperwork.

So? Jack could have just been using that as a window.

- Doesn't mean they were working together. - I think it does.

Michelle was talking to Jack right before she went to Baker.

He might have been setting her up. It didn't appear that way.

The vice president's in Washington ready for your call, sir.

When's his meeting with the British ambassador? Right after he speaks with you.

Sir.

The vice president is going to want you to authorize him...

to inform the ambassador of our deployment. He told you that?

He didn't have to. You know where Jim stands on this.

He's going to want to let everyone know we're on a war footing, especially the British.

What's your position, sir?

Once we bring our allies in on this,

it'll make it much harder to recall those planes.

- Put him through. - The president is ready to speak with him now.

Right away. Thank you.

Hello, Jim.

What's the British reaction to the California bombing?

Everyone over there is stunned.

They've placed their military on high alert.

The British ambassador? He's waiting to hear from us.

I take it that after this conversation, I'm

free to inform him about the Stealth bombers.

Not just yet, Jim. It's still premature.

Mr. President, those planes are due to drop their payloads in a little over four hours.

We're holding off notifying our allies because there's a possibility...

that we may not go through with the attack.

I-I don't understand.

I have reason to believe that the Cyprus audio...

that implicated the target countries was fabricated.

I thought we analyzed it, proved it was real. As did I.

But C.T.U. Los Angeles is in the process of...

obtaining intelligence that may show otherwise. In the process?

Meaning they don't have any proof yet? Correct.

Did you run it by C.I.A.? Do they have any indication this thing's a fraud?

Not as of yet.

Mr. President, you authorized this military action and, uh, justifiably so.

With all due respect, it's too late for second thoughts.

We will not start a war on false or incomplete information.

Say nothing to the ambassador.

Yes, Mr. President.

Mr. President, I know you trust Jack Bauer implicitly,

but to equivocate our response in a matter of this importance...

because of one man's reservations makes me very uncomfortable.

I'm afraid I'm with Mike on this one, sir.

Noted.

This is Deputy Raynes.

- Mr. Garcia, we have officers surrounding the building. -

Your only option is to throw your weapon out,

and come out with your hands on top of your head.

- Stay with me. -

No! I can't stop the bleeding.

We need to get him to a hospital. Please, don't let him die!

You need to talk to the police.

You have to tell them you're going to give up.

We've got to let them in here right now!

I didn't mean for this to happen. A bomb went off. There's gonna be a war.

I was just trying to protect my wife. She's pregnant!

I understand. I will tell the police that. We gotta get out of here!

Mr. Garcia, please respond.

Do you have someone in there who needs medical attention? We can work this out.

But first you have to put the weapon down and come out.

Let's walk out of here.

Come out, Mr. Garcia.

- You're only making this worse by prolonging it. -

- No! - Come on! No!

Oh, please, don't die.

Please, don't let him die!

Why wouldn't they help you back at C.T.U.?

Tony Almeida's just been put in charge there. He's under a lot of pressure.

He doesn't think the tape's a forgery, so he's following the proper protocol.

He's doing what he thinks is right.

Where are we supposed to meet this man?

A small warehouse in Studio City.

What is it? We're being followed.

Who do you think it is? I don't know. Hold on.

Turn the ignition off. Put your hands on the wheel!

Put your hands on the wheel!

You alone? Yeah.

Yusuf, why did you follow me from C.T.U.?

Since I arrived, no one's given me any information.

I told you when we were at C.T.U. that my country's being implicated.

I don't know who I can trust.

I saw you take out Tony Almeida, who's in charge there,

which means you're not on board with what

they're doing-- you don't want your country...

to invade mine. My agenda's not to help your country.

My responsibility is to make sure the president of the United States...

makes his decisions based on fact.

- My country's not responsible for this bomb. - Maybe.

But Syed Ali is a citizen of your country, and

he runs his terrorist network from there.

Yes, which means he's a criminal to my government just as much as yours.

Why would my country deliberately provoke an attack...

that would eventually decimate us?

We've everything to lose, nothing to gain.

- What do you want? - When you broke out, you isolated yourself.

Whatever you're doing, you'll need help.

Tony. Yeah?

- What'd the doctor say? - Oh, I don't know.

They think I tore a ligament or something.

Look, um, Carrie told me that she saw you talking to Jack...

right before he took Kate Warner out of C.T.U.

Yeah. Is that a problem?

Well, it depends what you were talking about.

What were you talking about?

Are you interrogating me?

- Did you help Jack take Kate Warner out of here? - Of course not.

Is that what Carrie told you? That I'm in collusion with Jack?

- Yeah. - Well, I don't know what to tell you.

She doesn't know what she's talking about.

Look, Michelle, it doesn't matter whether you think Jack is right or wrong.

The fact is, this is my command and what happens here is my responsibility.

- I know that. - So I need you to be honest with me now.

Did you intentionally draw Agent Baker away from Kate Warner?

No. I did not.

So why would Carrie tell me you did?

- Because she'd like to see me out of here. - Why's that?

Because I don't like her, and she knows it.

- You want to tell me about it? - No, not really.

If you've got a problem that's interfering with your work--

It's not interfering with my work.

It's not.

Okay. Thanks.