24

Previously on 24.

Fayed has the bombs.

Where is he? I don't know,

but I can help you find him.

Preparing the tracker now. We can track the isotope signature up to 15 miles.

- And we are locked on the isotope signature...

that's being emitted from Gredenko's arm.

- You led them to me? - I had no choice.

I don't like it. Something's wrong. I'm heading in.

Which direction, Milo? He stopped and entered the building on the left.

Milo, no one's in here.

God. He cut off Gredenko's arm! Ryan, move your men in now. I want Fayed alive.

Helicopters into the air and here at...

We're trapped. This way.

I recognize him from the news. It's the terrorist they are looking for!

- That is him. - Bastard.

- - Back off!

Gredenko is not here. I need you to lock down the area and initiate a search.

One of the cabinet votes is invalid.

The tally's seven to six in favor of invoking the 25th Amendment...

and removing President Palmer from power.

- I'm sorry, Wayne. - Noah, don't waste your apologies on me,

because I won't let you steal the presidency.

As I'm sure you're aware, sir,

conspiracy to commit perjury is a felony offense.

My affidavit will push the court...

to rule in your favor so that you can do what's right for this country.

- You're right. Do it. - Turn it off.

Wayne, the Supreme Court was just notified. Daniels withdrew his suit.

You're still the president of the United States.

President Palmer. What?

He's about to go ahead with the nuclear strike.

This makes no sense, sir.

It's what you risked your life to stop. Tom, I risked my life...

to reassert my authority. Mr. President.

- We have a successful launch. - Good.

The following takes place between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

Mr. President.

The missile is just entering target's airspace.

Mr. President... Tom, I said I was done talking.

We both agreed. A nuclear strike is pointless. Fayed's actions...

are not state-sponsored, and his country cannot be held accountable...

for this. Five minutes to impact.

The ambassador assured us his country is doing everything possible...

to find those suitcase nukes.

They simply don't know anything.

Well, one way or another, Tom, we're about to find out if that's true.

- - Buchanan.

Bill, it's me. Have you gotten anything from Fayed?

Jack's interrogating him now, but, frankly, he's not optimistic about breaking him.

What's going on? The president's gone ahead with the missile strike.

- He what? - He's launched it, Bill.

Why? I don't know why.

He fought the vice president to regain his office,

and now he's just going ahead with Daniels's plan.

It doesn't make any sense. We've gotta stop this.

Look, can I tell the president...

that you have a solid lead from Fayed on the location of the suitcase nukes?

If you're asking me to provide a pretext to

bring the missile down, Karen, I can't do that.

Fayed's not talking and Gredenko's dead. I don't have anything.

Okay. Okay.

I'm sorry. Me too.

I'll call you later.

Sir, we have confirmation that radar's tagged the missile.

They're scrambling fighters and readying air defenses, sir.

They know we're coming. Good.

Sir, I just got off the phone with C.T.U. Bauer's interrogating Fayed.

It's a matter of time before he has the location of those bombs.

No, Karen. We can't afford to wait longer.

Sir, we can't afford not to. Please. Why are you doing this?

Four minutes to impact, Mr. President.

- Mr. President. -

Yes? [Woman On Phone] Excuse me.

We have the ambassador on for the president.

- This is President Palmer. - Mr. President,

my government has alerted me of the nuclear weapon heading toward my country.

That's correct, Mr. Ambassador. We've made good on our threat.

For God's sake. I implore you to stop it.

On what grounds?

We have uncovered new information regarding your situation.

I'm listening.

We have identified a general in our central command...

General Mohmar Habib... who has also been in contact with Fayed.

It's our belief that he's been helping orchestrate the attacks on your country.

Have you arrested Habib? Yes, yes. He's being interrogated as we speak.

Please, you must abort this attack before it's too late.

Does Habib know the present location of Fayed's nuclear weapons?

It is my understanding that the general's last contact with Fayed...

was during the drone operation.

He has no current knowledge of the weapons' whereabouts or their intended targets.

Mr. President. Two minutes to impact, sir.

- - Ambassador,

your government has known about this man for quite some time, haven't they?

Mr. President, this development has come as a shock. Stop lying to me!

That missile will hit in less than two minutes, Mr. Ambassador,

so please don't try my patience again.

You must understand the fragile political climate of our country.

General Habib is a high-ranking military commander.

I really hope protecting this man was worth pushing us...

to the brink of World War III.

The missile will be aborted, Mr. Ambassador.

But in the meantime, I strongly suggest you get me a full dossier on General Habib.

I want a thorough update on the progress of his interrogation.

I'm also demanding that you return here to the White House immediately.

I want direct access to you, sir, for the duration of this crisis.

As you wish, Mr. President.

Commander, abort code Alpha-Zero-Delta-Nine.

Ditch it in the gulf.

My God. They were lying to us all the time...

Withholding information and you knew it.

I suspected it.

Well, I'll see that the Vickery sends a

recovery team to retrieve that nuclear warhead.

That won't be necessary, Tom.

The president ordered the launch...

of a secondary missile on board the Vickery...

An unarmed one.

What? This was all a bluff?

The vice president was right...

Well, about one thing, anyway. It was gonna take...

a willingness to strike back before getting cooperation from their government.

The difference is I wasn't about to take innocent lives to prove my point.

Now let's get this information to C.T.U.

Perhaps it's the key to breaking Fayed.

God.

This country is planning a full retaliatory strike against your people.

I can stop it, but tell me where the bombs are.

Where are the bombs?

Fayed, this is over. You lost.

Save your people. Just tell me where the bombs are.

Are you enjoying yourself, Bauer,

as much as you enjoyed butchering my little brother?

Your brother was responsible for the death of dozens of innocent lives.

Now you're responsible for thousands.

Trust me, I haven't begun to enjoy myself.

Go ahead. You'll get nothing from me and you know it.

We'll see.

This is not working. Let me have a go at him.

No. That's exactly what he wants.

He knows he's lost. He wants us to martyr him.

Hold on.

This is Bauer. Jack, it's Bill.

What's your status with Fayed? Same as before.

We're getting nowhere.

I just got some new intel from the White House.

Fayed's government arrested one of its generals... Mohmar Habib.

Apparently, he's been running Fayed, helping him coordinate the attacks.

Then Habib would know where Fayed's men are.

Unfortunately not. He claims there's been no contact since the failed drone attack.

They're interrogating him now.

Well, unless Habib's gonna give us something more useful,

we still have no location for these bombs.

We have to try something more drastic.

How soon can you have Fayed ready for transport?

Immediately, but I think we've got a play.

You really think you're gonna be remembered

as some great martyr for your people, Fayed?

Yeah, you blew up a little city and you killed a lot of people today,

but let's face it, that's gonna be of no real political significance.

Let me tell you what's gonna happen.

Your number two guy, once he realizes that you're out of the picture,

he's gonna take those remaining suitcase nukes...

and he's gonna blow up a substantial target...

Something that's really gonna hurt this country.

And if, by some chance, he succeeds,

he's gonna be the hero of your jihad,

and you will be forgotten.

Is that what you want?

Do you honestly believe you can manipulate me by playing on my vanity?

I serve the will of God!

No, you don't. And if you don't believe me, ask him when you meet him.

Agent Doyle, lower your weapon.

I said, "Lower your weapon."

Buchanan wants us to transport Fayed back to C.T.U.

We don't have time. His men are probably on the move.

The only way...

we're gonna break him is with a

pharmaceutical package. Burke is standing by.

We don't need Burke. Just give me some time with him.

Those are your orders.

Agent Doyle, do you have a problem?

- No problem. - Good. Get your men ready.

Now we're gonna have some fun.

Excuse me, sir. Here's the file on Habib.

Thanks.

Is this their complete dossier on General Habib?

No, sir. That's preliminary.

I was told by the ambassador's staff that more will be forthcoming.

It'll be relayed concurrently to C.T.U.

Good. How soon before the ambassador gets here?

Within 15 minutes. Oh, and I spoke with Secret Service.

They said your sister is on her way back to the hospital to be with Walid,

- and she's gonna call you soon. - All right. Thank you.

Um, I did wanna say you're handling of the crisis...

I know you're not happy that you were kept in the dark about the bluff,

but the Joint Chiefs and I agreed to keep the plan closed. That-That's not it.

I just wanna say I'm sorry I doubted your strength and your leadership.

It's all right.

Well, respectfully, sir, no, it's not all right.