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This is Colonel Iké Dubaku.

We have the C.I.P. device.

We demand the complete withdrawal of the U.S. naval strike force...

by this time tomorrow.

You are recalling the invasion force.

Well, that determination has yet to be made.

I implore you. Do not abandon my country.

It's Samantha Roth.

She says she has new information regarding my son's death.

Roger was tasked with auditing the brokers in his department.

He uncovered other blind accounts...

Accounts that were traced to a senior member of your wife's administration.

It's all here... account numbers, trading records, everything that he knew.

Bauer must've worked out this escape with Almeida's people.

That son of a bitch played me. Had me believing the Bureau was compromised,

someone on the inside working against us.

I realize now it was him all along.

- He played us both. - I'm gonna make this right, Larry.

Whatever it takes, I will find Bauer and Almeida.

You're out of time, Mr. Tanner. Tell me what you know.

I'm not gonna tell you a damn thing.

Where is Almeida?

Tanner says Almeida's crew has a plan to abduct the former prime minister of Sangala.

- Matobo? When? - Pretty much now.

Why didn't you call the authorities?

- He couldn't, Jack. - Why not?

He found out Emerson's client was Dubaku.

That's who you believe has agents inside the government?

Dubaku's the key to this thing, Jack.

If we're gonna uncover the conspiracy,

we have to get to him before he leaves the U.S.

I got away from the F.B.I. Yeah, I heard.

I also heard it was Jack Bauer who broke you out.

He's on board now.

Package is a person.

Former Prime Minister Matobo of Sangala.

Assignment is to grab him, deliver him to Colonel Dubaku.

Where's Matobo? Where is he?

It's a safe room, reinforced concrete.

Jack, we leave here without Matobo, we lose our only chance of getting at Dubaku.

Matobo's security chief said there's a safe room at his residence.

They should have him and his wife locked down by now.

They'll be safe till your team gets there.

Your priority is to grab Almeida and bring him back here.

We'll make every effort to use nonlethal force, but Almeida's crew is ex-military.

They're gonna be hard to subdue unless my men can return fire.

I understand you'll be exposing your men, but it's a risk you need to take.

Sir...

Almeida is the only viable lead we've got...

to retrieve the C.I.P. device.

You need to bring him in alive. Is that understood?

Understood.

Let's move out. We'll get our updates in the van.

Open the safe room.

I will keep going until you open the door.

I've already told you.

Once it's closed, you can only open it from the inside.

Do whatever you want to me, but you'll never get into that room.

- -

We've got to get Matobo. Without him, we've got nothin'.

I know.

- Find a way in yet? - No.

Litvak, any luck reconnecting the intercom?

Not yet. I'm workin' on it.

- Sir, this just came in. - I'm in the middle of a field op, Erika.

I don't really have time now. It's from the Attorney General.

I think you should make time for this. What is it?

Tanner's lawyers are filing a complaint against the Bureau.

Walker.

Renee, it's me. I'm less than 15 minutes away from Matobo's house.

When I get there, I'll recon for the tac team.

Stop a second.

What?

This information about Matobo being abducted... Tell me how you got it.

You know how I got it. I questioned Tanner.

You questioned him? Yeah.

Tanner's lawyers are saying you locked them out of his hospital room...

then cut off his ventilator.

They said you applied pressure to his gunshot wound.

We needed Almeida's location. Tanner was not about to cooperate.

So you tortured him.

What the hell were you thinking?

I got the information we needed.

Information that may not even be valid.

You know as well as I do, coercive interrogation is unreliable.

No, Tanner was not lying.

You know that? How do you know he wasn't telling you what you wanted to hear?

I'll find out when I get to Matobo's house.

You're not goin' to Matobo's. You're comin' back here to the office.

The Attorney General is sending somebody here.

You're gonna tell 'em everything that happened. What? Larry.

It's my fault that Bauer and Almeida are

still at large. Please let me play this out.

I will deal with the consequences after we find the C.I.P. device.

No. The field team is on the way. They can handle this.

Renee, get here back now.

I'm sorry, Larry, but I need to make this right.

Renee?

Damn it.

Oh, my God.

Glad you're all right, babe.

The flight attendant said something about us getting a priority clearance to land.

You got lucky. Did I?

I mean, it happened just after we spoke,

so I thought maybe you had something to do with it.

Me? How could I have done anything?

Listen. I might be late tonight. There's a lot going on at work.

I haven't seen you in a week. I thought we could spend some time together...

Dinner and maybe, you know.

Sorry. I have to go. I have to get back to work. Call me later.

Okay.

Did you deploy the field teams? Yeah. They just left.

We need to coordinate with Matobo's security chief. Get him back on the line.

These people... they work for Dubaku, don't they?

Possibly. Yes, probably.

But if they wanted me dead, I would be dead.

- Then what do they want? - Names.

- Names? - Of my allies inside Sangala.

You would die before you exposed them.

They know that. Yes, they do, but...

Then it's me.

It's me. They want to use me to get you to talk?

Don't worry. We'll be safe in here until they leave.

Ule, I'm scared. Alama, listen to me.

We need to stay calm. We'll be fine.

The F.B.I. knows we're here. They'll come for us soon.

Okay?

[ Emerson] Mr. Matobo.

I know you can see and hear me.

Come out now, and nobody has to get hurt.

You're wasting your time.

Come out now, or I will kill your man.

You have one minute.

Fifty.

I am prepared to die, sir... For you and for Sangala.

Eto'o is right.

Without you, Sangala has no leader.

The people need you.

Thirty seconds.

Eto'o's courage is stronger than your threats.

He's willing to die.

And for that sacrifice, he has my eternal gratitude...

and the gratitude of the people of Sangala.

Ten seconds.

Time's up.

I just got through to him 15 minutes ago.

He's not answering now. Then get me someone else at the residence.

It's the F.B.I.

Does the F.B.I. know we're here?

Tanner.

He's the only one who knew we were grabbing Matobo. He must've talked.

Sir, we need to go before they get here. Not without Matobo.

Those walls are two feet thick. Even if we blow a hole with a shape charge,

they'll kill everyone inside. I think I found a way.

- Yeah? Like what? - We can gas 'em out.

We don't have anything. We'll find something.

There's a ventilation system running straight into the safe room.

If I can feed the gas through that, it'll flush 'em out.

The F.B.I. is coming. - They won't be here for at least 15 minutes.

What are you talking about? How do you know?

If they knew anything before we got here, they'd have evacuated Matobo.

That's just guesswork. - The tac teams are staged out of the D.C. branch office.

That's 21 miles from here. With traffic, that gives us at least 15 minutes.

We're not leaving without Matobo. That's what Dubaku's paying us for.

You're not seriously considering... Shut up!

What kind of gas are you talking about?

Ammonium distearate. We can make it from basic household products.

Do it. Tony, give me a hand.

Jack, you know ammonium distearate could kill 'em as easily as flush 'em out.

That's a chance we're gonna have to take.

Delivering Matobo's our only chance to get to Dubaku and the C.I.P. device.

I got it. Grab those bowls.

- Gotten into the vent yet? - Yeah.

The F.B.I. will be here any minute.

- - Mr. Matobo.

We've accessed the air intake to your safe room.

We're now feeding in ammonium distearate gas.

If you do not open the door, you will die.

I believe that you are willing to sacrifice your life.

But are you also willing to sentence your wife to death?

Ule.

You know what they will do if we open the door.

I know.

I cannot let them force me to name names.

Our cause is more important than we are.

Take my hand. Take my hand.

Ule.

Janis Gold? Yes?

I'm Raymond Howell from the Attorney General's office.

Is there someplace we can talk? About?

What happened at the hospital, Ms. Gold.

Agent Walker's being accused of torturing your suspect. He's not my suspect.

I have no idea what happened after I left that room. I am not involved.

Suspect's attorneys claim that you sent them to the wrong hospital room...

to buy Agent Walker more time.

So it sounds to me like you were involved.

This is gonna have to wait. Janis, I need you on comm now.

Agent Moss, the A.G. personally initiated this investigation.

Howell, open your eyes. We have a situation.

She cannot deal with this right now. Please, have a seat. Come here.