24

Previously on 24.

Tony, someone just dropped off a dead body infected with a virus.

Based on the autopsy, by the end of the first week,

nine percent of Los Angeles County will be infected.

That's over a million people.

We want the release of Ramon Salazar.

If you refuse to comply, the virus will be unleashed.

Jack, you know Salazar better than anybody else

here. Who do you think we're dealing with?

Without a doubt, his brother. Hector was next in command.

He went underground the second Ramon was taken into custody.

- Have you made the call to the F.B.I.? - Yes, I did.

- What about our boy? - I'm watching him now.

What are you into here, man? Are you selling dope?

This guy, he paid me five grand to bring some coke over the border.

I did that last night. Today, I drop it off, I get another five.

- When did the F.B.I. get this call? - About 20 minutes ago.

And we don't know who we're dealing with.

- It was a scrambled voice on an open line. - Do we cancel the debate?

They are discussing whether or not we should stay in Los Angeles.

Chase, no day is a good day. We said that we would tell him...

if we were still together after two months-- it's almost three.

Why don't we just tell him and get it over with?

Listen, Jack, you were under with Salazar for six months.

I know what they did to you. You look like hell.

I'm concerned about you, Jack.

The things you did to get me here, I wouldn't wish on anyone.

The following takes place between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The president's not gonna make any decisions

until he knows what we're dealing with,

so give me all the parameters, Tony.

Well, basically what we have here is a terrorist demand.

Someone close to Ramon Salazar--

we're guessing his brother, Hector-- is demanding his release.

If we don't comply, he's threatening to initiate an outbreak...

of a very deadly, fast-acting virus.

How do we know if these people are really in possession of it?

Well, Wayne, I've got Dr. Sunny Macer on the line.

She's Technical Director of National Health Services. I'll let her address that.

Mr. Palmer, about an hour ago, a dead body was anonymously delivered to our office.

It was infected with a type three pneumonic virus...

deliberately introduced into its system.

This virus kills within 24 hours of exposure,

and there's no known antidote or vaccine.

What's particularly disturbing is how fast it spreads. Take a look.

As you can see, it's latent for several hours,

but once the symptoms present, it consumes the host rapidly.

Our office will be sending you preliminary projections of casualties...

in case something like this should be unleashed.

And Wayne, I gotta tell ya-- it's pretty bleak.

I don't understand. I thought we knew what biological threats were out there.

Now, how do we find ourselves up against the wall so suddenly with something...

that isn't even on our radar? [ Macer ] This is a strain we've never seen.

The autopsy is confirming that someone has engineered this virus...

to kill 10 times faster than its ordinary genotypes.

Okay. Okay, I see.

Sir, I can't underscore enough how potentially devastating it would be...

if this virus were released by terrorists.

Given this information, what options will the president be looking at?

It's the unwavering policy of the United States

to stand firm against any terrorist advance.

Now, I know the president, Tony.

He will not free Salazar, no matter what the threat.

All right. Then we can't waste any time on standard protocol today.

We've been given five hours to comply. If we're going to find these people...

and stop this threat, C.T.U. has to have every possible resource at its disposal.

- You'll have it. - All right.

If we have nothing else to discuss, I'd like to get my team back to work.

Understood. Thank you.

This is Bauer.

- Dad, it's me. - What, Kim?

Adam and I just found something on Goss. We're working it up now.

- We should have an address for you pretty soon. - Okay, good work.

- And, uh, Dad, remember I wanted to talk to you. - Why, is something wrong?

No, I was just wondering if I could come up for a few minutes. It's personal.

Sweetheart, right now's not a good time. As soon

as I've got a moment, I'll come down, okay?

Yeah, thanks.

They're getting close to Goss. You didn't shoot up, did you?

What? You think you can hide it from me?

I'm not trying to hide it from you. I'm trying to quit.

Okay, people don't just quit, Jack.

I've been tapering off. Okay, now it's time to stop.

Doesn't look like it's time. Today is not a good day for you to be needing a fix.

Why don't you go work with Chloe and see if you

can pin down a location on Hector Salazar.

What's wrong with the methadone program? It takes a little time, but it works.

I am not going on record with this addiction. Do you understand me?

Right now you're the only person who knows about it. It's going to stay that way.

Okay, this is nothing to be ashamed of. You did this in the line of duty.

Doing junk was the only way you could get close to Salazar. Nobody's gonna knock you.

I know what I did, Chase. This conversation's over. Just get back to work.

Yeah.

- Chase? - What?

I was just looking at a playback of the Health Services briefing.

What about it? The government's not gonna let this happen, are they?

I mean, Salazar's just one person, no matter how bad he is.

Forget all that, Chloe. We need to operate under our orders...

and that is to find the carrier of this virus. Find the carrier? In four hours?

Come on, Chase. That's not likely, is it? Not if we sit and debate it.

Weren't you supposed to find a modified list of Goss associates?

Kim's bringing it up now.

Great. Then go over the autopsy report. See if there's anything they overlooked.

Fine.

Here are the files on Goss.

I heard you talking to your dad when I was in his office.

- Why do you want to tell him today? - 'Cause it's not a big deal.

Well, it is a big deal. Not only do I work for him, but I'm also a field agent.

- It's the last thing he wants for his daughter. - How do you know that?

I know, okay? I mean, he talks about things.

About how he was never there for you or your mom.

He doesn't believe a field agent can have a relationship outside of work.

Well, did you ever stop to think that maybe it would make him happy?

That his daughter's found someone she loves?

Look, I love you too. I just don't think today's a good day.

Chase, I need you to copy me on that list.

- Okay, what's this column keyed off at? - That's family. That's legal.

Great. Okay.

I understand. I just want you to cross-reference

those files with our Latin American files.

Yes, I want all the names printed out. Okay,

get that intel over to my office. Thanks.

- - Hey, Dad.

Hey, sweetheart. You all right?

Yeah. Why, what's going on? Chase said you were really stressed out.

Stressed? What-What do you mean stressed? You know,

Salazar and the terrorist threat.

Yeah. Yeah, but I think we're gonna get it under control.

We just got a lot of work to do.

- Listen, can I talk to you now? - Yeah, sure. Come on in.

Take a seat.

Hey, what's going on? Oh, after all we've been through,

I find it very difficult to keep things from you.

Okay, what's up?

Chase and I have been going out for a while,

and it's starting to get serious.

- Whoa. - I mean, I think he wanted to be the one to tell you.

But, uh, he was worried that it would cause a problem between you two.

I see.

How long have the two of you been seeing each other?

Three months.

I really care for him, Dad.

- So, what do you think? - I don't know what I think.

I'm really surprised.

And, I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted with everything that's going on today.

I know, but-- forget it.

- I just had to let you know. - I'm glad you told me. I am.

Okay. I love you.

Love you too.

I told him.

What'd he say?

Nothing.

Dessler.

It's Sunny. I think I found something that might be helpful to you guys.

What's that? Pathology found something odd in Goss's system.

We found an unmetabolized virus particle.

I'll skip the technobabble. Bottom line,

it looks like the virus was delivered in a crystalline form.

Maybe what you're looking for is a white powder.

So, it would look like a bag of cocaine or heroin?

Yeah, that may even be the strategy.

Someone thinks they're selling a bag of coke,

when in fact, they're handling the virus.

Look, Kyle, I'm not gonna do it, okay?

I don't care how much you pay me. It's dealing drugs.

Come on. You're my best friend. Come on. You gotta come through for me here.

Look, you should've talked to me before you

went down to Mexico and bought a bag of coke.

I'm not-- I'm not asking you to do anything but wait in the car, all right?

I'll make the delivery. I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna go with you.

Fine.

Kyle, it's Zach. Zach, hey, what's up?

We need to talk. Hold on a second, man.

Who's Zach? It's nobody.

Yeah, what's with you guys today? Everything's a secret.

He's got family stuff going on.

What's going on, man? You tell me. You got the powder?

Yeah. Yeah, of course I do. What time you want me to drop it off?

Tonight. Come by around 7:30. 7:30, yeah.

Can we just go over it one more time? Like how this whole thing's gonna go down?

Go over what? You drop off the coke. I give you the money.

Is that too much for you to handle? No. No, that's totally cool.

It better be.

Sir? Yeah. Uh-huh. Yeah, that's it.

Yeah? Jack, it's Michelle.

We got a last-known address on David Goss, the

infected body dropped off at Health Services?

How recent? Two months.

Okay, have L.A.P.D. send over a perimeter team.

Tell 'em hands off until Chase and I get there. Got it.

Chase, let's go. We're on.

Get an address? Yeah.

Make sure they understand. They are not to go in until Jack gets there, okay?

Hey. Peter just told me you got an address on Goss. Yeah.

I'm bringing it over to Jack now. There's nothing more recent?

We could spend another hour looking but there's

no guarantee we'll find anything better.

Yeah, well, we don't have an hour to waste, do we?

Look, uh, put transmitters on Jack and Chase. I wanna be analyzing...

all their interactions so we can work it up in real time, all right? Okay.