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This was the last model the Soviets produced.

Is this what you need to reprogram the trigger?

Yes.

So in a little less than an hour, it will detonate...

and strike a blow that the Americans will never forget.

When you're finished, meet me at the safe house.

I think some people in this place...

have a connection with the terrorist attacks.

How would you know that?

There was one phrase they used several times.

Pass that on to the F.B.I.

I've just approved the written agreement with Assad.

I am prepared to offer you full protection...

and a pardon for all crimes or acts of war in the past.

Is that acceptable to you?

I need to see this pardon in writing.

You were right about Curtis and Assad having a past connection.

Curtis was in the army just after Desert Storm.

His squad was ambushed by Assad's people.

They killed five of Curtis's men and took two more hostage.

Assad's lieutenant personally beheaded them both.

Oh, my God.

You still don't remember?

Special Forces battalion.

- Curtis, put your weapon down! - Stay out of this, Jack!

I can't. I gave him my word that we would protect him.

I can't let this animal live.

Curtis didn't leave you any choice.

That's what I keep trying to tell myself.

We're gonna find that suitcase nuke because of you, Jack.

Tell the president that I'm sorry.

I can't do this anymore.

Mr. President, we believe we've found the suitcase nuke.

The tac team is ready.

Do it now! Do it!

No!

I just got a message from the F.B.I. It's some Arabic phrase.

It means "five visitors."

Assad said "visitor" was a code word for weapon.

There are four more of these things out there.

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

The unthinkable has happened.

Terrorists have exploded a nuclear weapon on our soil.

Over one square mile of Valencia, a suburb of Los Angeles,

has been destroyed by the most devastating attack...

in the series of terrorist activities that began 11 weeks ago.

And one can only imagine the cost in lives and the suffering of survivors.

Judging from the direction in which the mushroom cloud is heading,

winds from the south may be blowing the airborne radiation...

My God.

Away from the more heavily populated areas.

How many people died in this?

Initial estimates... No less than 12,000.

Mr. President, I just got off the phone with Bill Buchanan at C.T.U.

He has intel that four more tactical nuclear weapons were stolen...

along with the one that went off.

Do we have any idea where they are?

We do not.

I want a meeting with the joint chiefs, Tom, right away.

I've already let them know.

Has civilian air traffic been shut down? Yes.

The F.A.A. gave the order as soon as they were informed about the bomb.

Mr. President, given the current situation,

we've decided to move you down to the bunker. All right.

But, Tom, I have to get in front of the American people.

Ellen, I wanna make a televised speech within the hour.

- Yes, sir. - All right. Let's go, Dan.

And the Department of Emergency Services and Public Safety...

are urging everyone to return home.

We will have an expert in nuclear physics on our program in just a few minutes...

Nadia, have we heard from any of the

secondary teams that were converging on Fayed?

We lost communication as soon as the blast hit.

Milo, can you get a visual? I just checked the satellite. All...

All of our field teams were too close to ground zero. They're all dead.

Morris, what was the last thing you heard from them?

They were engaged with the hostiles.

Which means they were closing in on Fayed.

We need to know if he was in the radius when the bomb went off. Absolutely.

Mr. President, your office has been prepared.

The continuity of operations plan has also been activated.

The vice president has been alerted and is following protocol.

The joint chiefs and most of the cabinet members are on their way here.

The remaining cabinet members are being routed to site "R."

[Hydraulic Door Closing ] Right this way, sir.

- -

- Yeah? - Bill? Are you all right?

We're upwind of the blast. We're fine. What's going on over there?

The Secret Service moved us down to the bunker, and the president...

is about to meet with the joint chiefs.

- Do you have anything new? - Here's what we know.

The bomb went off as we were moving in on Fayed's safe house.

Do you think their presence prompted the detonation? It could have.

It's possible they were just prepping the bomb in Valencia...

and hoping to move it to a more populated area.

Is there any chance that Fayed could still be alive and have those four other bombs?

We don't know. We're running the intel now.

And what about Assad? He's on his way here.

We're hoping he can help us find Fayed. All right. Keep me in the loop.

And, Bill, please be careful. I will.

It's a lot to process.

- It's so many people. - Yeah.

And Curtis? I can't believe this.

I know you and he were friends.

Why do people I know keep dying?

Did you find anything out about Fayed?

No, we're still positioning satellites. We don't know where he is yet.

We've got massive packet loss. Do you wanna help me boot up routers?

Who wouldn't?

Open Etudes 5. Okay.

I just have a really bad feeling about everything.

Did you know Jack quit?

Yeah, Buchanan said he's off channel. What's that all about?

I'm sure it's because he was forced to kill Curtis.

You know I'm here for you, right?

Yeah, I do.

[ People Shouting]

Come on! [ Woman] Leave it! Leave it!

- We need help! - Keep going! Keep going!

What are you doing?

Come on! Go! Ma'am, we're doing the best we can!

[Shouting Continues ] Over here!

Put her in the car!

Come on!

The authorities discovered our location. The bomb never reached its target.

Damn it, Fayed! I sold those weapons to you.

The least you could've done was warn me before you blew them up in my city!

I told you, it was not supposed to happen the way it happened.

A little late for apologies, don't you think?

My engineer died in the blast.

The device used to reprogram the trigger was

destroyed as well. And that's my problem why?

I have four more bombs whose triggers need to be made operational.

Sorry, Fayed, I'm goin' to Vegas.

Find me a way, McCarthy. I'll pay you more.

Double the amount from our previous transaction.

That's interesting.

You need someone who could replicate what that device did, with modern equipment.

We're talking pretty advanced stuff. I'd have to do some checking.

Do you know someone who can do this?

Even if I found someone who can, I doubt they will. This is over the line.

I don't care how you get them to comply.

I need someone within the next few hours.

Are you in or not?

I'll do some research and get back to you.

Hurry up! Hurry up! Listen to me!

Help! Somebody help!

Look, I can't get through to 911. Sorry.

Would you help? I need a doctor! I need a do... I need a doctor!

Sorry! Get out of my way! Hey!

I need a doctor. Please! Our helicopter... it went down.

And there are two others. One's dead. One's unconscious. I don't know what to do.

Please. Please help me. I'm sorry. Show me.

I don't even remember anything hitting us. It just went out of control.

- You were hit by a shock wave. - A shock wave of what?

A nuclear bomb. What?

What are you talking about?

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Chuck, is that you? Yeah, I got... I brought help.

We're gonna get you outta there. Be careful. It's about to fall.

It's jammed.

Ready? One, two, three.

Go!

Stay here!

Are you okay? I think so.

This guy says it's a nuclear bomb.

That's Valencia. That's where I live. My wife and kids are there.

I gotta go... You can't go back to Valencia! The radiation will kill you.

- Jeff, don't! You'll die! - C.T.U.

It's Jack Bauer. Let me speak to Bill Buchanan. Right away.

If you wanna save your friend, don't let him go back home.

Jack, you all right? Yeah, I'm fine.

Where are you? I'm still in Granada Hills.

Good. You're upwind of the blast. Don't go any further north.

How bad is it? It took out a square mile.

Do we know if this was Fayed's endgame?

It wasn't. There are four more nukes out there.

You need to pick me up. You said you were out.

Not after this.

All right. Tell me where you are. I'll send a car.

I'm on the corner of Glasgow and 15th. We'll be there.

Colonel, Fayed has to be at least partially state supported.

Have you guys identified a country?

Not yet, sir. Uh, C.I.A.'s narrowed down a list.

It's on your screen in the short-brief section.

Have you been in touch with the ambassadors of these countries? Yes, sir.

They all extend their condolences,

and have, of course, disavowed any role in the attacks.

Well, we know at least one of them's lying.

Maybe all of them.

I'm not sure we know that, John.

But let's say it is true. What are you suggesting?

We have carriers on standby in the Persian Gulf.

And we have the capability of striking multiple targets in each of these states.

We've been playing games with these terrorists for 11 weeks now.

The only language they understand is force,

so let's speak it to them real clearly.

I guarantee you that if each of these countries had to sustain...

three major metropolitan nuclear strikes,