24

Previously on 24.

Sir, everything that's happened today, from the infected body at Health Services...

to Ramon Salazar's prison break has been part of an elaborate sting operation.

Mr. President, a group of scientists from the Ukraine...

were trying to sell a weaponized virus on the open market.

I suggested the Salazars as potential buyers.

Our goal was to remove the virus stockpile from the marketplace,

but all of this hinged on me convincing the Salazars that I had switched sides.

Tell me how the man who betrayed us is now our friend.

Bauer came to me with an opportunity...

to make more money than we have ever dreamed of.

- What's in it for you, Jack? - Fifty million dollars.

I would never have thought that Jack Bauer was for sale.

You said you'd take me away from here.

Do you remember, Jack? Yes, I remember.

There was one small thing you forgot to mention.

You were a cop.

But even that wouldn't matter if you'd meant half the things you said to me.

I meant everything I ever said to you.

For the next few hours, all of our resources are dedicated...

to helping Jack Bauer intercept this virus.

Tony, I spoke to Chase. He is not coming back to C.T.U.

He still thinks my father was captured by the Salazars.

And he thinks he's going in to rescue Jack. Damn it. If he goes in there,

he's gonna blow Jack's cover, and we're gonna lose this virus.

I know this man. He's Bauer's partner!

What the hell is going on here, Jack? Shut up, Chase.

You should never have followed me down here. You're with them?

Yes. I'm with them.

Jack. Shut up, Chase. You want to get through this, just shut up.

- The transponder in Jack's watch just went dead. - Damn it!

By the time the assault teams are in position, we'll have no idea where he is.

The following takes place between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Ladies and gentlemen, the president will make a brief statement.

There will be no questions at this time.

My fellow Americans, good evening.

A few hours ago, I had to terminate the presidential debate...

in order to handle what was at the time a national security threat.

I can't reveal to you at this time the details surrounding the situation.

Those will be forthcoming in the next few hours.

Let me assure you that the danger that existed a few hours ago has passed.

America is safe.

The American people are safe.

I apologize to my opponent, Senator Keeler,

and to the millions of you who were expecting

to see the two of us engage in the issues.

The debate will be rescheduled.

I'd like to thank you all for your patience and understanding. Good night.

- Mr. President! -There have been rumors that this crisis was manufactured...

by your administration to protect your friend, Dr. Anne Packard.

How do you respond to that, sir?

Those allegations were false.

Senator Keeler's charges were unfounded, and we have proof--

proof that comes directly from Anne Packard's ex-husband.

In fact, in the next few days and weeks,

Senator Keeler will have his own explaining to do.

Anne Packard is an individual of the utmost integrity.

She didn't deserve this. Mr. President!

Thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

That's it. No more questions. Thank you.

Bauer's with the Salazar brothers in Mexico.

His transponder signal stopped working.

We're doing everything we can to reestablish contact.

Tell the Delta units to hold their position till I get back to ya.

All right. Thanks.

Why don't we try an amplification module?

I already cycled through it three times. It's not a weak signal. There's no signal.

What do we think happened here?

There's a strong possibility that Jack's cover might have been blown.

There's no indication that his transponder's

been found or that his cover's been blown.

It may be that he's in a place where he can't

get a signal, or the transponder's broken.

Partial damage might have knocked it to another frequency.

Let's run a scan. I'm doing that now.

I'm only a third way through the spectrum, but so far no luck.

All right. Uh, I'll get ya some help.

Kim. Yes, Tony?

Do you know how to do a frequency scan? Yeah.

Okay. We're trying to pick up your father's transponder signal.

Michelle's already begun the scan. Coordinate with her.

Uh, what's the signature? I already told you-- 30 over five.

- You didn't tell me. - Look, Kim.

I know this is hard on you, your father's life being at stake,

but I need you to focus, okay? Sorry.

All right. Good. Call me if anything changes.

Why are we stopping? Tomas says there's no sign of anyone following us.

Until we know more, we're better off staying here.

Could he have come here on his own without backup?

Maybe he came by himself to rescue you.

How sad. Does it bother you, Jack,

that your partner is going to die trying to save you?

It breaks me up.

This man Amador should have called by now to set up the meeting.

He's gonna call. Don't worry. Just make sure you've got your money ready.

The money's ready.

Yeah.

It's Amador. We're ready.

Where? Put Bauer on the phone. I only deal with him.

This is Jack. Hello, Jack.

Five kilometers north of town a trail splits off the road into the woods.

Take it for two kilometers, fifteen minutes. Got it.

The meeting's north of here. Fifteen minutes.

Hey, wait. The phone.

- What if he calls back? - I'll take a message.

Look at you, Jack. You are a mess.

We gotta get you straight, or you'll never get through this.

I'm not gonna fix.

Take them. You'll feel better.

I need to use the bathroom.

They're in the back.

I want you to get some sleep. I'm not tired.

- I'll wake you when it's time to leave. - Where's Hector?

He's busy. You'll see him tomorrow morning.

Go to sleep.

I love you.

Claudia, stay down. Stay down.

I need you to listen to me.

Hector and Ramon are trying to buy a virus to use as a weapon.

Millions of people could die. I've set up this deal...

so my government could take control of the virus and destroy it.

Do you understand what I'm saying? You're still with C.T.U.?

Yes, I'm still with C.T.U. But you broke Ramon out of prison.

That was so I could gain his trust... to make the deal happen.

I cannot allow this virus to get into the wrong hands.

You've betrayed us once. Now you've come to betray us again?

No, them. Not you.

I was a fool to believe any of it.

"I'm going to protect you. I'm going to get your family somewhere safe."

All lies. I wanted to come back for you earlier,

but when I heard about this virus, I had to deal with it.

Millions of lives are at stake. You have to understand that.

But I can get you out now-- you, Sergio and your father.

- How? - American soldiers are not far from here.

They're waiting for my signal, but I can't reach

them, because my transmitter's been destroyed.

Claudia, I have nothing to gain from telling you this if it's not the truth.

One word from you and I'm a dead man.

What do you want me to do?

First I need a cell phone. I need to let C.T.U. know where I am.

Then I need you to do whatever you can to help my partner, Chase.

Keep him alive. When Hector realizes, he's gonna kill me.

You'll be gone by then. Chase can help you get out. I promise.

But if I can't contact C.T.U.,

this is all for nothing. You've gotta get me that phone.

Please? I'll do what I can.

I have to go. They're waiting for me.

If you're lying to me again, I'll kill you myself.

Help Chase.

Jack Bauer broke Ramon out of prison.

Your people are sending forces to bring them back.

When are they coming?

When?

And where?

Aaah!

He was your partner. You must be feeling something.

Aaah!

I got a 50 million dollar payday when this deal goes down.

He's on his own.

Is he as tough as you?

He still believes in the lie.

- What lie? - That what he's doing has purpose.

Belief is a beautiful thing.

Hello?

- - Aaah!

Where are you going? Please.

No, don't leave.

Ay, mi amor. Sit down for me.

Ramon is waiting, okay? All right. All right.

Aaah! Bueno.

Claudia.

- I left my phone inside. - I'll get it.

Let's go.

Oh, God! Aaah! Aaah!

Chloe. What?

Have you heard from Chase? No.

Are there alternate frequencies he might use to contact you?

Yeah, there are, and they're on autoscan. He hasn't checked in.

Look, Chloe. I know that you're busy. Maybe we can reach him by satellite.

Satellite. Good idea. I didn't think of that, Kim. I'll get right on that.

You don't have to be sarcastic with me, Chloe. This is someone I care about.

Get a grip.

I have to update the president in half an hour.

I don't want to tell him we're in the same place

we were a half hour ago, which is nowhere.

I don't-- I don't want excuses. Just get me the answer, all right?

I need to finalize the comm file.

It should have been done already.

Well, I need the format code, and you said you were gonna download it.

Delta-733-Gulf.

That's the code from the previous file.

Delta-723-Bravo.

Thank you. All right.

Did you get it? Yeah, I got it.

Eight minutes shot to hell on an invalid code.

Access granted.

Now that could have been a disaster. Without

those files, we can't track the rescue teams.

Come.

Bad news. C.T.U. lost track of Jack Bauer.