24

The following takes place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Events occur in real time.

[ Speaking Korean ]

Oh. Oh-oh...

- When? - Today.

Get me Eric Rayburn, N.S.A.

I wish Nicole could have come. She loves it out here.

Yeah.

What do you want to do tonight?

I don't know. Get a movie.

We came all this way to watch a video?

How's your mom?

Who knows?

I mean, she puts on a happy face for everyone,

but I know she's hurting.

Yeah. Rosser.

Okay. Copy that. What is it, Rosser?

There's a situation, Mr. President.

Okay, try and find me!

Excuse me. What are you doing in my bed?

Shh! I'm hiding from Daddy.

What? Oh, hi.

Hey, Kim, uh... you haven't seen Megan around, have you?

Um, I don't know. What does she look like?

Big wart on the tip of her nose and--

I do not! Oh, there you are!

Now I'm gonna get you. Hey, Dad!

Let me go!

Let me go! I'm going to get you now.

Oh, let me go! I'm going to hide again!

How do you keep up with her all day?

It's not easy.

Dad, I'm ready. Try to find me!

Here I come!

Rayburn is waiting for us in the O.C., Mr. President.

I'll see you back at the retreat, Dad. Hey, whoa.

Look, son... I'm sorry.

Don't be. It's not your fault. I just miss hanging out with you.

I know. We'll get there.

Yeah. See you later.

All right. I know how much you want to...

spend time with him. I'm sorry, sir. How bad is the situation?

I haven't been fully apprised, but I don't have a good feeling.

To my knowledge, no president has been rerouted by N.S.A. on a morning off.

Thank you.

Oh, uh, I didn't know how you liked intel presented at impromptus--

Whether you like it sorted chronologically with an alphabetical key,

or if you just like separate folders with access tabs.

Uh... I don't really care.

Oh, it doesn't matter. I did it both ways, so you can choose.

Thanks, Paula. George.

Hi, Mr. Mason. Yeah?

I ordered upgrades on all the sim software. I hope you don't mind.

Fine.

They just went from beta to production two days ago and--

Paula, stop.

Right. Okay. Thanks.

What do you need?

Division wanted to put a meeting in the books...

for next month. For what?

They want to see our proposal for the LAX security upgrades.

Tony, tell you what. If I'm still here this time next year,

take me out to the woodshed and shoot me.

I was supposed to be in D.C. by now, not chasing little old ladies...

who set off metal detectors with their damn knitting needles.

- How about the morning of the 15th? - That's fine.

Mr. Mason. What?

I just got off the phone with Eric Rayburn's office at N.S.A.

Yeah? They have a request, sir.

They want you to take care of it right away.

This can't be right. Eileen, want to get me Rayburn?

I think he's up in Oregon with the president.

Put it in my office.

What was that about?

N.S.A. wants us to bring in Jack Bauer.

What? What for?

I don't know. That's all they said.

Isn't Bauer inactive? Yeah, he's inactive.

We're probably going to have to reschedule our day. What do we have?

National Wildlife Benefit at 1:00, a tour of the new Nike Campus at 3:30,

and your speech for the UO Regents tonight.

Okay. Cancel what you have to, but I want to give that speech.

Announce the new clean energy proposal.

I'm not sure you're going to have time for any of that, sir.

Eric.

I'll take care of it. Thanks, Janet.

What's this about, Eric?

We have a domestic terrorist alert.

How serious?

Very.

Has Lynne been informed?

- Yes. She's here. - Who else?

There are representatives from all branches...

of the military, some F.B.I. and C.I.A.

Mr. President. I've called Mike Novick.

He's getting on a plane right away.

Good. Thank you.

Gentlemen.

Lynne. Morning, Mr. President.

What I'm about to tell you, Mr. President, is triple-sourced,

and while crucial details are still unknown,

we believe this intel to have extremely high credibility.

Go on.

There is a nuclear device under terrorist control that's on U.S. soil.

- My God. - Where?

Los Angeles. It gets worse.

This bomb is going to go off today.

How do we know this?

This suicide bomber is Mamud Rashid Faheen.

A suspected terrorist who we believe has been associated...

with a number of fundamentalist groups.

This is the Valentine's Day bombing in the West Bank.

Right. This particular attack resulted in 13 fatalities, 26 injured.

Two days ago, we discovered that the secondary purpose...

of this incident was to create the impression Faheen was killed.

- He wasn't? - No.

This was taken five days ago...

at a small airport outside Lyons, France.

We had the man on the left, Jason Park, under surveillance.

It was just a coincidence that we caught the very-much-alive Faheen in the photo.

When we grabbed Park, we tried to extract everything we could out of him.

About 15 minutes ago, he broke and confessed...

that for the last two years, Faheen has been preparing...

for today's attack on Los Angeles.

Why didn't you pick up Faheen at the same time as Park?

This picture wasn't analyzed until after the two had separated.

I've contacted Defense, C.I.A., F.B.I. and local jurisdictions.

Everything will be run through N.S.A.

Who controls Faheen?

A relatively new splinter group that goes by the name...

of Second Wave. Government affiliation?

Officially, they're not recognized by any of the Middle Eastern states.

Unofficially?

Get me the prime minister.

Right away.

Gary, your breakfast is ready. Don't let it get cold.

Yeah, I'll be right there.

I probably won't be back till this afternoon.

I'm expecting a package this morning.

Keep an eye out for it? Sure.

Mom, I'm going skateboarding.

And what does that mean? I know. I have to put on my helmet...

and my elbow and knee pads.

And stay close to Kim.

Love you. What about Kim?

She's the best nanny ever.

You off? Yeah, uh... coffee's ready.

I cut your grapefruit, and I bought some scones.

Blueberry? Of course.

Oh, my!

You look good today. Thanks.

I'll see you tonight, okay? Okay.

You know, Kim, you've got a great body.

- - You work out?

Um... not really. I like to swim.

Yes? Mr. President, I have the prime minister on the phone.

- Mr. Prime Minister. - Mr. President.

I was told you need to speak to me.

What can you tell me about a terrorist organization known as Second Wave?

Of course I've heard of them,

but my government firmly rejects...

its tenets and its methods.

In fact, we recently arrested several of its members.

Then how you do you account for three Second Wave camps...

operating unimpeded inside your country?

There are no camps in my country.

Mr. Prime Minister, I know two things.

One-- Second Wave is planning an attack...

against one of my cities today.

Two--

Your government supports Second Wave.

I would appreciate it...

if you would stop using my people and my country...

as a source for every threat leveled at the United States.

What I'm saying is not meant to be a threat,

simply a statement of fact.

If a bomb goes off on U.S. soil today,

I will have no choice but to retaliate...

with immediate and decisive force against your government.

This is an insult.

We are not planning to attack the United States.

Insult or not,

if you care for the lives of your citizens,

you need to hear me loud and clear.

Mr. Prime Minister,

if a bomb goes off today,

it will hurt us,

but it will destroy you.

Then, Mr. President,

you will have created an enemy...

of over one-third of the world's population.

Proceed carefully.

You as well, sir.