24

Previously on 24.

Do it now! Do it!

- How many people died in this? - No less than 12,000.

Four more tactical nuclear weapons were stolen along with the one that went off.

C.T.U. is trying to determine where Fayed was at the time.

The worst-case scenario is that he is still alive...

and in possession of the remaining nuclear weapons.

My engineer died in the blast.

The device used to reprogram the trigger was destroyed as well.

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

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

McCarthy will find someone for us.

Tell the men these bombs will go off today.

Walid overheard some conversations about the bombs.

If there is an active cell inside that detention

facility, we need Walid to find out more.

He's wiring you. It's a two-way radio.

Now, you're gonna tell me what we found in your wallet! You understand me?

You're gonna say I asked about this man. You

gotta make them believe you're working for them.

What if they find out he's wearing a wire?

The guards inside know what's going on. They'll keep an eye on him.

I sent Fayed to negotiate with an ex-Soviet general...

about a cache of tactical nuclear weapons.

- What was the name of the general? - Dmitri Gredenko.

Assad just gave us the name of a Russian general...

Fayed contacted a year ago about the nukes.

Gredenko did business with BXJ

Technologies, specifically with your father.

My father? I haven't spoken to him for over nine years.

Well, we'll send someone over to talk to him.

I should do this. He'll talk to me if I go alone.

You will never guess who just called here.

Who? Your brother Jack.

What's he want? He's looking for the old man.

We should have killed Jack when we had the chance

instead of handing him over to the Chinese.

Look at the bright side. You got out. You're here. You should relax a little bit.

Gray, people in this country are dying, and I need some information.

Are you gonna give it to me, or do I have to start hurting you?

I don't know where Dad is. What do you want from me?

The truth! That is the truth! I swear to you on my family's life.

Not good enough.

The following takes place between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Although the crisis we face today is a grave and dire one,

we will rise above it.

This great nation of ours has been challenged as never before.

This time, against this enemy, armed with these weapons,

we must rely on the strength and faith...

of every single American.

And that faith is unshakable.

We must rise above our fears,

above our bigotries, and stand our ground.

Our goal is the defeat of the enemy...

and the preservation of our values.

Now we have achieved that goal in the past,

and so we shall again.

Thank you.

I wish he had not said that.

Sir?

Made a promise he can't keep.

The American people have got to get used to the fact...

these new security measures are a way of life.

They're not some temporary Band-Aid.

Now you're making policy unilaterally, Tom.

The president was absolutely clear about your proposals.

I'm sorry. What is this about, Karen?

"National Guard supplanting police in major cities,

expanding detentions based on soft intel."

You authorized these without presidential consent.

Now how many times do you think we are gonna be going over this?

I am taking preparatory steps...

to allow the president to act swiftly should he decide to act at all.

Nobody is authorizing anything.

That's what you said about the detention facilities,

and yet those preparatory measures turned into an illegal paramilitary operation.

Well, however you may choose to characterize it,

the president agreed to all of these actions.

That's because you distorted the facts. What is it, Tom?

Is it that you think I'm some bleeding-heart

liberal preaching civil liberties? Is that it?

I'll tell you what I think.

The Constitution is a wonderful thing, Karen,

but back in the days of the founding fathers,

the weapon at hand was a single-shot musket.

It took a half a minute to load and fire.

Fayed just killed 12,000 people...

in less time without even taking aim.

I love the Constitution, but I won't be

ducking behind it when the next nuke goes off.

I'm a realist too, Tom, and I am willing to do what it takes to protect this country.

No, you are not! But I am looking a little further down the road.

These warrantless arrests and detention centers...

will cause irreparable damage to this country.

Why don't you just hop a shuttle over to the Justice Department.

You don't belong in national security. You are using this crisis...

to advance a very dangerous agenda, Tom, and take advantage of presidential power.

I'm done in here. I will not let you do it.

And if you think that you are going to wear me down, you are sadly mistaken!

Actually, you're wearing me down.

No, that's right. You won't make the same mistake again,

because you're gonna give the file to

Sharon, and she's gonna handle it from there.

No, get it done.

I need Karen Hayes to go away.

I'm putting the last tines in that right now. I need this now.

I need the president to sign off on my proposals.

She has gone from being an irritant to an obstacle.

And she will be gone soon, sir, I promise.

I'm just waiting to hear back from a few more people, then you can approach her.

This work you're doing for me, it doesn't go unnoticed.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. Buchanan? Yes?

Are you aware of the internal security mandate that's just been issued?

I haven't looked at the hourlies yet. What's going on?

Anyone identified with a Middle Eastern background is required to put...

a redundancy layer on all their log-ins.

I see. Look, normally, I'm not sensitive to this kind of thing.

You know that. But this is not the time...

to be racially profiling people who have grade-four security clearance.

I agree. I'm not gonna argue with you. So you'll give me an exemption?

I'll take this issue to the attorney general,

but it's not gonna happen right away.

Well, how am I supposed to work with one hand tied behind my back?

You and I both knew when I hired you that a Muslim working counterterror...

in the United States was gonna have to put up with some unfair measures.

This is one of them. I know, but today of all days...

Especially today. I need you to stay focused on the big picture.

When this is behind us, I will take this

issue to the attorney general. I promise you.

Have you heard from Jack yet? Not since he went to go see his brother.

Do you want me to reach him? He'll call us when he has something.

You lie to me again, the bag goes back on. Do you understand me?

- - Start talkin', Gray!

Dad... Dad didn't want anyone to know where he went.

He didn't even leave a number in case of an emergency?

No, you can't reach him, Jack.

After the bomb was detonated,

he told me he was cutting himself off.

- I don't believe you. -

I think he told you where he was going. No, no, it's the truth.

- Fine. - No! No! I don't know! I don't know!

All right, all right, all right, all right!

He went to see a guy who works for us.

His name's Darren McCarthy. Why?

It was my fault.

I made a mess. Dad's trying to clean it up. What do you mean?

You were right. It's about the nukes.

The connection you found between Dad and Gredenko...

had to do with a contract that was awarded to us.

Through the company. Yeah, it all went through BXJ.

What did an ex-Russian general have to do with a contract?

It was his job to release the old nukes into the U.S. for decommissioning.

BXJ was hired to dismantle...

some of the smaller bombs and to recycle their cores into energy production.

We do it all the time. What happened?

I hired McCarthy to oversee the job,

but I didn't check him out carefully enough.

So basically he came in with the lowest bid and you just hired him?

Hey, my head was into other things at the time.

He-He came in with good references. I saw no reason to get all anal about it.

So the nukes that these terrorists are in possession of,

including the one that was just detonated in Valencia,

were supplied by McCarthy and stolen from you?

Yes, in a nutshell, that's it.

Sam told me Dad left yesterday,

which means that you and he knew about this before today, and you didn't report it.

We didn't report it because we thought we could take care of it more efficiently.

Damn it, Gray! Do you know how many people have

died because you're trying to cover your ass?

We had no idea that this was gonna happen. Besides, what Dad and I are doing...

to stop this is more effective than what you and your people are gonna do.

What exactly are you doing?

Dad put together a security team, and he went out to look for McCarthy.

- Where? - He was staking out McCarthy's office.

He checked in about an hour ago.

Where is this office? It's in Simi.

We're going. I'm not leaving my family, Jack.

Not today.

Oh, yes, you are.

Get up!

The wind should continue to push the

mushroom cloud away from Los Angeles County.

Graem, where are you going? Jack and I have to go find Dad.

What do you mean "find him"? Well, he's not reachable right now.

We have to go and pick him up. I want you to stay here, all right?

You stay with Josh. Don't either of you go outside the house.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

What's the address? McCarthy's office is off the 23... 5137 Olson Avenue.

Who are you calling?

C.T.U., O'Brian.

Chloe, it's Jack. Let me speak to Bill. He's being briefed on Fayed.

Have you picked up any threads? Not yet.

I've got one. I want you to send two field units to 5137 Olson Avenue in Simi Valley.

It should be off the 23. I want them to wait for me there.

Get Bill to call me back as soon as he's out of the briefing. Okay, I will.

So that's it, Jack. You're just gonna sell out Dad and me.

Get in the car.

We've been monitoring ground movement ever since the bomb went off.

We've locked down streets, we're doing vehicle