24

Previously on 24.

Marilyn. Jack, what happened?

My father escaped. I don't know where he is.

He might be in the area. I want you both to go back to C.T.U.

Josh, I know that there's a lot to explain.

And I promise you, when this is over,

you and I are gonna sit down, and I will talk you through what happened.

Thank you for saving my son.

He reminds me of you.

I told you I was sorry.

You said I should stop helping terrorists arm nuclear bombs.

We're done.

- I've interfaced the component. - There's a problem. The circuit board is damaged.

- Can you fix it? - Not unless I have the security override.

We don't have access to that information.

You'll have to find someone who has the necessary expertise.

An F.B. subcircuit board from one of the weapons...

is now in the possession of an agent of the Chinese government.

If you do not intercept this component,

my generals have instructions to initiate an appropriate response.

How the hell did the Russians find out about this?

Only select people at the White House even knew about this.

So you're saying there's a spy?

Which staff are we talking about here, Tom?

Lisa Miller, sir.

Bishop's been passing intelligence to the Russians that he got from you.

- I swear to you I didn't know. - It's still treason!

You're gonna go back to your boyfriend...

and you're gonna make him believe that we have the component back.

White House is pressuring us to find Cheng.

We have to hope he can get some information out of her.

It's gonna be next to impossible to communicate with her in the near term...

unless we essentially attempt to shock her out of this state.

Mike, will they let me speak to Audrey?

The shrink who's treating her doesn't think it's a good idea,

and he's about to try some protocol of his own using big doses of drugs.

It could kill her, Jack. Why'd you uncuff me?

- 'Cause I think you need to do something about it. -

Is there anything you can tell me that can help us find Cheng...

or at least where they were holding you?

Please!

Jack, put down your gun!

Not until I get a guarantee from you that Audrey is safe.

Bloomfield.

What'd you say? Bloomfield.

Did you get that? Bloomfield. Have Chloe track it down. Keep Doyle in the loop.

Earlier, I got through to Audrey. I can do the same thing again.

I just need some time. Please.

Stay away from my daughter.

Everything you touch, one way or another, ends up dead.

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

Jack.

I thought you should know James Heller just left with his daughter.

He also reiterated to me his demand that you stay away from her.

He'll be filing a restraining order to that effect.

I'm sorry, Jack.

The name that Audrey gave us when I was talking to her-- Bloomfield.

Did it pan out? It did.

It's an old copper refining facility in Jefferson Heights.

We found oxidized copper particles on Audrey's clothing,

so we're pretty sure that's where Cheng was holding her.

If that's his base of operations, he should have the Russian component there.

So we're locking it down and dispatching teams now.

- You need to let me go with them. - You're still under arrest.

For 20 months in a Chinese prison, Cheng tried to break me.

I know him. I know how he thinks.

I am your best chance at stopping him.

You willfully disobeyed a presidential order.

Your actions resulted in Cheng getting ahold of that component.

That's why I'm begging you to let me go.

I caused this mess. Let me clean it up.

Please.

Damn it, Nadia. You have the authority to let me do this.

This isn't about finding that component for you.

This is about getting revenge against Cheng.

Cheng is responsible for Audrey's condition.

You're damn right this is about revenge.

I want Cheng more than anything in the world,

but I gave President Palmer my word that I would destroy that component...

before I let it fall into enemy hands.

Please.

Give me a chance to keep my word.

I'm sorry, Jack. I can't.

Don't even think about it, Jack.

If you make a move, I will have you put in restraints.

Maybe I can help from here.

I-- I could run tactical.

Division is sending over a ranking section chief to replace me.

I promise you I will take it up with him when he gets here.

Okay. Thanks.

I have a Landsat image of Bloomfield.

It's a big place.

There's Cheng's Hummer at the rear entrance.

Forward it over to Tactical for analysis. It's already happening.

Any status update on L.A.P.D.? All reserve units are on the way.

They should have a perimeter in 20 minutes. You okay?

Fine.

You don't look fine.

- Since you're so keen to know, Chloe and I have split up. - Shut up, Morris.

It's pointless being coy about it, right?

We're still doing our jobs. We're all professionals.

It's just that, if I were you, I'd stay out of it.

I will.

These are the transcripts from Marilyn Bauer's statement. She needs to review them.

All right. Thanks. I'll take care of it.

The wheels are rolling in five minutes.

All right, gentlemen, listen up.

Your objective is the Bloomfield copper facility in Jefferson Heights.

We have good reason to believe this is Cheng's safe house...

and that he has the component in his possession.

L.A.P.D. is setting up a five-block perimeter.

Your job is to penetrate the facility,

apprehend Cheng and secure the component.

If Cheng gets out of the country with that component,

Russia will hold us responsible for providing the Chinese access to their defense codes,

and they'll strike back at us.

We need to recover that component. There is no room for error.

Real-time tactical feeds and satellite recon will be uplinked to your P.D.A.'s.

Any questions?

Good luck.

You're doing a good job.

I'm just trying to keep the roof from caving in.

We're putting every available agent out in the field.

If Cheng is in that facility, we're gonna get him and the component.

Be careful.

You have the data.

It's about time.

We have to finalize our attack plan.

I want to attack the target in 15 minutes.

We'll be ready.

Municipal authorities throughout Los Angeles...

and the surrounding communities are scrambling to deal with the devastation...

caused by the nuclear detonation and its aftermath.

Local hospitals report being overwhelmed--

Josh, you gotta stop watching this and try and get some sleep.

They're saying that 12,000 people are dead--

all because of what Dad did.

Honey, it's not that simple.

Terrorists were responsible-- But he was involved!

He let it happen.

I wish I was never even born. Don't say that.

Why? That's how I feel. I wish I was never part of this sick family.

You listen to me. Listen to me.

You are not your father.

You are not responsible for anything he did.

Come here.

I love you. I do.

We're gonna be okay.

I promise you we'll get through this.

We've been here for hours. I wanna go home. We'll go home in the morning.

Right now, I want you to close your eyes and get some sleep.

Okay? Come on, honey.

Sorry to interrupt.

That's okay. This is a transcript of your statement.

I need you to review it and make sure it's accurate. All right.

Mrs. Bauer. Please call me Marilyn.

I know you and Jack are close.

There's something that you need to know. What is it?

It's about Audrey Raines. She's still alive.

What?

- Hello. - It's me.

Hey, you.

I thought I wouldn't hear from you again till morning.

Sorry I left so suddenly. We had a crisis with the Russians.

What kind of crisis?

It doesn't matter anymore. It's been averted.

Well, that's good.

Anyway, I was thinking maybe we could pick up where we left off,

if you want.

Well, you know I do, sweetheart, but, um,

isn't Daniels gonna want you to stick around...

so he can paw you every chance he gets?

I'm the last thing on his mind right now. Well, his loss.

How soon can you get here?

I'm on my way.

I love you.

I love you too. I'll see you soon.

All right. It sounded genuine enough.

Now, when you go back to Mr. Bishop,

you will find a way to excuse yourself from the room...

to allow him time to access your P.D.A....

with uploaded memos stating that a Chinese agent...

was trying to smuggle a piece of Russian technology out of the country...

and was taken out in a military strike.

Do you understand?

You want the Russians to think the component was destroyed in the attack.

That's correct. It's up to you now.

If you can feed all this convincingly to Bishop,

he will relay it to his Russian contact.

With any luck at all,

President Suvarov will call off his threat of military action against us...

at least for the time being.

I'm sorry. I just don't know if I can go through with this,

if I can be with him again and act like nothing's wrong.

Well, I'm sure you'll manage.

For the last year, you've had no problem lying to me.

So, at any rate, Agent Hollister and I...

will be in a van parked across the street from Bishop's.

We'll be monitoring everything.

You do as you're told, and it should all go smoothly.