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The following takes place between 8:00 a.m. And 9:00 a.m.

Events occur in real time.

- Put the phone away. - Uh, one more minute.

- That's what you said five minutes ago. Put it away. - Dad.

- I got you the phone for emergencies, honey. - Well, this is an emergency.

Fine.

Now how come you get to talk on the phone? That's not fair.

Uh, life's not fair. Hello?

Hello? Who is this?

Emily? Oh! Are you okay?

Don't move!

Take it!

Everybody down!

Dad. Dad! What's going on?

- Dad! Dad! - Emily!

- Dad! Dad! Dad! - Emily! Emily!

Emily!

Go! Get in there! Let's go!

- Dad! - Let's go!

Please don't hurt my daughter. I've got money.

We don't want your money, Mr. Latham.

We just need you to fix something for us.

Let the record show this is the third day of this Senate hearing...

investigating human rights violations...

by the recently disbanded Counter Terrorist Unit.

Yesterday, when we adjourned, we were discussing brutality and torture...

by C.T.U. Agents in the course of their operations.

Will the witness please state his name?

Jack Bauer.

Mr. Bauer, I don't see your counsel present.

Is he or she not aware that we're about to start?

I have chosen not to retain counsel.

Mr. Bauer, I have to advise you that many of the questions we're about to pose to you...

are of a legal nature and might result in answers that could incriminate you.

I understand that, Senator.

We can postpone your testimony until this afternoon...

if you'd like to bring in representation...

something that I would strongly advise.

What is the first question, Senator?

All right then.

Let's begin.

Mr. Bauer...

who is Ibrahim Haddad?

That information is classified.

We represent the people of the United States...

and we have declassified those files on their behalf.

Now, I'm going to ask you one more time-

Who is Ibrahim Haddad?

He was a member of a terrorist sleeper cell...

C.T.U. Had under surveillance in 2002.

And isn't it true that you detained Mr. Haddad without due process...

and that you used extreme interrogation methods on him...

until he answered your questions?

Yes, sir.

Would you say that you broke procedure with this interrogation?

- Probably. - "Probably."

Well, that's a very cavalier answer.

You don't seem to care about the implications here.

Well, Mr. Bauer?

I'm sorry, Senator. I didn't hear a question.

All right then.

Did you torture Mr. Haddad?

According to the definition set forth by the Geneva Convention...

yes, I did.

Senator, why don't I save you some time?

It's obvious that your agenda is to discredit C.T.U...

and generate a series of indictments-

My only agenda is to get to the truth.

- I don't think it is, sir. - Excuse me?

Ibrahim Haddad had targeted a bus carrying 45 people...

10 of which were children.

The truth, Senator, is I stopped that attack from happening.

By torturing Mr. Haddad.

By doing what I deemed necessary to protect innocent lives.

So basically what you're saying, Mr. Bauer...

is that the ends justify the means and that you are above the law.

When I am activated, when I am brought into a situation, there is a reason...

and that reason is to complete the objectives of my mission at all costs.

Even if it means breaking the law.

For a combat soldier, the difference between success and failure...

is your ability to adapt to your enemy.

The people that I deal with, they don't care about your rules.

All they care about is a result.

My job is to stop them from accomplishing their objectives.

I simply adapted.

In answer to your question, am I above the law? No, sir.

I am more than willing to be judged by the people you claim to represent.

I will let them decide what price I should pay.

But please do not sit there with that smug look on your face...

and expect me to regret the decisions that I have made...

because, sir, the truth is, I don't.

Excuse me, Senator. Agent Walker is here.

Sorry for interrupting, Senator.

I'm Renee Walker with the F.B.I. We have a subpoena for Jack Bauer.

I need him remanded into my custody immediately.

I'm not surprised that anyone has a subpoena for Mr. Bauer...

but you're gonna have to wait your turn.

He's being questioned by the United States Senate.

Sir, we need Mr. Bauer immediately.

Well, apparently we're going to have to let you go...

for now.

But we're not done with you.

We'll reconvene with you tomorrow morning at the same time. Is that understood?

- Yes, sir. - Then you go along with these agents.

Well, let's proceed.

Bailiff, call the next witness.

What's this about?

Mr. Bauer, I'm Special Agent Walker. This is Agent Teller.

I need you to come to our office. It's just down the block.

- Why? - You'll be briefed when we get there.

- Hello? - Janis, it's me. Where's Larry?

- He's briefing Dornan's group. - Tell him I've got Bauer. We're leaving the hearing now.

That's good, 'cause the situation's heating up.

- What are you talking about? - That crew we've been tracking?

They just grabbed a man named Michael Latham.

Latham. He worked on Homeland's firewall project.

He didn't just work on it. He designed it.

He's the chief engineer of the government's infrastructure security system.

All right. I'll be there soon.

- Did you get Bauer cleared through security yet? - Not yet.

Well, Renee's bringing him in. They're only a couple minutes out.

Then you won't need him cleared for a couple of minutes.

- Sean, as a friend, I'd like to give you- - You're not my friend.

Sure. As someone as close to a friend...

as you are ever going to get, let me give you some advice.

Most people don't like sarcasm.

I myself have no problem with it 'cause I'm cheerful. I'm a cheerful person.

You're a cheerful person?

Just get Bauer cleared.

For the past eight weeks...

this office has been investigating a series of technology thefts-

software, custom gate array chips, neural networks.

Forensics concluded that the break-ins were the work of the same crew...

but we didn't know what their endgame was... until now.

This is Michael Latham.

He's chief engineer on the classified infrastructure portal-

Homeland's firewall project.

He was abducted 10 minutes ago by the same group behind the technology thefts.

You think they're using Latham to get through the C.I.P. Firewall?

That's our concern. The hardware they stole could be used to build a device to do just that.

And Latham is one of the few people that could do it.

We assume he's being forced to work on the device or that he's already dead.

Excuse me. Renee's on her way in with Jack Bauer.

Thank you.

We've tasked your people to help with this investigation. See Sean. He's got the packets.

We're on it.

We're online with G.S.A. 117.

- How many systems? - Communications. Navigation.

But we need the other systems working. Check on Latham.

All right. It's done.

Northeast Three, this is Global Skies 117. We are ready for clearance.

G.S.A. 117, roger. You're clear toJ.F.K. Airport as filed.

Maintain 5,000. Expect flight level 280 10 minutes after departure.

Cleared toJ.F.K. Expect flight level 280.

Welcome to Global Skies flight number 117-

passenger service from Reagan National toJ.F.K.

Weather in New York is cloudy with a chance of thundershowers...

so we may run into some turbulence along the way.

Tower, awaiting traffic off of Dulles.

Position hold, G.S.A. 117.

G.S.A. 117, that's correct.

Mr. Bauer, I'm Agent Larry Moss. I'm the head of this office.

You're here because Agent Walker thinks...

you might be able to help us with an investigation.

Now, personally I have my doubts...

but I'll be happy to be proven wrong.

Lucky for me I'm not here to apply for a job, Agent Moss.

Personally, I don't care what makes you happy, so let's just get this over with.

Take him to Renee's office.

- You want me in the room with you? - No.

Renee, you've read his file.

Bauer's the kind of guy- you say the wrong thing, he can go off.

I'll be fine, Larry.

If he goes off, I'll call you.

Yeah, but if he doesn't produce, don't waste our time. Throw him back.

What do you want?

Mr. Bauer, we have a national security matter that has gone critical.

I'm hoping you can help us with it. Please sit down.

I sent the differentials to Homeland.

Was there anything else you needed me to do?

No.

- Has Bauer been indicted yet? - No, but he will be after the Senate hearings.

The C.I.P. Firewall protects every major infrastructure system in this country.

If it were breached, telecommunication, transportation, power grids-

they would all be vulnerable.

- Agent Walker, right? - Yes.

I'm not active. The D.O.J. Is about to file criminal charges against me.

I'm not exactly in a position to help you with your situation.

As much as I understand how dire it is-

No, I don't think you do.

One of the men behind this threat...

is someone you know.

That's not possible.

Tony Almeida's dead.

- Apparently not. - I was there when he died.

He was rushed away by the E.M.T. A minute later. You never saw him after that.

And hours later you were abducted by the Chinese government.

No.

No.

LfTony were still alive, I would know. He would have contacted me.