24

Before his death, Jonas Hodges told us...

that there were other parties involved with him in the creation of this bioweapon.

The F.B.I. has apprehended Tony Almeida.

He is a key figure in this plot.

Jonas Hodges was killed outside F.B.I. headquarters,

and Ms. Taylor might be involved.

Olivia's capable of many things, but I can't believe committing murder is one of them.

I need you to access the digital recording system--

to see if their conversation was recorded.

What I can't live with is that monster getting away with this.

My operatives are with your daughter.

In fact, I'm looking at her right now.

You will help Tony Almeida escape, or my people will murder your daughter.

- Don't move! - Jack, why?

The people that are working with Tony have operatives with Kim right now.

- They've threatened to kill her if I don't break him out. -

The people who were watching you--

they're our only lead to finding your father.

That laptop has the camera that they were using to track me.

We may be able to backtrace to the people that have my father.

Your people are gonna be able to launch...

their biological attacks just as they originally planned.

How? We have Jack.

The pathogen's in his organs.

We'll be able to harvest everything we need from his body.

Tony believes in what we're doing.

Are you suggesting I meet with him?

I'll look Almeida in the eye, and if for any reason I don't like what I see,

I can't let him walk out of that meeting alive.

How much longer does he have?

Couple of hours, give or take.

The pathogen can survive up to two hours after death.

In fact, the only sure way to destroy it is by exposure...

to extreme temperatures above 500 degrees Celsius.

Get him ready to move.

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Tell me if you need more people on this, and I will get them for you.

We don't need people. We need to get lucky.

The transmitter node on the laptop is encrypted with multiple relays.

Can you source the transmission or not?

I'm trying to come up with a work-around.

Call me as soon as you have something. I will.

They still can't source the transmission? They're working on it.

Chloe and Janis are doing everything they can.

Is there no other lead, no other way to find my father?

This is a good lead, Kim. The only reason we have it is 'cause of you.

Yeah, except my father is dying, and we don't know how much time he has left.

No!

Come in.

What are you still doing here?

Just finishing up the conversation we started.

Aaron, I told you to escort Ethan to the gate.

Now take him out of my office and off the White House grounds.

No, ma'am. I am not gonna do that.

I'm calling security.

Having me dig up dirt on Noah Daniels is one thing.

This is a whole different animal.

I'm aware of that, Martin.

I want this to happen. I want this person taken care of. Mm-hmm.

It's Jonas Hodges.

The digital card you confiscated from me was blank.

I gave the real one to Agent Pierce.

How long have you known, Aaron?

I had my suspicions, ma'am,

but I was hoping I was wrong.

I'll wait outside, sir.

Ethan, this doesn't tell the whole story.

Sounds pretty clear to me. Hodges is dead. You're responsible.

I know, but I tried to stop it from happening.

Oh, save it, Olivia.

You can't talk your way out of this situation. Not this time.

All right, Ethan.

You win.

I'll resign. Come up with some excuse.

You could have your job again. Everything will go--

This isn't about getting my job back!

It's about the truth.

The truth could destroy my mother's administration.

I am fully aware of the implications if this goes public.

You don't have to spell them out for me.

Then what do you want?

For the president to take the next step.

Whether she decides to prosecute this or bury it, that's her call.

But she needs to know the truth.

I'll let you tell her yourself.

I can't believe you're doing this.

You're betraying everything that you've ever worked for.

I know you think this country failed you,

and I don't care what kind of ideology you believe in now.

This is no way to fight for it. What you're

doing is wrong. This is wrong, and you know it!

Damn it, Tony. Look at me.

Please,

as someone who was once your friend,

let me die in peace.

Don't let them use me to kill innocent people.

I have no intention of letting them use you as a pathogen, Jack.

I never did. I overheard you.

This was your idea. You sold it to them.

It was just a play.

A play? To get the man who's coming here right now.

Took me three years to find him.

Took me another year to get him to meet me face-to-face.

I had to prove myself to him by taking down Jonas Hodges.

I had to convince him that I was a true believer in his cause.

What the hell are you talking about?

His name is Alan Wilson.

He was the man behind Charles Logan.

He's the one who ordered the hit on David Palmer.

And he had Michelle killed to cover his tracks.

This is the man who murdered my wife, Jack.

Everything that you've done today is for personal revenge?

It's about justice.

Justice?

You killed innocent people, Tony!

Ten times as many people would have died if it hadn't have been for me.

The deeper I dug to find the person responsible for Michelle's death,

the more I kept running into men like Jonas Hodges.

They're the ones with the crazy ideology, Jack, not me.

I'm the one who had a plan to bring them down.

I'd enlisted Bill and Chloe to help me track all the elements of this group.

And when I finally got what I wanted,

they would turn 'em in and shut 'em down.

But you screwed that all up, didn't you, Jack?

You see,

I'm the one who saved lives today, Jack, not you.

I'm the one who helped you recover the C.I.P. device.

I'm the one who warned you about the White House attacks!

I'm the one who stopped Jonas Hodges from launching those missiles!

You tell yourself whatever you want.

You launched a biological attack on Washington Center Station,

and if we hadn't gotten there in time, thousands

of innocent people would have been killed!

I did what I had to do to get Alan Wilson there.

And now,

he's gonna die.

You kill him, and no one will ever know...

the full extent of this conspiracy.

I'm not gonna kill him, Jack.

You are.

Damn you, Tony. Damn you.

I'm sorry that it has to be you.

But the truth is, they wouldn't let me within 50 feet of the guy.

You're the one he's coming for.

You're not honoring Michelle's life.

You are reveling in her death, and she would despise you for this.

We're clear.

When's Wilson coming? Soon.

He wants to see Bauer's medical record. It's right over there.

Wilson doesn't know about us.

And it's best to keep it that way, at least for now.

Sure.

I understand.

He's here.

You ready? Yeah.

Let's go.

Put your hands behind your head.

We're all clear, sir.

Go ahead.

That's far enough for you.

Hello,

Cara.

This is Tony Almeida.

- Been looking forward to this, sir. - Yes, I know.

Where's Bauer?

Right inside, second door on the right.

You'll need this.

So, Cara...

thinks you should be playing a larger role in our organization.

You've been an asset. Thank you, sir,

but I believe there's a lot more I can bring to the table.

But first I want to see Bauer's pathology report.

I have it right here.

This is the F.B.I. You're surrounded.

- Lay down your weapons. - Fire at will!

Tony!

Set us down.

I need you to get me to that green vehicle.

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Jack.

Stay away from me. I'm wired with C-4. Tony's got the detonator.

Stay away! Wait. I know this trigger mechanism.

I can disarm it.

Where's Kim? She's safe.

She was the reason we were able to find you.

Tony's been playing both sides all along. You need to stop him.