24

Previously on 24.

As someone who has alienated followers...

by choosing the unpopular course,

I suggest you tread carefully among your people.

They will come after you.

I need you to authorize clearance for someone to get inside the bunker.

Once he's inside, he'll carry the ball.

You mean, kill the president?

- We have a cover. - Cover? Who?

Assad.

Assad? You're trying to make it look like he did this?

This is Tom Lennox. I need to speak to the ranking Secret Service agent on site.

Carson wondered if you were playing us.

He said that he didn't want to bring you into this, but I defended you!

Nothing justifies the killing of a president.

The delivery system software was programmed for five high-priority targets.

Because of your carelessness, we are now down to three.

More than enough for our needs, Gredenko.

I don't want to be exposed like this any longer than necessary.

You think the authorities know we're working with Fayed?

If they don't, they will soon.

Bill, it's Jack. I've got the correct address for Gredenko's safe house.

Turner's team will be there any minute.

- Clear! - Clear! Bedroom's clear!

Mr. Buchanan, there's no sign of Gredenko or anyone.

That call you took... That was from Gredenko.

You tipped him off. Now over half my team is dead!

It wasn't Gredenko on the phone! Those aren't his men!

Who sent them? Your father!

He has my son!

Take a look out the window, the adjacent roof.

Dad, it's over. There is no empire to protect.

There's no legacy left. I'm the one you want.

You let Josh go, I will surrender.

You could've had it all.

What are you waiting for? Do it!

- Who am I talking to? - It's Charles Logan, Jack.

You must have exhausted all your options to find Gredenko.

Come and see me. Come alone.

The following takes place between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Go ahead. We're on our way to the rendezvous.

Good. We've arrived.

Is the shipment there from Nevada? No. They are behind schedule.

But they'll be here any moment. How soon can you deploy once we arrive?

It'll take us two hours to assemble the delivery system...

and run diagnostics.

Another hour to secure the payload.

That's longer than I'd hoped.

Listen, we are working with advanced technology.

It can't be rushed.

Just remember... without us, you'd be delivering

your payload in weeks instead of hours.

I haven't forgotten.

It seems necessary to remind you now and then.

I'll be glad when we no longer have to deal with these people.

They're living in the dark ages,

and they act like they own the world.

I'd much rather be fighting them.

If we succeed today,

we'll never have to.

The Arabs and the West can destroy each other.

The ambassador just arrived, Mr. President. He's in the waiting area.

Good.

Will Tom Lennox be joining us?

I spoke to Reed Pollock. He says Mr. Lennox

is briefing the speaker and minority leader.

When Tom's finished, tell him I want to see him, please.

Mr. Ambassador.

It's good to see you again, sir.

Mr. President, first allow me to express my country's shock and deep regret...

over the devastating attack in California.

Thank you, sir.

Of course, any assistance you may require, you need only ask.

I'm asking you now, sir. That's why you're here.

I believe you know Hamri Al-Assad.

Mr. Ambassador.

I have never met Mr. Assad in person,

but I know him by reputation.

His organization has carried out repeated terrorist actions against my country.

Your own policies precipitated those actions.

That's your justification for killing innocent people?

You and I define innocent in different ways.

My own deputy lost his seven-year-old son in one of your bombings.

That is how I define innocent.

We are not here to air past differences.

Then why are we here, Mr. President?

At our last meeting, I informed you that we were in contact with Assad.

You told me it was a positive step toward peace. And I meant it at that time.

But I must confess, after the last attack,

I didn't expect to see you in the same room with... him.

And I'm not so sure I care to remain here either.

It is no more pleasant for me, Your Excellency.

- Would you give us a moment? - Certainly.

Assad is here because of the attack.

To be frank, sir, we have three more nuclear weapons loose in my country...

in the hands of terrorists.

We didn't know that. In less than one hour,

Assad is gonna go on national television and issue a statement.

It will be a global appeal to extremists.

He's gonna urge them to put down their arms...

and engage in peaceful negotiation with the West.

We are hoping to compel someone to come forward with any information...

regarding those nuclear weapons.

A petition like this... coming from Assad, it could have a profound effect.

- We're counting on that. - What do you need from us?

I want a public statement of support from your prime minister,

and I want it to follow right on the heels of Assad's.

Mr. Assad is a polarizing figure in my country.

A public endorsement of him...

could have grave political consequences for the prime minister.

Then you tell your prime minister that we have a carrier group...

operating less than 25 miles off his shores.

My advisers are pressing me hard for a military response.

So if we are attacked again,

I won't be able to hold them off.

This is sounding like an ultimatum, Mr. President.

It's not an ultimatum, Mr. Ambassador.

I'm merely pointing out the fact that neither the prime minister nor I...

have the, uh, luxury...

of worrying about political consequences on a day like today.

I am putting my presidency on the line.

So, please, stop handing me excuses.

Get on the phone...

and make this happen.

Nadia, what's the status?

Turner's team just completed their second sweep

of the house, but the results were negative.

If Gredenko was using this address,

he did a really good job cleaning up after he left.

There was one operating landline.

Morris is checking on the router to see if there was any recent activity.

- Morris. Morris! - Yes?

- Any luck on the landline? - No. I mean, not yet.

They must have used an inverter to stack their

calls, 'cause I can't get any records out.

Mr. Buchanan, Jack Bauer's on the line.

Go ahead, Jack.

Bill, I'm near the airport, across the street from the Grandmont Hotel.

I know. What's going on?

It's complicated. Are the units dispatched?

We have two units on the way to the Grandmont. I'll have them meet you.

I want you to contact L.A.P.D.

Have them set up a five-block perimeter around the hotel.

They need to locate my father and take him into custody.

Your father?

He's involved in this. I'll debrief you as soon as we've got time.

Were you able to pick up anything on Gredenko? No.

The Glasgow Street house was deserted.

We're processing it, but we've come up empty.

We can't be sure Gredenko was even there.

I think I might have a lead. What is it?

- Charles Logan. - Logan?

I just spoke to him. He says he has information on Gredenko.

How the hell did you trace this to Logan? Through my father.

I need you to get me a helicopter that can take me to him.

He's at his retreat in Hidden Valley under house arrest. How is that possible?

He was involved in the murder of David Palmer.

He brokered a closed-door deal.

He plead guilty to obstruction of justice.

The public never knew of his involvement in

aiding terrorists or David Palmer's assassination.

- Just get me that helicopter. - We have one in the area.

Shouldn't take more than a couple minutes to have it rerouted to your location.

Thank you.

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.

Okay. Let's go.

You're not coming with us? Gredenko wasn't

at the house. I need to follow another lead.

Take these people back to C.T.U.

Yes, sir.

Josh, get in.

Jack, thank you.

Thank you for saving my son.

He reminds me of you.

You can see it in his eyes.

Marilyn, please, you have to go. Okay.

I'll take those, sir. Step on through.

Thank you. Sir?

Gentlemen.

Sign in, sirs.

We'll need to process you again, Mr. Carson. Of course.

What's your occupation?

I'm a policy analyst with the Stanton Institute.

State your business here.

I'm here to consult on civil defense procedures.

At the request of Tom Lennox.

Test, one, two, three.

Test, one, two, three.

- Thank you, sirs. - Thank you.

Thank you.

We've got a problem. Tom Lennox tried to warn Secret Service about us.

What? Yeah. I stopped him before he was able to alert anyone.

But I had to restrain him.

You said that Lennox was on board with the plan.

I thought that he was.