24

Previously on 24.

You may not be able to contact me after this. Why?

Chappelle became a problem, so I had to take him out of play.

They're on to me. It's only a matter of time before they take me out.

Who do I contact if I need help?

I'm sending Michelle out to the field to set up an off-site station.

- You're under arrest. Where's Michelle Dessler? - I can find her.

Yeah, affirmative, Central. She's in custody.

Kim? Hello?

Who are you? I'm Kate Warner.

Your father sent me to come get you.

- Why would my dad send someone he just met to come get me? - He trusts me.

The sooner we leave, the sooner you and your dad can be together.

The attorney general called me. He assumed you'd want me for your counsel.

- What have they told you? - You'd been removed from office by the cabinet.

This country's about to go to war based on evidence...

manipulated by a man named Peter Kingsley.

I need you to find out everything you can about him.

- What happens now? - We got one last play.

Deliver Kingsley. He's far too dangerous.

And you'll never get close to him.

You're right. I won't... but you will.

Kingsley doesn't know Hewitt's been killed.

If you tell him you can deliver him, that should get his attention.

I want the tapes that you made of our conversation.

I'll give you Alex Hewitt in return.

All right. L.A. Coliseum, Gate 18, 30 minutes.

What kind of support will you be getting from C.T.U.?

As of now, none.

Jack! Jack!

The following takes place between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

You okay? Yeah.

Come on. Come--

Damn it, the car won't start.

We got to get out of here.

My seat belt's jammed.

Mrs. Palmer, I'm gonna need your help.

Mrs. Palmer, please don't do this.

I'm sorry, Jack, but I have to take care of myself.

When I'm free, I'll call an ambulance for you. You can't do this!

I don't have a choice. You're a very impressive man, Jack,

but you see everything as either good or bad, just like David.

- And the world is so much more complicated than that. - No, it's simple.

There's a war about to start, and you're the only person who can help me stop it.

What about the president?

He turned away from me.

After 25 years of building a life together, a family, he turned me away.

Eventually, they will connect you to this conspiracy.

That bomb was never supposed to go off.

None of this was supposed to happen this way.

I know. I believe you.

You can put an end to it now.

If you help me get Kingsley, your husband will get his presidency back.

That will be because of you.

Mrs. Palmer, please!

Damn it.

What do you want me to do?

There's a knife in the glove box.

Help cut me out.

All right, it's more intelligible like this. Nobody can understand. See here,

I can't identify-- Come on in.

This is much better. It's simpler.

We got to be able to explain this thing.

- I need to talk to you, Mike. - I'll be done in five minutes.

Mike. It's important.

Excuse me.

What is it?

It's a flash file on Peter Kingsley.

I pulled it up just a few minutes ago.

Peter Kingsley, the man Jack Bauer thinks is behind the bomb.

There's a record of phone calls that Kingsley made,

some as recently as six hours ago,

to a soldier named Jonathan Wallace.

Wallace was a member of the Coral Snake Brigade. He apparently killed his own men.

I know who Wallace is.

The planes have passed over their final checkpoint...

and will be reaching their targets within the hour.

Our primary targets are all military,

but one includes a command and control center inside a residential area.

As smart as our weapons have become,

there may be some collateral damage.

You mean civilian casualties.

Yes, sir.

There's no way to avoid these?

I'm afraid not.

Then it's something we're just going to have to live with.

Ryan Chappelle. Ryan, this is Mike Novick.

How can I help you, sir?

I know there's been some confusion today...

about the veracity of the Cyprus audio.

Not really. Our teams came to the same conclusion as Langley.

Do you happen to know if Jack Bauer is still trying to find evidence...

that the recording was fabricated?

Yes, I believe he is. But he's operating outside our authority.

I want you to assist his investigation.

Sir, I don't even know where he is. Then find him.

Mr. Novick, I'm not sure why you're asking me to do this,

but I was told we're already at war and to proceed accordingly. We're not at war yet.

You have 30 minutes to report back to me...

the findings of Bauer and your efforts.

But, sir-- That's a direct order, Ryan.

You have my channel. I want you to call me back on this line. That's all.

I'll be on the plane within the hour. Why the delay?

The bomb detonating in the wrong location created a little extra work for me.

Nothing to worry about, I hope. No, not at all, sir.

I won't bore you with the details. Bore me.

I still have to take care of Alex Hewitt.

Hewitt is the only one who can bring this whole thing down.

You told me you'd have him by now.

I wasn't able to find him, but I'm taking care of it. Don't worry.

Sit down, both of you.

Look, you don't need Michelle here. She was acting under my orders.

- I can defend myself, Tony. - I said sit down.

I need you to get me in contact with Jack Bauer.

Oh, I see.

Jack got some support above you, and now you're being squeezed, right?

Can you do it or not? What's going on?

Bauer's evidence might actually have some relevance.

Which means we were right.

No. You damn near put me in a coma. That's assault.

I tell you what, Ryan.

You drop the charges against us...

and we'll help you.

Come on, Ryan.

You of all people know that's your best move, right?

- Fine. - In writing.

All right, all right, in writing.

Just get me in touch with Bauer.

Shouldn't we just call for help? There's no one to call.

I'm not working under C.T.U.'s authority.

As far as they're concerned, I don't exist.

So we're out on our own? Completely.

Hey, you folks all right? You need some help? He got hurt.

Can you get us to a hospital? Uh, yeah, yeah, sure.

Mrs. Palmer, you need to drive.

Wait a second, what do you mean she needs-- Sorry, but we need your car.

Hey, easy, all right? Go ahead, take it. It's yours.

Thank you.

They're ready, sir. Thank you.

Have not been able to confirm his whereabouts.

Miss Warner. Yeah?

Hi. Carrie Turner. Hi. Kate.

You must be Jack's daughter, Kim. Where's my dad?

He's still in the field. Why don't you wait here for a moment?

- I'll go tell Ryan Chappelle that you're here. - I'll handle this, Carrie.

- I thought you were in custody. - I was released.

Kim, I heard what happened to you.

You all right? Yeah, I guess so.

Look, I just want to see my dad. Make sure he's okay.

Yeah. He's not here right now. He won't be back for a couple of hours.

Does he know I'm here? No, not yet, but we'll tell him as soon as he phones in.

Listen, Jack insisted we call as soon as we get here.

I understand. He's just not reachable right now.

I'm gonna have Carrie take you back and get you situated.

I'll be there in a minute, all right?

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

Okay.

Miss Warner? Hmm?

Look, I don't know if you're aware of this,

- but your father came back here after we released him. - Why?

He wanted to talk to your sister before she was taken away.

They brought Marie back here?

Yeah.

You lied to me.

You killed Reza.

You tried to kill your own sister.

You were willing to set off a nuclear bomb...

in a city with ten million people.

You tell me why, because I need to understand.

Tell me that they forced you to do it,

that they brainwashed you, that they threatened you.

You can tell me that you didn't know what you were doing.

There must be a reason.

There is no reason, Dad.

I can't accept that.

I couldn't either...

until I looked into her eyes and she pointed a gun at me...

and started to pull the trigger.

Trust me, Dad.

She's not going to give you any answers.

She can't.

At least nothing that we could ever understand.

Dad.

Come on. Let's go.

Kate.

You think you'll be safe out there?

You won't be.

Jack, it's Tony. Tony, you back in play?

Yeah. Look, Jack, Kim's here at C.T.U.

She's safe. Thank God.

Look, don't tell her what's going on.

Just tell her I'm going to be back as soon as I can, okay? I will.

Listen, Jack, this is Ryan. We need to talk.

Ryan, you son of a bitch. You stopped that chopper from picking up me and Hewitt.

Hewitt's dead. I'm holding you personally responsible.

Listen, Jack, things have changed.

You've got full support. Give me your mission profile.

I've set up a meeting with Kingsley.

We're going to meet at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Gate 18.

Mrs. Palmer's agreed to wear a wire. She's going to get him to confirm...