24

Previously on 24.

- - Bomb!

This is Hawkins. We've reached emergency med bay with the president.

Vice President Daniels is running this country now.

He will implement your security plan.

Agent Lowry, these men are responsible for

the attempted assassination of the president.

I have the vice president calling for Mr. Buchanan.

Bill, I see from the White House flashes that President Palmer...

granted Charles Logan some kind of furlough.

Logan claims he can help us find Dmitri Gredenko.

How? Through the Russian consul in Los Angeles.

The bomb that exploded this morning was a Russian suitcase nuclear device...

supplied to the terrorists by Dmitri Gredenko.

- Where is he? - I don't know.

Yes?

The United States has connected you with terrorists.

The reason we brought the Arabs into this was to conceal our involvement.

Now we're exposed. Russia is exposed.

Jack, you just spent nearly two years in a Chinese prison...

because you violated the sovereignty of their consulate.

Now you plan to go back...

into the Russian consulate and take a chance on that happening again?

How do I find Gredenko?

Mojave Desert.

Shadow Valley. What is he doing?

Launching drones.

How soon will the drones be ready?

In two hours, all the bombs will be in the air.

Don't move in yet. He's too close to Markov. Now!

[ Shouting In Russian]

The following takes place between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

I've gotta set the transcript codes for the debrief.

Thank you.

Who are you?

I'm just Chloe O'Brian.

I-I need to do something on this computer.

Do you know what's going on with Jack Bauer?

As far as I know, he's still being held in the Russian consulate.

I need to talk to Bill Buchanan right now.

He'll be here after his meeting.

Does he know that I'm all alone here in a holding cell?

This isn't really a cell, and you're hardly alone.

This is standard procedure for someone who's under house arrest.

Excuse me? Sorry.

I'm feeling ambivalent. I'm gonna go.

All right. I wanna introduce everyone to Mike Doyle.

He's the new head of Field Ops just in from Fort Bragg.

I want all tactical and comm agents to report to him directly.

Jack Bauer's currently being held captive in the Russian consulate.

I haven't opened up that information to anyone on the outside.

Doyle will help you put a tactical profile together for an assault on the consulate.

So we're permitted to provoke an international incident...

just to liberate one of our own operatives?

No. Liberating Jack is a secondary goal.

Our primary objective is to abduct Anatoly Markov, the consul.

Now, according to Jack, Markov knows how to find Gredenko,

who controls the remaining three suitcase nukes.

Excuse me. Wait. Is nobody worried...

that this could be considered an act of war against the Russians?

Ultimately, it's the vice president's decision if we go in or not.

But if Jack is right and Markov is working with

Gredenko, the Russians will have to back down.

Sir, Logan is ready for you.

Thank you. I want a comprehensive siege profile on my desk A.S.A.P.

Who has the control keys for the main servers? I do.

Bracket the scenarios into three. I want projected outcomes...

based on different levels of personnel.

Normally we run general attack assessment first. Then if...

I don't care what you normally do, Pressman, and I wasn't speaking to you.

- I was talking with her. - Yeah, it's so weird.

'Cause I had this thought that you might come here...

and not be a jerk like you were in Denver.

- But you are. - That's right. Just like Denver.

Let's get to work.

I take it you know him? Yeah. I don't like him very much.

Does he know what he's doing?

Yeah. He's good.

What did Buchanan say?

We're ready to move on the consulate pending White House approval.

Is Jack on his own? Yeah.

This is all about getting Markov, not saving Jack.

Yeah.

I'm terminating the American.

- Do you confirm? - Yes.

And you're sure there won't be any political complications?

Not if we stick to our story.

The American kills our head of security, tries to escape.

The American has shot Vasili. He's in the basement. Find him!

[Voices Overlapping In Russian]

Consul Markov. Yes.

We haven't found the American.

But I locked down the perimeter. There is no way to leave the building.

He can't be allowed to call out.

Shut down the phone lines, D.S.L., everything!

C.T.U. O'Brian.

Morris, it's Jack. I know how to find Gredenko.

He's... Morris? [ Line Disconnects]

Jack? Jack? Jack?

Come on!

Damn it!

Sir, Morris just got a call from Jack.

The line went dead before he could finish, but he says he knows where Gredenko is.

Did you trace the call? He's still inside the consulate.

All right, monitor everything in case he calls back.

And tell Doyle Bauer's got key intel and is no longer dispensable.

Got it.

I'm sorry. We're going to have to reschedule our debrief.

Why? We have an immediate situation in the Russian consulate.

Does this have something to do with Bauer going back in there to question Markov?

Please, Bill. Maybe I can help.

Jack was able to get Gredenko's location from Markov.

He tried to call us but was cut off before he could say more.

He's either being held prisoner in the consulate, or he's being pursued.

Then I was right. Markov is involved.

And he will do whatever it takes to keep Jack quiet.

We have to extricate Jack.

And failing that, we have to go in and remove Markov...

and interrogate him ourselves.

We don't have time to go through the red tape.

There's not gonna be any red tape. I'm launching an assault team.

No, that's... That is a huge mistake.

Markov will not let himself be taken alive, and he will kill Jack Bauer.

We have to try something. We're running out of options.

Have you tried any pressure from the top? From President Suvarov?

Vice President Daniels has spoken to Suvarov.

He's reluctant to act. It's a diplomatic standoff.

He needs to be convinced to get involved.

I don't know how to do that.

- I do. - How?

My ex-wife, Martha... she became friends with the Suvarovs,

especially the wife.

Anya can get through to Yuri. He listens to her.

They're a very good team.

Um, with all due respect, hasn't Mrs. Logan been institutionalized?

That's beside the point. She's in a unique position to help us.

All right, I'll... I'll put a call in to her.

Bill. Let me do it.

Martha can be very difficult.

I think it would be best if I talked to her.

I didn't realize you were on speaking terms.

We're not, but I think I can get through to her.

I know I can. Please, let me try.

That's the way I want it. Yes, sir.

How many on each of those teams? Five.

Okay, make it three. More teams, more area covered.

Fine. Who's estimating the consulate defense figures?

That would be me.

Where are the numbers? I'm just sorting them before I put them out.

Of course you are. Where are the numbers? Oh, I see.

It's about whether or not it takes eight seconds or 10 seconds.

There are your numbers sorted three ways. Pick one.

- Hey! -

Do I have your attention? 'Cause I only wanna do this once.

I have 25 soldiers that are about to put their asses on the line.

Whether they live or die largely depends on what gets done here.

That's not to mention the larger threat of three nuclear weapons...

that may be down the street for all we know.

So if anyone has a problem taking orders from me without giving me lip,

tell me now and I will have you reassigned.

Doyle. You keep your hands off my people.

Is that clear? They need to understand what I expect from them.

I know what you expect. That's all that matters.

If you have a problem with somebody on my team, you come to me.

Fair enough. Have your team merge their results and download it onto my system.

You all right? The shirt's a blend. It doesn't wrinkle.

You know what I mean.

Yes. I am all right.

You thought I was a pain in the ass.

The vice president likes you, Tom. He hopes you have the right answer for him.

Well, I hope so too.

Tom Lennox. Man of the hour.

It's all right. You can leave us alone.

Yes, sir.

So, have you given any thought to our earlier conversation?

- Yes, I have, sir. - And?

And I agree that the priority here is to protect our country.

And I am prepared...

to look the other way regarding details...

of the assassination plot... to a point.

Well, what does that mean?

It means the truth must ultimately come out.

Reed and Carson need to be punished for what they did.

And they will.

Look, all I'm trying to do is keep America united.

I can't have our critics screaming,

"Look at how bad we are.

We're worse than the terrorists."

We need to keep our eye on the ball right now.

And on that point, sir, we are in complete agreement. Good.

'Cause I need you to tell the ambassador of Assad's country...

that you saw Assad plant the bomb that injured the president.

Sir, looking the other way is one thing.

Choosing to tell a lie to the ambassador, that becomes a matter of record.

Now, you listen to me.

If we expect to navigate through this crisis, I need you to cooperate.

Yes, and I would like to cooperate. I'm still talkin'!

Come on now, Tom. Let's just count our blessings here for a minute.

President Palmer survived this awful attack.

Neither you nor I had anything to do with this heinous plot to kill him.