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Mr. Kanin, Ken Dellao, CNB.

I'm wondering if you can confirm some information.

I'm gonna be reporting in this evening's broadcast...

that a rogue ex-federal agent named Jack Bauer...

is the prime suspect in the murder of Ryan Burnett.

You leaked the story of Burnett's murder and my involvement to the press.

So another one of your errors in judgment bites

you on the ass. You've gone too far this time.

Renee, it's Jack. Don't hang up the phone, please.

Whatever they told you, I did not kill Burnett.

I sent you a photo of the man who did.

- All I want you to do is make an I.D. - John Quinn.

Black ops combat vet. Now he works for Starkwood.

Starkwood work with Juma? If they did, it wasn't on the books.

You know, if anyone knows, it's Senator Mayer.

Renee. Where's Bauer?

- I don't know. - Don't you lie to me.

We know you accessed a classified government database...

and sent someone's name and address to Bauer.

Tell me where he is. I can't.

Put her in holding. Mirandize her.

If Bauer connects us to Juma, it could seriously impede this operation.

Yes, it could.

- Is the shipment on time? - Yes. Due into port in the next hour.

Once the weapons are deployed, then it doesn't

matter what Mr. Bauer or anyone else knows.

I didn't kill Burnett. This man did.

His name is John Quinn. He works for Starkwood.

What in the world does Starkwood have to do with this?

Your informant claims Starkwood was trying to acquire a bioweapon.

That's your connection to Juma.

You've been trying to dismantle Starkwood for the last six months.

If they have a weapon like this, you better believe they intend to use it.

No!

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Just tell me where the weapons are coming in.

You're too late. They're already here.

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Sir. Preliminary sweep of the immediate area is done.

There's no sign of Bauer.

All right. Widen the grid.

And run down any security cameras around the perimeter.

- Witnesses. Somebody must have seen him. - Yes, sir.

[Woman On Speaker] Mr. Kanin.

- Yes. - Larry Moss is on the line.

Agent Moss, please tell me you have Jack Bauer in custody.

I wish that were the case, Mr. Kanin. The truth is...

Sir, it's Senator Mayer.

He's dead.

- What? - He was murdered at his house.

We only found out that Bauer was on his way over here a short time ago.

Unfortunately, we got here too late. Wait a minute.

Are you telling me that Jack Bauer just killed a United States senator?

That's the assumption that we're working under. Yes, sir.

How could you have let this happen, Agent Moss?

He had us all fooled, sir.

I released Jack Bauer into your custody.

I ordered you to keep him on a short leash.

No. No, Mr. Kanin. You are not gonna lay this one at my feet.

It was your decision to give Bauer access to Burnett. I advised you against it.

Mr. Kanin?

I'm sorry. Uh, what did you say?

I said I advised you against it.

Yes, you did.

Sir, I have teams sweeping the area.

Just find him, Agent Moss.

Yeah, I will.

Starkwood was involved with everything that's happened today.

They helped Juma and his men bring down those planes and attack the White House.

In exchange, they were allowed to develop and manufacture a W.M.D. in Sangala.

It's a bioweapon. Apparently it's already here in the U.S.

Who else knows about this?

No one. Senator Mayer and I were piecing together

the information right before he was killed.

You said the weapon's already here.

Are they in possession of it? I don't think so.

The text message I got off their agent's cell phone...

said "Port of Alexandria, Lot C, 10:15 p.m."

Why not just call the F.B.I. and lock the whole place down?

Because we're fugitives, Tony.

No one's gonna believe us. We need to know exactly...

where that weapon is before we call anyone else in.

Tony, I need to know if you're with me on this.

Yeah, I'm with you.

Okay, meet me at the north end of the port.

There's an access road right before the main entrance.

All right. I'll be there.

It's over. Dubaku and Juma are dead.

Everyone responsible for the terrorist attacks.

Responsible for Roger.

Thank God for that.

And there's... there's something else...

Something good that's come out of all of this.

Olivia is here at the White House.

Olivia?

She's come home, Henry.

This crisis... it brought us together.

I've asked her to stay on as special adviser, and she's agreed.

Ally,

I can't begin to tell you...

how happy that makes me.

Me too.

Sweetheart, I know that you're tired. You should get some rest.

Livy and I will come to the hospital just as soon as we can.

When you can.

I'm not going anywhere.

Give Olivia my love.

Love you.

We love you too.

Doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

Henry's a lot tougher than anyone thought.

Oh, maybe, maybe, maybe, just maybe...

this day will end on a positive note.

What is it, Ethan? What's wrong?

I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Madam President, but Senator Mayer is dead.

What happened?

All evidence points to the fact that he was murdered...

by Jack Bauer. Bauer?

It's hard to believe. I know.

It-It doesn't make any sense.

After everything he's done today,

why on earth would he do this?

We'll know more when we find him.

My God.

Madam President,

in light of what's happened, and for the sake of your administration,

I'm afraid I have no choice but to resign as your chief of staff.

- Ethan. - Madam President, please.

You need to hear this.

Inevitably it'll come to light that...

I sanctioned Bauer's release from custody.

Unless I step down immediately,

the damage to your office and you personally...

will be extensive.

Ethan, Olivia has already killed this story once today.

- We can control the damage. - No.

No, not even Olivia can control it now.

Not after the senator's murder.

The truth is, Madam President,

I didn't do enough to protect you.

The truth is, I failed you,

and I should shoulder the blame for what's happened.

Ethan, really. You're... You're taking this too far.

Am I?

I'm not so sure.

As your daughter has made abundantly clear,

I have a lot to answer for.

You have done nothing but be an invaluable adviser to me...

And an even better friend.

I appreciate your saying that, Madam President, but...

Olivia's right.

The political knives will be out.

Every decision I've made will be scrutinized.

There'll be calls for a special prosecutor.

You're a great woman, Allison.

You have great work yet to do.

I'm a liability to you now.

Don't let me compromise your next three years in office.

Don't let me sink your agenda.

Our agenda, Ethan.

Yes. Our agenda.

Trust me, Madam President.

It's the right thing to do.

Accept my resignation.

I'll have a letter on your desk in the morning.

They're gonna be here any minute.

We need to narrow down the search. Yeah.

If they off-loaded it today, it should still be on the storage dock.

It's still a needle in a haystack, Jack.

There must be over a thousand containers in there.

We need to access the yard's manifest. What's the security?

- I spotted one port authority officer. - That's it?

That's it.

There's gotta be more. Come on. Let's go.

Honey, it'll be fine. I get relieved in a few hours.

Carl, you know I don't like you working double shifts.

Well, it was my choice. And we could use the overtime.

How are the girls? Kicking like a chorus line tonight.

They miss their daddy. What did the doctor say?

- That I'm lucky it's not triplets. -

Honey, let me call you back.

Don't even think about going for your weapon.

I need the port's manifest. Where is it?

I'm just a P.A. cop.

Where is it?

Customshouse.

That way.

Let's go.

We on schedule? We're at the staging area near the port, sir,

but we're still waiting on Quinn.

He should have been there by now. Have you heard from him?

We tried his cell, but he's not answering.

If Bauer took out Quinn,

he might have knowledge of the operation, mightn't he?

Should we stand down, sir?

No. Give Quinn five more minutes, then go in.

Do so with... extreme caution,

and contact me the minute that you secure the container. Yes, sir.

Everybody on the board is here, sir.

You have a worried look, Greg.