24

Right now, terrorists

are plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate.

My teenage daughter is missing

and people that I work with may be involved in both.

I’m federal agent Jack Bauer.

Today is going to be the longest day of my life.

Senator, I want you to stay with the team

until I secure the area.

Fine.

Let’s get them out.

All right, we’re on the move.

Perkins, stay with the Senator.

Sir, wait right here.

Senator, we’re clear. Let’s go.

Let’s go. Inside.

Frank Simes.

This is Bauer? Yes.

You got to help me out here.

I understand you’re obliged to follow procedure here,

but please, hear me out.

I did this intentionally.

That I believe.

I didn’t mean it like that.

You called me at 6:30 this morning

in order to get clearance

to bring a weapon into the breakfast.

Exactly. If I wanted to shoot someone

I would have used my own gun.

I didn’t need his.

What happened?

I spotted him, walked over,

identified myself and I told him

I had to take him in. He went for my gun.

I wasn’t going for his gun.

I had to create a scene to get Palmer out of the room.

If you wanted to get him out of the room

why didn’t you just tell us there was a problem?

I can’t tell you.

I’m working under a restricted mandate.

Oh, cut the crap, Bauer.

Your own people called you in as a suspect.

What?

Tony Almeida from your office called one of my men

and told us you presented a threat.

Almeida doesn’t have the same information that I’ve got.

Look, you guys are running out of time.

You had a shooter disguised as a photographer in here.

He’s escaped, he’s still at large.

Palmer’s life is still in danger.

Frank, don’t go!

I’ve got to get out of here!

Come on!

Get me Palmer’s security.

And work up a list of the photographers

we checked in this morning.

Yeah, I’ll wait.

You sold classified information.

People are dead ’cause of you.

The only chance you got of helping yourself

is by talking to us now.

Jamey!

The guy you work for, what’s his name?

I call him Gaines.

I don’t know if that’s his real name.

Do you have any idea

where he might be holding Teri and Kim?

Jamey, stay with us here.

I needed the money, that’s all.

I didn’t think anyone would die.

Yeah, well, they did.

You better get it together fast

if you want to help yourself here.

Is Gaines the one

watching us through our surveillance?

And you set that up?

Okay, I can’t do anything from in here.

I have to get back on the floor.

We can’t cut their video off

’cause this Gaines guy’s going to get suspicious

when he sees you walking around.

I know what to say to him.

Did Jonathan get a shot off?

He hasn’t checked in, you idiot!

Find him, tell him to get over here.

I need to know what happened!

What the hell is going on?

Gaines.

It’s Jamey.

Why are you using the phone?

It’s okay, we’re clear.

I had to remove our tap on the surveillance.

What the hell is happening?

You know that new engineer they brought in?

Milo Pressman?

He was getting closer to discovering

my entry point to the surveillance system.

You said you could take care of this for me, Jamey!

And I did.

I removed the tap.

You don’t need it anymore.

I’m just trying to protect you.

You want to protect me?

Get me Bauer!

They’re taking him to Division.

Division? Division?

I’ve got to get him back!

And you will.

When? I need him now

and if that’s not going to happen

I will move on.

Look, don’t do anything

until I call over there

and find out what’s happening.

All right, get back to me.

He’s not waiting around much longer.

I’m going to work up the name Gaines.

Where’ve you been?

I had to go out for a little while.

Have you seen this? There was some kind of

incident this morning with Palmer.

Yeah, we know. We’re working on it.

What are you doing?

Nothing. I’m waiting for the key card from Tony.

Forget about that.

From this moment on, you’re taking over

all of Jamey’s projects.

Why? It doesn’t matter.

She’s no longer on the team.

Okay, fine, but if I’m

going to take over an entire department

I want a bump in pay.

Just do it, Milo.

You’ll be taken care of.

Bam.

That’s all we have.

All right, Mike.

Call me the mine you find out. I will.

What did he say?

Just that they have someone in custody.

They don’t know who.

I don’t know why you just didn’t listen to Secret Service

the first time they told you to just get out of there.

Oh, Sherry, don’t overreact.

Remember Annapolis? Yeah.

When they pulled me out of the auditorium?

It turned out to be nothing.

Yeah, well, it doesn’t mean this is nothing.

Oh, David, I really don’t think

we should be taking chances today.

I’ve been tracking this assassin since midnight!

15 minutes ago he was here! I know what he looks like,

I can help you bring him down but you’ve got

to let me get in touch with my people!

Sit down, Bauer! Back off!

Alan, it’s okay. I got it.

You’re not helping yourself, here, Jack.

I need to get back on this case.

That’s not going to happen.

I have no choice but to turn you over to the FBI.

Can I speak to you off the record?

No.

We can talk on the record.

Look, I know you’re a good agent, Bauer.

You want to tell me what’s really going on here?

If you ever repeat what I’m about to tell you

I will deny it.

You’ll understand as soon as I explain.

My wife and daughter are being held hostage.

If I do not get myself out of this situation

they will be killed.

Who’s holding them?

Same people that want Palmer dead.

They used me to smuggle a weapon through security

and put it in the hands of the assassin.

Did you?

Yes.

I’m not sure you want me to believe that, Jack.

I had to. They were going to kill my family.

But I got Palmer out of the room.

I saved his life.

Look, Frank, I know this sounds crazy

but you’ve got to believe me.

Phone my house. Send a cruiser over to my house.

My family is gone. They have been taken.

You have to let me go.

If I can get back out there, I can be the main conduit

to these people and I can bring them down.

Even if I wanted to

I don’t have the authority to release you.

I’m going to turn you over

to District for a debrief.

Tell them what you told me.

Maybe they can help you

out of your situation.

They won’t.

Alan, you and Mitchell take him down.

I’m sorry, Jack.

You will be... if Palmer dies.

I’ll take him.

Keep moving.