24

Right now...

...terrorists are plotting to assassinate...

...a presidential candidate.

My wife and daughter have been targeted...

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

I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer...

...and today is the longest day of my life.

The following takes place between 11:00 p.m. and midnight...

...on the day of the California presidential primary.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe she drowned.

It does not matter...

...as long as Bauer believes his daughter is here.

Stop! Stop, please!

At this time, we do not have any information...

...as to the cause of the explosion that killed Senator David Palmer.

Do you have any idea what's going on out there?

Since no one has seen a body...

...the media is circulating all kinds of rumors.

I will tell them as soon as I have confirmation...

...that Jack Bauer's daughter is safe.

And then what, David?

You're going to play dead...

...and I'm supposed to hide here and play the grieving widow?

Just how long do you think we can keep that charade up?

For as long as we have to. That's crazy!

Mike, tell him how crazy it is. He listens to you.

Don't put me in the middle.

What, isn't that your job, to be in the middle?

For crying out loud, Mike. It's your career on the line, too.

Okay. You came clean on TV today.

You got lucky.

But it could just as easily have gone the other way.

Testing the public's patience like that?

You won't be lucky again, David.

Listen to me.

Jack Bauer saved my life today.

Not once, but twice.

I realize that, and I am sympathetic to what he--

-I don't think you are! -I am. Listen to me--

No! I am going to respect his request and so are you.

You will not sacrifice his daughter.

-Anything new? -I'm going over the intel from Langley.

I mean about Jack.

CTU, Almeida.

I assume you still haven't heard anything from him.

No. Not yet.

George.

I've got Highway Patrol on Line 7.

They picked up a girl at the port, says she's Jack's daughter.

Patch it through.

This is George Mason, CTU. Who am I speaking with?

Sergeant Devlin, Highway Patrol.

I hear you have a young woman with you.

Claims she's the daughter of your agent.

Jack Bauer? That's right.

Can I speak with her?

Hello?

Kim, this is George Mason at CTU. How are you? Okay?

Yeah. Tell my father that I've escaped or he'll go there and they'll kill him.

Can you tell us where these people are?

The port. I don't know exactly.

May I speak with the sergeant? Okay.

We picked her up near Dock 11 Alpha.

Send two tactical teams. Highest priority.

Have law enforcement establish a perimeter.

Where are you now, Sergeant?

North of the harbor.

Get Kim over here ASAP, all right?

We've got to find Jack before he walks into a trap.

We need to coordinate two--

Yeah.

What's taking so long?

I just got here.

Where exactly?

Don't worry. I'm close enough.

Where's my daughter?

She's right here. Put her on the phone.

Come to the parking lot of the freight office.

I'll come out with her.

Let me speak to her first.

There's been enough talking.

After what's happened today, you expect me to trust you?

We know you lied about Palmer being dead...

...so don't talk about trust, all right?

Just get down here now or I'll kill her myself. Trust that.

I'm not going to show myself until I speak to my daughter first.

Don't test me.

Bauer!

He's not coming.

He's coming.

Nina, what's the ETA on the TAC teams?

Five on the Alpha, eight on the Beta.

Myers.

Nina, it's me.

Where are you?

Listen carefully.

I've just confirmed that someone at CTU is feeding the Drazens information.

Based on what?

They know that Palmer wasn't killed.

Who at CTU had clearance for that kind of intel?

Besides me, just Tony, Mason and Chappelle.

One of those three is working for them.

You need to find out which one.

Okay. But, Jack, what are you doing? Where are you?

Andre agreed to a trade-- me for Kim.

Are you just going to walk right up to them?

If I can guarantee Kim's safety, yes.

There's a chance that I won't be able to see this thing through.

Until you know who's giving the information...

...don't trust anyone. I got to go.

I don't think the situation will require much spin...

...as long as you do what you've been doing all along.

-Tell me again what I've been doing. -Telling the truth.

Oh, yeah.

And tearing my family apart in the process.

As hard as it's been for everyone...

...I think this last day has been about finding out who you really are...

...and not just as a candidate.

Yeah.

Mike, turn on the TV.

What is it?

A reliable source from inside Senator Palmer's campaign...

...confirmed just moments ago that the senator was unharmed by the blast.

Damn it!

What is still uncertain is why the senator has not made a statement.

Sherry.

David. We have to deal with the press.

David!

You couldn't wait to leak it to the press, could you?

-David, I-- -It was you!

What were you thinking? They already knew.

Damn it, Sherry! The way you keep defying me!

I'm not defying you! I am protecting you!

Protecting me from what?

-Mike! -Back off, David. I mean it.

Get off me. I mean it!

Get off me!

Back off!

You have to talk to the press now.

The longer you take to make a statement, the more control you give up.

Damn you if that child dies!

Yes? It's me.

I'm busy. What's happening?

They found his daughter. She'll be here within the hour.

- Does Bauer know? - Not yet.

I'm the only one in contact with him.

I've been ordered by CTU to send in two teams.

They're on their way. All right, hold on.

They found the girl.

The CTU people are already on their way. We have to get you out of here.

He won't come if we can't produce the girl. He's not stupid.

Father, we barely have time to get to international waters.

I can't risk you getting captured again.

Give me the phone.

Can you contact Bauer?

Yes.

You tell him his daughter is dead.

Her body was found floating in the harbor.

You think he'll come after you? Yes.

You'll have to kill him. No mistakes.

If he finds out I've lied to him, my cover will be blown.

Of course we will kill him. That is the point.

He's coming.

Andre?

No. It's me.

Come back to CTU. I can't. I'm running out of time.

I'm going to get Kim now.

I don't know how to tell you this. What is it, Nina?

Nina, what is it?

A Coast Guard cutter answered the APB we put out on Kim.

They found her body, Jack. What?

I'm sorry.

She's dead.

No.

I'm so sorry. Jack?

Jack?

What if Bauer doesn't come?

He may be too crushed by the thought of his daughter's death.

That is exactly why he will come.

Believe me. I know.