24

Previously on 24.

The Chinese are continuing to press the case...

that we were involved in the assault on their consulate.

Have they managed to find evidence beyond the surveillance video of me?

No, and we have to make sure they don't.

You were part of the covert team that mounted the assault on our consulate.

If you're not gonna tell us who's ultimately responsible, that leaves you.

It's stealth. We can't track it by radar.

Those missiles travel at a speed of 600 miles an hour,

which means it could hit a target on either coast in under three hours.

That's assuming it's headed for the coast.

If not, it could hit its target at any time.

What is C.T.U. gonna do now to find the missile?

At this point, C.T.U. no longer has any reasonable expectation...

of finding the missile before it reaches its target.

I gave you the responsibility to stop this.

You failed me, David. And you failed your country.

Drop the gun! It's over! Do it, Jack.

Do you have what it takes to let me kill him while you're looking him in the eye?

Yes. Tony.

I have the power to give you a deal signed by the president of the United States.

In exchange, you're gonna help me find Marwan

and stop this warhead from hitting its target.

Show me the deal.

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

- Buchanan. - Bill, this is Jack.

- Has the president signed the pardon yet? - Any minute now.

I don't like that we're cutting this woman a deal, Jack.

- We can't verify she's telling the truth until

it's too late. - We don't have a choice.

She's the only person who can lead us to Marwan,

and Marwan's controlling the missile.

Has the attorney general reviewed this immunity agreement?

Yes, sir. We should be getting his final approval any minute now.

Mr. President, I'm sorry to interrupt,

but there's something you might want to see.

- It may affect the immunity agreement. - What is it, Aaron?

The woman you're about to pardon--

I'm pretty certain you've met her before.

- Explain. - May I?

Absolutely.

On the right is the hostile we have in custody.

On the left is news footage from four and half years ago in Los Angeles,

moments before the attempt on your life.

You're telling me...

the woman we're about to cut a deal with tried to assassinate me?

Yes, sir.

- - Novick.

The agreement is in order, sir. All right. Thank you.

Mr. President, the attorney general says...

the immunity agreement is in order, ready to be signed.

If I read this document right, it grants immunity...

not only for what this woman has done today,

but for any crime she's ever committed in the past.

That is correct, sir.

Sign it.

We're trying to get you the deal,

but we will pull it if the missile hits first.

I will talk when my representatives confirm my immunity.

Not before.

- - Manning.

This is Todd Richards. Let me speak to my client.

Yeah. She's right here.

I'm listening. I've just seen the document signed by the president.

Is the paperwork in order?

Yes, they've granted you total immunity. Good.

- Where's Marwan? - The Global Center.

A helicopter is waiting for him on the roof...

that will be taking him to a ship.

If he flies low enough, he'll evade radar.

- When is he leaving? - Now.

Get the chopper ready. Alpha Four, it's Manning.

Have the chopper ready. She stays here until we verify this.

Yes, sir.

Capturing Marwan alive is our only chance of

stopping this warhead from hitting its target.

We are not to use lethal force, even in self-defense.

Am I clear? Got it.

Let's go!

She's not answering her phone. She should've been here already.

She said she was delayed. We're not waiting.

How long before we get to the ship in international waters?

Ten minutes.

Something's wrong.

Roger, Los Angeles Air. We need to keep this frequency clear.

You copy? Copy that.

Edgar, it's Jack! We're almost there!

Have you got confirmation on the target?

We just repositioned the satellite. The images are comin' through now.

There, on top of the Global Center. I see a chopper.

Southeast corner. Copy that!

I want you to take a southeast approach. Stay below the building.

Yes, sir.

The missile's still on target. We've gotta get out of here.

Just a few minutes until we're up to speed.

Roger that. We have visual on the building. Approaching northwest.

Copy that, C.T.U.

Okay, come up over the building now!

Yes, sir.

Don't let him take off! Stay above him!

Go! Go! He's right on top of me.

Go! The engine's out.

Put me in a position to bail!

There he is.

I've got you covered.

Clear!

- No. -

Tell me where the missile is.

Tell me where it is!

Tell me where it is.

No.

No!

No!

I don't understand. Bauer had orders to take Marwan alive.

- I'm sure Jack did whatever he could. - That's not good enough!

C.T.U. is searching Marwan's helicopter,

trying to find something that will help them locate the missile.

- We're out of time. - Not yet.

Mr. President, I'm sorry to add to an already difficult situation,

but the acting Chinese consul, Su Ming, is on teleconference.

He says it's urgent.

Put him through.

Gentlemen, as we discussed earlier,

our consulate in Los Angeles was attacked three hours ago.

A Chinese citizen was abducted and our consul killed.

We've already given you our assurance...

that we had no knowledge of this reprehensible attack.

Which is strange, since one of your agents has confessed his direct involvement...

and implicated his superior as well.

What are you talking about?

My name is Howard Bern.

I'm a federal agent with the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles...

speaking of my own free will, under no duress.

I participated in an unlawful assault...

on the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles.

I was acting under the orders of Special Adviser to the Secretary of Defense,

Jack Bauer.

Mr. Bern provided details...

which leave no doubt that he is telling the truth.

The full tape will be forwarded to you immediately.

Putting aside the question of how this so-called confession was obtained,

what does your government expect us to do?

Mr. Bauer committed a crime at our consulate,

which is Chinese territory.

If he was acting without your approval,

he should be turned over to our government...

to be tried and sentenced according to our laws.

Mr. Su, we'll get back to you.

Damn it, David. You said this would be handled.

I'm sure the Chinese don't want war.

No, but they do want to embarrass us,

take the moral high ground in the court of world opinion.

Now we need to take the least damaging course of action.

- Unfortunately, then, there's only one option. - Which is?

- We hand Bauer over to the Chinese. - Unacceptable.

Besides, if we turn him over, he'll implicate this administration.

The Chinese made Bern talk. They'll do the same with Bauer eventually.

Jack Bauer would never compromise national security.

As much as I'd like to believe that, everyone breaks.

What you believe is irrelevant.

There is another option, Mr. President.

Go on. Suppose something happens to Bauer.

Suppose he has an accident. That's an obscene suggestion!

It solves a lot of problems.

Mr. President!

This administration does not condone murder.

And it never will.

Is that clear?

Yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir.

Did you find anything on Marwan's body? We're still looking. You okay?

Be a lot better once we take this missile down.

Sir, we might have found something in here. What is it?

It's been shot up pretty badly, but one of the drive platforms is intact.

It's some kind of tracking or navigation program with a G.P.S. node.

- Adams has uplinked whatever's left to C.T.U. - Okay, thanks.

Buchanan.

Bill, it's Jack. Forensics found something. They sent it over to--

Chloe's got it. She and Edgar are trying to download the interface.

Put her on. I'll put you on speaker.

- You're on, Jack. - Chloe, have you got anything on that program?

Nothing yet. Give us a second, Jack.

- It's totally random. I can't make any sense of it. - Try a correlation matrix.

What's that gonna do? Just do it, Edgar.

I told you it wasn't gonna work.

That's because you didn't expand the parameter.

- See? - What have you got?

Two parallel columns, but the data points are badly damaged.

What do you mean, parallel columns?

It could be a flight path. I'll try plotting them over the U.S.G.S. map.

It's working.

If that's a flight path, it's headed due west over Nevada.

It's Los Angeles. It's gotta be.

It's coming towards Los Angeles. Chloe, run a time analysis.

Assuming the missile travels at 600 miles per hour,

it puts it within this 30-mile segment.

I'll get those coordinates to the Air Force.

Clarke. Captain Clarke, Bill Buchanan, C.T.U.

The missile's heading for Los Angeles.

We've narrowed the possible coordinates. We're uploading them to you now.

Squad's in the air, sir. Okay, thanks.