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Mason wants the still unconscious Paula woken
up as soon as possible. Tony leaves to follow up
on a Middle Eastern businessman who has
connections to the terrorist Syed Ali. Jack calls
Mason with news that Nina Myers is the one who
commissioned Joseph Wald to blow up CTU.
She did it before she was arrested. Jack has her
transferred to CTU for questioning, but Mason
tells him to not come back to the office. He will
handle Nina on his own.
At the O.C., military advisors speculate on the
possible targets in Los Angeles. Lynne informs
Palmer that the Ambassador has landed at the
site. Also just arriving is Roger Stanton, the head
of NSA and Rayburn's boss.
While waiting for Carla at St. Virgil's Hospital,
Kim becomes alarmed when she sees the police.
As she hurries down the corridor, she runs into
Gary. He tells her to leave without saying
anything or else she will be arrested for
kidnapping Megan. Gary threatens to tell the
authorities that she was the one who hurt his
daughter. He says that Carla will even back his
story. When the police approach, Kim leaves the
ER.
Stanton apologizes to the President for
Rayburn's actions regarding CTU. Yet he is more
concerned with the meeting Palmer will be
having with the Ambassador. Stanton believes
that the diplomat is only attempting to access
U.S. intelligence. The President, who is not as
certain about this theory as Stanton, plans to
take the meeting anyway.
Jack returns to CTU and is stunned at the ruins.
Mason is annoyed that Jack came back, because
he doesn't want him anywhere Nina Myers -- the
person who killed his wife, Teri. Yet Jack insists
that it is better that he be debriefed at CTU.
Mason tells him to leave when his debrief is
complete.
Paula wakes up, and Mason and Michelle ask
her for her source decryption key to complete the
file transmission to NSA. With her last breaths,
Paula gives them the volume in the database
where she had made a copy of the key. Michelle
retrieves the key, and Mason praises Paula for
helping to save lives. As the EMTs go to take her
to the hospital, Paula dies.
Reza and Kate return home, and Bob greets
them. He knew about the new house Reza had
purchased, and he chides Kate for her
suspicions. Tony and another agent arrive to
question Reza. Bob tries to explain that it is a
mistake, but Tony is insistent. Kate finds Reza
and tells him about the visitors. Reza doesn't
want Marie to find out about this situation.
The Ambassador and his security officer, Salim,
tell the President's team that they have taken four
suspected members of Second Wave into
custody for interrogation. Stanton, however,
presents satellite photos taken an hour ago that
show there is no clampdown. Yet the
Ambassador assures the President that they
want to help prevent the bomb as well as any
retaliation from the U.S. He asks to be provided
with all the American intelligence on their native
country's terrorism. Palmer tells the Ambassador
that he must consider this request, and sends
them to a waiting room. Stanton, who doesn't
trust the Ambassador, strongly believes that they
do support Second Wave. Lynne agrees with
Stanton. Palmer is torn as to his decision.
While Jack works on his debrief at CTU, Kim
calls his cell phone. She explains about Megan
being hurt, but he tells her to get to her Aunt
Carol's house immediately because there might
be a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Jack instructs
her to not tell anyone, and that he will meet here
there when he is finished. When he hangs up, he
watches silently as guards bring a shackled Nina
into CTU.
Mason enters the interrogation room and asks
Nina what she knows about the nuclear bomb.
She demands a full presidential pardon in return
for her assistance. As Mason calls Chappelle at
Division, Jack inquires as to Nina's participation.
Mason, knowing that Jack is trying to worm his
way onto the case, dismisses him. Jack notices
Mason's strange hacking cough.
Reza denies knowing Syed Ali to Tony, even
though the man's name is in all of Reza's
personal computer files.
Bob and Kate wait outside impatiently as Tony
interrogates Reza. Bob does not want to cancel
the wedding, and encourages Kate to keep her
sister preoccupied.
As the American military advisors hand off their
intel to Salim and the Ambassador, Stanton
admits his unease at the President's decision.
Kim calls her boyfriend Miguel at his recording
studio, and asks for his urgent help. He
reluctantly agrees to pick her up at the hospital.
Jack gives Michelle his completed debrief, and
she tells him that she is supposed to get him out
of there. Jack is transfixed on the interrogation
room where Nina is being held. This is the first
time he has seen her since the day she killed
Teri. President Palmer phones Jack to personally
inform him that he is forced to grant Nina a
shadow pardon. "I wish there was another way,"
Palmer says. "Let's just get through this day.
Eventually we'll make it right."
Jack follows Mason to the men's room and sees
him swallow a pill. He asks to be allowed to
interrogate Nina, but Mason won't listen to his
plea. Jack sees Mason's prescription medication
wrapper. He snatches it and goes back into the
office.
Suspecting something is wrong with Mason, Jack
demands from Michelle that he be told where
Mason has been in the last twelve hours. He
questions whether Mason is fit to lead CTU.
Marie is upset to find that agents from CTU are in
her house talking to Reza. Kate explains that she
was the one who hired a private investigator to
check up on Reza, and doing so uncovered his
association with a terrorist. Marie is furious that
Kate would go behind her back, and she orders
Kate to leave.
Miguel shows up at St. Virgil's Hospital in a cab
because he loaned his car to someone. Kim is
forced to tell him her father's warning about the
nuclear bomb. Yet she does not want to leave
Megan behind, and Miguel agrees to help her.
Jack confronts Mason about his health condition,
knowing that he was exposed to radiation and is
dying. Jack threatens to call District to relieve
Mason of his duties unless he agrees to let Jack
handle Nina. Although it is against Mason's better
judgement, he relents.
Lynne informs the advisors that the
Ambassador's helicopter just took off en route to
his plane. Stanton rushes in and shows the group
a live news feed. The Ambassador's chopper
crashed just after takeoff. There were no
apparent survivors.
At the Warner house, Reza continues to claim
innocence against Tony's accusations.
When the surveillance monitors are set up in the
CTU interrogation room, Jack watches Nina. She
is waiting to hear about her freedom, and he
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