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As Nina waits in a secured CTU room, Jack is
handed her case file. Yet he knows all about her
and doesn't need it to interrogate her.
At Palmer's retreat, reporters bombard him with
questions about the helicopter crash and any
possible connection to the CTU bombing. The
President only reveals that there will be an
investigation forthcoming. Jenny Dodge promises
the media that a statement will be released when
credible information is confirmed. Palmer walks
inside to find his ex-wife Sherry waiting for him.
She asks to speak with him privately about his
administration, but Palmer dismisses her. Sherry
piques his interest when she mentions that she
heard military personnel have been evacuated
out of Los Angeles. Palmer leaves, telling her to
wait. Since he specifically requested that no
evacuations were to take place, Lynne is
assigned the task of finding out what happened.
Tony continues to question Reza at the Warner
residence. Reza complains of racial profiling, but
Tony explains why his accusations are valid and
refuses Reza's request for a lawyer.
NSA chief Roger Stanton theorizes whether the
helicopter crash was actually premeditated,
because the Prime Minister was unhappy with his
Ambassador doing business with America. Yet
Palmer suggests that perhaps forces within his
own government caused the crash. He orders
Lynne to set up an independent inquiry to find out
the truth.
Jack vows to Mason that he will put aside his
anger and get Nina to disclose everything. He
walks into the interrogation room and slaps her
Presidential pardon on the table. Nina claims that
she needs to be sent to Visalia because her
contact there will only tell her where the bomb is
in person. Jack is reluctant to trust her, and
demands her contact's name. Nina, under the
assumption that CTU will remove Jack from the
case if he harms her, stands her ground. Her
smugness only enrages Jack to slams her
against the wall. Holding her throat, he threatens
to kill her unless she tells him what he wants to
know. Watching outside from a monitor, Mason
immediately orders Jack removed from the room.
He questions Jack's motives, but Jack says that it
is all part of his plan to convince Nina that he is
putting his own revenge ahead of stopping the
bomb. Mason notices that while Nina is visibly
afraid, Jack is completely calm. Jack asks for
another five minutes with her, and requests that
the thermostat be turned up ten degrees in the
interrogation room. Mason agrees to this.
Kate tries to explain her side of the story to her
crying sister. She suggests that they may have to
cancel the wedding, but Marie refuses. Marie
only wants Kate to stop trying to control her life.
As they search the hospital for Megan, Kim and
Miguel see Gary talking to a doctor outside of
Megan's room. The doctor warns Gary that the
causes of Megan's concussion have yet to be
determined so she must be kept for observation.
Panicking, Gary books two tickets to Mexico and
begins to dress Megan.
Jack returns to the interrogation room and pulls
out a gun. He fires shots into the wall past Nina's
head, demanding a name from her. Jack aims at
her head, and she admits that the man in Visalia
is Mamud Faheen. Jack already knows that
name, and he wants to know what their
relationship is. Faheen had introduced Nina to
Joseph Wald because Wald wanted her
schematics for CTU. Yet Nina refuses to give
Jack Faheen's exact location unless she is
permitted to go to Visalia. Her pardon won't mean
anything if she is killed. Jack turns to the video
monitor. Watching from outside, Mason orders
Michelle to notify the authorities in Visalia.
Lynne learns that military personnel and
resources began evacuating an hour ago under
Roger Stanton's orders. Palmer has her
countermand the evacuation, returning the forces
back to their bases. He then confronts Stanton
about this, but Stanton apologizes. He was only
following up on what he thought was the
President's command. Palmer asks him to make
sure his orders to rescind the evacuation are
executed. Knowing Sherry's intelligence was
correct, he agrees to meet with her.
As he dresses Megan, Gary apologizes for
hurting her and explains that they are leaving. A
nurse knocks on the door to inform Gary that he
has a phone call at the nurse's station. He tells
Megan not to move and goes to take the call
from someone in accounts receivable about his
bill. The caller is really Miguel, who stalls Gary so
that Kim can slip into Megan's room. Kim
persuades Megan that she is only trying to
protect her. When Gary returns to the room, he
finds Megan is missing. He angrily alerts the
nurse.
Kim, Megan and Miguel rush down the stairwell.
Megan begins to cry because she thinks that her
father will get mad and hurt her. Kim tries to
convince her that he will continue to hurt her
unless she leaves with them. Back at the room,
the nurse tells Gary that no one has seen Megan,
and he orders security to find her. Kim, Miguel
and Megan hide in an examination room when
the security guards block the entrances.
Mason arranges for an agent named Miller to
accompany Jack and Nina on their flight to
Visalia. Jack again assures Mason that he won't
put the lives of millions on the line to satisfy his
own revenge. Mason still wants Miller there as a
precaution. Mason gets hit with a fit of coughing,
and Jack encourages him to go be with his family
in his last hours.
Palmer enters his retreat where Sherry is waiting.
She won't reveal how she learned about the
military evacuation, but asks to allow her to help
him. Sherry tells Palmer that she still loves him,
but she needs to know what he is up against so
she can be of some assistance. Palmer realizes
that he needs all the help he can muster, and he
discloses that there is the threat of a nuclear
strike in Los Angeles. Sherry is stunned, and
admits that a high level staffer at the Defense
Department told her about the evacuation
because members of the administration are
allying against Palmer for control of his
presidency. She offers to aid him in weeding out
these people who disagree with his policies.
Palmer accepts her help on the condition that it is
only in the best interest of the country. He warns
her that it better not be one of her manipulations
back into his personal life.
Kate greets Reza's parents when they arrive at
the Warner house. They ask to see their son, and
Kate tells them that government agents are there
to question him about alleged terrorist activity.
The Naiyeers are convinced that Reza is being
treated unfairly only because he is Middle
Eastern.
Miguel leaves the exam room, grabs a flat screen
computer monitor from a desk and runs. The
distracted security guard chases after him,
allowing Kim and Megan to escape. Gary sees
the girls from the hospital window and heads
outside.
In the transport van, Nina tries to make small talk
with Agent Miller in an attempt to convey that he
is only there to protect her against Jack. Yet
Miller ignores her, and takes a bottle of water
from Jack.
Tony presses Reza about a money transfer to
Syed Ali under his name, but Reza claims
ignorance. Tony threatens to walk him out in
handcuffs past his parents. Reza relents, and
admits to only confirming the transfers to cover
for Bob Warner -- Marie's father.
Waiting for Miguel, Kim and Megan duck behind
cars in the hospital parking but are spotted by
Gary. He threatens to throw Kim in jail unless she
turns over his daughter. She refuses. Gary grabs
Kim's hair and is about to strike her when Miguel
appears and body slams Gary. The men fight,
and Miguel knocks Gary out cold with a
roundhouse martial arts kick to the face. They
grab Gary's keys and run for his parked car
nearby.
Reza comforts both Marie and his parents with
news of his exoneration. Yet when Tony asks to
speak to Bob Warner, Kate turns to Reza. Reza
explains that he only told the truth to Tony.
Miller informs Jack that their team is assembled
in Visalia, but he immediately passes out. Jack
eases Miller's body down on the seat. Nina
notices the water bottle that Jack gave to him,
and she realizes that Miller has been drugged.
Jack cocks his gun and smiles at Nina. A look of
fear spreads over her face. |
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