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While reporter Ron Wieland tells the news
networks about being detained by the President,
Sherry works the phones in the retreat to try and
find out who Wieland's source is inside the
Administration. Palmer comes in and confronts
her because he believes that she had something
to do with Wieland's release. Sherry denies the
accusation, and even swears on the lives of their
children that she was not responsible. Mike
Novick interrupts them, and shows the President
a security tape from 25 minutes ago. On the
video, Armus is seen releasing Wieland from the
holding room.
As the CTU jet descends in flames, the pilot tells
Jack that he found a safe spot by a riverbed to
crash land. Jack manages to call Mason at CTU
and gives him the coordinates of the site. While
Mason listens in, Jack begs Nina for the location
of the bomb. Regardless of her pardon, she
refuses to disclose the information. Even if they
survive the crash, she fears that Jack will kill her.
Jack pledges that he will not harm her, but she
does not believe him. Agent Phillips trains his
gun on Nina and demands to know about the
bomb, but Jack orders him to get away from her.
The pilot says that they will not make it to the
riverbed, and as Jack relays the news to Mason,
the phone goes dead.
Palmer orders Novick to find Armus. He then
goes in to apologize to Sherry for doubting her.
She asks how he will deal with the turn of events,
and Palmer plans to go directly to the press
himself to attack Wieland's credibility. Sherry
suggests that he just tell the truth because it has
worked for him in the past. Novick informs the
President that Jack Bauer's plane went down.
At the crash site in the Angeles National Forest,
the still-alive Jack rolls out of the fuselage. A tree
branch is lodged in his thigh. He yanks it out, and
stumbles to find Agent Phillips barely alive. Jack
takes Phillips' cell phone and keys. Searching the
wreckage, Jack locates Nina. She is unconscious
but still strapped to her seat. He uses Phillips'
keys to unlock Nina, and performs CPR to
resuscitate her.
Michelle shows Mason satellite images from the
time of the plane's explosion. The streaks on the
image prove that a ground-to-air missile shot
down the jet. Mason's nose begins to bleed, and
he leaves Michelle's workstation.
Tony stops Mason to ask why he authorized
placing Reza Naiyeer and Bob Warner in the
same room. Mason argues that separating them
wasn't helping, so he tried a different tactic. Tony
questions Mason's sudden change of attitude,
and Mason finally reveals that he was exposed to
plutonium. Mason goes into the room where
Reza and Bob are being held. He tells them that
weapons-grade plutonium was found in a
warehouse where it is believed a nuclear bomb
was assembled. A bill for a container delivery
from Warner's company was found at the
warehouse. Mason gives the men ten minutes to
tell him the truth.
The police officer tells Kim and Miguel that they
are being transferred from the sheriff's station to
central booking in downtown Los Angeles. He
says that his captain overruled CTU's decision to
detain them because they are suspects in a
capital crime and there are no alerts about any
bombs. Kim assures Miguel that her father will
help them once he finds out what happened.
Miguel reminds her of what she had previously
said about Jack's state of mind. Kim regrets her
past statements. She was angry and had blamed
Jack for her mother's death. She knows that it
wasn't really Jack's fault.
Tony and Mason listen in as Reza and Bob
speak to each other. Reza questions Bob's
involvement, and asks about his supposed CIA
activities. Bob tells Reza to be quiet. Reza starts
to doubt Bob's innocence, and he says directly to
the security camera that he can track the order to
prove that Bob authorized the shipment. Bob
approaches Reza threateningly, and the guards
step in to break them apart. As he is being
dragged out, Reza says "I'm not taking the fall for
you, Bob."
Michelle tells Tony that she knows about Mason's
radiation poisoning. Not only was Hazmat
involved with the warehouse he raided, but she
saw his nose bleed. Tony reluctantly admits to
Mason's deteriorating health. He assures her that
Mason is committed to doing his job, and that he
will be there to watch Mason's back.
Sherry hands Lynne changes she made on the
President's remarks to the press corps. She had
acquired a copy from press secretary Jenny
Dodge even before Lynne gave it to the
President. Lynne is angry, and accuses Sherry of
insinuating herself where she doesn't belong.
Sherry insists that she is not trespassing on
Lynne's territory, and tells her that she needs her
revisions to make Palmer's speech perfect.
Jack finds a flare gun, and takes the handcuffed
Nina with him away from the crash site. As they
begin to walk, they see camouflaged soldiers
inspecting the wreckage. Jack doesn't recognize
them as a CTU Search and Rescue team. His
reservations are confirmed when one of the
soldiers shoots Agent Phillips. Jack pulls Nina to
the ground and asks her if the soldiers are
coming to claim her. Nina denies knowing them.
As one approaches their direction, Jack shoots
the soldier with the flare gun. The other soldiers
hear the man's cries, and turn in his direction.
Jack sends Nina to the hills, and grabs the fallen
soldier's rifle. He fires at the other soldiers, then
heads off to where Nina ran. They stop in a creek
bed and crouch down. Jack unlocks Nina's
handcuffs and gives her the ammunition. He
orders her to run reconnaissance while he
continues firing at the soldiers.
In a suburban house, Syed Ali snaps an amyl
nitrate popper under the nose of an unconscious
Kate Warner. She awakens groggily, and Ali
greets her by name. He tells her who he is, and
Kate recognizes his name. Ali asks her what she
found in her father's files, but Kate claims
innocence. Ali grabs Kate and brings her to
another room in the house where a naked Paul
Koplin is tied up with his arms hoisted over his
head. Ali's assistant Mohsen tests a power tool to
torture Koplin with. Ali, who is aware that Bob
Warner worked for the CIA, demands to know
what the two found in the computer. Both Kate
and Koplin explain that they didn't see anything
because the files self-deleted themselves. Ali
accuses Kate of lying, telling her that "Nothing
can get in the way of this sacred day." When
Kate says that she is not lying, Mohsen
approaches Koplin's body with the power tool.
Koplin's screams are deafened by the
soundproof insulation in the torture room.
Jack and Nina run to another embankment in the
forest, and they separate to two locations. Jack
fires at the approaching enemies. She tosses him
another round of ammunition and from her angle,
tells him where to shoot. While Jack is firing,
Nina pockets one of the rifle clips. She throws
him what she refers to as the last round of
bullets. Jack uses up the ammo, and puts down
the rifle. He begins to shoot with his pistol at the
soldiers. Suddenly, a CTU helicopter appears
overhead and fires at the soldiers. The Search
and Rescue team drops from the hovering
chopper. Jack is scanning the perimeter when
Nina lunges for the rifle and loads her hidden
clip. She aims the rifle at Jack's back and orders
him to drop his gun. When he hesitates, Nina
fires at the ground by his feet. Jack puts down his
weapon and raises his hands to his head. A
Search and Rescue agent commands Nina to
drop her gun, but she tells him to stand down or
else she will kill Jack. Jack orders the agents to
obey her wishes because she is the only one
who knows where the bomb is. Nina demands to
talk to the President of the United States.
Megan is ushered into the sheriff's station by the
policeman and she runs over to Kim. She says
that she is being taken to her aunt's house in
Santa Barbara. Kim's eyes brim with grateful
tears. Megan will safely be about 100 miles
outside of the city.
As Mason and Tony escort Reza out of the
holding room, Michelle informs them that Nina
has taken Jack hostage. Reza goes to Marie,
who has been waiting worriedly. He tells her that
Bob set him up, and he was forced to give him up
as the one involved with the terrorist. Marie is
angry with Reza for turning in her father after all
he has done for him. She leaves CTU.
When the Search and Rescue team phones the
O.C., Palmer has Mike Novick answer the call
from Nina on speakerphone. Yet Nina refuses to
deal with him, and demands that the President
grant her full immunity for a crime she has yet to
commit -- the murder of Jack Bauer. Jack tells
Novick that they must accept her deal. Palmer
presses the mute button, and speaks to Mason,
who has been listening in with Tony and
Michelle. Mason confirms that Nina is their only
chance of stopping the bomb. Palmer gets on the
line, and tells Nina that if her information
successfully intercepts the nuclear device, she
will be pardoned in advance for Jack's killing.
Nina reveals that Syed Ali is in a house in
Chatsworth, and Mason summons law
enforcement to the location. Nina agrees to not
do anything until the bomb is found, but she
continues to point her rifle at Jack. Jack asks the
President to make sure Kim is safe and to tell his
daughter that he loves her. He reassures Palmer
that this was their only choice. Palmer tears up at
having to hand Jack a death sentence.
Lynne comes in and tells the President that the
press corps is waiting for him. She hands Palmer
his speech, and he notices that she has made
changes to the remarks. Palmer commends
Lynne on improving the speech while Sherry
listens to the exchange from the other room.
Paul Koplin is being tortured at Ali's house. Kate
pleads with Ali to free him because she doesn't
know anything about what was on Bob's
computer. Ali finally believes her, and then fires
three shots at Koplin. He orders Mohsen to kill
Kate.
In the Angeles National Forest, Nina comments
that it won't take the government long to find Ali.
She tells Jack that his end is soon near. "This
isn't over yet," Jack says calmly. |
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