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Although he is unhurt in the car crash, Jack
becomes trapped when his seat belt locks up.
Sherry gets out of the car without helping him,
telling him that she has to take care of herself
first. He pleads with her because she is the only
one who can stop the war. Sherry at first refuses
because Palmer turned against her. Yet Jack
makes an appeal to her that Palmer will learn
that she was the one responsible for getting him
back his presidency. Sherry gives in, and cuts
Jack out of the seat belt.
Attorney Brian Jacobs shows Novick a file on
Kingsley. The information proves that he made
calls within the past few hours to Coral Snake
member Jonathan Wallace. Novick realizes that
Wallace is the one who killed his own men in an
effort to detonate the nuclear bomb.
Prescott is briefed on the military attack. The
bombers are set to reach their target within the
hour. Prescott readily accepts the fact that there
will be civilian casualties.
Novick calls Chappelle, instructing him to provide
assistance for Jack on finding the evidence about
the Cyprus recording. Chappelle is confused
because he is under the impression that the
country is already at war, but Novick insists that
Chappelle locate Jack as soon as possible.
Kingsley phones Max and tells him that he is still
looking for Alex Hewitt. Max is alarmed because
Hewitt is the only one who could bring down their
operation. Kingsley assures him that he will take
care of Hewitt.
Chappelle goes into the room where Tony and
Michelle are being held. He demands that they
put him in touch with Jack. They agree to help
him if he drops the charges against them.
Chappelle acquiesces.
Jack and Sherry leave the scene of their car
crash. He lugs the audio equipment weakly,
leaning on Sherry for support. Jack tells her that
they are functioning without CTU authority. A
driver approaches them and offers his help. Jack
pulls out his gun and steals the man's car. He
gets into the passenger seat while Sherry takes
the wheel.
Kate and Kim are ushered into CTU and met by
Carrie. To Carrie's surprise, Tony takes over. He
informs Kim that Jack is not reachable. Tony then
tells Kate that her father returned to CTU after he
was released from custody because he wanted
to see Marie.
At a holding cell, Bob Warner speaks to his
daughter Marie through a plexiglass wall. She
looks back at him coldly and does not speak. He
tries to get an answer from her about why she
threatened their family and tried to start a war,
but Marie remains silent. Kate enters, and tells
her father that Marie can not provide any reason
that they would understand. After Bob leaves,
Marie calls for Kate. "You think you'll be safe out
there?" she says. "You won't be."
Tony calls Jack with news that Kim is safely at
CTU. Chappelle gets on the line to tell Jack that
he now operating with full support, but that he is
to wait for backup before proceeding. Kingsley,
however, is expecting the meeting at the Los
Angeles Coliseum to go down immediately and
Jack can not wait for backup. He asks Chappelle
to obtain audio voiceprints of both Kingsley and
Sherry to be used for authentication. Jack also
wants a live audio feed with the President.
Chappelle grants these requests, and sends a
SWAT team to the location.
Jack and Sherry arrive outside the Coliseum. He
wires up Sherry with a transmitter.
Novick alerts Prescott that there is a strong
chance they will have evidence forcing a delay in
military actions. Although the Second Wave
terrorist group brought the nuclear weapon into
the United States, a link has come up between
the group and Peter Kingsley. This may
exonerate the Middle Eastern countries that have
traditionally backed Second Wave and are facing
attack. This also points the finger at an oil
consortium who is behind the bomb. Novick says
that Jack Bauer will get a live audio confession
from Kingsley.
At CTU, Michelle matches Sherry's voice over
the live transmitter to the voiceprint they have on
record for her. Although the CTU backup is
minutes away, Jack needs to proceed because
Kingsley is waiting. Sherry admits to Jack that
she is afraid of being killed. He guarantees that
Kingsley will not do anything until he gets Hewitt,
and after that, Jack will watch her back. Sherry
finds little comfort from this because of Jack's
health. Jack admits that there is a possibility that
she may not survive. Sherry asks him to convey
to Palmer that she is doing this only for her ex-
husband, and makes her way toward the
Coliseum complex. Still at the car, a sudden pain
grips Jack in the chest.
As Prescott is set up on a live audio feed at the
White House, Novick arranges the same at the
federal building in Los Angeles. Palmer is
brought in to listen. Palmer is impressed that
Jack found Kingsley, but he is taken aback when
he learns that Sherry is the one to deal with him.
Novick explains that Sherry had been recruited
by Kingsley, but that she is now working with
Jack at considerable risk to herself.
Sherry walks onto the grounds of the Coliseum
sports arena. She does not see a sniper in a
tower above who takes aim at her.
As Jack sets up beneath the stands, Sherry sees
Kingsley approach her. A cadre of guards
surrounds him. Kingsley whispers into a radio for
his sharpshooter to wait until they get Hewitt.
Sherry tells Kingsley that Hewitt is safely hidden.
As she speaks, listening in is CTU, the White
House and Palmer. Kingsley admits that he used
her to ignite the nuclear bomb. She demands that
she receive safe haven in return for handing over
Hewitt. Michelle, meanwhile, confirms that
Kingsley's voice matches up. Sherry gives
Kingsley a cell phone, telling him that she will call
him with Hewitt's location once she is free.
Kingsley gives her the recordings of their phone
conversations. She then asks for the Cyprus
recording as insurance. Kingsley doesn't
understand why she would want that tape since
Hewitt is the only person who can indict them.
Kingsley states that Hewitt was the one who
forged the recording. Hearing this, Tony asks the
White House for confirmation to move on
Kingsley. Prescott hesitates.
Back at the Coliseum, Sherry again tells Kingsley
that she will call him when she lands at a secret
location. Kingsley doesn't believe that she really
has Hewitt, and he instructs his sniper to fire.
Nothing happens. Kingsley looks up to the tower,
but his sharpshooter is gone. Just as Kingsley's
other guard draws his gun on Sherry, Jack
appears in the above tower with the sniper rifle.
He shoots at the guard and kills him. Jack yells
for Sherry to run. She takes off, and Jack aims at
the other guards. Kingsley ducks behind a wall
and fires at Jack. Palmer is horrified by the
gunfire he is hearing over the live feed. From his
high vantage point, Jack takes out all but one of
Kingsley's men. He leaves the tower and grabs
Sherry as she waits under the bleachers in a
tunnel. The last of Kingsley's guards charges at
Jack in the tunnel, and as they fight, Jack loses
his weapon. Sherry runs for cover. Jack
proceeds to struggle with the guard, and knocks
away a gun from the man's ankle holster. Jack
snaps the guys' neck, and the guard falls dead.
Jack is jolted with another, much stronger pain in
his chest. He stumbles to the ground as Kingsley
slowly approaches. Jack reaches for the gun that
fell from his attacker's holster and aims weakly at
Kingsley. The chambers of the gun, however, are
empty of bullets. Recognizing Jack, Kingsley
raises his gun. Suddenly, shots from a CTU
helicopter ring out. Kingsley falls down dead. The
SWAT team raids the Coliseum and attends to
Jack.
Palmer listens in as Prescott orders the attack to
be aborted.
A man named Trepkos phones Max with news
that Kingsley has been killed and that the
President called off the war. Max says that they
will have to go another way. Trepkos is unsure
about what he means. Max tells him that he will
soon find out because it will start today. Max
hangs up and calls someone else. He gives the
unknown person the go-ahead.
Before a video screen of the assembled Cabinet,
Prescott informs Palmer that they have decided
to annul the earlier action. Palmer is reinstated
as President. Prescott also tenders his
resignation along with the other Cabinet
members who voted against Palmer. Palmer tells
them that he is not accepting their resignations.
Although they did not act as leaders, he knows
that they will never make those same mistakes
again. Palmer then orders an immediate press
conference. He thanks Novick for making the call
to CTU at the last possible moment. However,
Palmer is disappointed that Novick did not stand
by him. He relieves Novick from his post.
Chappelle happily tells Tony that the District
Director is pleased with their actions. Tony
demands that Chappelle get out of his chair.
Chappelle makes the gesture, giving Tony his job
back. Michelle comes in, and Tony thanks her for
making the right choices even if she had to go up
against him. He sends her home, saying "I'll see
you tomorrow."
As he lies on a gurney, Jack sees Kate and Kim
arrive at the Coliseum. Kate watches as Kim runs
over to him, crying. Jack tells Kim that everything
will be all right. Kim kisses her father's head, and
says that she will take care of him.
At a press conference outside the federal
building, Palmer pronounces to the public that
the nation is safe. As he makes his way through
the cheering crowd and accepts handshakes, a
woman calls for the President. She reaches her
hand out to him. The woman is Mandy, who was
hired by Ira Gaines the previous year in the plot
to assassinate Palmer. Palmer clasps Mandy's
hand in a kind shake. She leaves the crowd and
walks alone into a stairwell. Using tongs, Mandy
peels off a sheer layer of some substance from
the palm of her right hand. She places the filmy
peel into a metal container. Mandy phones Max
and says, "It's done."
After reaching his limo, Palmer looks down at his
right hand. The flesh on it has been eaten away.
His breath is shortened and he falls to the
ground. The crowd panics as the Secret Service
agents scan the scene with their guns. Palmer
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