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Jack has a tied up Kevin Carroll (formerly known
as Alan York) lead him into the North Valley
towards the compound where Teri and Kim are
being held.
Alberta Green tells her CTU staff that finding
Jack has become the top priority. Nina lets Jack
know that pressure is being put upon her to come
clean, but he asks her to deny everything. He
needs her to download satellite photos of Gaines'
compound to his handheld device. Nina tells
Tony that she will still keep her communication
with Jack hidden from Green, and Tony assures
her that he will cover for her.
Teri and Kim hide Eli's corpse under a metal tub,
but when his beeper goes off they realize that the
other henchmen are looking for him. Teri takes
Eli's knife and Kim covers up the blood on the
ground.
As Jack waits outside Gaines compound, Nina
pulls up satellite images from the surrounding
area. She is worried when she sees a multitude
of armed guards there. Before she sends the
photos to his handheld device, she tries to
persuade Jack to confess the truth to Alberta
Green so that they can send him backup. Jack
adamantly refuses, explaining that CTU
involvement could jeopardize his family's safety.
He then puts Carroll in the driver's seat to have
him to drive onto the compound.
Palmer tells his chief of staff, Mike Novick, about
Carl's plan to silence Keith's therapist, George
Ferragamo. Palmer admits his attempt to warn
Ferragamo, and Novick is furious that Palmer
would expose himself, jeopardizing the
campaign.
While Jack hides in the backseat with his gun
trained, Carroll drives up to the gate and is
allowed entry to the compound. Carroll tries to
play mind games with Jack about Teri's fidelity,
but Jack ignores him and jams his gun into the
back of Carroll's head. Carroll points to a building
where Teri and Kim may be held, and Jack
knocks him out cold.
Gaines, meanwhile, has his men empty out his
control room. Rick is among them, and Gaines
sends him to fetch Eli. Outside, Jack tracks the
buildings on his handheld device and hides from
the many armed guards.
Palmer finally speaks to Ferragamo, but the
doctor believes that the Senator is trying to
threaten him again. Ferragamo immediately
hangs up. Palmer has his driver to pull over.
Although he is expected to give a speech in an
hour, he wants to go to Ferragamo's office.
Teri and Kim are about to leave the shed when
they hear someone come in. They wait with
weapons ready, but are relieved to find that it is
Jack. All three are overcome with emotion.
Alberta Green is convinced that Nina and Tony
know where Jack is, and she offers them the
chance to tell the truth. Neither admits anything,
and she separates the two with suspension from
the CTU.
Jack puts a chokehold on Rick when he comes in
the shed, but Teri and Kim beg him to let go.
Green interrogates Tony, and accuses him of
covering up for Nina. Green believes that Jack is
involved in the hit on Palmer, and she wants
answers about what he is doing. She threatens to
prosecute Tony for impeding an investigation.
Jack plans to go to the waiting car, but Teri
doesn't want them to separate. Rick proposes
that he use one of Gaines' vans to help them
escape. Kim assures her father that Rick can be
trusted, and Jack reluctantly agrees to the plan.
Gaines calls on the walkie-talkie, and Rick tells
him that Eli is digging a grave for the women.
Rick grabs a gun and starts up one of the moving
vans. When Gaines questions him, Rick says
that Eli asked him to help carry the bodies.
Before Gaines can argue, he gets a call that one
of his henchmen has found Kevin Carroll
unconscious. Gaines orders Rick to drive him
there.
Novick gives Palmer advice before his meeting
with Ferragamo. Yet when they pull up, fire
engines are surrounding the office complex.
Novick learns that there was a gas explosion
from which Ferragamo did not survive. Palmer
heads toward the crime scene, and Novick
forcibly stops him. Novick recommends that
Palmer's presence at the building will send the
wrong signal even if it was not a murder. They
drive away.
Green is about to give Tony an ultimatum, but
she is interrupted by a phone call from Jack. He
says that although he couldn't risk contacting
anyone at CTU, he has uncovered the people
behind the Palmer assassination and located the
coordinates of their hideout.
Green notifies Nina and Tony about Jack's call.
Pending further evidence, she retracts their
suspension. Nina takes Tony's hand to express
her gratitude for what he did for her.
Gaines revives Carroll, who tells him that Jack is
on the premises. Suddenly, Rick peels out with
the van. Gaines sees this and orders his men to
seal the gates. Rick goes to the shed and picks
up the Bauers. Gaines finds Eli dead in the
empty shed, and heads to the compound's
entrance. As Jack speeds to the gate, guards
shoot at the van, causing it to careen to a halt.
Jack hides his family behind the van as Gaines
and his men fire at them. Jack shoots back, but
sends Teri and Kim into the woods with his
handheld map. Rick stays at the van to backup
Jack, but gets clipped in the arm. Jack stabs a
hole in the gas tank, and he and Rick take off
towards the women. When Gaines and his men
approach the van, Jack fires at the gas tank and
the van explodes. Teri and Kim see the explosion
from a distance. Jack helps a weakened Rick run
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