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On Ryan Chappelle's orders, Tony tries keeps
Palmer from Jack. Milo informs Tony that the
third shooter's name is Alexis Drazen, and that
he stopped in Washington, DC on his way to Los
Angeles.
In the car on the way to the safe house, Nina
explains to Teri and Kim that they are being
taken to a secure environment. Kim asks her
mother about the doctor's prognosis regarding
her persistent abdominal pains. Kim is still
worried that the rape is the cause. Teri assures
Kim that it was only a cyst and that she is fine.
Alberta Green continues to question Jack. When
she tells him that Teri and Kim were transferred
from the clinic to a safe house, he becomes
angry at not being alerted to this. Jack refuses to
say another word until he can speak to Teri and
Kim.
Palmer's campaign aide, Elizabeth Nash, is in
bed with her lover, Alexis Drazen. She reveals to
him that she has to go with Palmer to Nevada.
While Elizabeth is in the shower, Alexis secretly
reads her travel itinerary.
Still waiting in the lobby of CTU to see Jack,
Palmer makes a call to a Defense Department
official to ask for help in cutting through the red
tape. When Chappelle finally comes down to
greet Palmer, he receives a phone call from the
Defense official. Chappelle grants Palmer's
request to meet with Jack in a secure room.
Jack is brought to Palmer. Palmer immediately
accuses Jack of wanting him dead because of a
failed mission in Kosovo called Operation
Nightfall. Jack makes it clear that the assassins
had kidnapped his own family, and all of his
actions were an effort to not only save Palmer
himself but Teri and Kim as well.
Nina brings Teri and Kim to a suburban house
guarded by CTU agents. Hidden in her bathroom,
Teri takes the home pregnancy test given to her
by the doctor.
Palmer lays out for Jack his history with Victor
Drazen. Victor Drazen had been committing
atrocities in Kosovo. Palmer, while working on a
Senate Appropriations committee, authorized the
covert mission Operation Nightfall. The missions
objective: kill Victor Drazen. Jack ran the
operation in Kosovo. Today marks the two-year
anniversary of Operation Nightfall, and it
becomes apparent that the people behind this
assassination attempt want retaliation for Victor
Drazen's death. Palmer and Jack figure out that
if the assassins know that they were both
involved, then they must also know about
another operative involved in the mission, Robert
Ellis. Palmer and Jack call Ellis and explain the
situation. Ellis immediately gets to work on what
the next move will be.
Teri's pregnancy test comes up positive
Elizabeth Nash gets summoned back to the
Palmer hotel suite because the campaign is
staying in Los Angeles. She calls Alexis with
news that she is not going to Nevada. Alexis
briefs his brother, Andre Drazen, about the
change in Palmer's travel plans. He verifies that
the two other shooters already have their targets
in sight. Alexis assures his brother that Palmer
will be dead by midnight.
Kim sees the pregnancy test in her mother's
bathroom, and Teri confirms that she is pregnant.
It's Jack's child of course. Kim is hurt that her
parents planned to have another child without
telling her. Teri says that it was a surprise. She is
just as shocked as Kim.
With Milo's help, Ellis uncovers some data and
sends it back to CTU. However, one other file is
still mysteriously missing.
Teri decides to call and tell Jack about the
pregnancy, but she is unavailable to reach him.
Tony promises to give Jack her message. As
Nina begins a debriefing session with Teri, Kim
slyly grabs Nina's cell phone. She calls Rick. Kim
urges him to turn himself in, but Rick is afraid he
will be arrested. Kim agrees to cover for him.
Palmer is shocked by the realization that this
assassination attempt has nothing to do with his
being a black man running for President. It's
merely revenge for his and Jack's taking out
Victor Drazen. During this fleeting moment of
downtime, both Jack and Palmer discuss and
reflect their strained family situations.
Milo gives Jack the report from Ellis. The missing
file has yet to turn up. As Palmer and Jack read
the document, they learn that Victor Drazen's
wife and daughter were also killed in Operation
Nightfall. They surmise that killing Jack's wife and
daughter is a direct payback for the Drazen
family's murder. Palmer orders Chappelle to step
up protection on Teri and Kim.
As Nina questions her about the events, Teri
figures out that Nina was the one that Jack slept
with when they separated. Nina tries to explain
that Jack realized it was a mistake and ended it.
Teri doesn't want to hear any more, and walks
out of the room.
Palmer, who needs to get back to the campaign,
orders Chappelle to reinstate Jack to his position.
Jack asks for a provisional status until the end of
the day so that he can help out on the case. After
that, Chappelle can arrest him. Palmer confides
to Jack that Secret Service wants him to leave
the state, but that he wants to stay so that they
can flush out Drazen's people. Before he leaves,
Palmer apologizes for misjudging Jack.
Kim tells Nina that Rick wasn't really a
conspirator in the kidnapping. He was just as
surprised by what was happening. Jack informs
Nina that they are sending over two more teams
of agents because Teri and Kim are at risk.
However, he doesn't want Nina to tell the women
this. He asks to speak to Teri. Although she left
an urgent message with Tony, Teri tells Jack that
it is nothing important. After Teri hangs up, Kim
asks how her dad reacted to the news about the
baby. Teri replies that she didn't tell him.
In the bathroom of the bar, Ellis phones Jack with
news that the missing file was deliberately
removed. This leads him to believe that it
contains information need. Suddenly, a man
comes into the restroom and chokes Ellis as he's
talking. Jack calls out to Ellis, but Ellis is dead. |
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