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Jack cleans up the remains from the smashed
syringes in his office. He finds one vial of heroin
that was not destroyed. He places it back into his
medical kit.
Tony and his team brief White House Chief of
Staff Wayne Palmer on the terrorist's demands.
Dr. Macer from National Health Services is also
on the teleconference, and she conveys the
severity of the situation. This leaked virus is a
strain that Health Services has never seen before
because it has been engineered to kill ten times
faster. Wayne reiterates the President's policy of
standing firm against terrorists. Wayne knows
that Palmer will not free Salazar, regardless of
the threat.
Kim calls her father to remind him that she needs
to speak to him about something personal. Jack
promises he will come down to see her when he
has more time. Chase notices that Jack did not
shoot up the heroin. Jack admits that he has
been tapering off his usage and will now stop.
Chase doesn't think this is a good day for him to
need a fix, and he suggests a methadone
program. Jack refuses to go on record with his
addiction. He orders Chase to get back to work.
Chloe asks Chase about what she overheard on
the teleconference. She's worried about a
possible outbreak in a few hours. He asks about
the list of the drug dealer David Goss' associates.
Chloe says that Kim will be bringing the
information shortly.
Kim comes up to the Field Ops area to give
Chase the list. He asks why she insists on telling
Jack about their secret today. Jack harbors
doubts that a Field Agent could ever sustain a
relationship. As Chase watches, Kim enters
Jack's office. She confesses to her father that
she and Chase have been seriously dating. Jack
is thrown by the news, but doesn't let on to his
concern. She leaves, telling Chase that Jack had
nothing to say.
Dr. Macer calls Michelle with an update on Goss'
autopsy. The virus may have been transmitted in
crystalline form, which means that the delivery
mechanism is a white powder that could
resemble cocaine or heroin.
Kyle tries to persuade his friend Tim to
accompany him in the drug delivery, but Tim
refuses. Kyle gets a call from a guy named Zach
who orders him to drop off the cocaine at 7:30.
Kyle nervously agrees.
Michelle notifies Jack that she found the last
known address for Goss. He grabs Chase and
they pull guns from the cabinet. Tony orders
Michelle to place transmitters onto Jack and
Chase so that CTU can monitor their
movements. Michelle hands Jack the Goss file.
Kim brings over a medical kit to ward against the
virus. "Be careful," she says to Chase as he
follows Jack out.
Outside CTU, Jack and Chase get in the SUV.
Chase confirms for Jack that things are getting
serious with Kim. Jack eyes his partner warily.
There's tension as they drive away.
At the University of Southern California campus,
Palmer questions whether he should proceed
with the debate in the face of a virus threat.
Wayne notes that CTU and the Pentagon are
working on it and that the President can only
wait. Palmer wants assurances that Wayne is not
advising him out of fear that his campaign image
will suffer. Wayne thinks the best thing to do is
proceed with the debate and respond when they
have more information. Senator Keeler arrives
and Palmer shakes his opponent's hand in front
of the media. The President spots Wayne having
a talk with one of Keeler's staff. Wayne later tells
Palmer that he may have found an "opportunity."
After a silence, Chase initiates a talk with Jack
about the Kim situation. Jack only placed his
daughter at CTU to keep her safe. Jack feels that
his job has ruined every relationship he's ever
had. Chase concedes that it's not the job, but
Jack himself who is the problem. Jack thinks
Chase won't be able to have a relationship with
anyone, especially Kim. Jack gets a call from
Annicon who questions why Salazar can not be
moved from the prison. Jack lets the lawyer know
that there is a possibility that Salazar might be
released because of leverage from Hector
Salazar. Jack won't reveal any more, and hangs
up. He tells Chase that they will continue their
conversation later.
Annicon enters Ramon Salazar's cell and asks
about his brother Hector's activities. Salazar
plays dumb. Salazar smugly mentions that if he's
allowed to go free, he will kill Annicon's wife and
children. Annicon lunges at the prisoner in anger.
Wayne checks in with Tony, and then informs
Palmer that CTU is following their leads. The new
suspect is Hector Salazar, but they are still
unaware if this is a bluff to release Ramon
Salazar. Palmer asks about the "opportunity"
they spoke of earlier. Wayne might be able to get
Keeler's playbook that outlines how he will
answer questions in the debate. "I am not talking
about pulling a Sherry and stealing it," Wayne
snarls when his brother questions his ruthless
tactics. Palmer makes it clear that he doesn't
want Wayne to go that far.
In the restroom at CTU, Kim asks Michelle if it
has been a problem working with her husband in
the office. She has been dating Chase, and Jack
seems to be bothered by this. Michelle advises
Kim to keep it between herself and Chase.
Michelle leaves the ladies room and Tony stops
her. They have learned that Hector may be
working out of Northern Mexico. Tony wants her
to alert all of CTU's contacts to see if he's been
spotted there.
Hector calls Gael from his Los Nieves ranch in
Northern Mexico. Gael knows that the President
has already been informed but has not cancelled
the debate. Hector spots Claudia arguing with
her father, the ranch foreman. Claudia's father is
worried about her involvement with Hector's
illegal activities. Hector yells at Claudia for raising
her voice to her father, and then he slaps Claudia
in front of him. She slaps him back without
missing a beat. "How I conduct myself with my
father is my concern," she tells him. Hector
smiles and kisses her.
Chloe informs Tony that Jack and Chase have
arrived at the location, but that Jack doesn't have
time to wire up the transmitters. Tony demands
that Chloe keep him apprised of any information
from Field Ops. Chloe reluctantly obliges.
Jack and Chase approach a plainclothes officer
who debriefs them on the activity inside the
condemned building where Goss is known to
reside. There are a number of people inside this
crack den. The police have been ordered to
stand down and wait for CTU. Jack and Chase
will go in by themselves without backup so as not
to set off any warnings.
Jack and Chase go inside the building and pass
rooms filled with people taking drugs. They are
stopped by a guy who alerts the others that a cop
is on the premises. Zach, the guy waiting for
Kyle's delivery, shoots at Jack and Chase. They
fire back and Zach runs away. Jack pursues
Zach through the empty building and wounds
him. Zach falls to the ground, bleeding. He
confesses to Jack that Goss' supplier is Carlos
Corretja from Tijuana. Corretja is one of Salazar's
mid-level distributors. Zach is supposed to call
Corretja that night after his hired mule brings a
small bag of cocaine across the border. What is
strange is that the guy was paid $10,000 to
transport it up, and the cocaine isn't even worth
that much. Zach says that the mule named Kyle
Singer still has the bag.
Kyle hands cash to his building landlord to
prevent his family from getting evicted. His
mother wants to know where he got the money.
Inside the apartment, Kyle's girlfriend sees the
bag of cocaine in his room.
Tony instructs the CTU staff to investigate Kyle
Singer based on Jack's findings.
Kyle's girlfriend Linda confronts him about
dealing drugs. He tells her that he is only
delivering it to make money for his family. Linda
breaks up with him and walks out. Kyle's mother
says that his father won't be happy about what
he's doing.
Palmer stops in to see Anne. He is having her
security level upgraded because he needs her
medical advice. After he informs her of the virus
that might be spread, she warns him to leave Los
Angeles. Palmer asks that she speak to Dr.
Macer and bring herself up to speed. They
embrace. Agent Pierce comes in to notify the
President that Wayne would like to show him
something.
Jack instructs Chase to take Zach back to CTU,
but Chase wants to go with Jack to find Kyle
Singer. "Are you punishing me for dating your
daughter?" Chase asks. Jack says that he now
has to prevent Chase from being in harm's way
because Kim loves him. Chase is dumbfounded
as Jack drives off.
Wayne shows his brother the copy of Keeler's
playbook. Palmer is furious, but Wayne tells him
there are things in there about Anne that they
were not aware of. This information could
damage them all.
Hector calls his informant Gael, who updates him
that Kyle is still in the house with the cocaine.
Gael pulls up surveillance footage of the CTU
office on his monitor. He exits the room he is in to
enter the CTU main floor. Kim approaches him
and tells him that Chloe has been looking for him.
Gael, a worker at CTU, goes to find her. |
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