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Jack goes to meet with Dr. Nicole Duncan, the
head of Health Services for Los Angeles, in order
to bring a Hazmat team to Kyle Singer's house.
As he's waiting for her in his car on the side of
the freeway, Jack takes out the heroin kit in need
of a fix. He ties up his arm and fills the syringe
with the drug. But before he can inject himself, a
squad of Health Services vans pulls up. Jack
hurriedly puts the paraphernalia away. Dr.
Duncan gets into the passenger seat and greets
him. Jack drives off with the Health Services
Hazmat team in tow. Dr. Duncan says that Dr.
Macer's estimates are off. She believes that the
virus would infect 20% of the population in one
week and that it is more deadly than originally
thought. Duncan notices that Jack is perspiring,
but he fends it off as being overworked. Then
Duncan sees the heroin vial on the floor of the
car.
Michelle listens to the recorded phone message
from the terrorists. She summons Gael over to
see a discovery she made about the signal,
unaware that he is the source of the scrambled
voice. Michelle has figured out that the call was
made from inside the United States, and she
wants Gael to try to narrow it down. She tells him
that Jack is closing in on the location of the virus.
Chloe stops Gael to inquire about an audio feed
for Jack. Gael says that he must do something
else first.
At the Salazar Ranch, Claudia suggests to
Hector that he won't want to give up running the
business once Ramon returns from prison. Gael
calls Hector's cell phone to tell him that Jack is
about to discover the virus. Hector gets
assurance that their guy Gomez is still on Kyle
Singer's tail.
Kyle's father asks his son how he found the
money to pay off the rent. Kyle says that he got a
tip at the racetrack, and didn't do anything illegal.
The father becomes angry, and Kyle locks
himself in his room.
Tony briefs his team on Kyle Singer and the
possibility that he is holding the virus in what he
believes is a bag of cocaine. The boy has no idea
what he is in possession of.
As his parents argue in the living room, Kyle puts
the cocaine into a gym bag. He goes to leave,
but his father stops him to ask what's in his
duffel. The father grabs it and finds the baggie
full of white powder. Kyle fights with his dad and
runs out. The baggie breaks open. A room fan
blows some of the powder into the apartment.
Kim exits Tony's meeting and sees Chase talking
to CTU associates. She asks why he isn't with
her father, and Chase says that Jack sent him to
the sidelines because of his relationship with her.
Kim is adamant that Jack would have had the
same reaction regardless of when he found out.
Salazar has his prison guard contact Annicon
because he is ready to talk. Annicon, who is
outside the prison, hurries back inside.
President Palmer doesn't believe what is in
Senator Keeler's playbook about Anne. Wayne
knows that the allegation alone could hurt them
even if it is untrue. He asks Palmer to confirm
whether Anne has told him everything. Wayne
admits to not liking Anne, but he wants to make
sure that Palmer knows what he's facing before
he steps into the debate with Keeler.
Annicon comes in to see Salazar. Salazar knows
that Jack wouldn't reveal the virus threat to
Annicon. He tells the lawyer that he will be
released in a few hours because of his brother
Hector. Salazar's guard whacks Annicon over the
head with a baton and strangles him from behind.
Salazar watches as Annicon dies. Salazar
informs the guard that his son will now be
returned. The guard slinks away in shame.
Kyle's parents are arguing over what to do about
their son when they see figures outside their
window. Suddenly, a buzz saw cuts through the
front door. The mother panics and dumps the
bag of powder into the toilet bowl. Jack, Dr.
Duncan and a team dressed in Hazmat suits
invade the apartment. Jack radios Tony that the
virus is in the sewage system and could possibly
be airborne.
Palmer confronts Anne over what is in Keeler's
research. She claims to have told the President
everything she knows. Her ex-husband, Ted, was
convicted by the SEC for fabricating research at
his drug company. Although Ted once testified
that Anne knew nothing about it, he is now
saying that she was aware of the lies when she
reviewed the medical research. Palmer has
reason to be suspicious, but Anne says that she
told him the whole truth. He says that he does
trust her. Wayne calls and says he might have a
way to make the whole thing go away. He asks
his brother to meet him in the USC auditorium.
Dr. Macer assures Tony that she is optimistic
about containing the virus or lessening the
casualties based on the speed of Dr. Duncan's
team. Michelle informs Tony that the local news
has picked up the story on the body being
dumped at Health Services. He instructs her to
not let the press know anything. Then the prison
warden calls with news of Annicon.
Jack lets the frightened Singers know that their
son Kyle may have carried a virus from Mexico
when he thought he was transporting drugs.
They need to be quarantined until more is
learned. Tony calls Jack on his cell to tell him
that Annicon was killed by Salazar's prison
guard. Suddenly, a wave of claustrophobia hits
Jack and he clicks off from Tony. Jack rushes to
the biohazard shower and quickly rinses his
Hazmat suit. He tears the mask off and vomits.
Dr. Duncan's team assesses that the powder is
harmless and that the Singers tested negative for
the virus. She brings Jack the news. He wonders
if the virus is being contained inside a living host
-- Kyle Singer. Since the incubation period is
fourteen hours, the fact that Kyle was in Mexico
eleven hours ago and Hector Salazar threatened
to release the virus in three hours adds up.
As he exits a city bus, Kyle calls his girlfriend
Linda. He needs her to help him get money to
pay for the cocaine because his dad took the bag
away. She reluctantly agrees to steal money from
her parents and meet Kyle at the mall. Following
Kyle is the Salazar hired gun, Gomez. Gael
reports to Gomez that CTU knows the powder
does not hold the virus. He orders Gomez to take
Kyle into containment without the police getting
him first.
Wayne tells the President that Anne's ex-
husband wants money to keep his mouth shut.
Palmer refuses to give in to blackmail. Wayne
says that Anne will be on the front page of every
newspaper, and Palmer can prevent that from
happening. Palmer agrees to pay Ted Packard.
Jack informs the Singers that the powder is
harmless, but that Kyle may have been infected.
Jack gives Tony the number of the cell phone
Kyle is carrying, while Mr. Singer calls his son
under the instruction to keep him on the line so
that they can trace it.
Kyle answers the cell phone and is surprised to
hear his father on the other end of the line. Mr.
Singer tells his son that he may have contracted
a virus when he went to Mexico. Kyle thinks his
dad turned him into the cops, but Mr. Singer tries
to convince him that he could get sick. Kyle
hangs up, but Tony is able to track the location
as the Los Feliz Mall. Tony says he can quickly
fly a team to the mall to meet Jack. Jack agrees,
but makes Tony promise not to send Chase.
Chloe tells Chase that Tony is going to the
location where Kyle Singer has been found.
Chase is annoyed because he is being cut out of
the investigation. He runs out to catch Tony
before he is to board a waiting helicopter. Chase
argues that he is being made to pay because he
is seeing Kim. "Take it up with Jack," Tony says
as he walks off.
Gomez follows Kyle in the mall.
Jack drives to the mall with the Hazmat team in
tow. His cell phone rings, and he sees on the
caller ID that it's Chase. Dr. Duncan notices that
Jack refuses to answer it. Frustrated, Chase
tosses his cell phone in the trashcan. Kim
approaches Chase to tell him that her father will
come around. "Maybe you don't know him as well
as you think," Chase answers, alluding to the
heroin addiction. She says that, other than telling
Jack, the only other option is for them to stop
seeing each other. Chase is silent.
Tony's chopper lands at the mall, and the
security guard reports that Kyle Singer has been
spotted. As Jack drives toward the location, Dr.
Duncan asks him how long he has been using
heroin because she recognized the symptoms.
Jack admits that he became addicted while
undercover with the Salazars, but that he is not
currently high. She doesn't want to turn him in but
she is worried about him. Duncan has a
responsibility to stop the virus, and she asks Jack
not to screw the case up. Jack gets a call from
Tony, who says that they are in place to grab
Kyle. Jack pulls up to the mall entrance.
Gomez calls Gael to warn him that CTU is about
to pick up Kyle. Gael orders him to stand down.
Gomez refuses to wait and heads toward the kid.
Gomez walks past Kyle, and brushes against
Tony's arm as Tony approaches the boy. Tony
tells Kyle that what his father said about the virus
is true. Kyle is frozen by the sight of Gomez's
raised gun behind Tony. Gomez fires, and Tony
is hit in the neck. Kyle flees as the other mall
patrons scream in fear. Jack runs in amid the
confusion and spots Tony lying motionless on the
ground. Jack radios for help with a warning that
Kyle Singer is not in custody. He kneels down
and presses his hand to Tony's bleeding neck.
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