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Kim and Michelle are both worried when they
learn that gunshots were fired at the mall. Then
Jack calls to give Michelle the news that Tony's
been hit in the neck. She is now in command of
CTU, but Jack says that if she wants to be by her
husband's side, she must turn over her command
to someone else. As she's about to leave for the
hospital, Michelle is asked to deal with a second
Salazar phone call. She orders Kim to be on the
lookout for news about Tony while she attends to
the investigation.
Michelle and her team listen to the second phone
call with instructions for releasing Salazar.
Unbeknownst to the CTU workers, it is Gael's
filtered voice on the message. Whoever is
sending these messages is controlling Kyle
Singer's movements and they only have two
hours to find him.
Linda calls Kyle from the mall parking lot. She
can't get through because security is barricading
the entrance. He has her meet him at another
location nearby. Meanwhile, Gomez gets in a
pickup truck and follows Kyle. Kyle sees Linda's
car and makes her slide into the passenger seat
while he drives.
Chase approaches Kim in the CTU bullpen to ask
about Tony. As she sees Michelle trying to work
through her anguish, Kim notes that this must be
the reason why Jack doesn't want her and Chase
together. Chase wants to interrogate Salazar
again, even though Jack thinks it's a waste of
time. Kim suggests he run it by Michelle. Chase
leaves without doing so.
A doctor from the hospital calls Michelle to get
her verbal agreement to operate on Tony. She
asks him to call her at CTU when Tony's out of
surgery.
Palmer is uneasy about the decision to give in to
Anne's ex-husband's blackmail. Wayne tries to
convince him that it's the best solution for
everyone, including Anne. Their conversation is
interrupted by a call from Jack. Jack informs the
President that he will be unable to find Kyle
Singer before the virus is to be released. Based
on the nation's policy, Palmer is unwilling to
negotiate with terrorists. He will keep Salazar in
prison, regardless of the threat to the lives of
American citizens. Palmer hangs up and asks
Wayne to arrange a full briefing on quarantine
and evacuation procedures.
As they drive, Kyle admits to Linda that he isn't
sure that what he got from Mexico is drugs.
Authorities have told his parents that he was
used to bring some kind of disease into the
country, and that it might still be in his body.
Linda has him pull over so she can get out. She
is afraid of contracting whatever disease Kyle
may have. She gives him her father's stolen
money. Suddenly, Gomez and his driver pull up.
Kyle tells Linda to run away, but the men capture
both of them.
Michelle maps out the investigation for the
President and his advisors. Dr. Duncan remarks
that, with a quick quarantine, she may be able to
reduce casualties under 90,000 people. This
news is still grim. Wayne tells Palmer that he has
a call from Jack.
Jack presents for the President another option
that will allow him to preserve the nation's policy
of non-negotiation with terrorists while still
stopping a virus outbreak. Jack wants to remove
Salazar so that it looks like a prison break. From
within CTU, it would appear that Jack has
switched sides. Yet Jack needs Palmer's
approval, even though it means that this will
become his last mission and he will become a
fugitive from the law. "If you don't say anything,
Mr. President, I will accept that as a go for this
mission," Jack says. Palmer is silent.
Anne spots Wayne secretly taking a briefcase
from an aide, and she asks him where he is
going. Wayne says he is attending to government
business. She questions whether this has
something to do with her ex-husband. Wayne
reiterates that it is government business.
Michelle calls the hospital and inquires about her
husband. She is told that Tony is still in surgery.
Chloe comes in and apologizes to Michelle about
pushing work on her because she didn't know
about Tony. Chloe then warns Gael about being
sensitive to Michelle's state of mind. When Gael's
cell phone rings, Chloe asks why he has a
personal cell phone on the premises. CTU
employees are prohibited from using one
because they can not be monitored. Gael
dismisses her with a fake reason.
The caller to Gael is Hector Salazar. Hector is
frustrated because the American government has
not yet agreed to release his brother from prison.
After he hangs up, Hector realizes that a gun
case on his desk has been opened and one
weapon is missing. He draws his own gun, only
to find Sergio, Claudia's eleven year-old brother,
harmlessly playing with it. Hector teaches the boy
how to fire at a target, and Claudia storms in
angrily. She takes the gun away and aims it at
Hector. Claudia puts the gun down without
shooting him.
Kyle and Linda are brought to a warehouse and
are locked inside an airproof chamber. They
watch as men wearing Hazmat suits spray down
Gomez and his driver to rid them of any toxins.
Anne asks Palmer if he is paying off her ex-
husband, Ted. He admits that he was forced to
do so, but only to protect her. "I can defend
myself," she says simply.
Palmer phones Wayne, who is waiting for Ted
Packard in a parking garage with the briefcase
full of money. The President orders Wayne to
walk away from the deal. Ted approaches
Wayne's car, but Wayne drives past him without
a word.
Gael, Chloe and Adam tell Michelle they can take
over her work if she needs to be at the hospital
with Tony. Yet there's no way Michelle can leave.
Gael offers to take over the Director position for
her, and Michelle turns him down.
Jack calls Kim and asks her to generate a
prisoner transfer document. She questions this,
but Jack says that he is moving Salazar under
high security clearance. Jack walks her through
the process and she forwards the document to
the prison warden. Jack apologizes for their
earlier talk. He says that, although he feels overly
protective of her after what's gone on in their
lives, he trusts her judgment. Jack asks to speak
to Chase, and Kim says that Chase went to
interrogate Salazar at the prison. Jack hangs up
and curses Chase under his breath.
Jack phones Chase, who has just arrived at the
prison. He demands his underling return to CTU.
"You're in no condition to give me orders," Chase
says. He is through with covering up Jack's drug
addiction from Kim and everyone at CTU. With
that, Chase hangs up.
Chase asks to meet with Salazar. He has to tell
the warden that Salazar is behind a terrorist
threat before he is allowed in. Chase requests
that the security cameras be turned off in the cell.
He wraps a towel over his right hand and slams
his left fingers into Salazar's throat before
punching him. Salazar is stunned by the ferocity
of Chase's attack.
As Chase tries to beat the whereabouts of Kyle
Singer out of Salazar, Jack arrives. Jack says
that he is left with no other options and will need
the information out of Salazar as Chase
suggested. Chase is surprised by Jack's change
of heart, and attempts to apologize for what he
said earlier. Jack then knocks him from behind
and renders him unconscious in a chokehold.
Salazar watches, confused. Jack informs Salazar
that he will be walking free. He has Salazar help
him drag Chase into the cell so that he can tie
him up.
Wayne blames Anne for the potential loss of the
election, but she trusts Palmer's actions. She
believes that Wayne doesn't want his brother
distracted by her. Wayne warns her that he won't
stand by while she jeopardizes Palmer's career.
Jack walks Salazar out of the prison and is
stopped by the warden, who says that Jack's
transfer access codes have expired. Jack blames
it on an administration screw-up. The warden lets
him through.
Chase bloodies his wrists as he tries saw off the
ties. The warden turns the surveillance cameras
back on and sees that they are turned away from
the cell. He goes down there and finds Chase,
bound and gagged. Chase says that Jack has
been lying. Meanwhile, Jack is taking Salazar out
of the jail when the alarm goes off. Jack punches
out a guard and runs out with Salazar. He then
forces another guard at gunpoint to open up all
the cells electronically. The prisoners are freed in
the main hallways, causing havoc in the jail.
Chase is handed a shotgun along with the other
guards in pursuit of Jack. Jack and Salazar hide.
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