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Jack pilots the helicopter away from Mexico. He
knows that the feds will only shoot him down at
the border.
Chase phones Chloe from the road. She sends
him radar maps following the chopper that show
Jack is flying toward downtown Los Angeles.
Jack knows that he can't be shot down over a
populated area. Chase asks Chloe to try to get
through on the radio to tell Jack that they already
have Kyle Singer and the virus.
District Director Ryan Chappelle assumes control
of CTU in Tony's absence. He calls a Major
Blanchard to find out when the military will
intercept Jack's helicopter. Chappelle instructs
Blanchard to shoot Jack down before he reaches
the downtown area. Chappelle has Michelle
round up Adam and the staff for a briefing. Chloe
apologizes to Kim for yelling at her in Jack's
office. Although she told Michelle about Jack's
drug use, the prison riot occurred right after.
Chloe doesn't think anything has been officially
done about it yet.
Chappelle warns the gathered staff that, since
Kyle Singer and the virus have been contained,
both Jack and Salazar are now expendable. Gael
reacts. Chappelle is under the impression Jack
will probably be killed by Ramon once he hands
off Salazar.
At the Mexico ranch, Hector is frustrated because
he can not reach Gael. Claudia tries to soothe
him. Hector says that Jack Bauer is delivering
Ramon to them, and Claudia becomes alarmed.
Although she thinks it's too dangerous to allow
Jack to come there, Hector has plans of his own
for Jack. Gael finally calls with news. He tells
Hector that Jack has escaped with Salazar, but
that they are being pursued by the military.
Kim asks Adam what Chappelle said in the
briefing. He lets her know that they will have to
shoot Jack down if they can't make contact.
Michelle pulls Kim aside, and says that she and
Chappelle feel Kim should remove herself from
the job until the situation is resolved. Although
Michelle is worried that Kim's emotions will get
the best of her, Kim is resolved to complete her
duties. She wants to help them contact Jack.
Michelle dismisses her to get back to work.
Chappelle tells Michelle that he wants Kim gone
if they are forced to fire on Jack's helicopter.
Jack recognizes the planes following him as
military. He assumes they have orders to fire.
Chase calls Chappelle to question whether
President Palmer approved the use of force
against Jack. Although Palmer is in the middle of
a televised debate, Chappelle doesn't need the
White House's authorization because Jack is now
a fugitive from the law. Chase warns him that it
would be politically prudent to do so because of
Jack and Palmer's personal relationship.
Chappelle rethinks his stance, and orders Major
Blanchard to stand down from firing at Jack.
Chappelle phones Wayne, who is backstage at
the debate. He lets him know that the virus has
been contained and a new situation involving
Jack has arisen. Wayne knows that his brother
won't like shooting down Jack Bauer, and he
promises to get back to Chappelle with an
answer quickly.
While taking part in the debate, Palmer gets a
message from Wayne through his transmitter
earwig. Wayne explains the Jack situation and
asks him what he wants to do. Palmer interrupts
the debate under the guise of a national security
emergency. He walks off the stage to opponent
Senator Keeler's outrage. Wayne clears their
advisors from the backstage area.
Kyle Singer is wheeled into the National Health
Services center in an enclosed bio-stretcher. He
is panicked. Linda is in the same contraption, but
is taken to another area of the facility. Dr. Nicole
Duncan tries to calm him down and doesn't let on
to the seriousness of his condition. She tells him
that his parents are on their way.
Jack sees that the military helicopters on his tail
have him locked in. He doesn't know why they
have not fired.
Kim watches nervously as Chloe frantically
attempts to get through to Jack's communicator.
Meanwhile, Major Blanchard notifies Chappelle
that Jack is locked on target. They are awaiting
the signal to fire.
The debate moderator informs the audience that
there is no news about the national emergency
that the President spoke of. Senator Keeler's
staff questions whether the whole thing was a
ruse to end the debate. Palmer walks into the
backstage green room, and pops a pill before
catching his breath. He tells Wayne that he can
not give the order to kill Jack. Wayne admits to
being worried about Jack disclosing their
arrangement, but he is sure that ridding the world
of Salazar is more important. "You have to do
what's right for this country," Wayne argues.
Palmer calls Chappelle and authorizes him to fire
at Jack. Chappelle gives the go-ahead to
Blanchard.
Chase and everyone else at CTU listen as the
order is passed. Kim silently hopes for a reprieve.
As the military pilots try to get a lock on the
chopper's position, Jack flies between the tall
buildings of the downtown corridor. Major
Blanchard orders his team to stand down
because Jack is too close to civilians. With a new
plan in effect, Chappelle instructs the CTU staff
to have units ready on the ground to bring Jack
in. Meanwhile, Jack lands the helicopter in the
middle of a downtown street. Chloe finally
patches Chase in to the helicopter, and he tells
Jack that they have found Kyle and have
contained the virus. Unfortunately, his message
is transmitted to an empty helicopter. Jack and
Salazar are already running down the street and
have hurried to the stairs of a Metro Station.
The Singers are greeted at National Health
Services by Dr. Duncan. She tells them that there
is nothing they can do for Kyle. He only has a few
more hours to live. The Singers talk to him over a
speakerphone since he is separated from them
by a plexiglass divider. "I deserve what I'm
getting," Kyle says. His parents cry. Mr. Singer
blames himself for causing Kyle to seek money
elsewhere. Kyle goes up to the glass and says
his goodbye.
Chase arrives at the Metro Station, and a LAPD
officer briefs him on the trains that have moved
through the station. Knowing Jack wouldn't trap
himself inside a train, Chase calls Kim for the
schematics of the station. She tells him that there
is one emergency exit about a block away in an
alley. Chase runs off alone to find Jack.
Kim notifies Michelle about Chase's request. She
wonders whether they would still have to use
force now that Jack is on the ground. Michelle
says that the mandate is unchanged. Sensing
Kim's unease, Michelle notes that there's a good
chance now that they can capture Salazar
without harming Jack.
Chase comes upon an open grate at the
emergency exit. He has Michelle seal off the
area.
Jack and Salazar walk up to a parking lot and
take a set of keys from the valet stand. Jack
clicks the alarm remote and a car chirps. They
get in and drive away.
Wayne tells Palmer that CTU has still not found
Jack or Salazar. The President hopes that they
can be picked up without incident. Since news of
the prison break has already leaked, Wayne
advises Palmer to publicly denounce Jack's
actions even though Jack put his life on the line
to stop the virus.
As he drives, Jack calls Salazar's pilot circling the
skies in a private jet. He tells him that he has
Salazar. Gael is listening in, and confirms for the
pilot that this is true. Gael is also buffering the
call so that CTU can not track it. The pilot calls
Jack back and arranges to meet at the Santa
Margarita airstrip. Salazar chuckles at his
imminent freedom. He mentions that when Jack
was with him in Mexico he took the drugs even
though he didn't have to. "What's your pain,
Jack?" Salazar taunts. "What does the needle
make go away?"
Dr. Linzer calls Michelle from the hospital to let
her know that Tony is out of surgery. With no
nerve damage, he should make a full recovery.
Michelle happily tells Chappelle the good news.
He gives her an uncomfortable hug but gets right
back to business. Chappelle suggests that she
have Gael look for an anomaly in air traffic
patterns to find the plane picking up Salazar.
Michelle asks Adam to send Gael up to her
office.
In the IT room, Gael talks to the pilot as he
watches a video feed of the private jet land at the
airstrip. Kim and Adam approach, so Gael hangs
up and wipes the video monitor of his Salazar
feeds. Adam sets Kim up in the IT room on a
task. Gael offers to do the work, but Adam sends
him to Michelle's office. Gael leaves, and Kim
looks at him curiously.
Anne comes into the green room as Palmer
prepares his statement. He takes Anne aside,
and she again apologizes for her ex-husband's
lies surfacing in the debate. Wayne interrupts to
remind the President about a response to
Keeler's accusations about Anne. He also says
that Palmer's been hurt in the quick polls after the
debate. Anne tries to interject her opinion, but
Wayne shoots her down. Palmer tells his brother
that Anne is not going anywhere and that they
are not changing their strategy. Anne suggests to
Palmer that they put their relationship on hold
until after the election. Palmer says that he needs
her. She agrees to stay.
Dr. Duncan tells Kyle and his parents that tests
prove he is not affected with the virus. She gets
hold of Chappelle and gives him the news. He
doesn't know whether this was a bluff or some
other plan by Salazar.
Jack arrives at the airstrip and pulls up next to
the plane. Salazar's henchmen take Jack
prisoner at gunpoint. Salazar tells Jack that he
would never have been able to leave. The men
knock Jack out. Just as Salazar is going to shoot
Jack, the men say that Hector wants him brought
back alive. They all board the plane, and drag the
unconscious Jack with them.
Kim works alone in the IT room and notices that
Gael did not log off from his computer. She turns
his system back on and sees video feeds. One
shows Jack being knocked out and carried onto a
plane. She is stunned, and tries to call someone.
Kim sees a man walking into the IT area, and
thinking it's Adam, calls out to him. It is actually
Gael, who says that he forgot to close a file. He
pulls out a gun.
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