The Chinese are |
continuing to press the case |
that we were involved in |
the assault on their consulate. |
Have they managed to find evidence |
beyond the surveillance video of me? |
No. And we have to |
make sure they don't. |
You were part of the covert team that |
mounted the assault on our consulate. |
If you're not gonna tell us who was |
ultimately responsible, that leaves you. |
Stealth, we can't |
track it by radar. |
Those missiles travel |
at speed of 600 miles an hour. |
Which means it can hit target |
at either coast in under three hours. |
That's assuming |
it's headed for the coast. |
If it's not, it could hit |
its target at any time. |
What is CTU gonna do |
now to find the missile? |
At this point, |
CTU no longer has any reasonable expectation |
of finding the missile before it reaches its target. |
I gave you |
the responsibility to stop this. |
You failed me, David. |
And you failed your country. |
- Drop the gun. It's over. |
- Do it, Jack. |
Do you really have what it takes to let me |
kill him while you're looking at him in the eye? |
- Yes. |
- Tony. |
I have the power to give you a deal signed |
by the President of the United States. |
In exchange, you're |
gonna help me find Marwan |
and stop this warhead |
from hitting its target. |
Show me the deal. |
The following takes place |
between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. |
- Buchanan. |
- Bill, this is Jack. |
Has the President |
signed the pardon yet? |
Any minute now. |
I don't like that we're |
cutting this woman a deal, Jack. |
We can't verify if she's |
telling the truth until it's too late. |
We don't have a choice right now. |
She's the only person who can lead us to |
Marwan and Marwan's controlling the missile. |
Has the Attorney General |
reviewed this immunity agreement? |
Yes, sir. We should be getting |
his final approval any minute now. |
Mr. President, I'm sorry to interrupt but |
there's something you might want to see. |
It may affect |
the immunity agreement. |
What is it, Aaron? |
The woman you're about to pardon, |
I'm pretty certain you've met her before. |
Explain. |
- May I? |
- Absolutely. |
On the right is the hostile |
we have in custody. |
On the left is news footage |
from four and a half years ago |
in Los Angeles moments |
before the attempt on your life. |
You're telling me the woman |
we're about to cut a deal with |
tried to assassinate me? |
Yes, sir. |
- Novick. |
- The agreement is in order, sir. |
All right, thank you. |
Mr. President, Attorney General says |
the immunity agreement is in order, |
ready to be signed. |
If I read this document right, |
it grants immunity not only |
for what this woman has done today, |
but for any crime |
she's ever committed in the past. |
That is correct, sir. |
Sign it. |
We're trying to get you the deal. |
But we will pull it |
if the missile hits first. |
I will talk when my representatives |
confirm my immunity. |
Not before. |
Manning. / This is Todd Richards. |
I need to speak to my client. |
Yeah. She's right here. |
I'm listening. / I've just seen |
the document signed by the President. |
- Is the paperwork in order? |
- Yes.... |
Good. |
- Where's Marwan? |
- The Global Center. |
A helipcopter is waiting for him on |
the roof that will be taking him to a ship. |
He flies low enough, |
he'll evade the radar. |
When is he leaving? |
- Now. |
- Get the chopper ready. |
Alpha Four, it's Manning. |
She stays here |
until we verify this. |
Capturing Marwan alive is our only chance |
of stopping this warhead from hitting its target. |
We're not to use lethal force, |
even in self defense. |
- Am I clear? |
- Got it. |
Let's go. |
She's not answering her phone. |
She should've been here already. |
She said she was delayed. |
We're not waiting. |
How long before we get to the ship |
at international waters? |
Ten minutes. |
Something's wrong. |
Edgar, it's Jack. |
We're almost there. |
Have you got confirmation |
on the target? |
We just repositioned the satellite. |
The images are coming through now. |
There, on top of the Global Center. |
I see a chopper. Southeast corner. |
Copy that. |
I want you to take a southeast approach. |
Stay below the building. |
Missile's still on the target. |
We gotta get out of here. |
Just a few minutes |
until we're up to speed. |
Roger that. We have visual on |
the building approaching northwest. |
Okay, come up over |
the building now. |
Don't let him take off. |
Stay above him. |
- Go, go. |
- It's right on top of me. |
Go. |
The engine's out. |
Put me in a position to bail. |
There he is. |
I got you covered. |
Clear. |
Tell me where the missile is. |
Tell me where it is. |
No. |
No! |
I don't understand. Bauer |
had orders to take Marwan alive. |
I'm sure Jack did |
whatever he could. |
That's not good enough, David. |
CTU is searching |
Marwan's helicopter |
trying to find something that |
would help them locate the missile. |
- We're out of time. |
- Not yet. |
Mr. President. |
I'm sorry to add to |
an already difficult situation, |
but the acting Chinese |
consil Su Ming is on telecom. |
He says it's urgent. |
Put him through. |
Gentlemen, |
as we discussed earlier, |
our consulate in Los Angeles |
was attacked three hours ago. |
A Chinese citizen was abducted |
and our consul killed. |
We've already given |
you our assurance |
that we had no knowledge |
of this reprehensible attack. |
Which is strange since one of your agents |
has confessed his direct involvement |
and implicated superior as well. |
What are you talking about? |
My name is Howard Bern. |
I'm a federal agent with the |
Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles, |
speaking of my own |
free will under no duress. |
I participated in an unlawful assault |
on the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles. |
I was acting under the orders of special |
advisor to the Secretary of Denfense, |
Jack Bauer. |
Mr. Bern provided details which leave |
no doubt that he is telling the truth. |
The full tape will be |
forwarded to immediately. |
Putting aside the question of how |
this so-called confession was obtained, |
what does your government |
expect us to do? |
Mr. Bauer committed a crime at |
our consulate which is Chinese territory. |
If he was acting |
without your approval, |
he should be turned over |
to our government |
to be tried and sentenced |
according to our laws. |
Mr. Su, we'll get back to you. |
Damn it, David, you |
said this would be handled. |
I'm sure the Chinese |
don't want a war. |
No, but they do want |
to embarrass us. |
Take the moral high ground |
in the court of world opinion. |
We need to take the least |
damaging course of action. |
Unfortunately then, |
there's only one option. |
Which is? |
- We hand Bauer over to the Chinese. |
- Unacceptful. |
And besides if we turn him over, |
he'll implicate this administration. |
The Chinese made Bern talk. |
They'll do the same |
with Bauer eventually. |
Jack Bauer would |
compromise national security. |
As much as I like to believe that, |
everyone breaks. |
What you believe is irrelevant. |
There is another option, |
Go on. |
Suppose something |
happens to Bauer. |
Suppose he has an accident. |
- That's an obscene suggestion. |
- It solves a lot of problems. |
This administration does |
not condone murder. |
And it never will. |
Is that clear? |
I'm sorry, sir. |
Did you find anything |
on Marwan's body? |
We're still looking. |
You okay? |
I'd be a lot better once |
we take the missile down. |
Sir, we might've found something |
in here. / What is it? |
It's been shot up pretty badly but |
one of the drive platforms is intact. |
It's some kind of a tracking or |
navigation program with a GPS node. |
Adams is uplinking |
whatever is left to CTU. |
Okay, thanks. |
- Bill, forensics found something. |
- They sent it over to... |
- Chloe's got it. |
She and Edgar are trying |
to download the interface. |
- Put her on. |
- I'll put you on speaker. |
You're on, Jack. / Chloe, have |
you got anything on that program? |
Nothing yet. |
Give us a second, Jack. |
It's totally random. |
I can't make any sense of it. |
- Maybe try a correlation matrix. |
- What's that gonna do? |
Just do it, Edgar. |
I told you it wasn't gonna work. |
It's because you didn't |
expand the parameter. |
- See? |
- What have you got? |
Two parallel of columns. |
But the data points |
are badly damaged. |
What do you mean |
parallel columns? |
It could be a flight path. |
I'll try plotting them |
over US GS map. |
It's working. |
That's a flight path that's |
headed due west over Nevada. |
It's Los Angeles. |
It's gotta be. |
It's coming towards Los Angeles. |
Chloe, run a time analysis. |
Assuming the missile |
travels at 600 miles per hour, |
it puts it within this 30 mile segment. |
I'll get those coordinates |
to the Air Force. |
- Clark. |
- Captain Clark, Bill Buchanan, CTU. |
The missile's heading |
through Los Angeles. |
We've narrowed the possible coordinates. |
We're uploading them to you now. |
They have planes |
ready in the air now. |
If our projections are correct, |
they should be able to find it quickly. |
They'd better. |
Since the casualty figures |
of an LA air strike will be over |
million lives lost including ours. |
- Put the military channel on speaker. |
- Yes, sir. |
Delta One, approach |
the designated sector. |
Roger that, Delta One. |
Still no joy target? |
Searching. |
Jack, if the missile gets |
down can the warhead detonate? |
No, the warhead is specifically designed |
not to blow up until it hits its designated target. |
But the force of the impact could |
trigger the arming mechanism, right? |
- It's unlikely. |
- But it is possible. Right, Jack? |
Yes, it's possible, |
but we don't have a choice. |
We're out of time here. |
Delta Two, this is Flight Com. |
We have a contact at 3846 |
degrees north bearing(?) 120. Respond. |
Closing in on the coordinates. |
Possible contact, making left. |
Delta One, I've got |
tally on the target, 12:00. |
Missile checks good. |
I'm armed. |
Delta Two, clear to lock on target. |
Target acquired. |
Good lock, receive. Good lock. |
Delta Two's in a range. |
Requesting clearance to engage. |
Delta Two, target confirmed. |
Clear to engage. |
I've got good zone. |
Fox Two, Missile away. |
Splash One, |
that's a direct hit, Delta One. |
The target is down. |
I repeat, the target is down. |
We'll pick this up later. |
When they told me |
you were dead... |
It's alright... |
Oh, I love you. |
I didn't realize how much |
until I thought I lost you. |
What is it? |
When that woman called |
and she told me that she'd... |
Hey, hey, hey. |
- You did what you had to do. |
- But I didn't do what you did. |
You chose me and I chose ... |
Look, we did the best |
we could, all right? |
Now, it's over. |
No, commercial |
flights are still grounded. |
I'm trying to get Paul back |
on a military transport. |
I haven't taken care of his |
funeral arrangements yet. |
I still need to call his mother. |
Listen, I'm gonna.. |
I'm gonna have to |
get back to you. |
There's something |
I need to deal with. |
- Hey. |
Your father says you're going |
to Washington tomorrow. |
Yeah, I have to take |
care of Paul's funeral. |
Okay. |
And after that? |
I'm sorry. |
I know this isn't the right time |
to talk about everything. |
Maybe tomorrow before |
you catch your flight, we can.. |
- we can get together. |
- Jack, I don't think that's a good idea. |
I thought we agreed that we wouldn't |
make those kinds of decisions today. |
I know, I just.. |
Audrey. |
I love you. |
I want to spend the rest |
of my life with you. |
That's all I want. |
We both know that |
you belong here, Jack, |
At CTU |
doing what you do best. |
And thank god, there are people |
like you who can deal with that world. |
But I can't. |
Please don't say that. |
Jack. |
Oh, Jack. |
But after today, |
it's just.. |
it won't work. |
- This is Bauer. |
- Jack, this is David Palmer. |
Yes, Mr. President. |
Words cannot express |
the debt this country owes you. |
Thank you, sir. |
Jack, this is hard for me. |
But I don't seem to have a choice. |
The Chinese have proof that you |
led the assault on their consulate. |
What kind of proof? |
Howard Bern made |
a full confession. |
He identified you as |
the agent in charge. |
And then the Chinese want me? |
That's right. |
And we have no choice |
but to comply. |
I see. |
But what they really want is |
you to implicate the government. |
Mr. President, |
that will never happen. |
I know that. |
They'll put you on trial, |
propagandize about American arrogance |
and put you in prison. |
I understand. |
Jack, this is unfair to say the least. |
And I'm ashamed of my part in it. |
But I promise you this. |
I will make it my life's purpose to |
bring you back to American soil |
as soon as humanly possible. |
I know you'll do what you can, sir. |
Secret Service is sending |
over an agent to CTU. |
He'll place you under house arrest. |
But you'll have some time |
to put your affairs in order. |
Jack, my friend, I wish there |
was something else to say. |
Mr. President, you're doing |
what has to be done. |
So will I. |
I know you will. |
Thank you, Jack. |
This is a messy situation. |
Even if Bauer doesn't implicate the |
President on the attack of the consulate, |
there are other problems. |
Bauer's special advisor |
to Secretary of Defense |
which makes him |
a high value prisoner, |
a goldmine of information. |
Chinese could squeeze him dry. |
You're right. |
Plus the Chinese could share their information |
with any intelligence agence in the world. |
And eventually what they get out of Bauer |
could find its way into the hands of terrorists. |
And that could set us back years. |
So the bottom line is? |
I don't think you need |
me to spell it out for you. |
I assume this isn't coming |
from President Logan. |
Absolutely not. |
He's expressly forbidden it. |
But that doesn't mean |
he'd be sorry if it happened. |
So any investigation |
into Bauer's death... |
Will be brief and superficial. |
I'll see to it personally. |
Fine. |
I'll take care of that. |
The President ordered Jack |
be extradited not murdered. |
Cummings wants Bauer dead |
so the Chinese can't question him. |
President Logan shut him down. |
We were both there. |
It was a weak rebuke at best. |
This is still a conjecture on your part |
based on one side of a conversation. |
I know what I heard and |
I know Cummings. You don't. |
You think he's capable |
of doing something like this? |
He's been doing Logan's |
dirty work for the last 15 years. |
Logan's gotten used |
to looking the other way. |
I'd tell the President myself |
but he won't listen to me. |
If you don't intervene now |
it may be too late. |
And the Prime Minister's offering to |
host a conference in London |
for improving the flow of |
intelligence information among nations. |
Tell him I accept |
his gracious offer. |
May you should |
tell him yourself, sir. |
I think he wants to |
congratulate you personally |
for steering the country so |
effectively in its time of crisis. |
- Set up a call. |
David. |
I have been overwhelmed |
by the outpouring of good will |
by the heads of |
state around the world. |
Well deserved, Mr. President. |
You played a role, David. |
You played a role. |
So, what can I do for you? |
Would you excuse us? |
I'd like a moment alone |
with the President. |
Sir, I have reason to believe that your security |
chief may be preempting your decision |
to hand Jack Bauer |
over to the Chinese. |
Preempting me how? |
By killing him before |
they can take custody. |
Oh, god's sake, David. |
Cummings was just |
speaking hypothetically. |
You can't take that at face value. |
Besides, which... |
I told him that it wasn't an option. |
All I'm asking you to do, sir, |
is to talk to Cummings and make |
sure he umderstands your order. |
David, I can't indulge |
some half baked conspiracy... |
I think I've earned the privilege of |
having my concerns taken seriously. |
You have. |
It's also no secret |
that your presidency |
was infected with a certain |
level of paranoia and scandal. |
I won't allow that |
in my administration. |
Questioning my security chief |
would not only undermine his authority, |
it would compromise mine as well. |
Hear no evil. |
- I beg your pardon? |
- You heard me. |
David, thank you again |
for your assistance today, |
but it's time for you to go to |
civilian life and let me do my job. |
Hey, Jack. |
Hey. |
I just found out that Logan's |
gonna make you take the fall |
for everything that happened |
at the Chinese consulate. |
No one's making me do anything. |
President didn't have a choice. |
Yeah, well. That doesn't |
make it fair, does it. |
It is what it is. |
- Jack, are you still at CTU. |
Tony Almeida is just |
about to debrief me. |
Listen to me very carefully. |
Do not turn yourself in. |
The man they sent to take you |
into custody has orders to kill you. |
- Orders from who? |
- Someone in Logan's camp. |
They think that |
Chinese wil break you. |
Logan authorized this? |
Not directly. |
But he won't do |
anything to stop it. |
Now listen to me. |
Get out of there now. |
Bill Buchanan, regional |
director of division Los Angeles. |
Dale Spaulding, Secret Service. |
You'll have to sign |
this before I take Bauer. |
Chain of custody authorization. |
I'm not signing anything |
till Bauer's been debriefed. |
When that happens, |
he's all yours. |
Fair enough. |
We'd be burying a million Americans |
right now it wasn't for Jack Bauer. |
He's a hero. |
I'm sure he is. |
I'm just following orders. |
I want him treated |
with the respect he deserves. |
Of course. |
Tony's on line one, says it's urgent. |
Something to do with Jack. |
- Bill, it's Tony. |
Jack escaped. |
Escaped? / He took me by surprise. |
There was nothing I could do. |
Damn it. / Look, he's still inside |
the building somewhere in section C. |
I'm the one who |
ordered the lockdown. |
- I'll be right there. |
- All right. |
Bauer's trying to get away. |
Jack disabled the surveillance |
feed a minute ago. |
Were you able to make |
visual contact before that? |
Yes, he's still in section C. |
Jack was willing to turn |
himself over to the Chinese. |
What happened? |
I can't say for sure, |
but he did get a phone call. |
- Who from? |
- I don't know. |
I was waiting for him to finish up, |
next thing I know I'm on the ground. |
- He coldcocked me. |
- Does Bauer have a weapon? |
- Yeah. |
- How many entrances and exits? |
Four. |
They're all blocked off. |
He'll try to punch through. |
Yeah, but I have two guards |
posted at each point. |
I'm not taking any chances. |
- What are you doing? |
- Going after him. |
Wait a second. / I've got orders |
to take Jack Bauer into custody. |
I intend to execute those orders. |
This building is my jurisdiction. |
You lost jurisdiction |
when you lost Bauer. |
If you want me to stand down, |
call the President. |
- Otherwise, stay out of my way. |
- Then I'm going with you. |
No, you're not. |
I'm doing this alone. |
Either you take Tony |
or you're not going in. |
Follow me. |
It's Tony. |
Are you in here? |
Come on, let's talk. |
It doesn't have to |
go down like this. |
Give it up. |
Stay out of my way. |
This is over. |
Now I'm gonna go bring Jack out. |
You wanna stop me, |
you can shoot me in the back. |
I put my weapon down. |
I'm coming in. |
Jack? |
He's dead. |
- You killed him. |
- He was shooting at us. |
He was aiming wide. |
He was laying down for cover. |
If he wanted to hit us, he'd hit us. |
My god, Jack. |
You killed him, |
you son of a bitch. |
- Get him out of here. |
Take him to the situation room. |
God, Jack. |
Give me the epinephrine. |
I hope it's not too late. |
He really looks dead. |
That was the idea, Chloe. |
How fast is it supposed |
to take effect? |
Come on. Jack. |
Come on, man. |
Tony. |
Come on, Jack. Damn it. |
Hey, can you hear me? |
- You know where you are? |
All right, Chloe. |
I need you to run interference |
with the local coroner. |
So we can switch bodies. |
Make sure their database's |
synched up with Jack's information. |
- That won't cover the autopsy. |
- There's not gonna be an autopsy. |
They wanted Jack dead |
and now he's dead. |
Bill. |
I just talked to my father. |
He said that Jack was being |
handed to the Chinese government. |
He was supposed to be. |
But he tried to escape. |
I don't understand. |
Neither do I. |
- Audrey. |
- No, don't say it. |
All right. |
We're clear. |
Are you sure |
you're okay, Jack? |
Yeah, I'm fine. |
You both need to get back to CTU |
before anyone gets suspicious. |
Tony, you can drop me |
off anywhere up there. |
We secured a new identity. |
It should help you get across the border. |
Okay. Did you get me |
a clean phone? |
Yeah. It has a scrambled filter. |
You can talk up to |
one minute undetected. |
I can't thank you |
both enough for everything. |
You gotta get going. |
Be careful. |
Yeah. |
You, too. |
Thank you both. |
For everything. |
- Palmer. |
- Mr. President, this is Jack Bauer. |
You threaded the eye of the needle. |
I had some help, sir. |
I wanted to thank you for |
advising me of the situation. |
Mr. President, you saved my life. |
I'm only sorry it came to this. |
Me, too, sir. |
I just wanted to let |
you know that I was out. |
I'm glad. |
This is probably the |
last time we'll ever speak. |
Jack, you do understand |
that when you hang up, |
for all intents and purposes, |
Jack Bauer is dead. |
I understand that, sir. |
Mr. President, it's been an honor. |
Same for me, my friend. |