""Previously on" 24." "Welcome to the first of three debates between President David Palmer... and Senator John Keeler." "My office has just learned that the woman with whom the president is currently involved..." "Dr. Anne Packard, is being accused... of helping to fabricate the results of a clinical drug trial." "Did the president know of these accusations and choose to ignore them?" "Your dad's trying to break out Salazar." "When's the last time you heard from him?" "About a half hour ago." "He asked me to issue a transfer order for Ramon Salazar." " And you did it?" " Yeah." "He said that Salazar needed to be moved." "But now you're telling me this isn't true?" " No, Kim, I'm sorry." "Your dad lied to you." " What's gonna happen to him?" "The best way out of this whole situation is to find Kyle Singer." "Then your dad will give up Salazar." "Kyle, what are you doing?" "There's no way out of here." "If I die, the virus is dying with me." "Kyle!" "I got it." "A patrol car just found the truck Kyle Singer was in." "Pipe this into the teams on standby." "Assume everyone on site is contagious and use level one C.D.C. Protocol." "If you wanna get out of this thing, you're gonna have to trust me." " " Chase!" - " What are you doing, Jack?"" "I gotta get Salazar in the air in that chopper... in the next 60 seconds or 100,000 people will die..." "You choose!" "This is Warden Mitchell." "I want all teams to stand down." "I repeat, stand down." "Congratulations." "Now you are an even bigger enemy to your country than I am." "The following takes place between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m." " Do we have enough fuel to get to Mexico?" " We're not going to Mexico." " What do you mean?" "Why not?" " If we run for the border, they'll try and force us down." "You're gonna have to trust me." " "Field Ops, O'Brian."" " Chloe, it's Chase." "Jack disarmed his locator, but the military should have him on radar by now." "They're feeding us the stream, Chase." "I'm sending it to you." "He just banked." "He's heading west towards downtown." "Downtown?" "He knows they can't shoot him down over a populated area." "We may be able to override what he did to his comm unit through an emergency hailing frequency." "We have to get through to him, Chloe." "We gotta let him know we found Kyle Singer." " On it." " "Major Blanchard, this is Ryan Chappelle."" "What's the status of your pursuit craft?" "I have two helicopters that have just taken off from down here." "How quickly will they intercept?" "Well, that's changed." "Bauer just turned." " "He's no longer heading south toward us."" " Where's he headed?" "It looks like he's headed toward the city." "At his current speed, it'll take us 10 minutes before we get within range." "You've gotta force him down." "Even shoot him down, if it comes to that." "But we can't do that while he's over the city without incurring serious collateral damage." "Then you have to do it before he gets to the city." " If he lands, he'll be difficult to catch." " Yes, sir." "Keep this line open." "Michelle, I'm taking over for Tony." "Division wants a senior officer in charge of C.T.U. Give me an update." "We're trying to make contact with the chopper." "Now that we have Kyle Singer and the virus has been contained, we need to contact Jack..." " let him know that the escape of Salazar is pointless." " Okay." "Assemble all the department heads in the conference area." "I want everyone on the same page." "What about C-band?" "A SWATchopper wouldn't be using those frequencies." "Adam." "Tie up whatever you're doing." "We have a briefing in the conference area in two." "Kim." "Over here." " What do you need?" " I need you to anchor these lists for Chloe... while she's trying to find an admitting channel for the chopper." "I'm on it." " I'm sorry I lost it in your dad's office." " It's okay." " Did you tell Michelle about the drugs you found in there?" " Yeah." " What are they gonna do?" " I don't know." "Everything came in right after that." "So no one's had time to process." " "I'm sending over the first two groups."" " Sure." "We'll make every attempt to communicate with Jack, try to resolve this peacefully." "But if we can't, I need everyone absolutely clear on this." "Salazar's terrorist connections are a serious threat to this country." "We cannot let him leave." "Now that we've got Singer, should it come to it... both Salazar and Bauer are expendable." "Why aren't we focusing on other options that would bring down the chopper without force?" "Jack's not giving us any options." "He's on a suicide mission either way." "Once he hands Ramon off to Hector, they'll have no use for him." "They're going to kill him." "I just got off the phone with Major Blanchard." "He has pursuit craft tracking Jack." "However, if they're not able to catch him by the time he reaches metro airspace... then we have a whole new set of problems." "We need to coordinate with local authorities now." "Damn it!" " Hector, relax." " Why can't I reach Gael?" "Maybe he can't get away." "I need to know what's going on with Ramon now." "The government is probably releasing him." "It's just taking some time." "They're not releasing him!" " I didn't want to tell you." " Tell me what?" "The plan has changed." "Jack Bauer is the one who is going to deliver Ramon." "Jack Bauer?" "What is that, a joke?" " No." " Well, how is that possible?" "I mean, Ramon would never accept help from the man who put him in prison." "Oh, no." "He is accepting his help." "Bauer is now a criminal in his own country for doing this." "Hector, what's going on?" "How could you let Bauer come to us?" " That's too dangerous." " Don't worry, Claudia." "No, I am worried!" "Look what he's already done to us." " Shh!" " It's some kind of trick." "Don't worry about Jack Bauer." "I have plans for him." "Yes." "I don't have a lot of time." "We're in the middle of this." "Is Ramon alive?" "Yes." "He and Bauer have escaped in a helicopter." " Have they contacted our pilot yet?" " No, no." "They're being pursued." "Everything will be decided in the next few minutes." "Hey, what did Chappelle say in the briefing?" "He said a lot of stuff." " Are they gonna try and shoot down my father?" " If they have to, yeah." "But if they can contact him first, it won't come to that." " Chloe, where are you at?" " No progress on the hailing frequency." " "Without that, we can't get through toJack."" " Here's some new ones to try." "Use a tree search." "We've gotta get through to that chopper." " " Kim."" " Yeah." "I need to speak to you." "Sure." "Ryan and I feel you shouldn't be here until the situation with your father is resolved." "I'm qualified to handle the work, Michelle." "Your qualifications aren't at issue." "Your emotions are." "I can control my emotions." "My father's doing this so that the virus won't get out." "If he knows that Kyle Singer's in custody..." " he'll give Salazar back." " I know, but we can't reach your father." "Not yet, but Chloe and Adam are getting there, and I can help them." "I'm a resource, Michelle." "Don't do this." "Okay." "Go back and help Adam." "If we have to fire on that chopper, I want her out of here." "Hey, what's going on?" " It's military." " How can you tell?" "Their formation, rate of speed." "They're gonna be on us in three to four minutes." " And then what?" " I assume they've got orders to shoot us out of the sky." " "Chappelle."" " I just spoke with someone at C.T.U." "They said you authorized the use of force against the chopper." "That's right, Chase, I did." " Does President Palmer know about this?" " Palmer?" "First of all, he's in the middle of a national debate." "And I don't need his authorization." "Bauer just helped Ramon Salazar break out of prison." "He did that to make sure Salazar's people don't release this virus." "I don't care." "Look, this is my jurisdiction." "All I'm saying is that getting Palmer's authorization might be the smart play here." "Think about it." "Jack Bauer has a personal relationship with the president." "He's saved his life more than once." "And Palmer has interceded on his behalf before." "Our mandate does not bend to accommodate personal relationships." "You're right, Ryan." "And after you shoot Jack down, you can personally explain that to the president." "Chappelle." "Our aircraft are about to make visual contact with Bauer." " We can be ready to fire in..." " Do not fire." "Repeat... do not fire until you hear back from me." "The president has spoken of his administration's support for the American worker." "But I'm sure these words sound hollow to Armando Rodriguez of Galveston..." "Shawnda Brown of Biloxi..." "Kendall Taylor of Tampa... and to a hundred thousand of their fellow workers who have lost their jobs... because of trade agreements signed by President David Palmer." ""It's my belief that" opportunities have been missed." " "I believe in the long term, the big picture."" " Wayne Palmer." "Mr. Palmer, Ryan Chappelle calling." "Mr. Chappelle, what's the latest on the bio-threat?" "Kyle Singer, whom we believe to be the only carrier of the virus... has been taken into custody." "So you're telling me there is no longer a risk of this virus being released?" " That's what I'm saying." " Oh, thank God." " Yes." "We still have the Bauer situation to deal with." " What's the status on that?" "Bauer has taken Salazar from the prison in a helicopter." "We have him in our sights but are unable to communicate with him." " So what do you plan on doing?" " Salazar can't be allowed to leave the country." "I'm afraid our only alternative is to shoot him down." "Mr. Chappelle, my brother is not gonna like that alternative." "I understand." "That's why I'm calling." "I don't wanna fire on Bauer without the president's permission." "Yeah, well, the president is in the middle of a televised debate right now." " So I'm sorry, but this is gonna have to wait." " It can't wait." "In a few minutes, their helicopter is going to be over downtown L. A... and we'll be unable to shoot it down without risking significant civilian casualties." " Let me get back to you, Ryan." " Soon, Mr. Palmer." "Otherwise, Bauer will be able to land that chopper... and disappear with Salazar into the population." " Yeah." " " But by the fourth quarter..."" "economic experts are predicting that not only will those hundred thousand jobs be regained..." " "a similar number will be created." - " Senator Keeler."" "Whose economic experts, the administration's?" "Well, I for one cannot accept the blurred numbers... being projected by the so-called economic experts of this administration." " "Those are the people..." - " David, it's me."" "The bio-threat's been eliminated." "We have Kyle Singer in custody." "However, Jack Bauer doesn't know this." "Now he's facilitated Salazar's escape... and they're in a chopper on the outskirts of the city." "Now listen to me carefully, David." "It may be necessary to shoot him down." "I would like to hear the president's answer to that question." "Are you prepared to authorize this?" "Mr. President, your response?" "Come on, David." "What do you wanna do?" "I think the entire American workforce would like to hear his answer." " " Mr. President?"" " My fellow Americans..." "I have just been informed of an impending national emergency... that requires my immediate attention." "Therefore, I must withdraw from this debate." "Excuse me." " Now what is this?" " " This is to say" the least an unusual situation." "No one here is quite sure what this emergency is." "I need this room cleared." " Get these people out of here!" " "Until then, let's return you to our local station."" " Hey!" " " Attention, all personnel."" "Where're you guys taking me?" "Where're you taking me?" "Why won't you talk to me?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Help!" "Hey, what are you doing?" "Where're you going?" "Hey!" "What's going on?" " Talk to me!" "Please!" " Kyle, I'm Dr. Duncan." "I need you to calm down." "Where's my girlfriend?" "Where's Linda?" "We have her in another part of the facility." " Is she okay?" " Yes, she's fine." "There's an incubation period of 14 hours." "With this particular virus if you haven't become symptomatic, you haven't transmitted it." "What about my parents?" "They gonna be okay too?" "Yeah." "They're on their way." "What happens when I do become..." "symptomatic?" "It's like that Ebola thing, isn't it?" "It's gonna eat me alive." "We'll keep you as comfortable as possible." "Alpha One, Zebra One, we have visual." "They've got us." "They've locked onto our heat signature." " Then why aren't they firing?" " I don't know." "Chloe, come on, give me the hailing frequency." "I can't make the servers go any faster, okay?" "Mr. Chappelle, we've just locked onto the chopper." "It is not yet over a populated zone." "I need an answer." "How much time do we have precisely?" "Before collateral damage becomes an issue, just over four minutes." "Stay on course, Major." "I'm waiting to hear back from the president." "We still haven't gotten any indication as to the nature of this national emergency... and Senator Keeler's staff... is questioning whether or not this emergency actually exists." "If this indeed is a national emergency of any sort... that would challenge the nation at this critical time... it would be an odd, odd thing." "But nonetheless, something that should be taken quite seriously." "And so tonight, everyone on both sides of the aisle is, uh... beginning to, uh, tread lightly on the chance, some feel..." "Would you give us a moment, please?" "Mark, any speculation as to what the emergency might be?" "Well, the auditorium was abuzz with speculation of all sorts." "And frankly, many handicappers on the political end of the spectrum anyway... were putting the president's chances of prevailing..." "David, I'm sorry, but we don't have a lot of time here." "So what do you wanna do about shooting down this chopper?" " I can't give the order to kill Jack Bauer." " But you can't let Salazar go either." "Is it Salazar you're worried about?" "Or are you worried that if Jack Bauer lives, he'll talk about our arrangement?" "It's a fair question." "To be blunt, yeah, I am worried about that, even if you're not." "But you still have to think about national security, David." "Salazar not only runs a drug cartel, but he's connected to terrorist organizations." "And he has proven to us today that he has the infrastructure... to launch a biological attack on our soil." "Now we can't allow him to do that again." "Jack Bauer sacrificed everything to prevent that attack." "Jack Bauer volunteered." "Jack Bauer knew the risks." "Now, David, you have got to make this decision as if it wasn't Jack Bauer on that helicopter." "You have to do what's right for this country, David." "Listen, this is your call... but you gotta make it now." "Get me Chappelle." "We now have just over one minute until they reach the no-fire zone." "I repeat, we have over just one..." "Hold on, Major." "Ryan Chappelle." "This is President Palmer." "Why can't you force down that chopper without firing on it?" "Bauer won't communicate with us, Mr. President." "He's forcing our hand." " How much time do we have?" " "In 60 seconds, he'll be out of reach."" "Sir?" " You have my authorization to fire." " Yes, sir." " Major, shoot him down." " Yes, sir." "This is Alpha One to Zebra One and Zebra Two." "Proceed." "You have a go." "I repeat, you have a go." "Roger that, Alpha One." "Preparing to launch." " Damn it, what's happening?" " They gave the order." "No, please." "I'm at his 6:00 but he's diving." "I don't have a shot." "He's changing course." "Get under him!" "Get under him!" "Do you have a shot?" "Negative, negative." "He knows we're on him." "He's maneuvering away." " I've got a heat source again." "Rockets engage." "Going live." " You're clear for a shot." "Target's locked." "I'm taking the shot." "Hold fire!" "Hold fire!" "Standby." "Alpha One, he's reached the downtown corridor." " "Please advise." "Should we still fire?"" " No." "Stand down." "I repeat, do not fire!" "Do not fire!" "Roger that." "Alpha One, standing down." "Hold on." "We're going in." "All right, everyone, fall back to "B"protocols." "Have all units on the ground prepared." "Wherever Bauer lands, I wanna be on top of him." "He's diving." "He's diving." " "Dessler."" " Michelle, what's going on?" "They're not firing." "Jack's over the city." " Can you get him on the hailing frequency yet?" " Chloe's getting close." "Okay, he's putting it down." "I've gotta go." "No!" "Whoa, get me to Chloe!" "Get me Chloe!" "Yeah." " Chloe!" "Chloe!" " Any second now, Chase." "There's no time, damn it!" "I need to get through before he lands!" "I got it, Chase." "I got it." "Patching you through." "You're in, go!" "Jack, we found Kyle Singer." "I repeat, we found Kyle Singer." "The virus is contained." "There's no need for you to be doing this." "Area four, code one." "Area four is in full quarantine." "Mr. And Mrs. Singer, I'm Dr. Duncan." " Hi." " "Hello."" " " One more second." That's good." "Get these." "But our options for treatment are limited." "I don't..." "I don't understand." "If he's not sick yet, why isn't there any way to treat him?" "Once someone's exposed and starts incubating the virus, there's nothing we can do." " Well, how long does he have?" " The lab tests haven't come back yet." " Once they do, we'll have a more..." " Please, just give me some idea." "Hours, not days." "I'm sorry." " Can we see him?" " Of course." " Come on, hon." " No, I can't." "I can't." "Hey, Helen, he needs to know that we're not angry with him." "Okay?" "Almost done." "Kyle, your parents would like to speak with you." "They can hear you through the intercom." "Watch yourself." "There we go." "Take your time." "I'll be just outside." " Baby." " The doctor told us everything." "But maybe they're wrong." "Maybe it isn't as bad as they think." "They're not wrong." " I deserve what I'm getting." " "Don't say that."" "All you deserved was a father who could do better for you." "So you wouldn't have to go and get money... and bring it home because I couldn't." "No." "I'm sorry, Kyle." "I'm so sorry." "I love you." "You've always taken care of me." "Now I've never..." "Now I've never told you this... but you made me feel safe." "Even now, you make me feel safe." "You did the best you could, Dad." "I don't wanna die." " I don't wanna die." " No, no." "Edmunds, C.T.U. Anybody seen 'em?" "Witnesses saw your suspects run down into the station about five minutes ago." " How many trains have left?" " Two." "One made a stop 10 blocks east of here." "We got officers searching that area." "We stopped another train in the tunnel." "They're searching it now." "Jack's not gonna let himself get trapped on a train." " Do you think he's still down in the tunnel?" " C.T.U., Bauer." " I need the M.T.A. Schematics of the Pershing Square station." " What's going on, Chase?" "Your dad got out of the chopper before I could tell him about Kyle Singer." " He and Salazar are on the run." " Hang on." " Okay, I've got the schematics." " How many tunnel emergency exits are between here and Grand?" " Uh..." " Kim?" " I'm looking." " Come on, let's go!" "Th-There's one, in the alley just off Sixth Street, southwest corner." "How far is that from here?" "One block." "But they're all one-way, so you're better off on foot." " Okay, I'll get back to you." " "Hey!" "Are we coordinating" with you guys or not?" "Watch it, buddy." " " What are you doing?" What's wrong with you?" "Michelle, I just got off the phone with Chase." "He's at the metro station." " What did he want?" " Information about the subways." "Whatever you gave him, copy our other agents." " I did." " Good." " They know not to use lethal force, right?" " The mandate's the same." "Stop Salazar by any means necessary." "But now that they're on the ground..." " they can probably do that without harming your father." " Right." " Dessler." " Michelle, it's Chase." "Jack got out of the tunnel through a maintenance access off of Mission, the 900 block." "Redeploy all your people to this area." "Seal off a 10-block radius." "I'm on it." ""Come on, get in."" "The exit of the president did come at a critical time in the debate." "And, uh, even pundits on both sides of the aisle... are speculating that, uh, it is quite odd to say the least..." " "to see a sitting president" leave an auditorium..." " Yeah, I will." " "in the middle of his first presidential debate."" " I'll tell him." "Thanks." " "Having said that..."" " That was C.T.U." "They still haven't found Bauer or Salazar." "L.A.P.D.'s placing a net around the area where the chopper landed." "Hopefully, they'll be picked up without incident." "Yeah." "Yeah, it's probably more likely that Bauer slipped through." "David, listen." "You're gonna have to stop thinking about his welfare for the moment." "Now Bauer breaking Salazar out of prison has already leaked to the press." "Now you're gonna have to go out there and explain to them that's why you ended this debate... and then explicitly denounce what Bauer did." "So Jack puts his life on the line to stop the virus, and we hang him out to dry." "David, we cannot allow anyone to know that we sanctioned what he did." "That would do irreparable damage to you, to the office." "Now you know what I'm saying is true." "I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to let him go." "Who are you calling?" "Your pilot." "Your brother gave the F.B.I. Contact instructions in his last call." "He's got a plane circling waiting to pick you up." " C.T.U. Knows about the plane." "Won't that be a problem?" " Not for long." "Yes." "Yeah, this is Jack Bauer." "I've got Salazar." "I'm on a secure cell..." "711-star-6559." "Reconfigure your frequency and call me back." " If I get confirmation." " That's right." " Is this the real thing?" " Yes." "Yes, it is." "He's got Salazar." " Call him back and make arrangements." " And we're buffered from C.T. U?" "It's handled." " Yeah." " Where are you?" "Uh, 2700 block of Figueroa." "We're headed south." "All right." "The closest safe airstrip is Santa Margarita." " Do you know where that is?" " Yeah." "I can get there in about 10 minutes." "You really are the best, Jack." "When you were down there with us, I had no idea you were an agent." "We accepted you." "You didn't have to put the needle in your arm." "You did that for other reasons." "The same reason as all junkies..." "to kill the pain." "What's your pain, Jack?" "What does the needle make go away, huh?" "Make sure to call Division." "Tell them that they need to move their men out of Downey." " Same place?" " Yeah." "We need everyone downtown." " Okay, I'll make the call." " " Michelle, Dr. Linzer on line three."" " It'll take a few minutes." "Is that all right?" " Call me back with confirmation." "All right." " Yeah, Doctor?" " Well, your husband's out of surgery." " How is he?" " Well, there was no nerve damage." "The injury was entirely vascular." " And, um, it's-it's what we were hoping for, right?" " Yes." "He should recover fully." "Oh, thank God." "Now he's going into post-op now, so he should be awake in the next hour or so." "I'll be there." "Thank you." " Thank you, Doctor." " Thanks." "Uh..." "That was the hospital." "Tony's gonna be okay." "That's good news." "Thank you, Ryan." "Have you heard back from I.N.S?" "Yeah, we-we sent out an alert." " And, uh, we're covered from Baja to New Mexico." " How about local airfields?" "We're trying to shut down everything we can... but we're getting a little bogged down with the F.A.A." "Have Gael run a pattern analysis on local air traffic." "We may come up with an anomaly." "That's a good idea." " Kaufman." " Adam, where's Gael?" "Um, uh, tech one." "Kim and I are just about to head down there." "Do you need me to tell him something?" " No, just, uh, send him over to my office." " Okay." "I'll let him know." "Thanks." "Once you get back in the air, I'll be off-line." "Increment your frequency every 15 minutes." " I'll pick you up on 227." " Roger that." "I'll get back to you." "So everything on the system hasn't been updated since 11.'00 a.m." " "So that's where you should start." - "Fine."" "Gael, Michelle needs to see you in her office." "Okay." " You can use this station right here." " Great." " What's she doing?" " Uh, bringing the logs back up to date." "We got really behind when everything hit the fan today." "I can do that a lot faster than she can." "No." "Michelle needs to see you now." " Okay, you're all set." " Great." " See you in a bit." " Yep." "Sir." " Can you give me a moment?" " Yeah." "I want these two paragraphs inverted." "And have a secretary meet me in the morning." " All right?" " "Yes, sir."" " Is everything okay?" " Well, we had to make some fast choices... and I couldn't do that while I was on stage." " Yes, everything's okay now." " Are you sure?" "This is just damage control." "David, I'm sorry." "I just..." "I still can't believe Keeler would repeat those lies in a national debate." "You don't have to apologize for anything." "We didn't sink to their level, and in the long run, it's gonna pay off." "I hope you're right." "But I'm more concerned about you." "You've only been brought into this because of me." " I'm fine." " Yes, you are." "David, Jerry's scheduled a press conference." " "They're expecting" your statement this evening." " Fine." "Good." "We've got to get right on a response to Keeler's accusation about Anne." " What did the quick polls tell us?" " "Well, I'm not gonna lie to you."" "We got hit hard." "Voters who were on the fence may have just fallen into Keeler's camp." "Well, that is ridiculous." "Once they find out that Ted was lying..." "And how are they supposed to do that, Anne?" "I mean, it's he said, she said." "See, this is politics." "It's not medicine." "So do me a favor and stay out of it." "Stay out of it?" "I am it!" "That's enough!" "Wayne, you're gonna have to be patient." "Anne's not going anywhere, and we're not changing our strategy." " David, we really need to talk..." " Right now, it's Mr. President." "Yes, sir, Mr. President." "I may not agree with his bedside manner, but I think he's right." " You don't need this right now." " Anne, what are you saying?" "I think we should put our relationship on hold until after the election." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "First of all, that won't resolve anything." "And second of all, I need you." "Then I'm right here." "That's my lady." " " And the third series?" - " Yeah, it'll be isolated."" "Wait a minute." " How can that be?" "Have we rechecked these results?" " Three times, Doctor." " You're sure?" " Very sure." "Okay, thanks." "Yeah, get me Chappelle at C.T.U. Put him through to my cell." "What's going on?" " There's no trace of the virus in your blood." " What?" "We reran the tests several times and had them double checked at another lab." "You're clean." "Oh, my God!" "Ohh!" "Duncan." "Nicole, Chappelle." " Kyle Singer's tests came back negative." " How is that possible?" "It's only possible if he was never infected." " So you're telling me this whole virus scare was a bluff?" " I don't know if I'd say that." "That dead body they dropped off this morning was definitely infected." "Then why wouldn't they've infected the boy?" "What the hell is going on here?" "I don't know." "You tell me." "What the hell is going on?" "You didn't think I was gonna let you just deliver me and leave, did you?" " Get him out!" " Ramon?" "What the hell is going on?" "Ra..." " Thanks for the ride, Jack." " "Ramon!" "Hector said to bring him back...alive."" "Fine." "Let's go." "Adam." "Adam, there's something seriously wrong..." "I just remembered." "I forgot to close that file."