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THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 9pm AND 10pm

[Shot of the airfield. Bomb squad guys carry in the fake bomb.]

BSG: Okay, let’s go. Easy with this. Alright, we got it. Let’s go. Outta the way.

[Some guards bring in Omar.]

GUARD 1: Let’s go. Inside. Come on.

JACK: You’re gonna have to process all of the prints here. Bring in your mobile equipment; we don’t have time to send anything back. (To Omar) You! Where’s the real bomb? Where’s the real bomb?! Do you understand me? Do you speak any English? Do you speak any English?

[Omar continues to look scared.]

JACK: Secure him and search him. I’ll get us a translator.

AGENT: Yes sir.

JACK (into radio: This is Jack Bauer requesting a translator in Hanger 21. I repeat; I am requesting a translator in Hanger 21.

[Cut to George Mason at CTU at his desk. He’s rubbing his head. As he pulls his hand away a clump of hair comes with it. He looks in the mirror and sees how sick he really is.]

CHICK ON INTERCOM: Mr. Mason? We finally got through to Jack Bauer. He’s on line 2.

GEORGE: Good.

JACK: George?

GEORGE: Yeah, ah…how’s the search going over there Jack?

JACK: Still no new leads on where the bomb is.

GEORGE: What about that plane you found the decoy in?

JACK: It’s clean. I need you to use reverse time satellite. Try and trace the plane back to its original location. That’s where they would have loaded the decoy bomb. See if you can find out who the players are from there. (Points to something on the decoy bomb to show the other agents.) Here and here.

[Shot of George looking like he’s gonna throw up.]

JACK: George? You with me? George? George can you hear me? Are you alright?

GEORGE (inaudible): Yeah.

JACK: George?!

GEORGE: Yeah, I’m on it. Reverse time satellite, yeah.

JACK: George…I am really sorry about everything that’s happened to you today. I am. But if you can’t think clearly you need to step aside and let someone else take over command. We need someone in command now.

GEORGE: There isn’t anybody else, Jack.

JACK: What about Tony?

GEORGE: I got it together; I can handle it. Alright?

JACK: Yeah, okay.

GEORGE: We do have another problem.

JACK: What?

GEORGE: The six dead commandos you found? Well, it turns out there was a seventh. He may have escaped.

JACK: Well, that would make sense. I examined all of their gunshot wound. Three of the commandos definitely knew who the shooter was. Their wounds were front entry; at close range. The other three showed signs of a struggle which would indicate to me that they had time to react.

GEORGE: So the seventh didn’t escape.

JACK: Right, he was the shooter. George, I gotta go. Get me an ID on the seventh commander as soon as you can.

GEORGE: Yeh. I’m working on it.

[They hang up.]

JACK: What have you got?

AGENT: Wallet. Some cash. No ID. No credit cards.

OMAR: (Something urgent in Arabic.)

JACK: Sonuvabitch wants to talk. Where’s my translator?

[Cut to CTU holding room with Bob Warner looking worried. An agent comes in with a phone.]

AGENT: Mr. Warner? It’s your daughter, Kate.

BOB WARNER (on phone): Kate?

KATE WARNER (through phone): Dad?

BOB: Kate. Where are you?

KATE: I’m fine. I’m at an airport.

BOB: The airport? What are you leaving the city?

KATE: No, not yet. I’m helping one of the agents with an investigation. Dad…did they tell you about Reza?

BOB: Yeah, I-I can’t believe what they’re saying about Marie. That she’s with these terrorists. That she killed Reza.

KATE: I know, Dad.

JACK: Kate.

KATE: Dad, hold on a second.

JACK: It wasn’t the bomb. We arrested the pilot and I need your help as a translator. Come on.

KATE: Ah, Dad, I’m gonna have to call you back.

BOB: Are you okay?

KATE: Yeah, I’m fine. Dad, I, ah, I love you.

BOB: I love you, too, sweetheart.

[Cut to President Palmer and Mike Novick.]

MIKE NOVICK: What exactly did Robert Stanton tell you?

PRESIDENT PALMER: That Sherry was somehow involved in

MIKE: The nuclear threat?

PALMER: He didn’t elaborate. That’s all he said.

[Palmer leaves Mike and goes into a room where Sherry is waiting.]

SHERRY: David? They said it was urgent. Is it about the bomb? Have they found it?

PALMER: Not yet. Sit down. I just spoke to Roger Stanton. He confessed that he’s known about the bomb for weeks.

SHERRY: For weeks? Why would he withhold that from you?

PALMER: He said he wanted to wait until the bomb was on US soil before he intercepted it.

SHERRY: So he knows where the bomb is.

PALMER: Well, the men he had tracking it did. But they’re all dead. The bomb is still out there and we don’t know where it is.

SHERRY: Oh my God. Oh my God.

PAMLER: Am I telling you something you already know?

SHERRY: What?

PALMER: Tell me now. Have you done the unthinkable and put yourself in league with Roger Stanton?

SHERRY (rising): That’s outrageous! Of course not! What did he say?

PALMER: Sit down.

SHERRY: Dav-

PALMER: Sit. Down.

[She sits.]

PALMER: He said that you were involved. That you were working against me.

SHERRY: Well, he’s lying, David! I never even met Roger Stanton until this afternoon!

PALMER: I know that’s not true.

SHERRY: Well, then he’s playing you! Whatever he’s doing, he’s doing it so you will believe that I’m in-I’m, I-

PALMER: Stop it!

[Sherry walks away.]

PALMER: Sherry. Right now we are teetering on the brink of a war that will lead to the deaths of millions of people. We have to stop this disaster today. Right now. Before it begins. If there is something you’re not telling. Anything that could help us find this bomb. As President of the United States I order you—no. No, as someone that you claim you love. I’m asking you. Help me, Sherry.

SHERRY: I got a phone call. A few months ago in the middle of the night from a friend of mine who is high up in NSA. He told me that Roger Stanton wanted to speak to me first thing in the morning and so…so we met at a park in Virginia.

PALMER: What did he want?

SHERRY: He wanted to recruit me.

PALMER: To do what?

SHERRY: He wanted to know he was loyal to you and who could be turned. He wanted…he wanted to know where you were weak.

PALMER: And you told him.

SHERRY (inaudible): Yes. But I only did it to gain his confidence. I was not aligning myself with him. I was doing it for you.

[Palmer starts to walk away.]

SHERRY: David? David, I know you don’t believe me but just give me thirty minutes, just thirty minutes to prove to you that I’m telling the truth. That…that I did all of this to protect you. Not to hurt you.

[Cut back to airport. Omar speaking to Kate in Arabic. Jack is watching.]

OMAR: (Something in Arabic.)

KATE: I think he’s saying he did it for his family. They promised them money.

JACK: Ask him who ‘they’ is.

KATE: (Asks something in Arabic.)

[Omar cries and shakes his head. Kate asks him again.]

OMAR: Saied Alee.

KATE: Sayed Ali.

JACK: Ask him if he knows about a second bomb.

KATE: (Something in Arabic)

[Omar looks at her confused.]

OMAR: (something in Arabic – most likely ”What?”)

KATE: I don’t think that was right, um…I think we have different dialects.

JACK: It doesn’t matter; just keep trying.

KATE (sighs): (Something in Arabic.)

[Omar shakes his head.]

OMAR: (Something in Arabic – like “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”)

KATE: (Asks something in Arabic.)

BAKER: Jack. Translators here.

[An agent enters with the female translator.]

JACK (shaking her hand): Jack Bauer.

MELINDA: Melinda Cahill (I think)

JACK: Subjects there. Kate?

[Kate goes over to Jack.]

KATE: I’m really sorry, Jack.

JACK: You did great. You did great. Agent Baker’s going to take you back to the controlled area. I’ll be there as soon as I can.

[Kate leaves with Baker. Jack goes back to Melinda and Omar.]

JACK: Ask him if he knows about a second bomb.

MELINDA: (Asks him in Arabic.)

OMAR: (Answers in Arabic.)

MELINDA: He said he doesn’t know anything.

[Shot of Kate walking out to the car with Baker. Kate looks over and sees a line of people filing into another Hanger.]

KATE: Who are those people over there?

BAKER: They’re locking down the airport. Checking everyone.

[Another agent comes over wanting to talk to Baker.]

BAKER (to Kate): Excuse me for one second.

[Kate watches the people and sees Marie with the black wig on. She goes after her.]

9:11:24, 9:11:25, 9:11:26…

9:15:37, 9:15:38, 9:15:39, 9:15:40, 9:15:41, 9:15:42…

[Cut to Lani’s house in the woods. Shot to both of them in the bunker.]

KIM BAUER (upset): I can’t believe the bomb went off. What did you hear? How many people?

LANI: I don’t know. The transmission just went dead. You gonna be okay?

KIM: My dad. I need to get in touch with my dad.

LANI: We will. But for right now we have to stay down here where it’s safe. We have no idea which way that radiation cloud is going to travel.

[Kim sobs.]

LANI: I’m gonna see if I can pick something up on the shortwave radio, kay?

[Kim nods and cries silently as Lani walks over to the radio. He puts the headphones on and turns the dial.]

MAN ON RADIO: LA’s favorite all talk radio. All the time. Twenty-four seven. Well, it looks like the school voucher debate is really beginning to heat up again here in the South.

[Lani pulls some cords from the back of the radio so it stops transmitting. He takes off the headphones.]

KIM: What did they say?

LANI: I couldn’t get anything. Radiation is interfering with the antenna. Could be hours before we’re able to pick up anything.

KIM (sobbing): What’s going to happen to us?

[LANI goes over to Kim to comfort her.]

LANI: Ssh, it’s okay.

KIM: I’m scared too.

LANI: Don’t be scared. You have nothing to be scared of. We’re safe down here. I promise.

[Cut to CTU. George Mason walking down the hall. He sees a woman setting up a desk and goes over to her.]

GEORGE: You must be the new assistants op Division sent.

CARRIE: Carrie Turner. You must be George Mason.

[She offers her hand for him to shake. He goes to and then starts coughing quite grossly so she pulls her hand away.]

GEORGE: Excuse me. (Coughs again.)

CARRIE: You look worse than I expected.

GEORGE: Something I can help you with?

CARRIE: No, I’m pretty much set. I’ve been following everything from Division. I’ll be taking over Paula’s responsibilities so if there is anything you need the server to do, I’ll make it happen.

GEORGE: Good. Situation reports have changed in the part hour so, you have to refresh all the monitors.

CARRIE: Not a problem. Just make sure everyone keeps their hands off my system.

GEORGE (amused): Okay. (He turns to leave.)

CARRIE: Ah, Mr. Mason? Who do I report to…directly?

GEORGE: You report to me.

CARRIE: No offense Mr. Mason but rumor has it you’re not gonna be around much longer…so…who do I report to?

GEORGE: Finally get someone around here that I like and I’m not gonna be around to enjoy it. To Tony Almeida. (he coughs) And Michelle Des- (coughs) -essler.

CARRIE: Did you say Michelle Dessler?

GEORGE: Yes I did, why?

CARRIE: Ah, we worked together. At district. I was…her boss then.

GEORGE: Aannndd...you’re telling me this why?

CARRIE: It’ll be fine. It’s not important.

[George looks like he’s about to faint.]

CARRIE: Mr. Mason?

[And then he does.]

CARRIE: Oh my God. Mr. Mason? Mr. Mason! Are you alright?

[She helps him sit up.]

GEORGE: Yeah.

[Cut to airport. Hanger where everyone is being locked down. Kate is looking for Marie.]

AGENT: Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your cooperation. We will try and get you out of here as soon as we can.

[Kate looks around for Marie. She sees her sneaking away.]

KATE: Marie!

[She rushes after her and is stopped by another agent.]

AGENT: Whoa, excuse me. You can’t go there.

KATE: What?

AGENT: I’m sorry but everyone has to go through a search before they’re let go.

KATE: But that’s my sister, it’s important.

AGENT: I’m sorry ma’am.

[Kate grabs the CTU badge around her neck.]

KATE: Wait, here, um, I’m with Jack Bauer. CTU.

AGENT: Okay, go on.

KATE: Thanks. Ah, can you get in touch with Jack Bauer? Tell him Marie Warner is here. He’ll understand.

AGENT (into walkie-talkie): Dispatch, we need to locate a Jack Bauer with CTU?

[Shot of Kate walking out onto the tarmac looking for Marie. She sees her shadow and goes after her. She hears a rattling in one of the planes, looks toward it. She dismisses it and turns to walk away. Marie is standing behind her.]

KATE: Marie.

MARIE: I need your badge, Kate.

KATE: Where have you been? Everyone’s looking for you.

MARIE (pulling a gun and aiming it at Kate’s head): You gotta give me your badge.

KATE: Marie-

MARIE: Shut up! You stupid idiot. Why did you have to start snooping around?

KATE: What’s going on?

MARIE: You’ve always treated me like I was some helpless, injured animal. Like I couldn’t get by without you looking over me.

KATE: What happened to you?

MARIE: I opened my eyes; that’s what happened to me. I was pathetic; just like you. Until I met Sayed. Until I saw the lies and hypocrisy of my life. Of this country. Of people like Dad who help the government. He works for the CIA, Kate.

KATE: I know he does, so what?

MARIE: So what? Do you have any idea what kind of suffering they cause around the world?

KATE: Oh, please! What are you, six-years-old? You think Dad is the enemy now? I can’t believe how ungrateful you are.

MARIE: I should be grateful?

KATE: Yeah, absolutely. Dad and I turned our lived upside down for you after mom died. This is what we did it for? So you could be brainwashed by some lunatics? Wake up, Marie! You’re about to become the biggest murderer in the history of this country!

[Marie slaps Kate and she falls. Marie aims the gun at Kate again.]

KATE: What are you gonna do?

MARIE: Give me your badge.

KATE: No.

MARIE: Fine.

[Marie takes a silencer out of her pocket and attaches it to her gun.]

KATE: Marie, listen to me. There’s a nucleus bomb in the city. Not matter what you believe, you don’t want all those innocent people to die.

[She aims the gun again.]

MARIE: Give me the badge.

KATE: No. I don’t believe you’d shoot me.

MARIE: I will…because this is more important that your life. Or my life.

[She prepares to shoot when a gunshot sounds and Marie is hit in the arm.]

MARIE: AH! OW!

JACK: Kate, stay down! Stay down!

[Jack and more agents advance on Kate and Marie.]

MARIE: OW! My arm! No!

JACK: Secure to weapon! (To Kate) You alright?

KATE: Yeah.

[An agent turns Marie over and cuffs her. Her wig comes off. She screams. Jack helps Kate to her feet.]

JACK: I take it that’s your sister.

[Kate watches Marie screaming in pain.]

9:23:42, 9:23:43, 9:23:44…

9:27:55, 9:27:56, 9:27:57, 9:27:58, 9:27:59, 9:28:00…

[Shot of Marie, still screaming, bring dragged into the Hanger. Kate and Jack follow.]

KATE: Why don’t you treat her? At least give her something for the pain.

JACK: I will as soon as she tells us what she knows.

KATE: You can’t let her suffer like this.

JACK: Kate. You’re gonna have to let me do this my way. You’re gonna have to trust me. I know that she’s your sister and I know that you love her but right now I have to worry about the millions of lives potentially at stake. Your sister is the only person who knows where this bomb is. I need to use every advantage I’ve got to find it and stop it. Surely you understand that. (Kate nods) Just let me do this.

[Shot of Marie being led into a room where she is cuffed to a chair. Jack comes in. Marie starts whimpering.]

JACK: Where’s the bomb, Marie? The real bomb?

MARIE: Go to hell, you bastard, I’m not telling you anything.

[She cries in pain. Jack comes in real close to her.]

JACK: You wanna know why the pain’s so severe? The bullet’s still in your arm. Lodged right up against the bone here. (he grabs her arm)

[Marie cries out.]

[Shot of Kate outside hearing the yell and looking concerned towards the room.]

JACK: Tell me where the bomb is and I’ll give you something for the pain and then we’ll treat your arm.

[Shot of Kate looking worried.]

JACK: Please, Marie, just talk to me. Tell me where the bomb is.

MARIE: NO!

[Marie whimpers some more and starts shivering. Jack walks away.]

JACK: I know you think what you’re doing right now is going to further your cause. But deep down? Deep down I don’t think you wanna go through with it. I don’t think you can justify killing millions of innocent civilians.

MARIE: Nobody’s innocent in this country. I’m not afraid to die.

[Jack walks up to her and grabs her chin so he can look into her eyes.]

JACK: I don’t believe you. I’ve seen people who are willing to die. I’ve looked them straight in the eye just like I am you right now. Your not one of them. Marie, I wanna give you something for the pain but you’ve gotta help me first. Please tell me where the bomb is.

[She starts to cry.]

JACK: Where is the bomb?!

[Marie cries out.]

[Cut to Lani’s cabin in the bunker. They are both sitting with coffee in front of them. There’s an awkward silence before Lani gets up.]

LANI: I’m gonna go check the radio.

KIM: Do you have any sugar?

LANI: Yeah, yeah. (He points) It’s in the back corner on the shelf there.

[Kim gets up to go get it. As she picks up the sugar she realizes there is a TV covered in a blanket also on the shelf.]

KIM: Is the TV hooked up to the same antenna?

[Lani can’t hear her, he has the headphones on. Kim turns on the TV. She gets static at first but then changes the channel and gets a weather report.]

WEATHERWOMAN: And everyone can take our their golf clubs because tomorrow-

[Kim changes the channel and gets a baseball game.]

ANNOUNCER: One-one delivery is swung on and driven in-

[Kim changes it again and gets an entertainment show.]

REPORTER: Prominent civic leaders and Hollywood stars lined-

[Kim changes it again and gets another weather report.]

WEATHERWOMAN: --in record numbers today gathered in Southern California beaches to celebrate the beautiful weather of Southern California which will continue throughout the weekend. Thank you—

[Kim shuts off the TV and covers it up. Lani takes of the earphones and looks over at her. She holds up the sugar container, smiles, and walks back to her seat.]

LANI: Still nothing.

[Cut to CTU. Michelle’s computer showing a picture and bio of a man named Jonathan Wallace.]

TONY ALMEIDA: So we think this is our man, huh?

MICHELLE DESSLER: Yeah.

TONY: Second commando.

MICHELLE: Captain Jonathan Wallace. Led a sniper unit in the Gulf War, led an assassination detail in Malaysia.

TONY: Have you gotten this to Jack yet?

MICHELLE: I’m on it right now.

TONY: Right, start up a shared volume with OC on this guy, alright?

[Michelle goes to work. Carrie comes over.]

CARRIE: Hello, Michelle.

MICHELLE: Carrie what are you doing here?

CARRIE: Division sent me over to replace Paula.

MICHELLE: Right, ah, do you need any help getting into any of the locked volumes on the network?

CARRIE: No, actually, I’m all up and running. You look great, by the way.

MICHELLE: Stop it, Carrie.

CARRIE: Stop what?

MICHELLE: You’re not my boss today, alright? If you’re here to replace Paula then technically you work for me.

[Shot of Tony watching the spar off.]

CARRIE: Fine. Give me an order.

MICHELLE: There’s a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. We’ve been charged with finding it. So why don’t you start (grabs a stack of files) by analyzing these?

[They glare at each other for a moment.]

CARRIE (winking): Fine.

[Carrie walks away. Shot of Tony watching her leave. He knows something is between them. Carrie walks passed George Mason who is carrying his briefcase. He goes over to Tony.]

GEORGE: Tony. Gotta second?

TONY: Sure. What is it?

GEORGE: I think its time I stepped down. I’m not feeling so hot here.

TONY: Is there anything I can do?

GEORGE: Actually, yeah. Tomorrow, when this is all over, wanna say goodbye to everybody for me and, ah, let em know what an honor it was working with them. And what a great job I think they all did. Everybody.

TONY: Sure.

GEORGE: Ah…this morning when I told you I couldn’t wait to get outta here? I don’t feel that way anymore. Here you go.

[George hands Tony his access card. His hand is all blistered. Shot of Michelle watching them looking upset.]

TONY: What’s this?

GEORGE: Access codes to CTU and Division.

TONY: I can’t take this, George. Only the CTU director is allowed that kind of access.

GEORGE: You’re the new CTU director, Tony.

TONY: You can’t promote me, George. Chappelle’s the only one who can do that.

GEORGE: I just talked to Chappelle. You’re the new guy.

TONY: Listen George, um, I’m sorry I-

GEROGE: Hey, don’t…Good luck.

TONY: Yeah.

[Shot of Michelle crying. Shot of Tony shocked. Shot of George Mason taking his final steps out of CTU.]

9:35:56, 9:35:57, 9:35:58…

9:40:21, 9:40:22, 9:40:23, 9:40:24, 9:40:25, 9:40:26…

[Tony being the new director of CTU.]

TONY: Listen, I’m gonna be operating from up here so I’m gonna need my access codes piped into the system, alright?

INTERCOM: Got it. Everyone’s ready for you down here.

TONY: Good. Thanks.

[Tony leaves the office and stands on the stairs where the bulk of CTU staff is waiting at the bottom.]

TONY: In case you haven’t heard, George Mason was exposed to a lethal dose of plutonium this morning. I’m afraid he hasn’t got much time. He just left the office and he won’t be coming back. Which means that I’ll be in charge until further notice. Now on a normal day, we’d be mourning George. Just like we would’ve mourned Ivers and Clarke and Paula…and the rest of our co-workers who were killed here today. Unfortunately we’re gonna have to hold our thoughts of them until we can get through this present crisis. So…let’s get back to work.

[The staff spread out. Michelle comes over to Tony.]

MICHELLE: Tony…it was a nice thing you just did.

TONY: What’s going on at the airfield?

MICHELLE: Jack’s still interrogating Marie Warner. So far we don’t have anything new.

TONY: Then keep me posted, hm?

MICHELLE: Sure.

[Tony heads up the stairs. Michelle goes back to her desk. Shot of Carrie watching them both.]

[Cut to airfield. Marie is very groggy. Jack is trying to keep her conscious.]

JACK: Stay with me, Marie, stay with me.

[Jack leaves her.]

JACK: Steve, walk with me.

[Jack starts walking away with another agent.]

JACK: I need you to get her some Demerol for the pain; she’s starting to go into shock. I need her lucid.

STEVE: For how long?

JACK: Five minutes should do it.

[Steve goes to get the drugs. Jack finds Kate.]

JACK: Kate.

KATE: Yeah? What did she say?

JACK: She hasn’t said anything yet. And we’re gonna need your help.

KATE: Help? How?

JACK: You’re her sister. I need you to try and bring her back to some sort of a reality. You know her like that, I don’t.

KATE: I thought I did. But she’s a different person from the Marie I knew this morning.

JACK: No, Kate, she’s the same girl you’ve grown up with your whole life. Right now she’s just regurgitating everything Sayed Ali ever taught her. I need you to remind her of the things she used to love. You can do this, Kate. You can get to her.

[Shot of Marie getting injected with the Demerol.]

KATE: Alright.

[Jack walks Kate over to Marie.]

JACK: She’s going to be a little groggy because of the painkiller, okay?

[Kate looked nervous.]

JACK: You alright?

KATE (nods): Yeah.

[Jack leaves. Kate walks up to Marie and kneels beside the chair.]

KATE: Hey…Marie.

[Marie turns groggily around and smiles.]

MARIE: Hi Katie. Get away. I don’t need you.

KATE: Why won’t you help us?

MARIE: I am gonna help you. I’m gonna help you stop being a part of the problem.

KATE: So its okay with you…if Dad and I die today?

MARIE: I killed Reza…and I loved him. Why would I care about you and Dad?

KATE: Because we care for you. Because we love you. Why are you doing this? Marie you—you can save everyone. You can stop this terrible thing from happening.

MARIE: I don’t want to. I can’t.

KATE: Marie, I’m begging you. Please.

MARIE: No.

[She starts to cry. Kate comforts her.]

MARIE: My arm. God. Ah!

[Jack motions to another agent. He gets Kate.]

JACK: Kate, I need you to step back.

[Marie is crying out.]

JACK: Marie, that’s the Demerol wearing off. Tell me where the bomb is and I’ll get you more. Please, Marie, tell me where the bomb is and I can make the pain go away.

[Marie shakes her head.]

KATE: Marie just tell him, please.

JACK: Tell me where the bomb is Marie.

[Marie looks pleadingly at Kate.]

KATE: Jack, give her something for the pain.

JACK: No. No. Marie, please. Tell me where the bomb is. Where is the bomb?

MARIE: Katie, make him stop!

KATE: No, Marie. You make him stop.

JACK: The pain’s only gonna get worse please just tell me where the bomb is.                              

[Marie whimpers loudly.]

JACK: It’s alright. Just tell me where the bomb is.

[Marie sobs in pain.]

MARIE: In the suitcase.

JACK: Where’s the suitcase?

MARIE: It’s…it’s in the van.

JACK: What van? Wh-where was the van headed?

MARIE: Ah…downtown.

JACK: Where downtown?

MARIE: At the Arco Towers.

JACK: What kind of van was it? What colour? What make?

MARIE: Ah…ah…green. I don’t know what make.

AGENT (into walkie-talkie): We’re looking for a green van. The nuke may be inside a suitcase in the van. Send a team down to the Arco Towers.

JACK: When is the bomb set to go off?

MARIE: Three hours.

JACK: How do you know that?

MARIE: I saw the timer.

JACK: Describe it.

MARIE: What?!

JACK: The time. Describe it.

MARIE: I don’t…

JACK: You’re lying to me. A bomb that size wouldn’t have a visual timer.

MARIE (shaking her head): I’m not lying. It’s at the Arco Towers. Send them all downtown now.

JACK: Why now? What’s the hurry? I thought I had three hours? You told me I had three hours, right? Do I have three hours?

MARIE: No, I’m not lying!

[Jack walks away from her.]

JACK: Why do you want me and my team to leave here so fast?

[Marie doesn’t answer.]

JACK: The bombs still here, isn’t it Marie?

MARIE: No.

JACK: Yes it is. (gets his walkie-talkie) Teams A and B, I want you to initiate a grid search on every out building at the airport starting at the North end headed South. The bomb is on site. I repeat; the bomb is on site.

[Jack leaves. Kate goes over and comforts Marie.]

KATE: Oh, Marie.

MARIE: They’re not gonna find it in time. We’re all gonna die.

9:47:38, 9:47:39, 9:47:40…

9:51:51, 9:51:52, 9:51:53, 9:51:54, 9:51:55, 9:51:56…

[Shot of Kim and Lani in the shelter.]

LANI: I’ll sleep on the floor; you can have my bed.

[Shot of Mike Novick and President Palmer entering an office.

MIKE NOVICK: Mr. President; the call’s ready.

PRESIDENT PALMER: Steve Hillenburg at Langley?

NOVICK: Yes. The CIA operative. He’s on the isolated feed. Now, nobody else knows about this but the three of you. (Pause) Sherry’s waiting.

PALMER: Good. Thanks.

[Palmer enters another room. Sherry is waiting there looking stressed. Palmer sits and flicks on the TV.]

PALMER: Hello, Steve.

STEVE HILLENBURGE: Mr. President.

PALMER: What’s your involvement in this?

STEVE: I got a call from Sherry about four months ago. She told me that Roger Stanton was trying to recruit her in an effort to undermine your presidency. She wanted an independent source to confirm that she as only going along with this to help you.

PAMLER: So you’ve been building a case against Roger Stanton for the last four months…without my knowledge.

STEVE: Plausible deniability, sir. What we were doing was illegal…but, ah, we felt it was necessary. It could have backfired and landed both Sherry and me in prison. We didn’t want this to touch you if that happened.

PALMER: Okay; let’s say I accept that. What proof do you have that exonerates Sherry besides your word?

STEVE: I have photographs, taped conversations, debriefs, files (holds up a file) filled with the work Sherry did.

PAMLER: These meetings that Sherry and Roger had; where did they take place?

STEVE: Sherry?

SHERRY: Um… (she stands and walks away) for the first month we met at a hotel in Hilton Head. I didn’t sleep with him.

PAMLER (not caring): I didn’t ask. Thanks Steve. I’ll contact you if I need anything else.

STEVE: Thank you, sir.

[Palmer shuts of the TV.]

SHERRY: You know, I don’t care what you think of me right now. The most important things is that you realize that I never, and I mean never, was a part of Stanton’s conspiracy.

PAMLER: You know what, Sherry? You might be telling me the truth; then again you might not. Right now I don’t have the time or energy to figure out whether I can trust you.

SHERRY: You have to trust me, David. Your presidency is in jeopardy and so is the country. Let me help you.

PALMER: No. You’ll leave now.

[Sherry takes his hand.]

SHERRY: David. You need me.

[Palmer moves her hands away.]

PAMLER: If you resist in any way, I’ll have no choice but to place you under arrest.

[Palmer motions for his guards. Two men enter.]

GUARD 1: Yes, sir?

PAMLER: Please escort Mrs. Palmer to her car.

[Sherry leaves, slightly stunned, with the guards. Mike enters.]

[Shot to Kim and Lani in the bunker.]

LANI: I got a ventilation system in here and an air supply but its still stays cool. But don’t worry cos we got tons of blankets.

[He gets some blankets for Kim’s bed.]

LANI: Are you tired?

KIM: I’m ok.

LANI: You’re still worried about your family aren’t you? Try not to think about them too much.

KIM: You’re probably right.

[Lani turns to make Kim’s bed. She notices a gun sitting on one of the shelves.]

LANI: So, did you grow up in LA?

KIM: Yeah.

LANI: Oh yeah? Me too. What part?

KIM: We moved around a lot.

[Kim notices some aspirin on one of the top shelves.]

KIM: Actually, y’know what, my foot is still hurting. Do you have any aspirin?

LANI: Yeah, yeah sure I got tons.

[Lani turns to get the aspirin. Kim something and hits him over the head. He goes down. She grabs the knife and holds it at him.]

KIM: You’re gonna let me out of here right now! I know the bomb didn’t go off.

LANI: Please, Kim.

KIM: Stay away!

LANI: Okay. Okay, its okay. Just calm down.

[He grabs the knife, appears to hold it to her but then puts it down.]

LANI: I wasn’t gonna hurt you.

KIM: Then let me go.

LANI: Look, I just wanted some company, that’s all.

KIM: Then what are you doing out here?

LANI: This is where I belong.

KIM: I don’t.

LANI: I want you to stay.

KIM: I don’t wanna stay.

LANI (getting defensive): Why not? What’s wrong with me? I…I’m not good enough?

KIM: It doesn’t have anything to do with you-

LANI: Then why?! What, you think I’m psycho?

KIM: I don’t know if your psycho. I don’t even know you, Lani. Wouldn’t you rather be with someone who wants to be here?

LANI: You don’t even want to get to know me?

KIM: Please let me out of here, Lani. Please.

[Lani looks like he’s considering it. Then he turns around and gets a gun. He checks the barrel is loaded gestures it to Kim. Then he hands it to her.]

LANI: Here.

KIM: What?

LANI: Take it. There’s cougars out there. If you see one, fire a shot in the air and it’ll take off.

[Lani goes over to the bunker door and lets Kim out.]

LANI: When you get out the front door, turn right. About two hundred yards away you’ll see a dear trail. That’ll lead you to the highway.

KIM: Thank you.

[Kim heads for the stairs.]

LANI: Kim? Maybe you’ll come back some time?

KIM: I don’t think so.

[She leaves.]

[Shot of a hummer speeding down the street. Shot of Jack. There are police cars speeding along with it. They round a corner and see a gun shot battle gong on.]

JACK (into walkie-talkie): Goodridge, what’s going on?!                                               

[Goodridge shoots a man in front of a van.]

GOODRIDGE: All agents. One hostile down!

[Jack pulls up and gets out of the car. He and some guards open up the back of the truck. There is a suspicious looking bag inside but nothing else.]

JACK: Let’s go! Bring em in!

[Jack motions to some people and the bomb squad guys come over. The bald one opens the bag and reveals a bomb. He swipes over the bag with a sensor.]

JACK: What’ve we got?

BSG: It’s nuclear. (He opens a little compartment on the bomb.) And there’s a trigger. This is it.

[Jack gets out his walkie-talkie.]

JACK: This is Jack Bauer. We’ve found bomb. I want you to initiate a level one local evac, now.

[Shot of the bald BSG using another tool on the bomb. He looks at his partner then at Jack.]

BSG: It’s armed.

JACK: How much time have we got?

BSG: I can’t tell. It could be any second.

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