Chloe: Oh, come on. It’s called national
security. Edgar:
Yeah, well what about Spencer? I didn’t even know you two were going out.
Chloe: Oh, give me a break. Ok, when we find the nerve gas, and the alert level
drops, we can have some Chamomile tea, and I’ll tell you all my secrets, OK?
[Edgar
walks away, hurt. Chloe keeps working.]
[Cut
to Spencer. He calls Walt.]
Spencer:
You paged me.
Walt:
Has Bauer arrived at CTU?
Spencer:
No, not yet.
Walt:
When he does, I need you to do something.
Spencer:
We have our hands full searching for the nerve gas.
Walt:
Bauer is a priority. I need you to clear an entrance into CTU.
11:22:06
… 11:22:07 … 11:22:08 … 11:22:09 …
[Cut
to elsewhere in CTU. Audrey is on the phone.]
Audrey:
I’m sending it now. OK.
[Mcgill
approaches.]
Mcgill:
Ms Raines?
Audrey:
I’ll get back to you. [hangs up] [to Mcgill] Yes?
Mcgill:
I take it you’re up to speed on the nerve gas that was stolen from the airport?
Audrey:
I was just filling in DOD.
Mcgill:
Diane Huxley and her son have been brought in to be debriefed. I’d like you to
interview her.
Audrey:
Interview her about what?
Mcgill:
Any information she has that could help us find the nerve gas.
Audrey:
What could she possibly know about that?
Mcgill:
I’ve reviewed the evidence against Jack Bauer, and I’m inclined to agree with
your assessment that he was framed for the assassination of David Palmer.
Audrey:
Thank you.
Mcgill:
I also think that whoever framed Jack is also involved with the theft of this
nerve gas, which means that Diane Huxley could have had contact with this
person without realising it.
Audrey:
I – I’m not a trained interrogator.
Mcgill:
But you know Jack Bauer better than anyone else in here. You have something in
common with this woman that might help to open up. I realise it’s awkward, but
I need you to do it.
Audrey:
Fine. I’ll see what I can get from her.
Mcgill:
Thank you.
Audrey:
Where is she?
Mcgill:
She and her son just cleared security. [He walks away. Audrey looks a little
shaken and disturbed. She sees Diane and Derek enter the room, accompanied by a
guard, and walks over to them. Diane has her arm around Derek.]
Audrey:
Ms Huxley? I’m Audrey Raines.
Diane:
Hi.
Audrey:
Hello.
Diane:
This is my son, Derek.
Audrey:
[smiling; to Derek] Hi. [to Diane]I’m going to be asking you a few questions,
[to Derek] and Derek, I want you to be checked out by a doctor while I speak
with your mother.
Derek:
There’s nothing wrong with me.
Audrey:
It’s just procedure, and when you’re done, you and I will speak. [to guard] Can
you take him to medical, please?
[The
guard moves to show Derek the way. Derek starts to look panicked by the thought
of being separated from his mother.]
Diane:
It’s OK, I’ll see you in a bit.
[Derek
is led off.]
Audrey:
Don’t worry – he’ll be fine.
Diane:
Is Jack going to be here soon?
Audrey:
He’s on his way in. Come with me. [She leads Diane away.]
Diane:
I had no idea he worked in a place like this.
Audrey:
It’s just up these stairs.
Diane:
Did you know him before?
Audrey:
Yes. I knew him.
11:24:07
… 11:24:08 … 11:24:09 …
11:28:32
… 11:28:33 … 11:28:34 … 11:28:35 … 11:28:36 … 11:28:37 …
[Split
screen, with a close-up of Hank and Erwich in the van; a long distance view of
their truck driving across a bridge; Chloe working in CTU; and Logan at the
retreat.]
[Cut
to CTU. Edgar looks up from his desk. Jack is led into the room. Many of the
other people in the room also look up.]
Mara:
A lot of people here thought you were dead until today.
Jack:
Yeah, I know. Excuse me. [He walks over to Chloe.] Chloe.
Chloe:
Hi, Jack.
Jack:
You all right?
Chloe:
Yeah, I’m OK.
[Spencer
watches from nearby.]
Jack:
We wouldn’t have made it out of that airport without your help. Thank you.
Chloe:
[smiles] You’re welcome.
Mcgill:
Mr Bauer. Lynn Mcgill from Division. [to Mara] Mara, I’ll assume custody from
this point, thank you. [Mara leaves.] You’re no longer a suspect in President
Palmer’s murder, but while you’re here you will need this. [hands Jack a key
card] Level two clearance.]
Jack:
Thank you. Was Agent Manning able to apprehend the suspect?
Mcgill:
No. It seems the person you identified used the hostage situation as a cover to
steal a cache of weaponised nerve gas from the airport. [He leads Jack into the
conference room. In the background, Spencer checks his pager.]
Jack:
Nerve gas? How do you know that?
Mcgill:
Following your lead, Curtis found trace amounts in the hanger adjacent to the
terminal. We don’t know how much there is, and we don’t know where it came
from, but it is a military grade chemical weapon.
Jack:
Do you have any leads?
Mcgill:
Not yet, but we’re gonna run the search operation from here.
Jack:
You’re not going to be able to track these terrorists fast enough with a
standard search operation; the only way you’re going to get that nerve gas in
time is if you find out who ordered that hit on David Palmer.
Mcgill:
I agree. I think that David Palmer was about to expose this plot. I think
that’s why he was killed. I also think that if you can help us identify who
framed you, we can intercept this nerve gas while there’s still time.
[Bill
enters.]
Bill:
Hello, Jack.
Jack:
Hey, Bill.
Bill:
The President’s been informed of the nerve gas; he wants to ensure the media
doesn’t find out.
Mcgill:
I’ll make sure Division restricts information flow. We’ll continue this
conversation when I’m done. [He leaves the room.]
11:30:15
… 11:30:16 … 11:30:17 … 11:30:18 …
Bill:
Good to see you, Jack. [They shake hands.]
Jack:
It’s good to see you too, Bill. I’m so sorry about Michelle. I never meant to
put her in jeopardy.
Bill:
Of course you didn’t.
Jack:
How’s Tony doing?
Bill:
He’s still unconscious, but the doctor says he’s going to pull through.
Jack:
Good. We’re going to need to speak to him as soon as possible.
Bill:
They know to call us. Jack, Audrey has been working for us.
Jack:
She’s here in the building now?
Bill:
She’s debriefing Diane Huxley.
Jack:
Why is she talking to Diane?
Bill:
Lynn asked her to.
[Cut
to Audrey and Diane.]
Diane:
I’m not used to calling him Jack. He said his name was Frank Flynn. I thought
he worked for the oil company. You probably know more about him than I do.
Audrey:
We all thought he was dead for the last year and a half.
Diane:
So what do you wanna know?
Audrey:
You said that Jack was living with you for the last six months; is that
correct?
Diane:
He was renting a room.
Audrey:
So, you don’t have a personal relationship with him?
Diane:
I’m not sure that’s any of your business.
Audrey:
I’m sorry, I just – I, uh, I need to know how close you and Jack were – whether
he confided in you or not.
Diane:
Jack’s a private person. I always knew he was keeping something from me, I just
never pushed it. I accepted him for who he was. Ms Raines, whoever he was
before – it doesn’t change the way I feel about him. He was good to me, he was
good to my son. He meant a lot to us. He still does. [Audrey looks touched by
this open emotion.]
Audrey:
I see. [She stands.] Did anyone ever come by and ask about Jack?
Diane:
What do you mean?
Audrey:
Someone knew that Jack was alive. It’s critical to our investigation that we
find out who that was.
Diane:
No … no one ever asked about him, no one ever came to see him.
[Audrey
sees Jack standing outside. Diane looks around, and sees him too. She sees the
intense look between Audrey and Jack, and puts the pieces together herself.]
Audrey:
Could you excuse me, please? [She leaves to follow Jack.]
Diane:
Yeah. [She looks exhausted and hurt.]
[Audrey
catches up with Jack.]
Audrey:
Jack!
[He
faces her.]
Jack:
I don’t even know where to begin. You have to believe me; I couldn’t tell you I
was still alive.
Audrey:
Jack, you don’t have to apologise –
Jack:
I did it for your own protection.
Audrey:
It’s been hard for me, believing that you died thinking that I was angry at
you, that I hated you. I wasn’t able to forgive myself for that.
Jack:
You had every reason to hate me; I was responsible for Paul’s death. I lied to
you.
Audrey:
Jack! You made a hard decision. I never imagined I’d get another chance to tell
you this, but I – I want you to know that I don’t blame you for what happened
with Paul.
Jack:
I do.
Audrey:
Jack. There’s so much I wanna say to you; it’s –
Agent:
[walking up to them] Mr Bauer? Mr Mcgill needs to see you.
Jack:
I’ll be right down.
Audrey:
I should go. [She walks away quickly. Jack moves to follow her, but stops.]
11:34:37
… 11:34:38 … 11:34:39 … 11:34:40 …
[Cut
to the Presidential retreat. Evelyn leaves Martha’s room, and walks down the
corridor. Walt is waiting.]
Walt:
Evelyn. Mrs Logan still asleep?
Evelyn:
Yes. She’s finally getting some rest.
Walt:
Good. You should probably start gathering some of her things.
Evelyn:
I thought the President was staying for the weekend.
Walt:
He is. But she’ll be leaving today. [He moves away.]
Evelyn:
And where is she going?
Walt:
Just make sure she has the essentials to make her trip comfortable.
Evelyn:
Yes sir. [She is suspicious and concerned.]
[Cut
to CTU. Spencer is in the tech room. He logs on to a computer, and uses it to
pull up surveillance footage of Jack walking down a corridor. Chloe enters the
tech room.]
Chloe:
Edgar said he saw you come in here; what are you doing?
Spencer:
Setting up a new socket; we’re overloaded from the NSC database. Why are you
here?
Chloe:
Looking for you.
Spencer:
What for?
Chloe:
I need to get into utilities volume.
Spencer:
Why didn’t you message me?
Chloe:
OK, I wanted to say something too – let’s not make a big drama out of it.
Spencer:
What?
Chloe:
I was unfairly harsh to you a few minutes ago. It didn’t mean anything.
Spencer:
All right. Apology accepted.
Chloe:
It wasn’t really an apology; it was more of an observation. [Spencer pushes
past her and leaves.] Spencer? [She sighs.] Dammit, why did I do that? [She
looks at the computer, seeing something suspicious. She recalls the last
command, and sees “Access Level 5” on the screen. She looks confused, then
walks over to the phone and calls Edgar.]
Edgar:
Edgar Stiles.
Chloe:
It’s Chloe.
Edgar:
What is it?
Chloe:
I need to know Spencer’s clearance level.
Edgar:
Why are you asking?
Chloe:
Spencer works for me, and I need to know his clearance level, so could you
please open the file and give it to me, Edgar?
Edgar:
Fine. [He opens the file.] Level three. [Chloe looks disturbed.] Chloe?
Chloe:
Call Buchanan; tell him I need to talk to him now. It’s important.
11:37:12
… 11:37:13 … 11:37:14 … 11:37:15 …
[Cut
to the entrance to CTU. Hank enters the corridor. He approaches the x-ray
machine and metal detector.]
Hank:
[handing a card to the guard] Division sent me. Apparently the mainframe
servers are cycling slow. [The guard picks up a clipboard to check. He can’t
find the name.]
Guard:
You’re not on the manifest.
Hank:
I was told it would be taken care of.
Guard:
We’ll have to clear this with the systems administrator. [He walks towards the
phone. Spencer enters the corridor from CTU.]
Spencer:
[to Hank] Are you Hank? From onsite support?
Hank:
Yeah.
Spencer:
[to guard] My fault. I was supposed to grant temporary clearance. [He hands his
card to the guard. The guard but down the phone.]
Guard:
OK. [to Hank] Place the bag on the conveyor belt, and walk right through, sir.
[Hank
does so. The guard examines the x-ray of his bag, but does not see anything
suspicious.]
Guard:
All clear.
Hank:
[picking up his bag] Thank you.
Spencer:
Thank you. [They walk away.] I’ll show you the way. Mr Cummings told me it
would be best to keep you off the manifest. [He leads him into the tech room.]
Classified material generally runs on servers nine and twelve. All the
information you need on Bauer should be there. [Hank moves to the other side of
the server and opens his briefcase. Spencer cannot see the interior of the
briefcase from where he is standing.] I don’t know what files Mr Cummings asked
you to download, but you need to keep vector counts the same, or it’ll get
flagged.
[Hank
nods.]
Hank:
I got it.
Spencer:
OK. I need to get back to my station. [He leaves. Hank has been assembling a
gun from the pieces in his briefcase.]
11:39:02
… 11:39:03 … 11:39:04 …
11:43:25
… 11:43:26 … 11:43:27 … 11:43:28 … 11:43:29 … 11:43:30 …
[Split
screen, with Martha asleep in her room; Spencer at his desk; and Chloe with
Bill.]
[Cut
to Martha’s room Evelyn switches a light on. She starts to get some of Martha’s
clothes out and pack then. Martha wakes up.]
Martha:
Evelyn, what are you doing?
Evelyn:
Mrs Logan, are you feeling better?
Martha:
Why are you packing my things?
Evelyn:
Walt Cummings asked me to.
Martha:
Why? Where are we going?
Evelyn:
I don’t know if the President’s going with you.
Martha:
Evelyn, stop. What’s going on?
Evelyn:
They just asked me to get you ready to leave.
Martha:
They’re sending me to Vermont, aren’t they. Charles is having me committed.
Evelyn:
I’m sorry, Mrs Logan. I honestly don’t know anything else.
Martha:
It’s fine. [She looks tired and upset. She sits up.] I’ll get dressed. [She
stands, and walks into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.]
[Cut
to CTU. Spencer is working at his desk. He cannot open his account.]
Spencer:
Edgar? My FJ’s locked. Where’s Chloe?
Edgar:
How should I know?
Spencer:
Can you unlock this?
Edgar:
No.
[Two
guards approach Spencer.]
Guard:
Mr Wolfe? Please come with us.
Spencer:
What do you want?
Guard:
My Buchanan has ordered us to take you to him immediately.
Spencer:
I’m in the middle of a critical task here.
Guard:
Mr Styles has been authorised to take over your workload.
Spencer:
Did you know about this, Edgar?
Edgar:
Yeah. I just got the bulletin. Sorry. [He sounds anything but. He looks away.]
Guard:
Mr Wolfe. Please. [He takes Spencer’s arm, but Spencer shakes him off.]
Spencer:
I’m coming. [He stands, and walks away with them, into another room, where Bill
and Chloe are waiting.
Spencer:
Chloe, sir, what is going on here?
Bill:
Sit down, Spencer.
[He
does. The guards leave, closing the door behind them.]
Bill:
You’ve been burrowing into classified CTU protocols without authorisation.
Spencer:
I don’t know what you’re talking –
Chloe:
Stop. I know you’ve been logged on to the security subsystem where you have no
right to be. We’re going through your system so you might as well tell us now
what you were doing.
Spencer:
I told you, I have no –
Bill:
That’s enough. You’ve accessed files outside your clearance level at least 18
times in the four months you’ve been here.
Spencer:
Sir, whatever you think you’ve found, it’s a mistake. I’ve done nothing wrong.
Chloe:
Come on, Spencer, you obviously have your own agenda here –
Spencer:
I don’t have an agenda!
Chloe:
And while you’re at it, why don’t you explain why it was necessary to crawl
into my bed; it certainly wasn’t what it appeared to be, just like your work
here isn’t what it appears to be!
Bill:
Chloe, Chloe! Chloe, be the analyst, please.
Spencer:
Sir, obviously you can’t take anything she says into consideration. I was
careless and inadvertently I caused her some emotional pain.
Chloe:
Oh, please.
Spencer:
And now, she’s trying to get back at me.
Bill:
I don’t think so, Spencer.
Spencer:
Sir, I’d like to talk to a lawyer –
Bill:
Forget about a lawyer. We’re in the middle of a terrorist crisis. There are
lives on the line. You’re going to tell us what you’ve been doing here, and
you’re going to tell us now.
11:47:33
… 11:47:34 … 11:47:35 … 11:47:36 …
[Cut
to the Presidential retreat. Logan is walking towards Martha’s room.]
Logan
: Aaron? My wife is
gone. Agent
Pierce: [to radio] This is Pierce. We have a priority alert; the First Lady has
left her quarters and is unaccounted for. All agents in the main wing, move to
points north and west. Anyone spotting her check in immediately.
11:48:48
… 11:48:49 … 11:48:50 …
11:53:14
… 11:53:15 … 11:53:16 … 11:53:17 … 11:53:18 … 11:53:19 …
[Spilt
screen, with Erwich and associate in the truck; Jack at CTU; and Spencer in the
situation room.]
[At
CTU, Jack is in a conference room with Mcgill.]
Mcgill:
So the only people who knew you were alive were David Palmer, Michelle Dessler,
Tony Almeida and Chloe O’Brien.
Jack:
Yeah, and at least one other person who killed David Palmer and tried to frame
me for it.
Mcgill:
And you don’t know who this other person might be?
Jack:
NO.
Mcgill:
Any theories?
Jack:
Bout a year and a half ago, David Palmer called me. Told me that someone in Logan’s administration was targeting me.
Mcgill:
Which is why you faking your own death and assumed a new identity.
Jack:
Yeah, except it didn’t work. I believe that whoever tried to kill me 18 months
ago somehow found out I was still alive and waited till today to exploit that
information.
Mcgill:
Someone inside President Logan’s administration?
Jack:
That’s what David Palmer told me a year and a half ago, and I believe him.
Mcgill:
Well first of all that means someone in this administration is also tied to the
theft of the nerve gas.
Jack:
Yeah. You’re gonna have to look into that.
Mcgill:
Well, even if you’re right, there are hundreds of people in Logan’s
administration. It would take an investigation of that magnitude months to gain
that traction, and we don’t have much to work with. [The phone rings.]
Operator:
Mr Mcgill? I’m sorry to interrupt, but Doctor Paulson is calling from medical.
Mcgill:
Put him through.
Doctor:
Mr Mcgill?
Mcgill:
Yes?
Doctor:
Tony Almeida has regained consciousness, and is in recovery.
Mcgill:
Can he talk?
Doctor:
Yes. He’s very weak, you’ll have to be brief.
Mcgill:
Let him know I’ll be down in a few minutes.
Doctor:
Tony asked if he could speak to Jack Bauer first; says it’s important.
Jack:
[to Mcgill] He’s a friend of mine.
Mcgill:
Tell Mr Almeida that Jack will be down in a few moments.
Doctor:
I’ll let him know. [He ends the call.]
Jack:
Thank you. I’ll be right back. [He leaves.]
11:54:47
… 11:54:48 … 11:54:49 … 11:54:50 …
[Jack
hurries through the corridors of CTU down to the medical bay. He sees Derek
walking the opposite way, having cleared medical.]
Derek:
Jack.
Jack:
What’s going on?
Derek:
I know you’re busy, but … I just wanted to apologise.
Jack:
You have nothing to apologise for.
Derek:
Yes I do. I thought you were just another loser trying to take advantage of my
mom. I was wrong.
Jack:
You were trying to protect her. Your mother is lucky to have someone who loves
her as much as you do. Once this is over, I promise you and I are going to get
a chance to sit down and talk. Right now, I have to go.
Derek:
Yeah. [They shake hands.]
Jack:
Take care of your mother. [He walks on.]
[Cut
to Spencer, Chloe and Bill.]
Bill:
Who gave you the level five authorisation?
[Spencer
is silent.]
Chloe:
Don’t look at me; answer him!
Spencer:
I can’t. I can’t talk to anyone here about this.
Bill:
Whatever you were doing is over, Spencer!
[Edgar
enters, holding a laptop.]
Edgar:
Sir, I was able to pull Spencer’s screen activity from the archive. This is
what he was looking at ten minutes ago. [He shows the video to Bill and Chloe.]
Looks like he was using in house surveillance to track someone through CTU.
[They see on the video that it is Jack. Bill looks accusingly at Spencer;
Spencer looks down.]
Bill:
Why are you tracking Jack Bauer? What the hell’s going on here, Spencer?
Spencer:
I was following orders; I’m sure if they were tracking Jack Bauer they had a
reason.
Bill:
Who is “they”?
Spencer:
I won’t say anything else.
Bill:
Chloe, find security. Have them locate Jack, now! [Chloe leaves quickly. Edgar
follows her out.]
[Jack
reaches the medical bay. He speaks to “Doctor Paulson”, who is actually Hank –
the real doctor is dead.]
Jack:
Doctor Paulson?
Hank:
Yes?
Jack:
I’m Jack Bauer. Tony Almeida wanted to speak with me.
Hank:
Of course, Mr Bauer. Just remember to please keep it brief.
Jack:
Thank you. [He approaches Tony.] Tony? Tony, it’s Jack. [On the monitor by the
bed, he sees a reflection of Hank behind him, pulling out a gun. He reacts
instantly, kicking a tray at him and grabbing his arm. Hank fires several times,
but into the wall. Jack kicks him in the stomach. They fight, trading punches.
Jack is thrown against the wall. Hank starts to choke him. Hank grabs a pair of
scissors. Jack the real Doctor Paulson lying dead under a bed. Hank forces the
scissors towards Jack’s neck, despite Jack’s resistance. Jack punches him, and
then stabs the scissors into Hank’s neck, killing him. Jack slumps against a
bed, sore.]
[Bill
and two guards enter the room.]
Bill:
Jack! You all right?
Jack:
Yeah. I think he cracked my rib.
Bill:
We’ve been trying to reach you but the lines were locked out. What happened?
Who is he?
Jack:
I don’t know. But he’s a professional; he killed Doctor Paulson and he tried to
kill me. Do you have any idea how he got into CTU?
Bill:
We’ve identified a mole working in Chloe’s department.
Jack:
Who?
Bill:
Spencer Wolfe. We’ve been interrogating him, but he hasn’t talked yet.
Jack:
Where is he?
Bill:
Holding.
Jack:
Get a doctor down here to monitor Tony Almeida now. Lock this room down. [He leaves,
quickly.]
Bill:
[to guard] Contact Lynn Mcgill and have him meet me in holding.
[Split
screen, with Erwich in the truck; Spencer in holding; Diane being reunited with
Derek; and Curtis and his team arriving back at CTU.]
11:58:44
… 11:58:45 … 11:58:46 … 11:58:47 …
[Jack
reaches the holding cell.]
Jack:
Bring up visual surveillance on medical room two. [He works at the computer.]
Bill:
[to guard] Open the door. [The guard does so. Jack brings up a close-up of Hank
on the computer screen. He walks quickly into the holding cell and grabs
Spencer.]
Jack:
I wanna show you something. Get up! [He pulls Spencer to his feet, and pushes
him out into the other room. He points to the visual of Hank on the computer
screen.] Did you let that man into CTU?
[Spencer
looks shocked.]
Jack:
This man is a professional assassin. He just killed Doctor Paulson and he tried
to kill me; did you let him into CTU?
Spencer:
[shocked] They told me he was here to place a tap on one of the servers; that’s
all I knew.
Jack:
Who told you?
Spencer:
I was here as part of an internal affairs investigation.
Jack:
Are you starting to understand how much trouble you are in? I’m going to give
you one more chance. Who told you to let that man into CTU?
Spencer:
[shaken] The White House. [Bill looks shocked. In the background, Mcgill
enters.] Mr Cummings at the White House. Mr Cummings recruited me after I
started working here. He said that they wanted to make sure CTU was operating
within the rules. You have to believe me. I thought I was serving the
President.
Jack:
Yeah. Take him back to holding. [The guard takes Spencer back into the cell.]
[to Mcgill and Bill] Walt Cummings killed David Palmer and he tried to have me
killed.
Bill:
Even if it’s true, we have to build a case before we call the President.
Jack:
We don’t call the President; he’s here in California. We go see him now.
Mcgill:
Cummings is the President’s Chief of Staff, Jack, and his friend. Without any
hard evidence, CTU can’t touch him.
Jack:
I’m not CTU. I’ll go get Walt Cummings myself.
11:59:57
… 11:59:58 … 11:59:59 … 12:00:00.
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