Senator John Keeler announces that President Palmer had Ryan Chappelle killed and Sherry Palmer pardoned.
President David Palmer informs the press that what Keeler alleged is true, but that he was only trying to protect the American people. A female reporter tells Palmer that he authorized a federal agent to threaten the use of torture against Stephen Saunders's innocent daughter. Carson watches the press conference with a sinister smile.
Tony Almeida is taken into custody at CTU. Brad Hammonds tells Tony that he committed treason and the best he can hope for is twenty years in prison.
Jack Bauer threatens to put Jane Saunders in the Chandler Plaza Hotel unless Stephen Saunders gives him the locations of the vials of the Cordilla virus around the country. Just as she is about to be infected, Saunders breaks.
Jack Bauer is told by Saunders that the eleventh vial of the virus is in Los Angeles. They track it to a subway station and have to lock it in once they discover that the courier is on to them.
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
Jack notifies Michelle at CTU that Rabens is still at large with the virus. He instructs her to have Saunders scan a live feed from the train station so that he can identify Rabens. Saunders tells Jack that he expects Rabens to try to escape with the virus and replicate it.
12:03 P.M.
Brad Hammond takes Tony's statement about working against the agency during the Saunders case. Tony admits to putting Michelle's life ahead of public safety and national security.
12:05 P.M.
Trepkos informs Carson that Rabens has sent a signal that he’s in distress but that he’s no longer being tracked. He trusts Rabens to extract himself from the situation, but all that’s in jeopardy as long as Saunders continues to cooperate with CTU. Carson tells Trepkos that Saunders apparently only revealed the locations of the vials and nothing else, yet. Trepkos assures Carson that he’s handling it.
12:06 P.M.
Trepkos calls a very tough-looking man and asks for an update. The man says that he’s almost at the security gate for CTU. Trepkos orders him to hurry up. His cabal’s last hope is in danger of being captured. He instructs his man to get into CTU and eliminate Saunders as quickly as possible. Trepkos warns his assassin that he cannot allow himself to be captured. The assassin understands and hangs up.
12:07 P.M.
The assassin walks past the security gate at CTU. When the guard demands the assassin to stop, he reveals a semi-automatic rifle and shoots at the guard, killing him. He then runs into CTU, shooting any guard that gets in his way. Once inside, he sprays the bullpen with gunfire, causing panic. The assassin heads to the interrogation cells. Michelle updates Jack on the development and chases after the assassin.
12:08 P.M.
The assassin finds the cell where Saunders is looking at screen shots from all the men detained at the subway. Before Saunders can identify Rabens, the assassin shoots open the lock to the glass box and shoots Saunders in the head.
12:09 P.M.
The assassin tries to escape through the back door to the cell, but Michelle is waiting for him. She holds the assassin at gunpoint and orders him to surrender. Instead, the assassin turns the gun on himself and fires. Michelle radios Jack that Saunders is dead.
--Commercial Break--
12:15 P.M.
Palmer explains to the press that he had Roger Stanton tortured in the imminent threat of a nuclear detonation. It was horrible, just like his decision to threaten Jane Saunders, but it had to be done to prevent the deaths of millions. One of the reporters screams out that Stanton was a conspirator in that plot, not an innocent child, but Palmer refuses to take any more questions. He thanks the reporters and walks off the podium, clearly rattled. The President says nothing to Wayne as he joins Joseph O'Laughlin from Homeland Security in the hall. Palmer is briefed on CTU’s status. The New York vial has just been secured, leaving only Rabens. Palmer notes that if Rabens escapes, they’ve accomplished nothing.
12:16 P.M.
Carson calls Trepkos to triumphantly inform him that Saunders was killed before he could identify Rabens. Trepkos is relieved. Now all they have to wait for is word from Rabens. But they’ve survived to fight on for another day. Palmer will fall in the election. And if Rabens escapes with the virus, it’ll only be a matter of time before they find a chemist to replicate the virus and renew their plans. Carson is still shocked that Saunders turned on them. Trepkos says that he’s disappointed too, but Saunders was loyal enough not to name who worked under him. Trepkos can appreciate that. The government will never find them, and no matter what happens with Rabens, they will rise up and achieve Saunders’s vision. Trepkos is saddened a bit, though, that it will be without Saunders, as he was the one that brought them together in the first place. He seemed the most committed of them all, single-minded in his desire to take out Palmer, either through assassination, manipulating Vice President Prescott, or today’s successful efforts. Saunders was there from the start, acquiring that nuclear bomb and manipulating the Drazens to kill Palmer, but he threw it all away. “But we live on…” Trepkos says.
12:19 P.M.
Jack secures the station and has every passenger thoroughly searched. Chase pulls Jack aside to let him know that after this mission he is transferring out of Field Ops. With a more stable job, he can look after both Kim and his baby. Jack says it's between him and Kim, but he will support whatever Chase decides.
12:21 P.M.
As the police officers corral the people in the subway station, Rabens opens up a blade and puts it in his pocket. He runs off. Jack notices that one of the men has disappeared from the line and he radios Chase.
12:22 P.M.
Jack finds two LAPD down, and he and Chase go out of the underground station. Another man lies stabbed on the street. A bystander tells Jack that the man was killed in a carjacking. Jack takes the dead man's license and radios the police. He and Chase get in their SUV. Jack calls Michelle to look up the car registration of the dead man.
--Commercial Break--
12:28 P.M.
Michelle asks Hammonds to release Tony because they are understaffed. Rabens escaped and she could use Tony's help coordinating the tactical unit. Hammonds reluctantly agrees and sends Tony onto the CTU floor.
12:30 P.M.
By scanning traffic cameras, Chloe and Adam confirm the car carrying Rabens. Jack and Chase tail him. Tony sends backup, and two CTU cars block Rabens's vehicle. Rabens gets out and runs into a school. Jack and Chase follow, and the other agents lock down the building exits. There is no sign of Rabens.
--Commercial Break--
12:38 P.M.
Rabens calls Trepkos to explain the situation. Trepkos says that he is sending a chopper to pick him up. CTU will not shoot it down because the virus would get out. Trepkos warns Rabens that their organization will be ruined if he fails.
Jack continues to search the school, as terrified students are warned to remain in their classrooms.
12:39 P.M.
Chase enters an empty science lab. Suddenly, Rabens jumps out and slashes Chase in his gun arm. Chase drops the weapon and defends himself against Rabens. He throws the man's bag across the room and the device holding the virus falls out. Nearly unconscious, Chase clamps the device to his arm. Realizing Chase just turned himself into an anchor, Rabens activates the device to release the virus. He is about to shoot Chase when Jack arrives and kills Rabens.
12:41 P.M.
Jack goes to Chase's side. The clamp on the device can not be unlocked. Jack radios Tony and asks him to contact one of the teams who have disarmed the other devices. An agent leads Jack through the steps of dismantling the device. There is less than four minutes until it activates. However, the green wire Jack needs to cut is not there because the device on Chase's arm does not match the other devices. The agent looks for another solution. Chase tells Jack to leave, but he refuses.
12:45 P.M.
Chase sees an axe in the fire extinguisher box. He urges Jack to use it. Jack is at first hesitant, but he gets the axe and chops off Chase's arm. As Chase lies in pain, Jack runs off with the device ticking away. He radios for help for his partner. Jack enters a teachers' lounge and sees a refrigerator. He throws the device inside and shuts the door. The device releases the virus into the sealed refrigerator.
--Commercial Break--
12:51 P.M.
Tony tells Michelle that he is back in custody and will be going to prison. Michelle is upset, and Tony kisses her. He is taken away.
12:53 P.M.
President Palmer phones Jack in the hospital to personally thank him for all he has done for the country. He also apologizes for making Jack take the life of Chappelle. The President tells Jack that he is not seeking reelection due to all the terrible things he had to do to stop Saunders, and he says that he hopes they can become better friends once he is a private citizen. Palmer gives a solemn look to Wayne and hangs up.
12:56 P.M.
Kim enters the hospital and hugs her father. Chase is already in surgery, and the doctors are optimistic about his recovery. Jack says that he is happy for her future with Chase. "There's some things I have to do," Jack tells her. Kim waits for Chase, and Jack leaves.
12:58 P.M.
Jack exits the hospital and gets into his SUV. The weight of the day overcomes him and he starts to cry. CTU radios, but Jack doesn't respond right away. Finally, he answers the call to help investigate Saunders's death. Jack wipes his tears and heads back to work.
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