President David Palmer must deal with accusations of terrorist activity involving Anne Packard. Wayne strongly urges his brother to distance himself from her. Palmer says that Anne's ex-husband has his own agenda and that it shouldn't be too hard to prove that he is a liar.
Ted Packard calls Anne and insists she come by his office to pick up some documents that will prove her innocence.
Chase Edmunds finds Hector Salazar's location. He informs Kim, but tells her to keep it to herself. He is going to Mexico to rescue Jack.
Hector and Ramon Salazar reunite. Jack Bauer embraces Hector. "Good job, Jack," Hector says. "Come. We have a lot of work to do." Ramon Salazar is confused.
Tony arrives at CTU from the hospital to talk to Gael. He stops the torture and Gael receives the signal that Jack's back in. Chappelle doesn't understand, and Tony says that they need to call the President.
8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
Tony explains to Chappelle that Jack is back working undercover on the Salazars. Chappelle is angry that he wasn't kept in the loop.
8:01 P.M.
Tony calls the President to inform him that Jack has been acting with Tony and Gael over the last four hours to break Salazar out of prison, not only to stop the virus outbreak but to get Jack back in with the Salazars. Gael explains that after 3:30, Tony discovered him working for the Salazars. Tony got Jack involved, and the two men persuaded Gael to switch sides and help bring down the Salazars in exchange for avoiding jail time. Tony explains to the President that Gael got Jack in contact with Hector. Jack offered to spring Salazar from prison himself and then rejoin the Salazars, using his knowledge of terrorist networks to expand their criminal enterprise. Hector agreed and Jack is now trusted by the Salazars. Now, Jack is going to find the virus and steal it from them. Tony, Jack and Gael kept this a secret to protect the President from exposure. Tony asks Palmer to give him the authority to interdict with the military and take possession of the virus.
8:05 P.M.
Instead, Palmer chides Tony from keeping a matter of national security from him. With Jack setting to take possession of a deadly virus in Mexico, Tony solicits the military's help. The President reluctantly grants his request, but warns Tony that he will face consequences later on. Palmer hangs up, angry. Wayne agrees with what Jack did in order to protect the Administration, but he knows that the President should censure Jack later.
8:06 P.M.
The CTU staff files out of the conference room after hearing Tony's admission on the secret mission. Michelle eyes Tony mistrustfully. Chappelle tries to regain control of the operation, but Tony insists that the President put him in charge of helping Jack find the virus. Chappelle vows to be on his back. Michelle notices Tony steady himself against the desk because he is still weakened from the surgery.
8:07 P.M.
At the ranch in Las Nieves, Mexico, Hector makes it clear to his brother that Jack is on their side. Salazar eyes Jack warily. Hector explains that Jack is out to make $15 million from participating in their deals. Jack can get the Salazars in contact with terrorist organizations they otherwise would never find. He’s already tentatively set up a meeting with one group for tomorrow morning. Jack had lost his wife and brought down Salazar, but still ended up with a demotion at CTU. "I'm done putting my ass on the line for nothing," Jack says bluntly. Salazar is still suspicious, so Hector hands him a gun. Yet when Salazar aims at Jack, Hector pushes his arm out of the way so that he misses. Salazar thinks Hector is crazy for trusting Jack. Suddenly, Hector's cell phone rings. It is Max, the man who Peter Kingsley reported to three years ago. He chastises Hector for not releasing the virus when he said he would. Hector tells Max that CTU captured Kyle Singer before he became infectious. Max tells him if there isn't an outbreak by 9 P.M., he will cut the money flow. Hector gets off the phone and tells the Jack and Salazar the change of events. Though Hector thinks they should flee, Jack says they should stay. Salazar is confident they will find a way to release the virus.
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8:15 P.M.
Tony gives direction to the staff, showing them that Jack's transponder locates him at a ranch in Mexico. Kim takes Tony aside to tell him that Chase went to rescue Jack and has tracked him to Las Nieves. He is unreachable because he went dark. Chase may blow Jack's cover.
8:16 P.M.
Jack sweats through his heroin withdrawal in a room at the ranch. Claudia comes in with food and slaps him across the face. "You said you'd take me away from here," she says, feeling betrayed when she learned he was really an undercover cop. Claudia belittles him for being a junkie and deceiving his own country. She contemptuously offers him some heroin, but then feels sympathy. Jack is conflicted because he can't tell her the truth.
8:19 P.M.
Tony sends Chase's dossier and photo to an agent in Mexico. He then becomes dizzy and falls to the ground. Tony gets back up and sees that no one noticed.
8:20 P.M.
Tony tells Michelle and Kim that he is sending a man named Rafael Gutierrez to Las Nieves to reel Chase in. Kim notes that Chase would never use a landing strip to touch down because it's too exposed. Tony agrees, and orders a topographic overlay to find another potential area to land a plane.
8:21 P.M.
Palmer tells Wayne that he can't reach Anne. He is worried because she was upset after the debate. Wayne advises him to be evasive with the press about Anne's connection to her ex-husband's illegal affairs.
8:22 P.M.
Anne arrives at her ex-husband Ted's office. He apologizes for lying about her involvement in his scheme, claiming he had to make it worthwhile to gain the President’s attention. Ted admits that he helped terrorists create a weaponized strain of the Cordilla virus in preparation for today’s attack. He was in fact recruited for this job because of Anne’s proximity to Palmer. Anne is repulsed. Ted elaborates that he was not paid for his services, which included delivering the virus to a drug cartel in Mexico, and he fears for his life. He tried to blackmail the President to secure the money he needs to flee the country and disappear. But with that option gone, he sees no choice but to come clean. He shows Anne the papers that will explain everything and prove she had nothing to do with this. Anne thanks him. Ted warns her that the terrorists are planning to somehow infect the President with the virus, to make up for the failed toxin attack of three years ago. Ted moves in front of the office window and a sniper across the street fires. Anne watches in horror as Ted is killed before her.
--Commercial Break--
8:29 P.M.
Michelle finds Tony in a weakened state, and she urges him to go back to the hospital. Tony brushes off her concern, but then senses that she is bothered by something. Michelle mentions the secret mission, and Tony apologizes for allowing the job to come between them. Michelle is upset that she could not tell that he had been hiding something.
8:32 P.M.
With the police having secured the office and searching for the assassin, Anne calls Palmer to tell him about Ted's murder and the letters exonerating her from his terrorist activity. She also conveys Ted’s final warning. Palmer assures her that Secret Service will protect him. He hangs up and gives Wayne the news. Wayne is relieved. He will have Ted’s attorney transferred to the District office. Maybe news of his client’s death will glean more information out of him.
8:35 P.M.
To persuade his brother even more, Hector elaborates about Jack setting up the real prison break. Plus, all of their contacts in the American agencies and military confirm that Jack is a fugitive. Salazar becomes convinced when Hector says that they will kill Jack as soon as they have finished their meeting with the prospective terrorist client. Salazar tells Jack he has agreed to let him back in. Jack thanks him and says that he is willing to release the virus. He offers to bring it back to Los Angeles. However, Hector says that there is not enough time to get it released by 9 P.M. Hector calls Gael and orders him to release the dying Kyle Singer out of Health Services.
--Commercial Break--
8:42 P.M.
Rafael Gutierrez phones Tony from Chase's potential landing site. Tony is alarmed that Gutierrez is alone because Chase is a good field agent.
8:43 P.M.
A plane lands and Tony listens as Gutierrez approaches it. But the plane is empty. Gutierrez hangs up.
8:44 P.M.
Gutierrez goes back to his car, and Chase appears out of nowhere. He holds Gutierrez at gunpoint and checks his badge. Gutierrez says that Tony sent him to find Chase. He gives Chase a phone to call Tony. Before they can speak, shots ring out and Gutierrez falls dead. Chase gets in the man's car and takes off. Tony can still hear the gunfire, and Chase says that he is being pursued. Tony, Michelle and Kim listen as the car crashes. They fear the worst. Chase is alive, but dazed. The snipers descend upon the car and take Chase prisoner.
--Commercial Break--
8:51 P.M.
Anne arrives at the District office, and Palmer greets her with a tender kiss. Wayne looks over her papers from Ted and is glad that they will clear her name. He thanks her for helping their investigation. Anne ends her relationship with Palmer because she can't live in his world and do the things she would need to do in order to survive.
8:55 P.M.
Gael heads to the main entrance. He is stopped by Tony. Gael says that he is going out for a smoke. Tony lets him go but asks him to return shortly.
Hector uses a satellite phone to call Max. Hector tells him that Gael is going to release the boy and that there should be an outbreak in half an hour. Suddenly, the henchmen come in to the ranch house with Chase in tow. Salazar recognizes Chase as Jack's partner. He readies his men to move location because he is sure more agents will arrive. Jack tries to defend himself, saying he didn't know that Chase was coming. Betrayal and anger dawn on Chase's face, and he asks if Jack is now with the Salazars. Jack confirms that this is true. Chase breaks away momentarily to charge Jack. In doing so, Jack slams his watch against the wall. Salazar demands that Jack shoot Chase to prove that he's on their side. Chase spits in Jack's face. Jack raises the gun to Chase's temple and fires, but there is only a clicking sound. The chamber is empty. Salazar applauds Jack, and orders his men to interrogate Chase. He and Jack will go to a safe house to wait to see if Gael fulfills his promise.
8:59 P.M.
In a van, Jack warns Chase to shut up. He then notices that his watch isn't working.
At CTU, Chloe comes up to notify Tony that the transponder on Jack's watch went dead. Tony is concerned that by the time the assault teams are in position, they will have no idea where he will be.
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