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Cole, he's dead.

Just go. Nobody knows you had anything to do with this.

I don't want you involved.

I'm already involved.

We're cleanin' this up, and no one's ever gonna know what happened.

They're scum, Dana, and no one's gonna miss 'em.

Kayla may be in danger.

She's run away with Tarin.

She's somewhere in the city with no idea that a nuclear threat exists.

- And, Omar, what about you? - Don't worry about me.

Just help me find our daughter.

Come inside.

- They have the rods you are looking for. - I thought you had the rods.

They turned against me.

I can help you find them. Just get me out of here.

- You find Farhad? - Still looking.

- He won't get far. -

Medic! Come on! Medic!

Identify the men who stole the nuclear rods from you. Can you do that for us?

Yes. - Blood pressure's dropping. We got a rapid heartbeat.

- We lost him. Farhad's dead. - Damn it.

Whoever shot Farhad couldn't confirm that he was killed.

I'm saying that we use Farhad as dead bait.

Leak it to the press that we've got him in custody, and he survived,

and they'll have to make a move on him.

Tell the support teams it is imperative that we take these terrorists alive.

Go, go!

It's all right. We just want to talk to you.

No. No!

He's still moving. Notify the perimeter.

It was a trap. Farhad was already dead.

I locked myself in some kind of oxygen chamber. They can't get in here.

- You know what you must do. - I can't. They scrambled the arming code.

You need to set it off manually. You cannot let them take you alive.

Can you hear me?

What's the status? The hyperbaric chamber is one-inch steel all around.

Hermetically sealed. Air and power systems are internal.

Also, its atmosphere is most likely oxygen-enriched.

Anything we use to blow the door could ignite a fire inside.

How long will it take to cut in?

We need to use a low-speed drill to avoid sparks. How long?

Best estimate... 40 minutes, unless you want us to push the risk.

We can't take the chance. We need him alive.

Agent Bauer, the techs have got the internal cameras online. We have eyes now.

What about the intercom? Still down from when he shorted out the locking mechanism.

And the bomb techs say we have a bigger problem. What?

They assumed that once we jammed the signal to the detonator,

it'd be impossible for the suspect to explode the vest.

Turns out that may not be the case. He's reconfiguring the circuits.

Yeah. The detonator's German military, so our guys are familiar with it.

The end-around he's sketched out here will work.

What's the time frame? It depends on how fast he works.

He needs to reset four circuits.

That L.E.D. light indicates he's already completed one.

When he wires the other three, he'll be able to explode the device at will.

The only upside is the chamber will contain the blast. No one else will be hurt.

He's not trying to hurt anybody. He's trying to make sure we don't take him alive.

Get that intercom up and running.

I need to talk to him as soon as possible. Sir.

This is Bauer. Let me speak to Hastings. Right away, sir.

Mr. Hastings, Jack Bauer on the line.

So, what have you got, Jack?

Our suspect might be able to get the detonator working before we can get to him.

Owen will fill in the details. I need to know everything you've got on him.

I'm just pulling up the information now, Jack.

It took me a while to get it from Hassan's intelligence people.

Just give me the overview. - Okay, Marcos Al-Zacar was born here, raised in East Harlem.

Mother's American, father was from the I.R.K.

That's where Al-Zacar got his politics from.

His father was a professor known to be highly critical of American foreign policies,

suspected of connections with extremists.

He was imprisoned by Wayne Palmer's administration for four months.

Although the charges were eventually dropped, he was unhireable after that.

Almost a year later, he committed suicide.

That must have been what triggered Al-Zacar.

He started spying on America for the I.R.K. two months after that.

- What about the mother? - Checking current records.

According to motor vehicle and utility records,

she's still in East Harlem... 4211 East 117th Street.

Find her and get her here as soon as possible.

We're on it, Jack.

Keep us posted. Copy that.

We have to assume the people building this dirty bomb...

want to hit a high-value target here in Manhattan.

First, they've got to get it on the island.

We should shut down the city. No.

We want them to make the attempt to move the radiological materials.

It's our best chance of catching them.

First, we have to make sure that all of our radiation sensors...

are strictly monitored at all crossings.

Arlo, that goes for the drone sensors too.

Yes, sir. That's all.

Cole. We went over this.

All we have to do is act natural, keep our heads.

You'll be okay.

I am not worried about me.

You can't really be this calm after what just happened.

You've never broken a law in your life.

Cole.

What do you want me to say?

I don't know! Anything. Tell me you hate me.

Tell me that you'll never forgive me for lying to you.

We're not doing this now. I told you to walk away.

Not now!

We're in the middle of a radiological threat. We got jobs to do.

When it's over, then we'll talk.

Look, I can't promise things are going back to the way they were,

but I wouldn't have done what I did if I didn't still love you.

You two have holy hell to answer for.

Sir, I'm sorry. I can explain. Save it.

If you were following up a lead, you should have been updating me every 20 minutes.

- You broke protocol. - The lead didn't pan out.

Witness proved to be unreliable. But you're right, sir.

There's no excuse. I should have called in.

And you were supposed to be servicing a faulty relay station.

Yet I see you found time to change your clothes.

Look. I don't know what's going on with you two, and, frankly, I don't care.

If we weren't at high alert and you weren't the best at what you do,

you'd both be out on your asses for this.

I'm going to ask you once.

Whatever it is, are you finished? Yes, sir.

Good. Walsh, until further notice, you will answer to Chloe O'Brian.

She will fill you in on what she needs from you.

Bauer has a situation at St. Julian's Hospital.

I need you to assemble a team, pick up an Elaine

Al-Zacar from East 117th and take her to him.

Is she a hostile? Unclear.

- Arlo will fill you in on the details. - Yes, sir.

How you perform from this point will determine whether or not you salvage your careers.

- Now, get to work. - Yes, sir.

- Yes? - I'm in place.

I've managed to tap into the hospital's security cameras.

But we can only pick up audio in the hallway outside the room.

- C.T.U. has set up a command center there. - Can you see Marcos?

Yes. He's still working on the detonator.

Are you able to gauge his progress?

He already has one of the four circuits reconfigured.

We're arriving at the landing now.

Soon we'll be able to transport the rods into Manhattan.

Are C.T.U.'s radiation sensors down?

Not yet. But we'll be ready.

Call me when Marcos is dead.

Port Authority's reporting no hits on the radiation sensors...

at the Holland, Midtown and Lincoln tunnels.

I don't see any stream updates for the G.W., Brooklyn or Queens crossings.

What's the problem?

M.T.A.'s providing that feed on a dedicated sublink to prevent a server overload.

You can access it yourself on the system's Ethernet port.

So there's really no problem.

There's no way I could have known that

since you didn't put that in your hourlies.

Right. I will do that next time.

I know this must be hard for you, having to report to me since you've been demoted.

- It's okay, Chloe. I deserved it. - Yeah, you did.

I just want you to know I'm actually glad...

you didn't get fired or anything...

and... hang in there.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Where are we on aerial detection?

I've got drones covering every inch of the waterfront...

with their radiation detectors cranked up.

If they try to bring the fuel rods into the city by boat, we'll spot 'em.

Easily.

Look, I know you probably hate my guts right now,

but I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry...

for telling Cole about you and that other guy.

I mean, you were definitely messing up, and with the threat of those rods out there...

Don't worry about it, Arlo.

So is he gone?

- Who? - You know. The other guy.

Yeah. Yeah, he's gone.

So, you and the Boy Scout are okay?

We'll get through it.

I'm glad.

- But if for some reason, that changes... - I know.

Meaning, if you ever decide you want to trade up.

I got it.

Sir, we got the intercom to the chamber working.

You should be able to talk to the suspect. Good.

Tell C.T.U. I'll keep my comm up so they can monitor.

Yes, sir.

Marcos, my name is Jack Bauer. I'm working with C.T.U.

I know the original plan was to smuggle the fuel rods back to the I.R.K...

to reconstitute their nuclear program.

So, I'm just guessing that helping to deliver a dirty bomb to New York City,

which will cost the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people,

isn't exactly what you signed on for.

The truth is, if you do this, you'll be killing the I.R.K.

By bombing New York City, you're gonna force President Taylor to retaliate,

and she will... hard.

You can't possibly want that.

It doesn't matter what I want.

This so-called peace agreement, it's just Hassan signing away...

my country's ability to defend itself, its independence.

He's surrendering without a fight.

But there are a lot of people in his own government who are not willing to do that.

Marcos, you can't win this fight.

The I.R.K. will sustain massive casualties because of this, because of you.

Not because of me. America will be the one dropping all the bombs.

No, son. The eyes of the world will hold you responsible...