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Jack, this is hard for me.

The Chinese have proof that you led the assault on their consulate.

And now the Chinese want me. That's right.

Listen to me carefully. The man they sent to take you into custody has orders to kill you.

Orders from who? Someone in Logan's camp.

Dale Spaulding, Secret Service.

I have orders to take Jack Bauer into custody.

I intend to execute those orders.

- - Jack!

- He's dead. - I'm sorry.

God! Jack.

Give me the epinephrine.

I hope it's not too late. He really looks dead.

Come on, Jack.

Come on, Jack! Damn it!

Hey. All right, Chloe.

I need you to run interference with the local coroner.

Make sure their database syncs up with Jack's information.

- That won't cover the autopsy. - There's not gonna be an autopsy.

They wanted Jack dead. Now he's dead.

Mr. President, you saved my life. I'm sorry it came to this.

I just wanted to let you know that I was out. I'm glad.

Jack, you do understand, when you hang up,

for all intents and purposes, Jack Bauer's dead.

I understand that, sir.

Mr. President, it's been an honor.

The following takes place between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Jim Nichols. You're on pump number one.

Sterling Rush, Patrick Reese. You're on pump number four.

Phil Stone, Greg Nelson. You're on pump five.

Sorry, guys. That's all I got today.

Hey, Frank. Look, I know I promised you work today.

Pump seven went off-line last night. It's all right.

I'll try again tomorrow. Yeah.

Tomorrow will be much better. See ya tomorrow.

The sun is shining, but the air is cool in President Logan's retreat...

where Russian President Yuri Suvarov is expected to arrive later this morning.

Everything worked for me up until the chapter on your first campaign.

It's a little long-winded, and I think that we can cut that down by half.

- So why don't we start with the paragraph... -

You didn't hear a word I just said, did you?

Yeah. I was listening. No, you weren't.

You're right. I'm sorry.

- Are you okay? - I can use a break.

What's going on? What do you mean?

I mean you've been distracted ever since you got to Los Angeles.

I don't know. It's... It's like you're somewhere else.

Writing my memoirs...

Maybe it's put me in a melancholy mood.

Is that all it is?

Yeah.

David, I'm your brother.

Whatever it is, you can tell me.

It's all right. Really.

Okay.

Well, then let's get back to work.

One more chapter, and we'll take a break.

Why don't we jump down to, um, chapter 6?

There's gonna be a lot of questions about your relationship with Sherry.

- David! - Shot fired!

- Get help! -

Stay with me. Get help!

Walt. My chair?

Don't worry, Mr. President. I had it adjusted. Good.

Adjusted? Wait a minute. What are we talking about here?

Yuri Suvarov is over six feet. Russian president can't be lookin' down...

at the president of the United States when the cameras roll.

It's a risky proposition, Walt. If the press finds out... They won't.

Don't underestimate the power of the image, Mike.

Stalin and Churchill... They both sat for F.D.R. at Yalta.

This is the defining moment of my administration.

We have to make sure that the media presents it the right way.

I'll get it.

Yeah? Sir, Greg Porter on the phone for you.

Yeah. Put him through. Have you checked on my wife?

She's still getting ready.

She'll be fine, sir. Hmm.

I'm in contact with Dr. Hill.

I'd feel better if you would check on her yourself.

She cannot have one of her meltdowns today.

Look, you're the only one she listens to, Walt.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Mike? Mike, what is it?

David Palmer's been assassinated.

- What? - It just happened.

Oh, my God.

Where? In L.A.

I don't believe this.

Mr. President, uh, C.T.U. is standing by to...

brief you directly whenever you're ready.

Make sure L.A.P.D. sets up a hard perimeter.

They're sending everyone they've got. Where are they on witnesses?

Nowhere yet. Who's running search and sweep?

- Secret Service, but they're shorthanded. - Narrow the search area.

Make sure Ballistics runs a line-of-fire trajectory.

Sir, President Logan's ready. Yeah, I'll call Ballistics.

Put the president through. Yes, sir. Go ahead.

Mr. President. Bill.

Not to diminish the loss that we're all feeling right now,

but I am expecting the Russian president very soon, so...

Let's say what needs to be said. Of course, sir.

- Have you arrested the person who did this? - Not yet, sir.

- Then what do you have? - Sir, the damage inflicted by the single shot...

indicates that President Palmer was hit by a .308 caliber bullet fired from an adjacent building.

We've initiated an interagency protocol, Level 5...

Don't... Don't give me protocols, Bill. Give me results.

Whoever did this, I want them dead or in custody by the time the Russians get here.

Yes, Mr. President. But until we know more,

I would ask that you consider postponing the signing of the treaty.

No. Absolutely not.

Mr. President, we can't discount the possibility...

that this attack is somehow connected to the arms agreement.

A former president was assassinated 15 miles from where you are.

And I'm sure I don't need to explain the significance of this day.

Do you realize what kind of political and economic capital I've spent...

just to get the Russians to the table?

If we call this off, they won't come back.

Spenser.

- Spenser. - What?

Get out of my bed. Yeah.

I had a good time last night too.

I'm serious. This was a mistake. Get outta here.

What do you mean a mistake? We had a great time.

- I don't get involved with people who work for me. - It's too late for that.

I would appreciate it if you didn't tell everybody at work about this.

I don't want everyone thinking I'm some kind of slut.

Believe me, no one's ever gonna think that.

What's that supposed to mean?

You should lighten up, you know?

You'll live longer.

What are you doing? When you quit overanalyzing the situation,

I think you're gonna find out that you and I are pretty good together.

So I'm telling you in advance, yes. Yes, what?

I'll let you buy me dinner, get me drunk, have your way with me.

Anytime you want.

You know, um, arrogance doesn't turn me on.

I've read that some women respond to it, but I'm just letting you know I don't.

- What is it? - President Palmer's been shot.

He's dead.

...his first public comment since the death of the former president.

Security has been raised to the highest level around President Logan's retreat.

To repeat what we know up to this point...

President David Palmer was assassinated in Los Angeles.

The former president was in the penthouse apartment...

of his brother and former chief of staff, Wayne Palmer...

when a single bullet was fired,

apparently from another high-rise building across the street.

President Palmer was struck in the throat...

No suspects have been taken into custody...

Who is it? It's me, Frank.

Hey. Hey.

I saw your truck outside. I thought you were on today.

Ned didn't need me this morning. Hmm.

It's so terrible what happened.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Come on. I'm making breakfast. Okay.

Frank's gonna join us.

Great.

Derek, stop it.

Mornin'.

Use a glass, please.

Here.

Excuse me.

- Can I ask you something, Frank? - Yeah, sure.

That rig in Alaska you worked on...

What was that called again? The Albatross.

And you were there last year? Yeah. Why?

That's funny. My friend's got a brother who's been working on that rig for five years.

He's never heard of any Frank Flynn.

It's a big platform.

Yeah? My friend's brother says everyone knows everyone.

- What is this, an interrogation? - I just don't like being lied to.

- Derek. - It's all right.

No one's lying to you, Derek.

Really?

When you're out there, a lot of the guys just use nicknames.

- Yeah. - What's your friend's brother's name?

Eat your breakfast. Yeah, I'm not hungry.

Sorry. He's just kind of protective of me, but...

It's the best thing in the world for him to have a man around here.

Look, what he said about me and Alaska...

You don't owe me an explanation.

I figure if you had wanted to tell me about your past, you would've told me already.

I trust my instincts.

And I trust you.

Former president David Palmer was killed just a short while ago.

Now, no information has been released to the public at this time,

but an independent source has verified that Palmer was in Los Angeles...

Bill will call if he needs us. You know that.

No, he won't.

- - All right. Come on.

It's not our job... not anymore.

This is different. Come on, Michelle.

I'm just as upset as you are. David Palmer meant a lot to me too.

There are other people at C.T.U. who can handle this.

No one who was active during the other attempts on his life.

Tony, you and I worked up suspect profiles. We ran scenarios.

And they have our records on file. They don't have our experience.

I never once regretted our decision to leave C.T.U.,