24

Previously on 24.

You helped terrorists acquire weaponized nerve gas!

I told you. We were gonna trigger the canisters...

once the separatists reached their base in Central Asia.

Damn it, Walt! You got into bed with these people,

and now they're threatening to use the gas on American citizens!

What do we do about Walt? We keep him out of sight...

long enough for us to construct a credible narrative.

Are you talking about a cover-up?

Walt Cummings was complicit in David Palmer's assassination.

If we go public with Cummings,

the credibility of this office will be destroyed.

Mr. President.

- What is it, Mike? - I think you should come here.

- What's going on? - Just come here, sir.

- Lynn? - What is it?

Yeah. I know you're busy, but I need to see you, please.

We need you to do some work for us, and we need it done fast.

Get the canisters.

You have to cut precisely 10 centimeters...

from the bottom of the casing.

You and I need a place where we can meet.

I'll call you back in five minutes.

Logan's asked Jack to be reinstated on a provisional basis.

He's been given full autonomy and access.

We've got a possible intercept on Erwich. Man named Jacob Rossler.

He's a software programmer, indicted for high-security code infiltration, never convicted.

Copy that. Federal agent!

- Rossler is in custody. I repeat.

Rossler is in custody.

- - Answer it.

Yes?

We have the identification key.

No! No!

- Is he gonna make it? - No.

He's dead.

Rossler was our only link to those canisters.

Erwich's gonna call here any minute, and he's gonna expect to talk to him.

The following takes place between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

What's the situation? Rossler's dead.

Shot by his female companion. What does that do to our plan?

We intended to use Rossler to lead us to Erwich and the Sentox.

How? Rossler was gonna sell Erwich a chip...

that would enable him to activate the canisters and release the Sentox.

We put a tracker on the chip? Yes. And follow Erwich back to the canisters.

Obviously that plan has to change.

Has Erwich set a time and place for the meeting yet? No.

We've also picked up increased chatter related to the canisters.

Related how? Erwich's been putting out feelers...

to terrorist organizations with sleeper cells established here.

He's asking for help launching nerve gas attacks on larger targets across the country.

There's a call coming in on Rossler's phone.

We assume it's Erwich. What do you wanna do?

Put it on the speaker.

Jack. This has to be Erwich. C.T.U.'s on the line.

You ready?

Yeah.

Five minutes, roof of the parking garage...

on the corner of White Oak and Madison.

One of my men will meet you. Look for a blue van.

What do you think?

I think we caught a break. Give me the chip.

- C.T.U. Operations.

This is Jack Bauer. Let me speak to Bill Buchanan.

Jack Bauer on the line. Buchanan.

Bill, did you get that? - Yes, Erwich is sending someone else to the meeting.

That's a problem. No, I don't think so.

It means I can pass myself off as Rossler.

We can keep the meeting. We can control this thing.

Rossler and the man Erwich is sending may know each other.

No. He said look for a blue van. He wouldn't have said that if they knew each other.

It's a big risk, Jack. Jack, they will probably kill you.

Even if they do think you're Rossler, ties up a loose end.

Right now we don't have a choice.

If we're lucky, this guy'll take the chip back to Erwich,

and that will lead us to the nerve gas.

- All right, Jack. Do it. - Thank you.

Chloe, Edgar, Jack is gonna need you...

to tech support him through the installation of that chip.

- We'll pull up the schematics. - Already on it.

The chip you'll be giving him is genuine,

but it's useless without the correct unlock code.

The tracker is built into the chip itself. Okay. Thanks.

How do you wanna play this? Passive, nonthreatening.

I want these people to think I'm scared of them.

All right. Get tac teams ready. We're on the move.

You'll need a new comm unit with a fresh battery.

You'll be patched in to C.T.U. at all times. Okay.

With this, we'll be able to hear everything within a 20-foot radius of you.

I'll be watching your back.

Thanks.

Testing one, two, three. Testing one, two, three.

He'll be waiting for you there. Let me know if there's a problem.

Do we have the new chip yet?

No. I sent Polakov and Komar to meet Rossler.

We should have it in a few minutes. Anything?

A remote will always be the most effective way of triggering the canisters.

I understand, but what if the new chip doesn't work?

I need options in case Rossler fails us.

There may be a work-around, but someone will have to be on-site with the canister.

Get it done.

Excuse me, Mr. President. I thought you should know...

Walt's body has been moved to the Secret Service outbuilding for the time being.

You realize, sir, we still need to issue a public statement about his death.

No statement till his wife's been notified.

Of course.

Sir, if you don't mind me saying, I think perhaps we have an opportunity here.

This statement you and Mrs. Logan plan to release,

disclosing the fact that Walt was part of a conspiracy...

to supply the terrorists with nerve gas...

and that he was involved in David Palmer's assassination...

What's your point, Mike? I'm sorry, sir.

I wonder if his death might render all that moot.

Go on.

Very little will come from dragging Walt's name through the mud...

when he's not here to answer for what he's done.

And it would be devastating for this country,

particularly if, God forbid,

that nerve gas is used against us.

What are you suggesting?

We could attribute Walt's suicide to, uh, despondency over the day's events.

Overwork. Personal issues.

Let him go out with some dignity, you mean, and not as a traitor.

Yes, sir.

My wife will have a considerable problem with that.

Well,

I respect the first lady's moral conviction, but...

this is your decision,

not hers.

Is there anything else I can get you, Mrs. Logan? No, thank you, Evelyn. I'm fine.

Can I ask your advice on something?

Of course.

- Some of the staff are asking questions. - About?

Walt Cummings's death. Evelyn,

I'm helping prepare a statement right now that the president's gonna give later.

It'll explain everything.

Is there something else, Evelyn?

Yes.

What? What is it?

Why did he do it? Why did Walt kill himself?

I deserve to know.

A violent thing happened to someone that I work with every day.

Someone who had no visible signs of depression.

What if it wasn't suicide? What if we're in danger?

I don't know what to think. It was suicide.

How can you be so sure?

Evelyn, listen to me.

What I'm gonna say to you has to stay in this room until it's made public.

Do you understand? You do understand?

Even his family doesn't know the truth yet. Okay.

Walt Cummings was a traitor. What?

I'm not gonna go into details, but suffice it to say that Walt was responsible...

for some of the awful things that have happened today.

I can't believe that. The president just found out.

I suppose that Walt didn't want to face the humiliation of a long public trial,

and... and he decided to kill himself.

Was he working with the terrorists?

Our enforcement agencies are trying to figure that out.

- Jack's arrived at the rendezvous point. - Maintain your distance.

Heads up. We have the blue van entering the parking garage.

License plate 6-Quebec-4-9951.

Repeat. 6-Quebec-4-9951. Runnin' the plates.

He's heading up the ramp towards you, Jack. Couldn't get a visual on who's inside.

I have a hit from D.M.V. The plates don't match the vehicle.

They probably stole the van and put clean plates on it.

Two men are getting out.

Showtime.

Rossler.

I was told there'd only be one of you.

- Is that a problem? - Yeah. I don't like surprises.

Relax. Got your money.

Let me see it.

When I see the chip.

Erwich says you have to install it.

Where's the remote trigger?

Let's go.

Let's go.

Okay, Jack. You need to remove the backing.

Inside there are five jumpers. Toggle the one in the middle to the left.

Then pry out the old chip, but do it gently.

When it's out, clear your throat or something.

Okay. Insert the new chip into the slot.

Press the reset button directly under it.

Screw the back on, and you're done.

The trigger's been reconfigured. You can activate the canisters now.

You better hope it works. You're coming with us,

just to make sure.

- What are they doing? -

We're on the move.

This isn't the deal I made with Erwich.

I reconfigured the trigger.

You're supposed to just give me the money.

Standing by to move in.

- Hold on, Curtis. - Erwich knows who Jack is.

He saw him at the airport. They'll kill him.

By the time Jack gets close enough to be recognized, tac teams will move in.

We need to move in now. Take the two terrorists and make them tell us where Erwich is.

We don't have time. Erwich will know something's wrong, and we'll lose him.

This is our only shot. Bill.

Are we letting them take Jack? I'm awaiting orders.