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You know I have the fuel rods.

But I have no desire to harm innocent Americans.

And yet you're threatening them with a bomb.

What I'm asking for is simple.

- Turn over President Hassan. - That will never happen.

You have exactly one hour to change your mind.

We have an out here. I think we should take it.

Give in to the demand to turn over President Hassan?

I will not sell him out to the very

terrorists that we are determined to defeat.

What are you suggesting? A covert action.

We deliver Hassan to the terrorists, but make it look like they took him hostage.

I'm begging you. Don't do this.

Don't betray your president.

Ethan?

All right.

My God! Call a medic.

We wait to acquire Hassan before calling an ambulance. Understand?

Get down!

Take the weapon off now!

The dirty bomb will be detonated in New York unless we deliver Hassan to the terrorists.

Does the president know about this?

She's refusing to deal with the terrorists. This is General Brucker's operation.

What are you doing?

This is on you now. You have to deliver Hassan to the terrorists.

I don't take orders from anybody but the president of the United States. Now, move.

Are the Americans handing over Hassan or not?

The only information we have is that he's being transported to McGuire Air Force Base.

So, President Taylor doesn't intend to give him up.

Tarin. Yes?

The president has not responded. Start the countdown.

N.Y.P.D. will handle hazmat and triage.

The National Guard will control the streets,

and I've got an army battalion standing by.

Sir, what's our worst case scenario?

Well, a dirty bomb is about to go off in Manhattan, Commander.

I'd plan for mass panic.

Ethan Kanin is dying back there. We need to get him medical help. We will.

I mean now. No. Not until our team completes its mission.

When we have the bomb, then we'll get your friend help.

Madam President.

Carry on. General, what's our status on the ground?

Well, the civilian first responders are positioning for rapid deployment,

and we've got army support available as necessary.

At this point, only command level knows we're anticipating a radiological device,

but people on the ground are quick to connect the dots.

Word will get out. Yeah. I'd like to get ahead of that.

I've drafted an address for the networks, Rob. I need you to look at it.

And I'd like Ethan to read it too. He wasn't

in his office. Do you know where he is?

I'll go find him.

Less than 10 minutes.

Dear God, this bomb cannot go off.

I'm sorry, Madam President, but we have to prepare for the worst.

What are the latest casualty figures?

Median scenario shows 58,000 dead over three days...

due to the bomb and ensuing panic.

But who knows? Maybe we'll get lucky.

Let me know the second President Hassan arrives. Yes, ma'am.

This is not right. My life for so many others.

It's not right.

President Taylor doesn't see it that way.

She knows I would never have gone along with this decision.

That's why she kept me out of it.

You are more than just one life, Omar.

You are the best hope of ending a war that has lasted for decades.

You must understand President Taylor trying to protect that.

This is not acceptable, not like this.

Get in here.

Get down.

What are you doing? He's slowing us down.

Don't worry. He'll be fine. His injuries aren't lethal.

Jack, can I talk to you?

What?

Hassan isn't happy about Taylor's response to the ultimatum.

Doesn't matter. It doesn't affect our mission.

He's a head of state, Jack. Maybe it should. It's not our call.

If he wants to take it up with President Taylor, he can do it when he sees...

- What? - Throw your gun down.

- Omar, what are you doing? - Mr. President...

Kick it to me.

Omar, have you lost your mind? Have you lost your mind?

You, outside! Back up inside!

Sir, you do not want to do... Just shut up and move it inside!

I'm giving you what you want. Here, take the gun.

- Omar, what are you doing? - I'm sorry, Dalia.

My life for tens of thousands? I couldn't live with that.

Omar, don't. You can't give yourself up. I have to.

But what if they're lying? What if they blow up the bomb anyway?

At least I've tried to stop the attack, and I've failed.

- But if I don't even try... - Father, please.

You stay here with Kayla. I'll send someone from our delegation to pick you up.

No. I won't leave you. Dalia, do as I say.

Do as I say! If you want me to stay, then you better lock me in that room...

because I won't let you walk to your death!

I won't leave you! Dalia, I said do as I say!

- No! - Ma'am, in the room! Now! In the room!

We've got less than five minutes. We got to move.

Mr. President!

Mr. President, you can't trust him!

You can't trust him!

Come on.

These people owe you their lives, sir. You're doing the right thing.

I don't have time to deal with these anymore.

That's the best I can do.

Excuse me. Thank you.

- Do you have the package? - Yes.

You're cutting it damn close, you know that? Yeah, there were complications.

Jack Bauer found out about our operation.

He's no longer a problem. Casualties?

The entire unit. Everyone but me.

Sir, you need to know that President Hassan is cooperating with us.

He's here by choice. Well, what are you saying?

That he would have given himself up?

Yes, sir. We got to move. All right. Stay on the line.

Weiss.

Look at him. He'll be dead soon if we don't do something.

Along with half of New York. Bishop's on the line.

He's got Hassan. Get ready to make the call.

Bishop, we're live. You there?

Yes, sir. We got less than two minutes. Do it.

Yes? - This is Rob Weiss, President Taylor's chief of staff.

Do you have Hassan? Yes, and we're prepared to make the exchange.

Prove it. Uh, Bishop, put him on.

Here. He wants to talk to you.

This is President Hassan.

I'm prepared to give myself up if you stop the bomb.

So, President Taylor changed her mind.

No. She wasn't willing to meet your demands. I am.

But I need assurances. Assurances?

Yeah. That the exchange will...

The exchange will happen exactly as you're told.

What you'll do is exactly what I say.

Damn it. We did what you asked. Quit stalling. We're running out of time.

- - He cut us off.

Only a minute and a half until the bomb goes off.

Yes? Tarin,

stop the bomb.

Hassan will be arriving there shortly.

You know what to do.

Yes. All right.

Bomb was supposed to go off four minutes ago.

There's no report of an explosion anywhere on the island.

Arlo, what's happening on the ground?

Sweep teams are still looking everywhere. No luck.

According to the deadline we've been given, we're on borrowed time.

The bomb is still out there, still a threat.

We may have caught a break here.

Let's use it. O'Brian.

Chloe, it's Jack. I need your help.

Reception is terrible. I can barely hear you.

Can you hear me now? Yes.

President Hassan is trying to hand himself over to the terrorists.

That's why the bomb didn't go off.

No one here knows that.

And no one else can until I talk to the president. What's going on?

Chloe, I don't have time to explain. Please, just contact Tim Woods.

He can get me a clean line to the president.

But no one else can know that I'm calling. Do you understand?

- I'll call you right back. - Who was that?

Search team. Requesting updated grid assignments.

Do you need some help?

I'll ask if I do.

We're clear!

Keep them up here on the landing.

Nothing.

I need you to get them back to President Taylor.

What about you? I'm going to stay behind and look for Hassan.

Ma'am, I just got off the phone with C.T.U. They're going to help me find your husband.

Right now, it's not safe here for you.

I want you and your daughter to continue on to the Air Force base.

Agent Walker will help you get there. She can be trusted completely.

Mr. Bauer, my father, he did what he thought was best. I know he did.

We're gonna do everything we can to get him back, but right now we need to move.

Let's go.

Jack, he gave himself up willingly. Maybe we should just let this happen.

I already told you, it's not our call.

President Taylor asked me to protect him. That's what I'm gonna try and do.

So, please, just get them to the Air Force base.

Taxi!

Come on.

- This is Bauer. - I got a secure line.

Good. Chloe, I need you to do something else for me.

I'm on Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th.

There's a security camera mid-block. See if you can get a feed and roll it back.

President Hassan was standing here less than 10 minutes ago. I'll check.

Seven minutes past the deadline.

Do we have any idea why the bomb didn't go off?

No, Madam President.

We're polling our civilian counterparts trying to determine that.

Maybe it's like you said. We got lucky.

Well, at the moment it certainly looks that way.

What about President Hassan? When will he arrive?

Well, his transport was a Secret Service operation, ma'am.

I'm not really in the loop. I'll look into it.

No, I'd rather you find Ethan. I'll page him.

No, not page him, find him. I need him here. Please.

Yes, ma'am.

Madam President? Yes?

It's an urgent call from Homeland for you.