24 (2008) - full transcript

Colonel Dubaku. We are just
leaving the township now, sir.

- How many do you have?
- Five.

Only five? By the
time we got to the

field, most of the boys were gone.

I need soldiers, not excuses.

I will bring some
more, sir, I promise.

Just bring them to me.
Youssou, take this.

You will learn to fight like men.

Of that I have no doubt.

This... will make you
strong little soldiers.

This will make you free.



Come.

Take it.

Ah.

How does it make you feel?

Powerful, yes?

Come.

Your mothers and your fathers,
they have made you weak.

But General Juma,

he will make you strong.

He will make you strong so that
you can take back the country...

from the governments and the
traitors that work for them.

Like this cockroach, here.

Down.

This cockroach works for the



government and their
white masters.

- Yes. Yes.
- No, no.

Have mercy on me.

- They have taken our land.
- No.

But soon all that will change.

Soon all the land will
belong to the people again.

So...

we must buy our freedom...

with the blood of this cockroach.

No.

He's only a cockroach, and you
know what we do to cockroaches.

Chop up the cockroach.
Kill the cockroach.

Kill the cockroach.
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Events occur in real time.

I thought I told you to turn
up the air-conditioner.

All right, sir. I do so.

For crying out loud.

Go on. Go around them. Go on.

But we need another player.
Find somebody else.

Who? Tell me, Willie... Who can
handle the ball better than you?

That's right. No one.

We're not supposed to go to
town without Mr. Benton.

Mr. Benton worries too
much, and so do you.

Hey, Desmond.

Hurry, or the bus
will leave. Come on.

- Let's go.
- You're not my father.

I'm your brother, and
you'll do what I say.

- No.
- Fine then.

The truck is here.
The truck is here.

Hey. The truck is here.

The truck is here.

I wasn't stealing it. I swear.

I was just looking.

Forgot these.

Very pretty. For a woman, yes?

I was gonna give it to
my daughter one day.

- You have a daughter?
- Yeah.

- Where did you get it?
- Rajasthan.

India. You ask a lot of questions.

That's what Mr. Benton says.

I bet.

When were you there?

- Last summer.
- Before you came here?

Yes. And before that,
where were you?

- Different places.
- When are you going home?

I'm not going home.

Listen, I told the other boys
I'd help them unload the truck.

If you want that, you can keep it.

Really?

Really.

Willie.

You're gonna have to give
me my knife back though.

Go on.

Hey, Willie. The
supply truck's here.

- The boys could use some help.
- Look what Jack gave me.

- Very nice.
- It's from India.

Jack, this is Frank Tramell.

He's the ambassador's
chief political officer.

I know who he is.

He says he left some messages for

you to come see him
at the embassy.

- I got his messages.
- What's going on, Jack?

I'll tell you what's going on.

The senate subcommittee
has questions...

about the illegal
detention and torture of

certain prisoners in
Mr. Bauer's custody.

I have a subpoena requesting you
to appear, and it's way past due.

So consider yourself served.

I told the boys I'd help them
unload the truck. Excuse me.

Failure to comply to a subpoena
is a federal offence, Mr. Bauer.

- You are bound by law to respond.
- Then give them my response.

They want me back in Washington,
they can come and get me.

The, ambassador said...

that you and Bauer were in
the special forces together?

- How long has he been here?
- A few months.

He never mentioned the subpoena?

Nope.

Well, he's been ducking
it for more than a

year, across three
different continents.

Washington is leaning on the
ambassador to deliver him.

And now the ambassador's
leaning on you.

Bauer doesn't come
back to the States

on his own, they'll come for him.

That would be a mistake.

You're doing God's
work here, Carl.

Between malaria and the wars,

these kids never had a chance.

Now you're giving
them a decent life.

It'd be a shame if the
funding dried up.

Don't threaten me, Frank.

I'm just giving you the facts.

You're his friend. Talk
some damn sense into him.

- Here, Jack.
- Thank you, Thomas.

Okay. Go back.

- Now you. Go, go.
- There he is.

The mighty warrior who traded
his gun for a wheelbarrow.

Why are you here?

To do penance for all your sins?

You don't want to talk about
it. I don't blame you.

Watch out.

The man from the embassy.
What did he want?

- Nothing. He just wanted to talk.
- Talk about what?

Willie, you ask too
many damn questions.

Let's go. Here's the oranges.

Willie? Come here.
I need your help.

Thank you. Come with me.

Jimmy. Take a box.

Here. Careful. Don't drop it.

The government won't be able to
hold out against us for long.

Except we have more weapons
than soldiers who can use them.

We need to overrun the main
garrison from the west.

We have minefields here and here.

Then I'll bring you more little

soldiers to clear
them. Do not worry.

Our father would be really
proud, Youssou. Very proud.

You will have your
little soldiers.

Go.

- This is Colonel Dubaku.
- Hodges here.

I've just heard some
troubling news, Colonel,

that your recruiting
numbers are...

are still coming
up a little short.

I want you to know
my offer stands.

I've got personnel standing
by right across the border.

They can be deployed
within the hour.

That won't be necessary.

Oh?

Do some thinking now, Colonel.

I'm offering you
professional soldiers, not

children you haven't
had time to train.

You provided the weapons.
We will fight our own war.

Well, it's your country.

It will be, soon.

Is there anything
else, Mr. Hodges?

Yeah. Tell General Juma...

give me a call when he
gets there, will you?

- I'll let him know.
- Good.

That's one hard-nosed
son of a bitch.

It is his country.

But I'm paying for it.

I don't want those
transactions traceable,

Mr. Nichols.

Not by the S.E.C., the IRS
or any of my ex-wives.

You understand me, don't you?

John, what do you
want me to tell you?

You gotta hang in there and be
patient, my friend. I'm trying.

Yeah, yeah. I know. Hold
on, hold on. Stop. Stop.

We got caught by the margin.
It's gonna turn around.

Yes. Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

Yeah, you've gotta give it time...

and just, yeah, be patient.

Yeah. Okay. Yes. Yes. Okay.

All right. Bye-bye.

All right. Next up. Right?

Chris.

Yeah.

Would you come in here, please?

- Who's that guy?
- A client.

I need you to close out
Abu Dhabi and Eritrea.

Burn the records and
bury the ashes.

- Go.
- Yeah.

Jack. Can I have a word?

Yeah. Willie, go on out to the
truck. Pick up another load.

It's all right. Go, go.

I think you should
take a look at this.

I don't need to. I
know what it says.

Don't worry, Carl.
I'll be gone by dark.

I'm not asking you
to leave, Jack. I'm

asking you to have a conversation.

Tramell says this subpoena's been
chasing you for over a year now.

It's gonna catch up
with you sometime.

I'm not going back.

I'm not saying you should.

But a year's a long time to spend
looking over your shoulder.

A lifetime of that's gonna
drive you out of your mind.

Whatever I've done
I've paid for in full.

All I've got left is
my freedom. I'm not

letting them take
that away from me.

Freedom. What kind of freedom's
this, Jack? You're running away.

What do you want from me,
Carl? What do you want?

I want you to trust me,
Jack. I am your friend.

I'm sorry. Look.

I can't remember the many
times you saved my life.

But I do know that I owe you.

You've lost a lot, Jack.

I know that. I know that.

When you called me up for the
first time in... What? Ten years?

I hoped you were maybe looking for
more than just a place to stay.

I'm trying to find a way to
make some sense of it all.

It's a normal impulse,
especially for people like us.

Yeah, except you found
what you were looking for.

Yeah.

Damn it.

Carl.

Carl.

I just meant it's
different for me.

You never asked me why I quit.

I figured you would have told
me if you wanted me to know.

While I was in Beirut.

A counter-insurgency operation.

I was holding a suspect.

The attack window was open.
Our time was limited.

I was sure I had the
right guy, but he

wasn't giving me the
information I needed,

so I kept pushing.

Pushed him hard...

until he finally told me
what I wanted to hear...

right before he died.

He wasn't the right guy, Jack.

The intel was bad.

I lost 14 men and 21
civilians that day.

Carl, that's the job.

People like you and me,
Jack... We don't...

We don't keep score by counting
how many lives we've saved,

but by how many we've lost.

You know, I'm not so sure I have
found what I was looking for.

But I have found a way
to live with myself.

It took a long time.

The first thing I had
to do was stop running.

I meant what I said, Jack.

You can stay here. We'll
fight this thing together.

Sorry.

Don't worry about Tramell.

The state department's not
the only place with money.

I appreciate what you're trying to
do, Carl, but this is my problem.

I'm not gonna let it become yours.

Remember what the lieutenant
used to say about trouble?

"Comes cheap, leaves expensive."

Yeah. Yeah.

What you've done with this place.

The school, what you've done for
the boys... It's worth protecting.

You and I both know it'd be
better for everyone if I leave.

- I'm sorry, Jack.
- Me too.

Me too.

Thank you, Carl. I mean that.

Thank you for everything.

Always.

Yeah.

- Where is he going?
- I'm not sure.

But he's leaving.

Yeah.

He is.

You are just a boy. You do not
know what you are talking about.

What do you know? This isn't
even your country, yeah?

- Hey, hey, hey. What's going on?
- Thomas is talking nonsense.

He's spreading rumours about Juma.

Rumours? They are not rumours.

Juma's soldiers have
been crossing the

border and stealing our children.

Juma has no soldiers, and he has
no weapons. Everyone knows that.

My cousin is missing.
He went to the

market yesterday, and
he has not returned.

Then it was gunrunners
that took him,

or someone from the diamond mines.

My brother is in town with James.

You see that? Now you
have the boy worried.

He should be worried. We
should all be worried.

Stop it, both of you.

Finish up work. I'll
go into town and

see if we can find
out what's going on.

Fine, but you are
wasting your time.

Take this.

I thought I told you kids not to
go into town without telling me.

Desmond never listens
to anyone but Desmond.

- Where'd he go?
- Playing football.

There's a field just
past the bridge.

- I'll be back soon.
- Benton.

You're not seriously worried
about all of this, are you?

If Juma was making trouble, we
would have heard something, no?

Probably, but this is Sangala.
I'm not taking any chances.

Yo. Hey. Pass it. Pass it.

Left, left, left. Pass the
ball, James. The ball.

What'd you think that
was, huh? Nothing.

What you say, "nothing"?
Now you wanna fight.

Oh, wow. He's so powerful,
guys. Give him a hand.

Oh, you just threw the ball
away. Now you wanna fight.

Now you wanna fight. Yes.

Go fetch the ball if you
want the ball. Go fetch it.

Run.

Oh, no.

Yeah. Yeah.

One at a time. One at a
time. One at a time.

You are now soldiers in the
People's Freedom Army.

You will all have the honour of
fighting the imperialists...

until we have taken back our land.

Samuel tells me you are from the
American school in Okavango.

These Americans make
our people slaves.

But we will free you,

and we will free the
other children...

so they can become soldiers.

Take them. Let's go.

Come on. Go, go.

Tell me your name.

- Seville.
- Louder.

- Seville.
- Are you a baby, Seville?

I asked you a question.
Are you a baby?

No.

Good, because we need
soldiers, Seville.

Not babies who wet themselves.

Now stop crying, or
I'll stop you myself.

Commander.

Put them in the truck. Let's go.

Go. Go.

Faster. Don't lose them.

What are you doing?

Idiot. They are no
good to us dead.

Go.

This is an historic day
marking the swearing in...

of America's first
female president.

Behind me, the sidewalks
along Pennsylvania

Avenue are crowded
with spectators...

here to catch a glimpse
of the passing motorcade.

With the inauguration
less than two hours away,

President Daniels is
scheduled to meet with

his successor here at
the White House...

to review final details for
the transfer of power.

Their respective
transition teams have

been working together
for several weeks...

to ensure a smooth turnover.

Stop looking at me like that.

Watching you get
dressed is almost as

fun as watching you get undressed.

Huh. Shouldn't you
be getting dressed?

We got time.

Hey, you need to shave.
You're gonna be on TV.

Stop it.

Hello.

I need to talk to you, Rog.

Chris? Yeah. Look.

I think I might be
in trouble. Okay.

- You using again?
- That's not what this is about.

You didn't answer my question.

I can't... I can't really
talk on the phone, okay?

I was hoping that I could, I could
meet up with you face to face.

- Now?
- Rog, hang on a second.

Chris? I know. I know, I
know. It's terrible timing.

Believe me, I know.
But I wouldn't be

asking if it wasn't
really important.

I gotta leave in 45 minutes, man.

I can be there in 20.

Chris...

I am not gonna stay long. I
swear, Rog. Just please.

Do this for me?

Fine, but I'm outta
here in 45 minutes.

Thank you. Thank you.

You're letting Chris
come here right now?

He's having some
kind of relapse or

something. What am
I supposed to do?

Exactly. What are
you supposed to do?

Make sure he calls his
sponsor? I don't know.

This is so Chris.

He's been a friend for
a really long time.

He got me my job, which, if he
hadn't, I wouldn't have met you.

Don't. Stop.

Just don't be late for your
mother's inauguration.

Okay?

I always liked his advice too.

- Madam President?
- Not yet.

This way.

- Nice to see you.
- Hello.

How are you feeling?

Excited.

- Nervous.
- You should be.

In a few hours, you're
going to be the

most powerful person in the world.

As if you're not already
hard enough to live with.

- Ma'am. Mr. Taylor.
- Tom.

The president apologises he could

not be here to greet
you in person.

But something urgent has come up.

Something urgent?

Whatever it is, Tom, it's gonna

land on my desk in
about two hours.

Could I just have a moment?

- I'm sorry.
- Don't be. Go ahead.

Our embassy in Sangala just
got word of an imminent coup.

- How imminent?
- Very.

- Where's the president now?
- He's in the TelePresence suite.

He's on a secure line with
Prime Minister Matobo.

Mr. President, my country's in
crisis, and here is the proof.

This video was taken moments ago.

Juma's moving his forces toward
the capital as we speak.

Mr. Prime Minister, this news
has caught us all by surprise.

But our priority here
in Washington is to

ensure the safety of
you and your family.

My priority is to defend my
country from this monster Juma,

and the only way that can
happen is if you accelerate...

the military assistance your

congress has already
pledged to us.

Unfortunately, I'm not in a
position to make that happen.

- Certainly not today.
- What about your successor?

Will she be in a better
position to help us?

I'm afraid I can't speak for her.

- Will you excuse us for a moment?
- Yes, of course.

You were right, sir.

Taylor does want to
weigh in on this.

- Where is she?
- Just outside.

I am sorry, Mr. Prime Minister,

but I have to cut this short.

The president-elect
is waiting for me.

Please, sir, convey to her my
request for military assistance.

- I'll do that.
- Thank you, sir.

Well, my first day.

Mr. President. Senator Taylor.

Tom told me what's
happening in Sangala.

It is a damn tough situation.
I don't understand.

How could Juma raise an army
without our getting wind of it?

We disarmed him three years ago.

The UN's been monitoring
the situation.

Not closely enough apparently.

Then you have no idea
who's supplying him?

All we know is Juma's secured some
fairly advanced weapons systems,

which is why Prime
Minister Matobo...

is asking for our
military assistance.

And what did you tell him?

The truth. It's not
a viable option.

You don't agree.

We have troops in the region.

A show of force might
make Juma blink.

And if it doesn't, we get caught
up in another civil quagmire...

halfway around the world.

Now, that is a hard sell.

Especially when there's nothing
in Sangala worth protecting.

No natural resources, no
substantial economic ties,

nothing that threatens
our national security.

The last time Juma
made a power grab,

he ignited a tribal
war that killed

tens of thousands of civilians.

Our involvement could
avert a genocide.

And this war will be tragic too.

But it isn't our war.

Which is why I've ordered
the ambassador to

begin evacuating all
non-military nationals.

I think that's a mistake.

I don't want any
Americans caught in the

cross fire when Juma
starts shooting.

Closing our embassy sends
a signal to the world...

that we are willing to sell
out a democratic ally...

to a war criminal.

I appreciate your idealism.

I can't say the same
for your cynicism.

Let's talk after you've been
sitting in my chair for a while.

And until then, we still have some
transition business to go over,

so I suggest we get started.

Send in Tom Lennox.

Yes, Mr. President.

Miss. Please.

Thanks, thanks.

No.

Desmond.

Desmond.

Desmond.

Desmond.

Open your eyes. Open
your eyes. That's it.

Stay with me, Desmond. Stay
with me. Open your eyes.

Open your eyes. Do
not go to sleep.

Do you understand?
Do not go to sleep.

Good lad.

Don't go to sleep.

Then you're out.

No.

It's not heavy.

I can carry it.

I want to go with you.

Me and my brother Desmond too.

We can carry your things
and work for you.

No.

Why not?

Because you can't.

I'm going alone.

"People who like to be alone are
witches," my grandfather says.

Well, there you go.

Your grandfather
wouldn't be happy if you

left here with a
witch, now, would he?

He would want me to go to America.

His favourite was Elvis Presley.

I'm not going to America.

- Where are you going then?
- I don't know yet.

"I don't know yet"
is better than here.

You sure about that?

Here doesn't seem so bad to me.

Mr. Benton is very nice, but there

are too many ghosts
walking around.

Ghosts?

My mother, my father
and my three sisters.

They live in the bush
and come out at night.

But you wouldn't see them
because you are Poo-mui.

Poo-mui?

A white person.

Willie, you and I
are friends, right?

Then I want you to do me
a favour, as a friend.

I want you to stay
here with Mr. Benton

and help take care
of the other boys.

Can you do that?

- You promise?
- I promise.

Okay.

Thank you.

It's not fair. How come he has
to go, and we have to stay?

It's not fair or unfair.

It's just the way it is. Come.

Help me finish. We're almost done.

Jack.

Benton from Direct Connect. He
says he needs to talk to you.

Carl?

Jack. James is dead.
Desmond's been shot.

- What happened?
- Juma's raising an army.

Desmond says they're
headed for the school.

They're coming for the boys, Jack.

You got to get them
into the shelter.

- Thomas knows where it is.
- How many guns are coming?

Maybe a dozen. I
don't know. You'll

have to hold them off
till I get there.

Carl, you need to
call the embassy, get

them to send some
marines out here.

I've been trying. I can't get
through. Jack, go into my room.

You'll find what you
need in a locker under

my sink. The key's on
top of the cupboard.

- How far out are you?
- Maybe five minutes.

Jack, don't let them take my kids.

Don't let them take the children.

Carl, I won't.

Everybody. Everybody,
I want you to listen.

I want you to go to
the shelter with

Thomas. He's gonna take
you there now. Go.

What's going on?

I don't have time
to explain, Willie.

Just go with Thomas and
ring the bell. Now.

- What about my brother?
- Your brother's

with Mr. Benton.
Everybody, follow me.

Juma's men are coming.
Do you have a weapon?

How do you know this isn't
just another rumour?

Do you have a weapon or not?

If they are coming, I will talk
to them. They will listen to me.

Save your helmet for
the parade. They are

coming. Two of our boys
have already been shot.

The United Nations remains
neutral in this matter.

You son of a bitch.

You still want to talk to
them? I didn't think so.

Why don't you go hide in the
shelter with the other children?

Willie. Enough. Let's go.
Let's go, Willie. Come on.

Come on. Hurry, hurry.

Boys, go.

Come on, Russell.

- You're the last?
- Yeah.

Wait. Wait for me.

Go. Find the boys.

Find them.

Fire.

Come.

Keep going. This way.

There, there.

No.

Do not kill him yet...

Not until he tells us where
the children are hiding.

Bring him.

- Stay here. Stay here.
- Where are you going?

I'll be back in a bit.

String him up.

Tie him up. Yeah.

I want him to suffer.

US citizens only.

What about her?
She's not American.

- She has family in the States.
- I have a sister in Chicago.

She has a job. She
needs to sponsor you.

By then it will be too late.

My husband died fighting
Juma. Juma will kill me.

He will kill my child.

There's a UN camp across
the eastern border.

How will I get there?

I have no transportation.

The buses are all
full. I cannot walk.

I'm sorry.

Whatever you want me to
do for you, I will do.

Please.

Just take me from here.

Anything at all.

I can't. I'm sorry.

Sir, it's Carl Benton.

Please, don't let them kill
my baby. Please. Please.

Benton.

I've been trying to
get through to you.

Yeah, our lines are overloaded.
Juma's men are here.

- They're raising an army.
- We know.

You know?

Yeah, we don't know how he
managed to pull it off.

No one saw it coming. But he's got
soldiers moving in on the capital.

They're here right now,
Frank. They're at my school.

You have to send some
marines to help.

I can't spare any.

They're all being deployed
for the evacuation.

Evacuation?

The orders came down
from the president.

We're rolling up all US
nationals. We already

started ferrying
people to the border.

Look, I got 14 kids
hiding in a shelter,

and one that's gonna
bleed to death

if he doesn't get
medical attention.

If you want us to get you
out, get here on your

own. The last chopper's
leaving in an hour.

Look, Frank. Don't strand
me like this, please.

- My hands are tied, Carl.
- Frank. Tramell, please.

- Sorry.
- Please don't... Damn it.

Damn it.

I'm running out of ways
to ask the question.

Where are the children?

Again.

We have searched all
the buildings, sir.

Keep looking.

You're wasting your
time. They're not gonna

find anything. I told
you they're not here.

Wait.

You're lying.

No, I'm not.

If you wanna find
soldiers for your army,

you're gonna have to
look somewhere else.

Where... are the children?

I told you... I don't know.

Oh, Jack.

I will keep doing this until
you beg me to kill you.

But I won't kill you even then.

Not until you tell me...

what I want to know.

Please... Please, no. No.

I'll show you where the kids are.

Tell me.

I need to show you. They're
in an underground shelter.

No.

You will tell me where
this shelter is.

Okay.

About 200 metres up the footpath.

Behind the tree line.

There's a wooden hatch
under a mound of dirt.

Please, just... Please.

Get the children.

I will stay here with him.

Don't worry.

Once I have these children,
I will kill you quickly.

You all right, Jack?

Yeah. The kids are in the shelter.

- How is Desmond?
- He's lost a lot of blood.

The border's five hours from here.
I don't think he's gonna make it.

I'm gonna try and get
'em to the embassy.

They've started
evacuating already.

How are you gonna get the kids
asylum? They're not US nationals.

I've got sponsorship papers.
Tramell's got to let them in.

But I have to go now, Jack. The
last chopper leaves in an hour.

You all right? Go. Go.

And, Jack, good luck.

Stay here. Jack may need our help.

And if they catch you, they will
make you tell them where we are.

You are endangering
the rest of us.

We wouldn't have been in danger...

if you had done
something about Juma

instead of looking the other way.

Right. Everyone out. Quickly.

Go to the bus. Quickly.

Thomas, go get
Desmond. He's in the

jeep by the end of the footpath.

Quickly, quickly,
quickly. Go to the

bus. Go to the bus. Go to the bus.

- Where is my brother?
- Thomas has gone to get him.

Then he's all right?

He will be. He will
be. Go to the bus.

Quickly, quickly.

Desmond.

It's not as bad as it looks.

Wait. Listen up. Listen up.

Everyone, listen. We're
taking the bus into the city.

Once we're on the
road I'll explain

everything that's
happening. All right?

But we have to move now. On the
bus. Move. Quickly. Quickly.

Solenz. Where you going?

I told Mr. Bauer
before. The United

Nations remains neutral
in this conflict.

A UN escort might help us
get where we need to go.

- Solenz.
- Let him go.

He's just trying to save
his own ass because

he knows the children
are a target.

You're gonna need my help, Carl.

Juma's men are gonna
set up roadblocks,

checkpoints all the
way into the city.

I got one of the
soldiers' walkies.

We can use it to try
and avoid them.

Jack, you won't have to go
anywhere near the embassy.

Just help me get the
kids to the city.

You can head to the
border from there.

Let's go.

Can you take it easy?

Just keep your hands
where I can see 'em.

I told you, he's
expecting me. Hey, Rog.

Rog, can you call your
watchdog off, please?

Agent Vossler, he's a friend
of mine. You can let him in.

Your friend's jacked
up on something.

I'll take care of
it. It's all right.

- I'll be outside.
- Thank you.

Look, man,

I know that my timing right
now must, you know, suck.

So thank you. It's
just, I'm... I think

I'm in a little bit
of trouble here.

So... What kind of
trouble? Coke? Pills?

Don't get all righteous
on me, Rog. Okay?

I seem to remember most nights
you partying me under the table.

- That was a long time ago.
- Not that long ago.

You got five minutes,
so talk fast.

Okay.

Couple months ago Nichols
calls me into his office.

Says he wants me to
manage a special project.

- Special project?
- That's what he calls it.

He says he knows I've taken some
serious hits in the stock market,

and he's gonna give me a
chance to recover my losses.

I mean, the money he paid me, Rog.

It was crazy.

I mean, the money
was really crazy.

All I had to do was
keep my mouth shut.

What'd he have you do, Chris?

Open a few offshore accounts, move

money in and out,
that type of thing.

So you helped Nichols embezzle
money from his own firm.

Yeah, that's what I thought
I was doing at first.

But, Rog, three days
ago I recognised

the prefix on one of the accounts.

It's something the
Justice Department

has red-flagged for
traders to report.

So, I do a little digging and,

turns out that the...
The account holder...

is on the terrorist watch list.

Yeah. Yeah.

- Who is it?
- I don't know.

I don't know, Rog. I
don't wanna know.

Frankly, it's all getting a
little too weird for me.

This morning there was this creepy
guy in Nichols's office who...

Look, I don't know
what he's doing.

I don't want to have
anything to do with it.

I'm willing to turn
state's evidence.

Yeah? Good. You
should go to the FBI.

Man, I was just thinking that...

I could probably cut a
much better deal...

if we take this directly
to your mother.

You want my mother to
clean up your mess?

Chris, what do you expect
me to say to that?

I don't know, Rog.

How about,

"I'm sorry to hear that
you're in trouble,

Chris, but you're a
friend of mine...

and I'm gonna do whatever I
can do to help you out"?

Do you even have any evidence?

- I'm working on it.
- What does that mean?

What does it mean? It means...

Nichols asked me to destroy
some records. I didn't do it.

I sent them to my hard
drive at home instead.

They're coded, but, you know,
they're probably traceable.

- Hello, Chris.
- Hey, Sam.

- You look great.
- Thank you.

We really need to leave now.
We're already pushing it.

Agent Vossler's in the car
waiting. I'll meet you there.

I'm right behind you.

Okay.

- See you at work later?
- Right.

I have to go.

I know. I know, I know, I know.

If I forward you
these records, will

you at least show
them to your mother?

I'm not talking to anybody
until I see them for myself.

Okay, all right. That's...

Look, Rog,

thank you.

Just check your
e-mail in one hour.

Clean yourself up. Okay?

Yeah.

Sixteen mortar teams supported
by 20 forward observers.

Make sure we all have the
same encryption codes.

And have a backup
in case government

try to jam communication.

Sir, General Juma is here.

Welcome home, General.

Colonel Dubaku.

Look what you've built here.

Our American friends
have been very helpful.

- Did they send us the Howitzers?
- Yes.

We have them in position about
20 kilometres from the capital.

We can hit any target in the city.

All we need is your order
to begin the bombardment.

Sir. One of our checkpoints.

Excuse me, General.

Yes?

Colonel, this is Lieutenant Kintu.

Checkpoint Delta.

We have a man in custody,
a UN relief worker.

He was driving to his base, but we
have detained him for questioning.

He says he has information
about your brother.

What sort of information?

He says your brother is dead, sir.

No.

Your brother and
his men, they were

ambushed at the American school.

He says that he can help us find
the man who killed your brother.

Hold it steady.

Good. Thank you, Willie.

Desmond, you sure the
bandage isn't too tight?

Yeah.

Be right back.

Managed to stop the bleeding,
but Desmond's fever is spiking.

If we don't get him to a hospital
soon, he's gonna go into shock.

We're five kilometres
from the city.

Carl, I'm really sorry
about the school.

I know how much you put into it.

Just a bunch of cement
and two-by-fours, right?

What the hell was I thinking,

letting myself believe that things
were finally different here,

that this country had
turned a corner?

The bus is from the
American school.

They are heading into the
city from the Okavango.

There is only one
of two roads they

can go. I'm seeing
patrols on both.

Sir, this is Patrol One.

We have not seen a bus
matching that description.

Where is your position?

Heading east, one kilometre
west of Okavango Junction.

Jack, they're right
in front of us.

Let me know when you have them.

Everybody hold on. Hold on.

Quiet.

- What is it?
- Rebel patrol.

Carl, we can't get
back on that road.

- We'll walk to the embassy.
- If we follow

the river, it'll
take us to the city.

Desmond will not make it that far.

Then you help him, Thomas.

We're not getting
back on that road.

- Where are we going?
- To the embassy.

Let's go. Quickly. Quickly.

Hurry up. Hurry up. Quickly.

Quickly. I'll take
him. I'll take him.

Take this. Take this.

Stay here.

Willie. Willie, hurry up.

Your wife will be out in a minute.

She'd better be, or
she's gonna be late for

her inauguration. What's
going on in there?

Well, I really can't discuss that,

but, of course, when
your wife comes out...

you're certainly free to ask her.

I asked you a simple
question, Tom.

If you can't answer it, fine.

But I don't need your
permission to talk to my wife.

Well, I would hope not.

If you will excuse me, I have to
continue packing up my office.

The decision book.

Master protocols for the
command and control...

of our nuclear arsenal.

I never knew how much I didn't
know till I read that book.

Are the gold codes in here?

Not yet.

Dan Wilcox will deliver
them to your designate.

All right then. Well, if we're
finished here I should get going.

Join me for a drink, a toast
to your administration.

As much as I'd like to, it's still
a little early in the morning.

- You sure?
- Yes.

To your administration.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Please extend my gratitude
to your transition team...

for all they've done.

You know what the talking
heads are saying?

They're saying that I
lost this election

because I didn't want to win it.

They're saying that...
my heart wasn't in it.

What about you?

Me?

Do you agree with their opinion?

I don't believe there's a
simple answer to that question.

You are right.

Nothing about this job lends
itself to simple answers,

just,

jagged edges and moving parts,

most you won't even
see coming till

they've smacked you in the head.

So,

be careful,

Madam President.

See you at the inauguration.

- Are you all right?
- I'm not sure yet.

Gentlemen.

We just got word of
a coup in Sangala.

Daniels has ordered the embassy to

evacuate without
even consulting me.

- Is it the right call?
- Right or wrong, he

should have brought me
in on the decision.

Maybe he's still bitter
about the election.

Noah Daniels isn't
that vindictive.

You think he has a
reason for pulling

out of Sangala before
you take office.

Maybe.

I'll call Ethan from the car.

If Daniels is hiding
anything about

Sangala, he'll be
able to dig it up.

It's definitely the
bus from Okavango.

They were here not too long
ago, at least a dozen boys.

I don't care how many boys.
How many men? Just Benton?

Or is he with that bastard
that killed my brother?

There were two men.

Along the river would
be their fastest route.

Good.

Colonel Dubaku, I am
sorry to hear about

your brother, but I need you here.

Are you ordering me to stay?

A campaign is just beginning, and
you are critical to its success.

There will be time
for you to avenge

your brother after
we have taken power.

The man who killed my brother...

is heading toward the
American embassy.

They are evacuating
within an hour.

That is all the time I have
and all the time I need.

Sir. Excuse me, General.

Sir, the men are ready, sir.

Go.

Go.

President-elect Taylor...

will make her way to the steps
of the US Capitol where,

standing before thousands
of American citizens and...

Is this everything, Mr. Whitley?

You've been stealing financial
records from your office.

Those files are private property
and I'm here to recover them.

Is this everything?

Look, I saw something didn't look

right, took it home
to check it out.

It's probably a mistake...

Just calm down.
Answer my question.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's
everything. It's all there.

- What about your laptop?
- It's...

It's in my briefcase, if
you want to check it.

Did you make any hard copies?

No, I swear...

I barely even looked
at those files.

- Who have you shown them to?
- No one. Nobody.

So,

just erase it, take whatever
you want, then you leave.

Okay? Are we cool?

Whoa. Whoa.

Hey, do we look like fools to you?

- Huh? Do we? Do we?
- No. No. No.

Then don't talk to us like we are.

Okay... Sit down.

- Open your shirt, Mr. Whitley.
- Why?

- Your shirt.
- What are you doing?

You're going to tell us
everything you know,

and we'll know if you're lying.

Just leave it alone, okay? Chris
asked me not to tell anyone.

- I am not "anyone."
- Come on, Sam.

- I don't trust him.
- Then trust me.

- We're here, sir.
- You made great time, Edward.

Look, I know that
Chris is your friend.

It's just this idea of you
having a secret with him...

I gave him my word I
wouldn't tell anyone.

You need to respect that. Okay?

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Big turnout.

It's crazy having a mother who's
the hottest ticket in town.

Vossler. It took some doing, but
we managed to recover the files.

What's our exposure?

Unclear. We're working on it now.

Find out and call me back.

Hi. How are you?

Clear.

Willie.

Take Desmond. That's it.

Thomas, stay close, okay?

Jack.

There's a road through those
trees, takes us to the city.

We should be safe
when we get there.

You follow the riverbed. That'll
take you to the border.

- You'll get there before dark.
- You sure?

Jack, we'll be fine.

Thanks for helping
us get this far.

Yeah.

- You take care of yourself.
- Always.

Carl. Carl.

Kids in the trees. In
the trees. Now. Move.

Run. Quickly.

There. Line them up.

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Take cover. Take cover. Hurry up.

- Fire.
- Take cover. Quickly.

Boys, keep running. Keep
running. Don't look back.

Keep running.

Move.

Now he's coming behind.

I got a shot. Roll 'em out.

Now.

They're going down. Go, boys.
Come on. Now. Hurry up.

Go. Go. Go.

Go.

Pull it up. Pull it up.

Come on.

Come on.

It's all right. Let's go.

Willie, come back. Come back.

Willie, get back here.

Stop. Stop.

Don't... Don't move.

Jack.

Stay there. Don't move.
Don't come near me.

- I didn't want to leave this.
- I know, I know. It's all right.

Go with Thomas.

Willie, it's all right. Come
with me. Slowly. Slowly.

Stay on the path. Go
with the other boys. Go.

Forget it, Jack. Just go.
Take the kids and go.

Damn it, Jack. There's
nothing we can do.

There. Okay.

It's round, in a grey casing,

with a Cyrillic "b" and the number
"291" stencilled on the side.

Spring-loaded. Russian
anti-personnel mine.

Five kilo. I take my
weight off, and that's it.

I'm gonna try and disassemble
the trigger mechanism.

- It's got an anti-tamper system.
- I'll find a work-around.

Even if you had the tools,
it'd take more than an hour.

There's gotta be a kill switch.

There's no time, Jack. Stop.

- Just give me a second.
- Jack, stop.

Stop.

It's all right, Jack.

I can die like this.

Just... Just take the kids to the
embassy. Make sure they're safe.

Carl, don't do this.

Take... Take these papers.

Sponsorship papers.

Give them to Tramell.

Please, Jack. Please.

Give me the rifle. I'm gonna
buy you some time, Jack.

Maybe more.

Yeah.

Go on.

Go.

Go. Go.

Go ahead with Jack.
I'll be right behind.

- Mr. Benton.
- I'll catch up.

Go. Go.

We gotta go. We gotta go.

Please. Come on. Let's go.

Let's go.

Yes. Okay, I'll tell him.

Colonel. Sir.

We cannot follow
them into the city.

It's still under
government control.

Since when do you
start giving orders?

I spoke to Udo.

He has some men...

inside the city looking for him,

looking for Benton
and the other man.

With the children they
won't be hard to find.

Well, I will find them
and kill them myself,

even if I have to
go into the city.

Go. Find them.

Colonel Dubaku, look.

Go.

Who are you?

I'm Benton.

- Where is your friend?
- Which one?

Where is he?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

All right.

All right.

He's taking them...

- What?
- He's taking them...

What are you saying?

- What are you saying?
- He's taking them to...

Bring him to me.

Go to hell.

- What was that?
- Nothing. Just keep moving.

- Come with me.
- Go on.

Come on. Move.

Nice to see you. Congratulations
to your family.

Expecting a call?

- It's about Chris, isn't it?
- He was supposed

to send me something
15 minutes ago.

Call him later.
Your mother's here.

It's been a long journey,
Madam President.

I'm afraid we're just
getting started.

Henry.

Ethan.

Our Africa group is preparing
a brief on Sangala.

You'll have it on your desk
as soon as you're done here.

- Good morning.
- Good morning. Congratulations.

- Thank you.
- Madam President, it's an honour.

- Good morning.
- Thank you so much.

You look beautiful,
Madam President.

Thank you, Samantha.

- Father.
- Roger. Samantha.

Nice to see you on time for once.

How are you holding up?

It still doesn't feel quite real.

It will soon enough.

Whitley needed some encouragement,
but he told my man everything.

How much does Roger Taylor know?

- Nothing you need to worry about.
- He knows Nichols was involved.

All he knows is
that his desperate,

drug-addicted friend told
him some crazy story.

He's got no evidence.

If he finds Nichols,
he could find me.

Not without evidence.

Sir,

Whitley's no longer a problem.

We limited the damage.

But you haven't eliminated it.

Thank you.

Keep your eye on Taylor.

How much farther to the embassy?

- Two more blocks that way.
- But we only have 10 minutes.

As soon as we get there
I'm gonna give you

the paperwork. Give
that to Mr. Tramell.

He's gonna take
care of everything.

Then you're not coming?

- No.
- Where's Mr. Benton?

- He's not coming.
- Why?

He's dead.

No. He was supposed to be behind
us. He said he was coming.

Willie. Willie. Willie.

- He lied. Why?
- Stop it. Stop it.

- He lied to me? Why? Mr.
- Benton did not lie.

He made one promise
to all of you boys...

to protect you and make
sure you were safe.

Mr. Benton died to make sure that

Juma's soldiers
couldn't follow us.

Mr. Benton died to make sure
you could get to the embassy.

Mr. Benton died to make sure
that you would be safe.

I'm so sorry,

but we have to go.

It's what Mr. Benton
would have wanted.

Okay? You okay?

Well, then let's go.
Come on. Come on.

We gotta go. Right away.

It's okay. Come on.
Let's go. Let's go.

Stop. Stop. Thomas, take the
boys. Hide behind the car. Now.

Move. Move. Everybody, now.

Kill the cockroach.

- Kill the cockroach.
- Put the gun down.

Kill the cockroach.

I don't want to hurt you.
Just put the gun down.

Willie, wait. Willie.

I know you're scared. Just put the
gun down. I'm not gonna hurt you.

Just put the gun down now.

Willie.

See those boys? They're
just like you.

I'm trying to get them
out of the country,

somewhere safe where
no one can hurt them.

You can come with us.
Just put the gun down.

Come on. Just like me. Watch. See?

It's going down. Like me.

Come with me. I promise
no one will hurt you.

No one will hurt you.

- Wait.
- Come on, Jack.

We have to go. We have to go now.

Boys. Come with me now. Come on.

Let's go. Everybody
hold hands. Come on.

I need to speak to
President Taylor.

As soon as you get to Germany
you will have direct access.

You really need to go,
Mr. Prime Minister.

Mrs. Matobo is waiting.

Keep moving. Stay right behind me.

Stay behind me.

Everybody hold on to
the person behind you.

Don't let go.

Thomas, keep everyone together.

Stay together. Stay together.

Oh, please take us.

Sergeant. I need to see Frank
Tramell. He's expecting me.

- Who are you?
- Jack Bauer.

We're almost there.
Just stay with me.

Everyone together.

Don't worry, Desmond. We made
it. We're going to America.

Tramell. Listen to me.

I've got 14 children
seeking political

asylum. All of them
are R-1 status.

One of them needs
urgent medical care.

Where's Benton? He's dead.

Wait. Wait. I've got
their paperwork.

Show me.

Keep Desmond up.

There.

It's all right. Stay
with me. Come on.

They appear to be in order.

Good. Then open the
gate and let 'em in.

There's just one small
problem. They need

the legal guardianship
of a US citizen.

Guardianship? I already
told you... Benton is dead.

He died getting these
children here.

Then don't let him
have died in vain.

Surrender to the subpoena,
and the ambassador

will waive the issue
of guardianship.

- Tramell, leave me out of this.
- I'm afraid I can't do that.

We are talking about
innocent children.

Whatever happens to
them is all on you.

You would leave these
children out here in

the street, knowing
what you do about Juma?

Damn it, Frank, they will
be used as cannon fodder...

or slaughtered in the soccer
stadium for entertainment.

I am giving you the chance to
make sure that doesn't happen.

The choice is yours.

I don't have a choice, you son
of a bitch. Open the gate.

Hold on, boys. Hold on.

Desmond, come on. No, no, no.

You in first, Bauer.

It's all right, Willie. It's
all right. It's all right.

Right. Take him into
custody right now.

Let 'em in. Let them in.

Let them in. They're with
me. Let 'em in, damn it.

No. Those two are with me too.

All of them. All of them.

It's all right, Willie. Just go
with them. Go with the soldiers.

What about the choppers?

All right, boys, come on.

It's all right.

Raise your right hand
and repeat after me.

I, Allison Taylor,
do solemnly swear.

I, Allison Taylor,
do solemnly swear.

That I will faithfully
execute the office

of the president of
the United States.

That I will faithfully
execute the office

of the president of
the United States.

And will, to the
best of my ability,

preserve, protect and defend

the constitution of
the United States.

And will, to the
best of my ability,

preserve, protect and defend

the constitution of
the United States.

- So help me God.
- So help me God.

Congratulations, Madam President.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chief Justice.

Keep going. Keep going.

When the founders
of our country...

boldly declared America's
independence to the world,

they knew that they derived
their power to govern...

from three basic human rights...

Life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.

Today...

we rededicate ourselves...

to the preservation of
those inalienable rights.

But even as we carry forth...

the torch lit by those great men,

we need to remember...

its light doesn't always shine
as brightly as it should.

It flickers and grows dim...

because of apathy, greed...

and fear.

De Tocqueville said,

"In every democracy...

the people get the
government they deserve."

Today...

I am asking each of you...

to help me give you...

the government you deserve.

We all share the responsibility...

history has placed in our hands.

The future...

Our future...

depends on it.