24 (2001–2010): Season 3, Episode 8 - Day 3: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. - full transcript

"Previously on" 24.

Just hear me out.
You used up the public's goodwill with Sherry.

They don't want to hear about your being involved
with someone else who's not trustworthy.

You have got to respect the people
who voted for you.

Her ex-husband clearly had his own agenda.
It shouldn't be difficult to prove he's a liar.

Anne, it's me, Ted. I'm up in my office.
Come up and I'll explain everything.

I have some documents
that'll prove your innocence.

- Kim, it's me. Are you alone?
- "Where are you?"
Chappelle ordered you back here.

I'm not coming back until I find your father.
I just found out where Hector Salazar is.

A small town in northern Mexico
called Las Nieves.

- I'm sure Jack's taking Ramon there now.
- You cannot go in there alone.



Hector's gonna have
an army down there.

Kim, I need to hear you promise me you're
not gonna tell anyone you talked to me.

Be careful, Chase.

- What are you doing, Jack?
- "Your brother tried to kill me on the plane!"

That is not what we talked about!

My brother.
I'm so glad to see you.

What's going on?
I don't understand.

I'll tell you in a minute.
I promise.

Good job, Jack. Come.

We have a lot of work to do.

- Where's Chappelle?
- Interrogation 820.

Let's go.

Talk to me, you son of a bitch.
Almeida, what are you doing here?

- Get him out of the room.
- " Why?"



- He's in.
- What are you talking about?

- Who's in?
- Jack. Gael and I have been working with Jack.

We've been trying to get him back
undercover with the Salazars.

- That signal means he's back in.
- I don't understand.

Look. I'll explain everything.
Right now we gotta call the president.

The following takes place
between 8.'00 p.m. And 9.'00 p.m.

So, you're telling me that Bauer's
been playing a game with us all this time.

It's no game, Ryan.

But he's back under with the Salazars,
and they trust him again.

That's what
we're counting on, yeah.

I'm your boss, Tony.
You should have come to me first.

Look, Ryan. You'll understand everything
once I've explained it to the president.

After that, if you feel like I've acted
inappropriately, you can do what you gotta do.

I will. Count on it.

The president's coming on the line.

- Thank you.
- Go ahead, Mr. Almeida.

Mr. President, this is Tony Almeida,
Director of C.T.U., Los Angeles.

- Mr. Almeida.
- "Thank you for taking my call, Mr. President."

You're also on
with my chief of staff, Wayne Palmer.

I was told
this is an urgent matter.

Yes, sir, it is.
It's also fairly complex...

so I'll try to keep it
as clear and concise as I can.

Go on.

Sir, everything that's happened today from
the infected body at Health Services...

to Ramon Salazar's prison break
has been part of an elaborate sting operation.

- Sting operation?
- "Yes, sir. Planned and executed by Jack Bauer..."

Agent Gael Ortega and myself.

Elaborate, Mr. Almeida.

Jack Bauer wanted to fill you in
on the situation himself, sir.

Jack Bauer is
a fugitive from the law.

If you'll indulge me, sir,
there's a video file you should see.

It's on a designated C.T.U. Server.

You can access the file with
the pass code Delta-3-Delta-59.

Mr. President...

the fact that you're reviewing
this recording now means...

that I have successfully completed
the first phase of a secret operation.

Contrary to what you've
been led to believe...

the Salazars are not in possession
of the Cordilla virus.

The idea that they are
is a lie which I promoted deliberately...

in order to achieve
a more important goal.

Please, sir, let me explain.

About a month ago, I learned from a contact
that a group of scientists from the Ukraine...

were trying to sell a weaponized virus
on the open market.

They were looking for a buyer
with cash and credibility.

I only managed to get their interest when
I suggested the Salazars as potential buyers.

As long as I could get
the Salazars to agree...

C.T.U. Would seize the virus
as the sale took place.

Our goal was to remove
the virus stockpile from the marketplace.

Because, Mr. President,
it is without a doubt...

the most lethal threat
that we have ever faced.

But all of this hinged on me convincing
the Salazars that I had switched sides.

And the only way
to gain their trust...

was to break Ramon Salazar
out of prison.

Mr. President,
I'm sorry for deceiving you.

But I assure you,
it was a benign deception.

And I assume complete
responsibility for my actions.

Sir, if things went wrong,
you would have been exposed personally...

legally and politically.

And this was the only way
I could see to avoid that risk.

But now it's time
for you to know the truth.

And I'm asking you to allow
C.T.U. Director Almeida to coordinate...

an interdiction with the military,
so we can take possession of this virus...

and keep it from our enemies.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Mr. President?

Keeping me in the dark on a matter
of national security is inexcusable.

We were trying to protect you, sir.

I know what you were trying to do,
and it was a mistake.

And you and your colleagues will take
responsibility for it when this is over.

- Yes, sir, I understand.
- Where's Bauer now?

In northern Mexico.
He's setting up a meeting...

between the Salazars and the Ukrainians
who are selling the virus.

When is this meeting
expected to take place?

In the next few hours, sir.
Mr. President...

I'm requesting your permission
to activate the interdiction plan.

Under the circumstances, I don't have
a choice but to say yes, Mr. Almeida.

But even if this plan
works flawlessly...

you haven't heard the last of it.

I don't like decisions
being taken out of my hands.

Well, David, some decisions you wanna
keep as far away from as you can.

Not this decision.
It's too important.

Jack Bauer had no right
to keep me out of the loop.

I disagree.
Bauer protected you as he should have.

Now when this is all over, you're probably
gonna have to punish him for form's sake.

But while
you're punishing him, know this.

He did do the right thing.

Michelle.

We need an extended network
using protocol four, all right?

Thanks.

I'm not so sure this is gonna
work out well for you, Almeida.

Maybe not. But right now
I gotta help Jack get this virus.

And I don't need you
looking over my shoulder, all right?

You work for me.
You don't give orders; you take them.

Yeah. Except the president put me
in charge of this particular operation.

Now, if you object,
give him a call.

I may be wrong, but I didn't get
the impression that he's in the mood...

for any bureaucratic
squabbling today.

Ryan, just let me
do my job, all right?

Yeah, I'll be watching.

Are you ready to listen, Ramon?

All right.

Tell me how the man
who betrayed us is now our friend.

Bauer came to me
with an opportunity.

- An opportunity?
- Yes.

To make more money
than we have ever dreamed of.

Bauer found out about a virus
that was coming in the market.

These men who have it,
they are from the Ukraine.

They're scientists.
All they want to do...

is to make their money
and disappear.

How much are they asking?

A hundred million.

Al Qaeda will pay us ten times as much.
North Koreans too.

I made all the calls, Ramon.
I have the buyers all lined up.

That's a billion dollars.

How do you know
this virus is real?

The Ukrainians
gave us a demonstration.

Bauer delivered one of the bodies
to Health Services in L.A.

He used it to scare the Americans
into letting you go.

The scientists,
where are they now?

They're not far from here.

I'm supposed to call
their representative...

a man named Michael Amador,
in the next hour.

What's in it for you, Jack?

$50 million.

Ramon, we don't like each other.

But it doesn't mean
we can't do business together.

I need your capital,
and you need my access to the virus.

I would never have thought
that Jack Bauer was for sale.

And I am not that sure now.

A few years ago, my wife
was killed because of my job.

My daughter's never been
the same since.

This last year? Well...

you know what I went through
to bring you in.

What did I get for it?

A pat on the back?
In the end, a demotion and a heroin habit.

I'm tired of putting
my ass on the line for nothing.

I'm done putting
my ass on the line for nothing.

If you don't want to
go through with it...

blow him away.

But just remember,
you're blowing away a billion dollars.

Ramon, no!

- Are you crazy?
- You are crazy for trusting him.

- Give me the gun.
- No.

Who are you to refuse me?

I run our business, not you!

If not for me... me...
you wouldn't even be here!

Like I said...

I have to call him
within an hour.

These men are not gonna wait around.
There's too much at stake.

You can either shoot me,
or let me make the call.

But you'd better decide quickly.

Jack's transponder pinpoints his location
somewhere east of Las Nieves...

just south of the border.

Satellite photos show
that it's some sort of ranch or farm.

Our units will hold
a perimeter of 10 miles.

All communication will be
on a designated frequency...

and nobody makes a move
unless it goes through me first, all right?

Chloe, I want you and Chase
to provide tactical assistance.

- Where is Chase?
- "We're not sure."

Chappelle ordered him back
over an hour ago.

All right, let me know
when he gets back here.

Now, let me make this
perfectly clear.

For the next few hours,
all of our resources are dedicated...

to helping Jack Bauer
intercept this virus.

Any questions?

All right,
let's get back to work.

Tony.

- I spoke to Chase.
- When?

About an hour ago.
He is not coming back to C.T.U.

What are you talking about?
Chappelle gave him a direct order.

He ignored it.
He still doesn't really know what's going on.

None of us did
until you spoke to the president.

Chase still thinks
my father was captured by the Salazars.

And he thinks he's going in
to rescue Jack.

Yes. He knows about Las Nieves. He's on his
way there right now. Probably by plane.

- How the hell did he find out about Las Nieves?
- He said he followed a lead.

Damn it. If he goes in there, he's gonna blow
Jack's cover, and we're gonna lose this virus.

- I know.
- All right. Maybe I can get a hold of him.

Tony, you won't
be able to reach him.

- Why not?
- He's gone dark.

Hector thought
you might be hungry.

Look at you.
You're pathetic.

You're still a junkie, aren't you?

It's the only real thing about you.

It makes me sick to think
that I ever believed you.

You said you'd take me away from here.
Remember?

Do you remember, Jack?

Yes, I remember.

But there was one small thing
you forgot to mention.

You were a cop.

But even that wouldn't matter if you'd meant
half the things you said to me.

I meant everything
I ever said to you.

Do you think I am stupid?

You were doing a job.

My compliments.
You did it very well.

But you know
the saddest thing, Jack?

You couldn't even be true to that.

You betrayed Hector and Ramon.

You betrayed me.
And now you betray your own people.

God knows there are times
when I despise Hector...

but at least he is true to himself.

He knows who he is. You?

You're a man without a soul.

Does Hector know about us?

Do you think
I'd be alive if he did?

You know where he is right now?

He's with Ramon...

deciding whether
you should live or die...

while you sit here
shaking like a leaf.

You need a fix, don't you?

Well, there's plenty here, Jack.

Want me to get you a fix?
Is that what you want?

No.

Jack.

You were a man once.

What happened to you?

- All right, I'm sending his photo to you right now.
- "Okay."

Now remember, Miguel,
this guy's acting on his own authority.

Make sure you tell Gutierrez
that he's armed and dangerous.

- Okay. He'll confirm with you.
- Yeah. All right, good.

I just spoke to my contact
in Mexican Intelligence.

He says he can get a man
to Las Nieves in 20 minutes...

- an agent named Rafael Gutierrez.
- Won't local police be quicker?

If we bring them in, we might as well
send a telegram to the Salazars...

- that Chase is on his way.
- What about our Delta teams?

No. It's gonna take them over an hour.
It'll be way too late.

We're analyzing
the aerial map of Las Nieves.

- There's only one landing strip.
- He won't use it.

Landing strip's too exposed.
Especially if it's the only one.

All right,
run a topographical overlay.

Find the most likely
landing area besides the airfield.

Yes, David?

Have you seen or heard from Anne?

- Not for some time. Why?
- I can't reach her.

- Is this about your health?
- No. I'm concerned about her.

She was pretty ripped up
after the debate.

We're all pretty
ripped up here, David.

Listen, this allegation
by Anne's ex-husband...

is no small bump in the road.

Now, I've been thinking about this,
and there may be no way...

to defend ourselves
against Keeler's accusation...

that Anne was involved
in something illegal.

You have to do
better than that, Wayne.

I know you like to
deal with things head-on...

but I think the best course of action
for right now is to be evasive.

So, if the press brings this up,
you make it clear...

that you're not going to
answer any questions...

that you're gonna wait
for all the facts to come in, as should they.

Well, you may be right, but in the meantime,
I need you to find Anne.

The reporters are gonna be chasing her,
and she's not up to this.

I'll put Perry on it.

Thank you.

Hello, Anne.

Thanks for coming.

I just wanted to have a chance
to apologize face-to-face for what I did.

I don't know what I was thinking.

Where are the letters, Ted?

They're right here.

For God's sake, Anne.
It's not meant for you.

Well, for whom then?

Just take the letters and go.

Ted, you're not thinking
about killing yourself.

No, no. It's for self-defense.

Don't lie to me.

Look, you got
what you came for, so go.

You don't need
to be here for this.

Ted, at least talk to someone.

I know some good doctors.

High-priced phonies who are gonna talk me
out of what I should have done five years ago?

No, thank you.

I'm a failure, Anne.

Everything I touch goes bad.
It's just the way it is.

Don't shed any tears for me
because I don't deserve it.

Just... Just go.

Don't come any closer.

- Let me call someone.
- No!

- Please.
- Now, you're a great woman, Anne.

Much better than I ever deserved.

And I'm sorry I let you down,
but just get the hell outta here.

I said go!

Ted, it doesn't
have to be like this.

No? How can it be?
Can we be 25 again?

What you did was wrong.

But you made it right.

And that means something.

That means you can start again.

People do it all the time, Ted.

Why not you?

You're really something.

I believe if I gave you
a few more minutes...

you might actually be able
to talk me out of doing it.

Ted.

No!

The president can expect
updates directly from me.

- How often will you call in?
- Every 15 minutes.

- I'll let him know.
- All right. We'll be in touch.

You should be in the hospital.

I'm fine.
What do you got?

Briefing package on Las Nieves.

Alternate landing sites that Chase
might use instead of the airstrip.

Thanks.

Is there something wrong?

Just worried about you.
That's all.

Uh-huh. What is it?

- It's not the time.
- "Michelle."

What is it?

This whole thing that
you've been planning with Jack...

Look, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you.

Jack planned it.
He wanted absolute secrecy, and I agreed.

You don't have to explain.

No, I wanna explain.
Listen to me.

I trust you with my life.

But this job is what it is.

Jack said he came up with the plan
a month ago. Is that how long you've known?

Something like that.
Yeah.

I just...

I had no "idea..."

you were hiding
something from me.

But that's my problem.

Just got off the phone
with C.T.U.

Bauer's near a place
called Las Nieves.

Delta teams are scrambling now.

When does C.T.U. expect
to intercept the virus from the Ukrainians?

As soon as Bauer gives them a signal.

Tony Almeida says he'll be giving us
an update every 15 minutes.

- Good.
- This is Wayne Palmer.

Yeah. Yeah, hang on.

David, it's Anne.
She says it's important.

- Hello, Anne?
- David, it's Ted.

He just committed suicide.

Oh, Anne. I-I'm so sorry.
Are you all right?

Not really, no.
I was, uh...

I was with him when he did it.

- What were you doing there?
- He asked to see me, David.

He said that he was sorry and that
he wanted to make things right, and l...

Did you call the police?

- Yes. Yeah, they're here now.
- What can I do to help?

Well, there's something I need to give you.
Something Ted wanted me to give you.

What's that?

It's letters that, um, exonerate me
from any connection...

to the falsified research data.

That's why I was here in the first place,
because he wanted to give them to me.

- And you have these letters?
- Yes, I do.

So, I'll be in the clear and...

hopefully it puts an end
to the negative fallout for you as well.

That's secondary
to your well-being.

I'll be okay.

I'll come over
as soon as I'm done here.

Good. I'll see you then.

Okay.

Is everything all right?

Ted Packard
just committed suicide.

And he did it in front of Anne.

My God, David.
I'm so sorry.

Listen, I don't mean to...
I don't mean to sound callous...

but what was
she doing with him?

He wanted to give her letters...

which apparently prove
she's innocent.

You serious?

She's gonna bring them over
in a little while.

Well, I guess that's
some sort of silver lining. It...

Listen, David. I know I've been
somewhat hard on Anne.

But she cleaned up
her own mess...

and I respect that.

Maybe she's learning what it takes
to be in this game after all.

Why do we even need Bauer?

He made the first contact
with the Ukrainian scientists.

- They want to deal with him. They trust him.
- You trust him too.

The man who pretended to be our friend,
and then put me in prison.

- And got you out again.
- He has an angle, Hector.

- Count on it.
- Of course he does.

$50 million is a big angle.

You saw him. He's a shell.
There's nothing left.

No future, no family,
and a habit he can't beat.

He's not the same man
who fooled us before.

You're so sure of that, huh?

You know we have people
in the American agencies.

In the military too.
All of them, every one of them...

confirm the prison break was real!

Bauer is a fugitive
from his own country.

If they hadn't wanted you alive,
they would have killed him. That's a fact.

So, if we go through with this,
what happens afterwards?

We just forget what Bauer did to us
and let him walk away?

Do you think I could forget
what he did to us?

As soon as we have the virus...

we kill him.

Now, that's the first thing
you said that I like.

Now, Bauer is clever.
He will expect it.

What can he do alone, surrounded?

Don't underestimate him.

It's me who's been
underestimated, Ramon.

But I will earn your respect...

when we make more money in one day
than we've made in both of our lifetimes.

But you don't have
all night to decide.

This man Amador
is waiting for Bauer's call.

Bring Bauer in.

Right away, Ramon.

What have you decided, Ramon?

I'm not sure yet.

I don't trust you,
and I never will.

All I want right now
is to spill your blood.

But I won't.
Not yet anyway.

Out of respect for my little brother...

I am willing to play this out
a little longer.

So, make your call.

Amador won't be at the number
he gave me for another 15 minutes.

We'll wait.

You won't be sorry.

Tony, it's Rafael from Las Nieves.

Will you patch it over here?

- Yeah, Rafael.
- Yeah, I'm at the landing area now.

There's no sign
of any incoming craft.

What size team do you have?

What team? It's just me.

You gotta be kidding me.

Look, this is a corrupt area.

Salazar's got a lot of influence here.
We don't know how far it reaches.

Miguel wanted me
to do this on my own.

All right, well,
you're gonna have your hands full...

'cause Chase is one of
our more capable agents.

All right. How do you
want me to approach?

Well, don't surprise him. Make sure
he knows you're working with C.T.U.

Hang on. I hear something.

Yeah, this must be him.

It's a twin-engine prop
on approach.

He's landing now.

- Do you have the photo we sent you?
- "Yeah."

Make sure it's him,
and be careful.

- We'll keep this line open.
- Good.

All right.
I'm moving in.

All right, be careful.
He's not expecting company.

Edmunds.

Edmunds, I'm here to help.

Edmunds.

Edmunds!

Edmunds.

- Gutierrez, talk to me.
- He's not here.

- "Plane's empty."
- He must have spotted you.

Stand by.
I'll call you back.

Yeah, all right.

Edmunds.

Edmunds. Edmunds.

Wait! Wait! Wait!
Take it easy!

Who the hell are you?

My name is Rafael Gutierrez.

Mexican Intelligence. Check my pocket.
My left pocket. Check it.

Get on your knees. Hands behind your head.
Interlock your fingers.

All right. All right.

How do you know my name?

Your boss sent me to find you.
Tony Almeida, C.T.U.

His access code
is 3-Tango-664.

Get up.

- What does he want?
- He wants you to call him.

I've got a phone right here.

He says it's a matter
of life or death about Jack Bauer.

Gimme the phone.

Thank you.

Almeida.

- "It's Edmunds."
- Listen, Chase.

- If you're trying to get me
to come back, you're wasting...

Chase!

Chase, what's going on?
Chase, can you hear me?

- Tony, are you there?
- What's going on?

The guy you sent is dead.
A sniper took him out.

I'm being pursued.

Chase!

" Chase!"

Chase!

- Dr. Packard.
- I'm supposed to see the president.

Follow me, ma'am.

Come.

Anne.

- "How are you holding up?"
- I'm okay.

Are those the letters?

Oh, this is good, David.
This is very good.

- "This clears up everything."
- Yes. Yes, it does.

Once these get authenticated,
we'll take 'em to the press.

You'll be off the hook,
and Keeler should be hoisted right up on it.

Yeah, I thought you'd be pleased.

"Anne, listen." Um...

I'm sorry about Ted.

I really am.

And if there's
anything that I can do...

anything at all...pleasejust...

let me know.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

- Anne.
- I'm all right, David.

I'm gonna be all right. But...

something came out of this.

And it was suddenly so clear to me.

What was clear?

I don't know how to say this
except to just say it.

I think we need to end things.

After what's just happened...

after what's been happening all day,
I can understand why you'd want some time apart.

David, it's not about time apart.

- Anne, don't do...
- And it's true, this day has been awful.

But... it just confirms something
that I've been feeling for a while.

I can't live in your world.

The things that people
do to each other.

The things they have to do
in order to survive.

I just... I can't.

That's exactly why I need you.

You need someone
who can stand beside you.

Not someone who stands back
and watches and...

oh, maybe passes judgment on things
she doesn't really understand.

I'm sorry.

You are the finest man
I have ever known.

And Wayne, God bless him...

he's just what you need,
and I'm so glad you have him.

But... it's not for me.

Good-bye, David.

Anne.

- Hello.
- Michael, it's Jack Bauer. Can you hear me?

I can hear you, Jack.
I'm glad you arrived safely.

Where are you?

You know I can't
tell you that, Jack.

Okay, fine.
Then where do you wanna meet?

I'll call you back in a few minutes.
Give me the number you're calling from.

Okay, I'm on a satellite phone.
One second.

The number's 34221.

- You'll hear from me soon.
- Okay, good.

- You better have your money prepared.
- Don't worry about that.

He came in by plane
just south of the town.

He was with a "federale"
that they killed.

I know this man.
He's Bauer's partner!

- Was he with anyone else?
- "No, just the" federale "and him."

- What the hell are you doing here?
- " Hey, shut up!"

If he's here, others will be here soon.
We gotta get outta here.

Tomas, make sure everything is ready.
We're moving out of here now!

I knew it.
Bauer's been lying to us all along.

That's not true.
I had no idea he was coming down here.

- You've been playing us for fools again.
- You're making a mistake.

Hector, please.
We can still do this deal.

Don't let your brother
piss away a billion dollars.

Ramon, what if he's
telling the truth?

You keep hearing what you wanna hear.
This is an act.

- "It's all been an act."
- How do you know?

Ramon, I swear to you, I'm not lying.
Please, let's do this deal.

- "What the hell is going on here, Jack?"
- Shut up, Chase.

You should never have
followed me down here.

You with them?

Yes, I'm with them.

You say he's not with you?

Yes, that's right.

Then kill him.

Kill your partner.

You want me to kill him?
Fine, I'll kill him, Ramon.

But we would be smarter to use him
for information and maybe even as a hostage.

No more clever talk.
You keep saying you are on our side.

Now prove it once and for all.

Fine.

You should never have come down here, Chase.
You should have listened to me.

Very good, Jack.

We'll take him with us.
Bauer's right.

Let's find out what he knows.
Break him down.

See if anyone came here with him.

We'll go to a safe house,
and we'll wait for Amador's call.

- "Jack."
- Shut up, Chase.

You wanna get through this,
just shut up.

Damn it.

Tony, I don't know how but the transponder
in Jack's watch just went dead.

- Did you try a reset?
- Yeah. Nothing.

Damn it!

By the time the assault teams are in position,
we'll have no idea where he is.