24 (2001–2010): Season 3, Episode 9 - Day 3: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. - full transcript

"Previously on" 24.

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.

Mr. President, a group
of scientists from the Ukraine...

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

I suggested the Salazars
as potential buyers.

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

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

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

Bauer came to me with an opportunity...

to make more money
than we have ever dreamed of.



- What's in it for you, Jack?
- Fifty million dollars.

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

You said you'd
take me away from here.

- Do you remember, Jack?
- Yes, I remember.

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.

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

to helping Jack Bauer
intercept this virus.

Tony, I spoke to Chase.
He is not coming back to C. T.U.

He still thinks my father
was captured by the Salazars.

And he thinks he's going in to rescueJack.
Damn it. If he goes in there...

he's gonna blow Jack's cover,
and we're gonna lose this virus.



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

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

- You should never have followed me down here.
- You're with them?

Yes. I'm with them.

- "Jack."
- Shut up, Chase. You want to get
through this, just shut up.

- " The transponder"
in Jack's watch just went dead.
- Damn it!

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

The following takes place
between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Ladies and gentlemen, the president
will make a brief statement.

There will be no questions
at this time.

My fellow Americans,
good evening.

A few hours ago, I had to terminate
the presidential debate...

in order to handle what was
at the time a national security threat.

I can't reveal to you at this time
the details surrounding the situation.

Those will be forthcoming
in the next few hours.

Let me assure you that the danger
that existed a few hours ago has passed.

America is safe.

The American people
are safe.

I apologize to my opponent,
Senator Keeler...

and to the millions of you who were expecting
to see the two of us engage in the issues.

The debate will be
rescheduled.

I'd like to thank you all for your patience
and understanding. Good night.

- Mr. President!
- There have been rumors
that this crisis was manufactured...

by your administration to protect
your friend, Dr. Anne Packard.

How do you respond to that, sir?

Those allegations were false.

Senator Keeler's charges were
unfounded, and we have proof...

proof that comes directly
from Anne Packard's ex-husband.

In fact, in the next
few days and weeks...

Senator Keeler will have
his own explaining to do.

Anne Packard is an individual
of the utmost integrity.

- She didn't deserve this.
- Mr. President!

Thank you. Thank you,
ladies and gentlemen.

That's it. No more questions.
Thank you.

Bauer's with
the Salazar brothers in Mexico.

His transponder signal
stopped working.

We're doing everything we can
to reestablish contact.

Tell the Delta units to hold
their position till I get back to ya.

All right. Thanks.

Why don't we try an amplification module?

I already cycled through it three times.
It's not a weak signal. There's "no" signal.

What do we think happened here?

There's a strong possibility
that Jack's cover might have been blown.

There's no indication that his transponder's
been found or that his cover's been blown.

It may be that he's in a place where he can't
get a signal, or the transponder's broken.

Partial damage might have
knocked it to another frequency.

- Let's run a scan.
- "I'm doing that now."

I'm only a third way through the spectrum,
but so far no luck.

All right. Uh,
I'll get ya some help.

- Kim.
- Yes, Tony?

- "Do you know how to do a frequency scan?"
- Yeah.

Okay. We're trying to pick up
your father's transponder signal.

Michelle's already begun the scan.
Coordinate with her.

- Uh, what's the signature?
- I already told you... 30 over five.

- You didn't tell me.
- Look, Kim.

I know this is hard on you,
your father's life being at stake...

- but I need you to focus, okay?
- Sorry.

All right. Good.
Call me if anything changes.

- Why are we stopping?
- "Tomas says there's no sign"
of anyone following us.

Until we know more,
we're better off staying here.

Could he have come here
on his own without backup?

Maybe he came
by himself to rescue you.

How sad.
Does it bother you, Jack...

that your partner is going to die
trying to save you?

It breaks me up.

This man Amador should have
called by now to set up the meeting.

He's gonna call. Don't worry.
Just make sure you've got your money ready.

The money's ready.

Yeah.

It's Amador.
We're ready.

- Where?
- Put Bauer on the phone. I only deal with him.

- This is Jack.
- Hello, Jack.

Five kilometers north of town a trail splits
off the road into the woods.

- Take it for two kilometers, fifteen minutes.
- Got it.

The meeting's north of here.
Fifteen minutes.

Hey, wait.
The phone.

- What if he calls back?
- I'll take a message.

Look at you, Jack.
You are a mess.

We gotta get you straight,
or you'll never get through this.

I'm not gonna fix.

Take them. You'll feel better.

I need to use
the bathroom.

They're in the back.

- I want you to get some sleep.
- I'm not tired.

- I'll wake you when it's time to leave.
- Where's Hector?

He's busy. You'll see him
tomorrow morning.

Go to sleep.

I love you.

Claudia, stay down.
Stay down.

I need you to listen to me.

Hector and Ramon are trying
to buy a virus to use as a weapon.

Millions of people could die.
I've set up this deal...

so my government could
take control of the virus and destroy it.

- Do you understand what I'm saying?
- You're still with C.T. U?

- Yes, I'm still with C.T.U.
- But you broke Ramon out of prison.

That was so I could gain his trust...
to make the deal happen.

I cannot allow this virus
to get into the wrong hands.

You've betrayed us once.
Now you've come to betray us again?

No, "them."
Not you.

I was a fool
to believe any of it.

"I'm going to protect you. I'm going to get
your family somewhere safe."

- All lies.
- I wanted to come back for you earlier...

but when I heard about this virus,
I had to deal with it.

Millions of lives are at stake.
You have to understand that.

But I can get you out now...
you, Sergio and your father.

- How?
- American soldiers are not far from here.

They're waiting for my signal, but I can't reach
them, because my transmitter's been destroyed.

Claudia, I have nothing to gain
from telling you this if it's not the truth.

One word from you
and I'm a dead man.

What do you want
me to do?

First I need a cell phone.
I need to let C.T.U. Know where I am.

Then I need you to do whatever
you can to help my partner, Chase.

- Keep him alive.
- When Hector realizes, he's gonna kill me.

You'll be gone by then.
Chase can help you get out. I promise.

But if I can't contact C.T.U., this is all
for nothing. You've gotta get me that phone.

- "Please?"
- I'll do what I can.

I have to go.
They're waiting for me.

If you're lying to me again,
I'll kill you myself.

Help Chase.

Jack Bauer broke
Ramon out of prison.

Your people are sending
forces to bring them back.

When are they coming?

When?

And where?

Aaah!

He was your partner.
You must be feeling something.

Aaah!

I got a 50 million dollar
payday when this deal goes down.

He's on his own.

Is he as tough as you?

He still believes in the lie.

- What lie?
- That what he's doing has purpose.

Belief is a beautiful thing.

Hello?

"Aaah!"

- Where are you going?
- Please.

No, don't leave.

- "Ay, mi amor."
- Sit down for me.

Ramon is waiting, okay?
All right. All right.

- " Aaah!"
- "Bueno."

Claudia.

- I left my phone inside.
- I'll get it.

Let's go.

Oh, God! Aaah! Aaah!

- "Chloe."
- What?

- Have you heard from Chase?
- No.

Are there alternate frequencies
he might use to contact you?

Yeah, there are, and they're on autoscan.
He hasn't checked in.

Look, Chloe. I know that you're busy.
Maybe we can reach him by satellite.

Satellite. Good idea. I didn't think
of that, Kim. I'll get right on that.

You don't have to be sarcastic with me,
Chloe. This is someone I care about.

Get a grip.

I have to update
the president in half an hour.

I don't want to tell him we're in the same place
we were a half hour ago, which is nowhere.

I don't... I don't want excuses.
Just get me the answer, all right?

I need to finalize the comm file.

It should have been
done already.

Well, I need the format code,
and you said you were gonna download it.

Delta-733-Gulf.

That's the code
from the previous file.

Delta-723-Bravo.

- Thank you.
- All right.

- Did you get it?
- Yeah, I got it.

Eight minutes shot
to hell on an invalid code.

Access granted.

Now that could have been a disaster. Without
those files, we can't track the rescue teams.

" Come."

Bad news.
C.T.U. Lost track of Jack Bauer.

- Is he in trouble?
- We don't know.

- Does he have possession of the virus yet?
- We don't know that either.

Come.

Mr. President, I have Alan Milliken
on the line for you.

I'll take it.

- Alan?
- David? You angry with me?

Of course I'm not
angry with you.

Your first time in L.A.
In three years and you don't even call.

It's been a bad day, Alan.

I know. I've been
watching the news.

I don't want to add to your burdens,
but I'd like to come by and see you.

See me?

David, I wouldn't ask
if it weren't important.

I know you're busy.

After all, you are the president
of the United States.

In large part,
thanks to you.

I'll come to you, Alan.
I'll be there in 15 minutes.

Thank you, David.
And one more thing.

As a personal favor
to me...

I'm asking you
not to bring Wayne.

May I ask why?

That's something I'd rather
explain in person.

All right.

- Where are we?
- So far...

I'm not able to pick up
Jack on any of our imagery.

How long we been
out of contact?

His tracking beacon
went dead...

- 27 minutes ago.
- Last known location?

Here.

He can't be much farther out
than 30 miles in any one direction.

- Unless he was choppered out.
- No way. Air tactical's watching the skies.

Where's Bauer at?

We don't know yet.

That's great.
So, this entire operation...

which hinges on Jack being on-site
when they deliver the virus...

is going down the tubes
because we don't know where he is.

- "How does that happen?"
- Look, Ryan. You wanna chew us out, do it later.

We're trying to get
this back on track.

I will.

You better find Bauer
and make this thing work, Tony.

Otherwise the two of you and Jack,
assuming he's still alive...

are gonna take the fall for everything
that happened today...

from the prison riots
to Salazar's escape...

and every dead body in between.

So what happens if Jack goes
to this meeting without backup?

The Salazars get the virus.

What happens from there?

I don't know.

Feeling better?

I'm fine.

Amador.

Hello, Jack. So these must be the buyers
you're representing.

This is Hector
and Ramon Salazar.

There's $100 million in escrow
accounts in Geneva and Hong Kong.

We're prepared to give immediate
instructions to have the money transferred...

as soon as we have confirmation
that the virus has been delivered.

There's been a complication.
Another buyer is interested in the virus.

- What are you talking about? We have a deal.
- What's going on, Jack?

- I don't know.
- I had nothing to do with it.

There's a new development that has
just surfaced in the last few hours.

We'll hold an auction, and the virus
will go to the highest bidder.

- You son of a bitch!
- No!

Mr. Salazar, I merely represent
the wishes of my client.

May we have a moment?

Of course.

Hector, this does not
need to be a problem.

- It's a huge problem.
- Think it through.

You add 40 to 50 million
dollars to this price tag...

and you're still looking
at over an 800 million dollar profit.

You said you could move the virus for a
billion dollars. That was your estimate, right?

- Something like that.
- You've come this far. Don't stop.

Let it play out.

The other buyer's here.

You know her?

What the hell is he
doing here?

- That man is a federal agent.
- "I know who he is, Nina. Everything's fine."

No, it's not. He's setting
us up. You have to kill him.

Kill him!

First one who fires gets
cut down! That's a promise.

Why is he here?

- He represents a buyer, Nina, just like you.
- No, he doesn't.

Believe me. I know him.
Whatever he's told you, he's lying.

I don't work for C.T.U. anymore, Nina.
I work for myself.

- I'm out of here.
- " Nina, please."

- Let her go and honor the original agreement.
- Nina!

I don't think
your client's gonna be too happy...

if you walk out and let the virus
go to another buyer!

We gotta close
this deal.

We have a wide perimeter, lookouts everywhere,
and we're monitoring every frequency.

There's no law or military
within 25 kilometers.

You know how I work.

This area
is completely secure.

If I had the slightest doubt,
I wouldn't be here.

Now, I suggest we all take
a few minutes to calm ourselves...

and I'll explain
the ground rules...

and we'll proceed
with the bids.

Agreed?

Agreed.

- Fine.
- "Good."

- How are you?
- Fine, sir. Thank you.

- David.
- Alan, it's good to see you.

Thanks for finding
the time to fit me in.

You've always made time for me, Alan. Even
when there was no obvious reason to do so.

Your potential was always
obvious, David.

How are you doing?

Well, I could use a few new body parts,
but besides that...

Well, you look well.

I know you're wondering what could be so
important that I'd ask you here...

so I'll be brief
and I'll be blunt.

I want your brother
off the team.

I don't understand. You've always
been supportive of Wayne.

I was.
I'm not anymore.

What's this all about, Alan?

Yes, sir?

- Tell my wife to come in here.
- Right away, sir.

- Julia.
- Mr. President.

David is wondering why
I want him to fire Wayne...

and I thought
you should explain.

As you know, I've known
Wayne for some time.

Three years ago,
when he was president of Alan's company...

we began to spend
quite a bit of time together.

Get to it, Julia.

- Wayne and I became involved.
- "They had an affair..."

while I was recuperating
from the stroke.

That's how your brother
thanked me.

Go on.

We saw each other
for a year...

before you asked him
to join your administration.

- Then we broke it off.
- Hold on.

- If you knew about this,
why didn't you say something?
- I didn't.

I just found out recently.

Did you know, David?
Did you keep it from me too?

Of course not.

- I can hardly even believe it's true.
- It's true.

- I've told you how sorry I am.
- You can go.

I waited for you to come
to Los Angeles...

so I could do this
face-to-face.

I gave your brother my company,
and he took my wife.

Now I'm taking away his job.

Wayne is my chief of staff,
my closest friend. I trust him.

I don't.
Neither should you.

He's dishonest.

I think you'll agree, David...

that you wouldn't be where you are
without my support over the years.

I've never asked you
for anything in return...

but I'm asking you now.

Fire Wayne.

I'm sorry, Alan.
I can't do that.

I'm disappointed...

not surprised.

And you know me well enough
not to be surprised if there are repercussions.

I hope you're not
threatening me.

I don't make threats, David.
I just tell it like it is.

You let me know
if you change your mind.

Have them open up the field search
to these coordinates. Tell them it's priority.

- Do you want me to ask them...
- Sorry. I don't mean to interrupt...

- but can I see you for a minute?
- Do you have enough to go on?

- I'll let you know if the satellite
guys give me any trouble.
- Okay.

- What is it?
- "It's actually about Tony."

Look.

I don't know if he's...

You don't know if he what?

I don't know if he's
well enough to do his job.

Kim, he was shot a few hours ago.
He's not gonna be working at full capacity.

I know. But what if he misses something
important? I mean, he's running things.

- What happened?
- He asked me to finalize the comm files...

but he forgot to give me
the format codes.

And then just before, he chewed me out for
forgetting something he thought he told me...

except he never told me.

He's under a lot of stress.
We all are.

That's my point.

Michelle, you're his wife...

but you're also
second in command.

If Tony can't do the job,
somebody has to tell Chappelle...

and I think that someone
should be you.

What are you doing?

Taking a rest.

There's oil under
Hector's truck.

It needs to be fixed
before Hector gets back.

Now!

Okay. I'll check it out.

Here. I have
a message from Jack.

Can you hear me?
Things aren't what they seem.

Jack isn't really
with Ramon and Hector.

Everything he's done
has been to earn their trust.

The virus that they're going to buy,
Jack is going to take it from them.

Do you understand? There are soldiers
from your country not far from here.

- They'll come when Jack calls for them.
- Claudia?

Jack promised to get me and my family
out of here if I help you.

- Then help me.
- I can't now. There are too many men around.

Don't give up.
I'll figure out a way.

All right?

Each party will make one final bid in writing.
Amador wants to start in the next 10 minutes.

You have to come up
with a number.

We are offering a hundred.

She must have made him an offer to make
this worthwhile... say another 50.

- So we go 175.
- More.

If we do this, we do it to win.
At least 200.

Make the calls.

Who is she?

I told you.
She worked for me at C.T.U.

No. There's more between
you and this woman.

She killed my wife.

Is this going to be
a problem, Jack?

No. No problem.

- Where are we going?
- We'll be together.

We're together now.
Is Hector coming with us?

- Sergio, just be ready to leave.
- But what about Hector...

Sergio! Forget about Hector!
Just do what I'm telling you!

What are you
going to do?

Jack said that if I help his partner,
he'll get us out of here, Papa.

These people... Ramon, Hector, Jack Bauer.
You can't trust any of them.

Jack's not like
Ramon and Hector.

Papa, please. This is our chance
to get out of here.

Then go.

No. No, we're all going.

No, I'm not going
without you.

What about Landsat
Alpha-39?

Yeah. That's
about it, right?

Thanks.

I just checked all the N.S.A. Logs.

There's no satellites going
through the area we think Jack's in.

I'll check the flight
paths just in case.

Just in case what?
I just checked it.

There have been other
mistakes today, Tony.

Mistakes.
That you think I made?

Sweetheart, you should
still be in the hospital.

- "You're not a hundred percent."
You should step down.
- I'm fine.

- And after what you've
been through today, I don't see...
- I just said, "I'm fine!"

All right?
End of discussion, please.

Tony. I've got something. The N.S.A.'s got
a satellite we may be able to reposition.

We just have to ask
for access.

- All right. Thanks.
- Yeah.

I'd like to redo that e-mail
and determine how best to use...

these resources for these
compressed l-4s.

Um, as for the information
packets, they have online synoptic...

Yes?

- I need to talk to you, Ryan.
- Hold on.

I don't think Tony
should be here right now.

My understanding is he's not
in any imminent danger.

No, it's not that.

I've had reports he's been forgetful,
missing things.

- Like what?
- Key information...

format codes,
things that are causing delays.

On any other day I wouldn't
be worried about this, but...

I'm just not sure
if he's up to it today.

If I pull him now,
that sets us back two.

No one can replace what he does. He, Gael and
Jack have been working this from the beginning.

Unless you think his mistakes
are significant enough...

I do...

or else I wouldn't
be bringing this to you.

All right. Just let me wrap up
this call and I'll get into it.

Thank you.

I understand that,
but you need to make it happen.

- We're working on it, sir.
- All right. Thanks.

- I just got back from seeing Alan.
- What did he want?

- Oh, I think you know.
- Know what, David?

He wants me to "fire" you!

What the hell
were you thinking?

Carrying on an affair
with a married woman...

the wife of my biggest supporter!

Listen. I "am" sorry. But it was
a mistake, and I corrected it.

Not in Alan's mind.
For him, this is fresh.

He just found out,
and he wants to make you pay.

Look. We both know you can't afford
to make an enemy out of Alan.

He wields too much power.

So, I'll resign.

You'll leave only if I decide
it's the right thing to do!

- Not Alan Milliken.
- David.

Alan is a very dirty fighter.
Trust me.

Are you sure you want to get down
in the gutter with that man?

You haven't left me
much choice. Have you?

- You wanna see me, Ryan?
- "Yeah."

- What's going on?
- I asked you here...

because your competency has
been brought into question.

By whom?

By me.

- An employee came to me
with some concerns, and l...
- An employee?

- Kim Bauer.
- And I felt I needed to address them.

With Ryan. You didn't
come to me first.

- I tried to talk to you, Tony. You wouldn't...
- " That's enough."

The point is, Ryan,
that they're wrong.

I am fit for duty.
Completely.

All right.
When you entered the room...

the monitor was on.

Tell me what it showed.

On the left side was a CTAN
schematic of the country...

indicating an ongoing investigation
in Florida, New York and Montana.

On the right side was an all-clear report
from the Austin branch.

That's correct.

It still doesn't ease my mind considering
the slips you made.

- What slips?
- Michelle?

You thought you gave Kim the signature
on the frequency scans. You didn't.

Not verbally, no. I put them on her in-screen
15 minutes before I talked to her.

Anything else?

She said you didn't load
the format codes onto the grid in time.

No, I didn't load the format
codes onto "her" grid.

I put them in the shared volume,
on time. Check it.

It's there.

All right.
I'm sorry, Tony.

- We're done here.
- Good.

You've wasted time
we don't have.

She's clear.

He's clear.

- Are you ready with your bids?
- Yes.

Yes.

Let me see them.

The banks will verify
the presence of these funds?

Yes, that is correct.

The bank will verify
those as well.

Your bid is
$225 million.

Hers is 240.

Nina, you win.

- You are a dead man.
- My people will escort you out.

The transfer will take place in two hours.

You said you were going
to deliver the virus and you didn't!

Not now, Hector.
Come on.

- I'll be contacting you with the details.
- Excellent.

- We'll be waiting for your call.
- Let's go!

You can't let Nina Myers just walk away
from this. You gotta put a man on her.

- Shut up.
- Ramon, listen to me.

If Nina gets away now,
she'll disappear. You'll never find her again.

You had your chance, Jack.

All right.
This is good enough.

- Ramon, please. You're making a mistake.
- Get out.

- I can explain. I didn't know that there were...
- Get out!

You're of no use to us anymore!
You failed!

Hector, don't do this!

Ramon, think this through.

What about all your buyers around the world
that you promised the virus to?

They're gonna know you were double-crossed
and that you did nothing about it.

What are you gonna say to them?
"I'm sorry; we'll try and get it right next time"?

The Salazar name will be a joke!
You can't let that happen!

Come on! Five hours ago,
you were in an American prison...

and now you're free
because I broke you out!

And then I brought you
the deal of a lifetime!

What do I have to do to prove
to you I'm on your side?

This deal can still happen!
We can get the virus!

- How do you get the virus?
- I told you... the woman, Nina!

The woman, she is the problem!
She outbid us!

I know her! I trained her!
I can get to her!

- You don't even know how to find her!
- I'll find her!

Please, Ramon.
You can't lose here.

If I fail, you get
to kill me. Fine.

But if I succeed, the deal will go forward.
We'll be back on track.

We'll all get paid!

Please.

Hector.

Let's play this out
a little longer.

The man has more lives than a cat.