Previously on 24:
- This is Meredith Reed. - Miss Reed...
...the people responsible for killing President Hassan were not working alone.
They were being funded and managed by people inside the Russian government.
How do you know this?
I'm being set up like you. I need to get this evidence to you.
Arlo got a cell-phone-intercept report off NSA's ECHELON.
Keywords: Jack Bauer.
We confirmed the voiceprint.
Reed's connection to Hassan means she'd be motivated to help him.
Take it to press. That's his move.
This is a major opportunity to make everything go away, sir.
Bauer and the evidence.
I need to find Jack or else they're gonna kill him.
If we can get to him, we can expose the cover-up.
Jack's working with someone.
- Who? - I don't know. I never saw him...
...but Jack showed up with weapons and comms.
Pavel, do you see Bauer? If you have a shot, take it.
I've got him.
Put it down.
All clear up on top, Jack.
Come with me. Do exactly what I say.
Move. He knew it was a trap.
The evidence is on this memory card.
Take it. When you see it, you'll know it's real.
The hit is arranged. Bazhaev and his people are taking care of everything.
I know that you killed Renee Walker.
What I wanna know is the name of the Russian pig...
...inside your government that gave the order.
Where's the SIM card for your phone?
You dumb bastard, you swallowed it.
This is for my friend.
You've reached the number of President Charles Logan.
As a principal player in this unprecedented and historic peace initiative...
...Secretary of State Kanin's untimely decision to withdraw for health reasons...
...was a difficult one.
However, the president wishes it to be known...
...that in Secretary Kanin's absence and per his own recommendation...
...she has sought and gained the counsel of former President Charles Logan.
Now, the president is acutely aware that this decision bears some controversy.
But President Logan's experience with foreign policy...
...and his skills in negotiation...
...have proven to be a great asset in these final hours...
...before the signing of the peace agreement with the Islamic republic.
- Mrs. Hassan and the IRK delegation... - Excuse me, Mr. President.
Your car to the heliport is ready and waiting.
Has President Suvarov's plane arrived yet?
It should be touching down within the next 20 to 30 minutes.
He'll be choppered in to the 93rd Street Heliport.
Thank you, Ellen. I'll be down in a moment.
Yes, sir.
Hassan and the IRK delegation...
...have hashed out remaining points of protocol with President Taylor.
The signing will commence as scheduled.
Tell me you have a lead on Bauer.
I'm sorry, sir.
We tracked him to an adjacent building...
...but Bauer managed to get out of the cordon along with Meredith Reed.
Also, he's killed Pavel.
I've taken jurisdictional control over the scene from N.Y.P.D.
We should be able to keep this contained, but it's not gonna matter...
...if Bauer's passed along the evidence he got from Dana Walsh to the press.
- The story's gonna come out. - No, not necessarily.
We still might be able to manage this.
You've told me that you're committed to seeing this through.
You can extricate yourself from this mess. There's no evidence of your involvement.
- You can delay the announcement. - It's too late for that, Jason.
The White House press secretary announced my role in the peace process.
There is no turning back.
And there's something else you should know.
Bauer didn't just kill Pavel.
He butchered him.
He beat him savagely and then he eviscerated him.
I don't think Bauer's looking to expose...
...the Russians' involvement against Hassan.
This guy's out for blood.
Then you better find him and stop him, hadn't you?
Yes, sir.
Keep me posted.
I'm not going any further till you tell me what happened back there.
- You killed that man, didn't you? - Your life is in danger.
You wanna get through this thing alive, you're gonna do exactly what I say.
Do you understand?
Jack, I can't get a locate on the number you called from this phone.
It's restricted. I have to route a back trace.
- Can you do it here? - I need the equipment at my place.
- Get back as soon as you got a location. - Who is it you're looking for?
Someone who can give the names of everyone involved.
- What are you gonna do? - That doesn't concern you.
How can I trust you if you don't tell me what you're doing?
Because I'm not the person who's trying to kill you.
The video file I gave you...
...is the proof of the Russians' complicity in Hassan's assassination.
The conspiracy doesn't end with the Russians.
There are people that are trying to cover this up, including President Taylor.
Why would the president want this covered up?
She's trying to keep the peace accord alive with the IRK.
If Dalia Hassan finds out the Russians had a hand in the death of her husband...
...she'll never sign the agreement.
What do you want from me?
I need you to break the story in case I don't make it.
I think President Hassan deserves that, don't you?
- Let me see your cell phone. - Okay.
What are you doing with that?
If they've seen you with me...
...the authorities are gonna start monitoring your communication.
You can't go home, can't go to your office.
Is there anyone that you work with that you trust?
Uh, my editor, Gary Klausner.
Try and get him the evidence. I can get you as far as a payphone.
After that, you're on your own.
- I'm glad we were able to come to terms. So am I.
Thank you, Madam President, for your patience with me. I am still new to this.
You are a natural leader, Dalia, and you have a superb advisor in Minister Jamot.
I appreciate the endorsement, Madam President.
Pardon me for interrupting.
We were just finishing up.
Dalia Hassan, Charles Logan.
I'm honored to finally meet you, Mrs. Hassan.
I was a great admirer of your husband. I'm so sorry for you loss.
Thank you. President Taylor tells me you were instrumental...
...in convincing Russian delegates to stay at the table.
I'm honored to play even a small part in such an historic event.
Madam President, may I have a few moments with you?
I'll see you at the signing.
You still haven't found out how Logan convinced the Russians to stay?
I've investigated it but I learned nothing from the delegates.
I can have our intelligence service look into it.
Thank you, Jamot. I trust President Taylor.
We have to assume that if she involved Logan, it was for a good reason.
The operation to capture Jack Bauer was unsuccessful.
He got away, along with the evidence that he took from Dana Walsh.
You said you had the situation under control.
Clearly, I was overly optimistic.
In my optimism, I neglected to tell you that Bauer made contact with a journalist.
Meredith Reed.
- My God. - You need to call her publisher right away.
Deny any foreknowledge of whatever evidence she has...
...and demand that they do not run the story.
You're suggesting muzzling the press?
Have you forgotten that freedom of the press is constitutionally protected?
You are the president, for God's sake.
Invoke national security.
You tell them this story will start a war. Innocent lives will be lost.
New lies to cover old ones.
The time has passed for hand wringing, Madam President.
If you don't use the power of your office to shut this story down...
...your peace agreement won't be the only casualty.
You don't need me to tell you the damage...
...that your criminal prosecution will do to this country.
- This country survived your presidency. - But it won't survive yours.
Me, I inherited my presidency.
I was never nearly as popular as you are.
And most of my alleged misdeeds never made the press.
But if you were to bare your sins to the people who put you in office...
You are a beacon of righteousness...
...not only for Americans, but for the rest of the world.
You are the president...
...who had her own daughter arrested rather than see justice go unserved.
You're a poison.
I never should have let you do this.
With due respect, Madam President...
...I gave recommendations...
...I made whatever arrangements needed to be made...
...but every decision was yours.
Let's not pretend otherwise.
I've studied you for a number of years, Allison.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
You're a smart woman.
You've always known what needed to be done and were willing to do it.
Which is why I know you will call Meredith Reed's publisher...
...and make sure he kills the story.
I would suggest you do it now.
You, uh...
You have a signing ceremony to prepare for.
And I need to go meet President Suvarov.
Chloe, you need to see this.
- What is it? - I tapped into a feed from Pillar's team.
This guy was found strung up and sliced open...
...in an abandoned building across from the department store.
He's got Russian papers on him, but I can't make them out. The res is too low.
Someone left a sniper rifle at the scene.
What's the caliber? Bring it up.
They tagged it as a. 308 Springfield.
That's the gun that killed Renee. That's gotta be the shooter.
Jack did this and you think you're gonna be able to talk him down?
I gotta try.
Pillar and his people are just gonna kill him and I can't let that happen.
Got a match from the department store security feed, 82 percent.
- That's the guy helping Jack? - Yeah.
James Ricker, ex-Green Beret, special ops.
He served with Jack before Jack was enlisted by CTU.
Just one problem. He's dead.
It says he was killed in a chemical-plant explosion in Basra seven years ago.
Yeah, then he must have a twin who was there when Jack reversed the ambush.
You better go back to your station. Pillar's watchdog is getting suspicious.
Arlo, cross-reference Ricker's photo with the state DMV database.
He must be living under an alias. We find Ricker, we find Jack.
Okay.
Yeah? Did you get the location?
You didn't tell me that was Logan's phone that I was tracing, Jack.
- Does it matter? - Yeah, it kind of does.
I think you know it too or else you would've been straight with me.
Taking out a bunch of Russian spooks is one thing.
Moving on an ex-president, that's another.
That's a serious line you're crossing.
I know exactly what I'm doing. Are you gonna give me the location or not?
Logan's in a vehicle. He's moving west from the U.N.
I'm syncing up with the Secret Service deployment grid.
I'll upload his route to your tablet.
Hold on.
- I've got it. - I hope you know what you're doing.
Because this path you're on, there ain't no coming back from it.
I wasn't planning on coming back.
You're right. You've done more than I had a right to ask for.
I want you to start erasing all your connections to me.
Jim, thanks for everything.
Bye.
Oh. Thank you.
Are you sure that's all? Should I call the doctor?
It's just a headache. I'm fine. Thank you.
You wanted to see me? - Yes, Tim. Please, sit down.
You remember the reporter CTU arrested last night?
Yes, uh, Meredith Reed.
It has been brought to my attention she intends to publish an unfounded story...
...regarding Omar Hassan's murder.
What is she gonna be writing?
I need you to contact the FBI, have them search the Sunday Magazine offices...
...locate Reed, and seize whatever evidence she purports to have.
Um, I don't understand.
Allegations are false, but the allegations alone could derail the peace process.
Well, even so, you have to be aware, they'll accuse you of censoring the press.
Tim, I did not ask for your counsel.
I know exactly what I'm ordering you to do, so please just do it.
Yes, ma'am.
- Hey, drop-off and receiving? - Yeah, straight ahead. Right there.
Thanks.
Just make sure Duggan knows he's covering the Logan profile.
Tell him we'll work out the byline later.
- Editor's desk. This is Klausner. Gary, it's me.
Look, are you alone? Can you speak freely?
Yeah.
Yeah, what's going on?
- Don't have time. I have a lead on a story. - I'm listening.
I have a digital-video recording indicating that the IRK terrorists who killed Hassan...
...were being funded and run by Russian operatives.
You sure it's legit?
Where did you get it?
- From Jack Bauer. - Bauer? The man's a fugitive.
Look, Gary, it's really not safe for me to talk.
I'll explain more when I see you. Can you meet me?
Sure, of course.
All right, that diner with the coffee you hate.
I can be there in, uh, 15 minutes.
Okay. And, Gary, don't tell anyone. All right?
I got it. Meredith, be safe.
Yeah. You too.
There's no need to panic.
Do you know what he did to Pavel?
He was beaten savagely, gutted like a pig.
His men shot dead.
I'm... I'm sorry to hear that...
...but we both knew that, uh, Bauer would be a difficult problem to solve.
You know what he's doing, don't you?
He's eliminating everyone, working his way up. How long before he gets to me?
- That's not going to happen. - How can you be so sure?
Because you told me yourself your man would never talk and if that's true...
...then nobody outside of your inner circle can point the finger at you.
I promise you...
...Bauer's never going to know.
And on the upside, his recent activities have given us a bit of an advantage.
What advantage?
CTU orders concerning him have been upgraded to shoot on sight.
First you have to find him.
They're going to find him, don't worry. He can't stay under the radar forever.
I'll keep you posted.
Come in. We're under assault.
We're trapped in the 4th Street underpass.
This is Unit LEZ-1, requesting immediate backup.
Both entrances are blocked. We are boxed in.
Oh, that's... That's Jack Bauer. That's gotta be.
Did you hear what I said?
That's Jack Bauer!
Don't just sit there. He's coming for me.
Sir, stay in the vehicle. We're armored and the glass is bulletproof.
The door.
The assailant is masked. It may be Jack Bauer.
Secure the vehicle! - Close the door!
Stay down, Mr. President.
Get out! Hurry!
Kill him.
Mr. President, get up or I will kill you right here.
Move.
Got your flash. What'd you find about Ricker?
You were right. DMV records show Ricker living in Suffolk County...
...under the name Simon Strocker.
I tried to confirm, found out he moved from there...
...but he left a forwarding address with the postal service. It's right here in Soho.
Hey, Devon, what's going on?
Pillar's people are requesting backup in the field.
- Why? - You didn't hear?
Jack Bauer just kidnapped Charles Logan.
How the hell did he pull that off? Charles Logan?
I need to hear what's going on in that room. Follow me.
- How far are you? We're approaching the tunnel.
How did Secret Service let this happen?
Bauer hit the car with tear gas. The agents were incapacitated to pursue.
P.D.'s got the tunnel locked. Working on getting schematics.
Hurry up.
CTU, make a hole.
Where did Bauer take President Logan?
I don't know.
You must have seen something.
Tell me you saw something.
I'm sorry, sir. - Nothing?
No one saw anything.
He went through an underground gate. I need those schematics.
Sending them to you now.
Go.
Kirsch, take the corridor. Brown, down there.
Ames, you're with me. Unless it poses threat to Logan...
...you shoot Bauer on sight and you shoot to kill. Let's go.
Through here.
Look at me. I said look at me!
Tell me everything I wanna know.
- Jack, you're making a mistake. - Don't pretend you're not a part of this.
I found the man who killed Renee Walker, the Russian operative Pavel Tokarev.
I got his cell phone.
- The last call was from you. - I know how it looks. Let me explain.
Explain what? That you sent for him to kill me?
- You sent him to kill me, right? - Yes. Damn it, yes.
- Why'd you take a hit on Renee? - I had nothing to do with that.
I was brought in after that happened.
- Who brought you in? - President Taylor needed my help.
I called my sources in Moscow.
They told me people in their government were behind Hassan's assassination.
I told the Russian delegation I had evidence, names of everybody.
- It was to keep them at the conference. - What evidence?
It doesn't exist.
I was playing poker. It was a bluff. It worked.
It kept Taylor's peace agreement on the table.
You were determined to screw things up. And...
Easy, Jack. Jack, Jack, no, no!
I admit I was part of the cover-up, but I'm not part of the Russian conspiracy.
I had nothing to do with the terrorist attack or your friend's death.
I'm... I'm not the bad guy here.
But you know who is.
You know the name of the person inside who's giving the orders.
- I want that name. - Jack...
- Give me the name! - Jack.
- Five seconds before I put a bullet... - You don't have to do that. I'll tell you.
Mikhail Novakovich.
Head of the Russian delegation. He's been trying to kill the treaty from the start.
- You're lying. - No, I'm not lying to you.
No, no, no. You got my call from Pavel's phone. You check the previous calls.
There's a dozen more from Novakovich. I'm telling you.
- He is the one you want. - Shut up.
Say another word and I'll drop you right here.
Go.
Get on your knees. - No. Oh, no. Please don't shoot me, Jack.
If I was gonna kill you, you'd already be dead.
Bauer was just here. Find him.
Mr. President?
Mr. President? Are you okay? Can you hear me?
Eden, I need a med. Unit at the 49th junction.
On its way. Is it Bauer?
No, it's the president.
He's unconscious. Bauer escaped. I'm gonna need you to redirect the pursuit.
- I'll stay with the president. - Understood.
- They still might catch up to him. - They haven't yet.
- Do you have Ricker's file? - Yeah, including his address.
I'm sending it to you now.
How are you planning to handle this? We can't send units without Pillar finding out.
- I'm not using any of them. - Who are you gonna get?
All of our agents are deployed in the field. There's nobody to send.
There's one.
Miss O'Brian.
Miss O'Brian, I just saw the flash from division.
They approved your request to release Agent Ortiz.
- I'm in a hurry. - What do you think you're doing?
He's a noncooperative witness who is facing federal charges.
I'm still in charge of U.N. Security and you've taken away all my resources.
Not that it's any of your business, but Ortiz designed the entire U.N. Operation.
The signing is in less than two hours. His assistance in the field is vital.
Gonna have to clear this with Pillar.
Do what you want. But you have bigger problems, like not finding Jack Bauer.
A day of startling events in New York has resonated around the globe.
After the kidnapping and murder of President Omar Hassan today...
...the IRK Parliament unanimously approved the ascension of Dalia Hassan...
...to the office of president of Kamistan.
In the wake of Hassan's death, Mrs. Hassan...
Are you Meredith?
- Yes. - There's a Gary Klausner on the phone.
- It's up by the cashier. - Thank you.
Thanks.
- Where are you? - Meredith, the FBI is here.
They showed up before I could leave.
They're looking for you, questioning everyone.
- You didn't tell them anything, did you? - Of course not.
They've got an executive order from the president.
They say you're in possession of materials that pose a national risk.
It's a cover-up. The White House is trying to suppress the story. You can't let them.
Look, until we clear this up, you have to protect that evidence.
I told them I haven't had contact with you. They're tracing this call.
- You better get the hell out of there. - And go where?
Mr. Klausner, we said no communication outside of our presence.
I just... I'm canceling an appointment.
Gary, they're gonna bury the truth.
Not if I can help it.
I'll put a call in to Ed Sampson at the Justice Department.
But until then, lay low. Now go.
Okay.
- Let's go. - Where are we going?
I have to go to the U.N.
Division has given you a temporary furlough.
You had command of U.N. Security, I'm gonna need help...
...coordinating protocols and deployment for the signing ceremony.
And Pillar's okay with this?
I'm still provisional director of operations. I don't need his consent.
Are you coming or would you rather wait for your federal prosecution?
Let's go.
I'll take him from here.
- You wanna tell me what's going on? - Yeah.
You were right about Jack. He is working with somebody.
It's James Ricker, ex-CIA op.
Found him living on Mercer Street under the alias Simon Strocker.
- Maybe he's still with the company. - No, I checked with Langley.
More than likely, he's gone into business dealing arms or Intel.
In any case, he's not gonna be happy we tracked him down.
Wait a second. Why are you telling me this?
I need you to talk to him. Get him to tell us where Jack is.
You good with that or still not taking sides?
I wanna expose this cover-up as much as you. I'm in.
Good.
Log sheets will show you accompanying me.
I've secured a separate vehicle waiting at the gate.
Is there any more Intel on Jack? Has he resurfaced yet?
Yeah, you could say that.
Sir, I just received word.
President Suvarov's plane has touched down at Kennedy Airport.
Tell Ivan to bring the car. I want to be at the U.N. When the president arrives.
Where's Novakovich?
- I'm not gonna ask you again. - Eleventh.
- Eleventh floor. Suite 1170. - How do I get up there?
Secured elevator inside of garage.
- Where's your key card? - I don't have one.
- Where is your key card? - I don't have one, I swear.
His personal guards have them at elevator.
- How many? - Two.
- And upstairs? - One outside the suite, two inside...
...another by elevator. - Where else?
- That's all. That's all I know.
- Do you really need an arsenal? - Better to have it than to not.
Ricker's a trained killer. He's gone to a lot of trouble to stay off the grid.
Fair enough.
Also have to consider the possibility that Jack's with him.
Listen, Chloe.
I can't be worried about Jack after what you told me what he did to Logan.
Obviously, Logan's part of the conspiracy.
He terrorized a tunnel full of commuters with automatic weapon fire.
He shot Secret Service agents.
He shot to wound.
He's careless and he only cares about revenge.
Does that sound like the man you know? Like the man you're trying to save?
This is about exposing the Russians' cover-up.
It's not about Jack.
Are you sure about that?
Because if Jack's there...
...and he makes any move other than complete surrender...
...I'm putting him down.
You still want me to go?
I don't really have a choice.
- Whatever happens, call me at the U.N. - You got it.
You'll approach the rostrum prior to the signing ceremony...
...and take a seat here in position three, next to your mother.
I'm honored.
But is that appropriate?
I may be her daughter, but I don't have any official role in the government.
Excuse me.
Miss Hassan, there's a call. A woman demanding to speak with your mother.
She's in a meeting.
That's what I said, but this woman is quite insistent.
- Who is she? She won't say.
We're done, Miss Hassan. I'll see you in the staging area.
Thank you.
Line 2. - Thank you.
Hello? Who is this?
Uh, is this Kayla?
- Who are you? - Sorry, uh...
...my name is Meredith Reed.
I need to speak to your mother.
I know who you are. What do you think you're doing calling here?
I know I'm the last person that either of you wants to talk to.
- You're right. I'm hanging up now. - But...
No, your mother needs to hear what I have to say...
...before she signs the agreement with President Taylor.
What is it that is so important?
I'm sorry. I need to speak to your mother directly.
Haven't you caused my mother enough pain?
Leave us alone.
It's about the people who really murdered your father.
What are you talking about?
We know who was responsible.
You don't know those people were working under orders of Russian agents.
What?
Hello?
When your mother gets back, have her call me at this number.
Can you take this down?
- Go ahead. - It's 212-555-0121.
- I'll explain everything to her then. - Wait.
Meredith Reed? FBI. Get your hands where we can see them.
What is this? What is this?
Wait. You have no right to take that.
I haven't done anything wrong. What is this?
- You're under arrest. - I've done nothing wrong.
I've done nothing wrong.
- Yes? - Mr. Woods, ma'am.
I've just received word from the FBI.
Reed is in custody and they've secured a data card they found on her.
- No one sees what's on it but me. - Understood.
- Sir, we'll take it from here. - No, you won't. I'm riding with him.
- Unh. Aah. - Give him some space.
Nov... Aah.
Novakovich.
Bauer knows.
Warn Novakovich. Bauer's coming after him.
- We gotta get going. Not yet.
Just do what you can for him here. I understand.
- Yes? - Mr. Novakovich?
Hello?
- Hello? - It's Berkov.
We've been attacked.
It was Bauer.
Where's Novakovich?
He's dead.
Everyone is dead.
Berkov, did Novakovich say anything to Bauer?
Unh. I need an ambulance.
Just answer my question. What did Novakovich say to Bauer?
Nothing. Bauer just came in shooting.
But he was bleeding.
I think he was wounded by one of the guards.
All right, sit tight. An ambulance is on the way.
Go.
Novakovich is dead.
Bauer killed him, killed all of his men.
I don't know if Novakovich said anything to Bauer.
Here, help me.
- Yes? Unh, Yuri.
Charles Logan.
I was under the impression you were going to be at the heliport.
Yes, well... Ha, ha.
I ran into some trouble.
I'm afraid I have bad news.
It appears that Mikhail Novakovich was just murdered by Jack Bauer.
- What? - Yeah, Bauer learned that Novakovich...
...was responsible for ordering and coordinating Hassan's assassination...
...as well as the rest of Samir's activities.
- Where would he get that idea? - From me.
The lunatic was gonna kill me, Yuri. What can I say?
Think of it as, uh, sacrificing a rook for a king.
Then Bauer has no idea that Novakovich...
...was operating under my orders? - None.
Uh, according to a witness...
...Mikhail didn't have a chance to give you up, even if he wanted to.
As far as, uh, Bauer is concerned...
...the trail ended with Novakovich.
And he's being hunted by every law-enforcement agency in the city.
And I've heard that, ha, ha, he's been wounded.
Wounded. There is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal.
If you're worried about Bauer...
...you never should have given the order to kill Renee Walker.
That's what stirred up the hornet's nest.
If I had known that you were going to find out about our activities...
...and use that information to blackmail me into signing Taylor's agreement...
...I wouldn't have bothered with the woman.
Water under the bridge, Yuri.
I needed an opportunity to put myself back in the game.
I'm sorry that it has come at your expense.
You wouldn't begrudge an old friend his second chance in the sun.
All right.
I will meet you at the United Nations, unh, as soon as I can.