Original subtitles

No!

Sir, it's Senator Mayer.

He's dead. ETHAN: Are you telling me

that Jack Bauer just killed

a United States senator?

How could you have let this happen?!

Mr. Kanin, you are not going to lay this one at my feet.

What is it, Ethan, what's wrong?

Madam President, I'm afraid I have no choice

but to resign as your chief of staff.

You're taking this too far.

Where's Jack? MOSS: We don't have him.

RENEE: The man

who framed Jack for Burnett's murder was

John Quinn, a Starkwood contractor.

Jack went to Mayer to get the evidence

to prove it.

Starkwood was involved with everything

that's happened today. They were the ones

that helped Juma and his men bring down the planes and attack

the White House.

In exchange, they were allowed to develop

and manufacture a WMD in Sangala.

The text message I got off their agent's cell phone

said "Port of Alexandria,

lot "C," 10:15 p.m."

Go red, go red! Engage, engage.

(gunfire)

STOKES: Get that truck out of here now!

Tony! The truck--

I'm going after it!

Cover me now!

(grunts)

I'm in possession of a biological weapon

interdicted at the Port of Alexandria.

(beeping)

(helicopter rotors whirring, automatic gunfire)

What's your status?

STOKES: Package is secure; we're inbound.

What about Bauer?

He's at the scene, sir,

but he sought cover nearby.

We have to assume that he contacted the authorities,

so we'd better be on an accelerated timetable.

Get over here.

Starkwood reacquired the bioweapon.

They airlifted the freight right out of here.

They were headed due west from my current position.

Jack, I can't assault a private compound

unless I have proof that a weapon exists.

Okay, where is the CDC?

They're scrambling a team right now.

Send them to me.

You'll have all the proof you need.

Jack, what happened?

I was exposed.

We're ready for you, sir, come with me.

WOMAN: Mr. Bauer.

Dr. Macer, CDC.

We need you to get undressed.

You're the one that talked to Agent Moss?

He brought me up to speed,

said you had some information about the bioweapon.

All I know is that it was developed in Sangala,

and according to rumors from the village

that it was tested on,

all the victims suffered from dementia and paralysis.

Check neurological vectors and pathogens.

How much was released?

I'm not exactly sure.

The weapon was stored in a pressurized canister.

It was breached for maybe two minutes

before I could seal it off.

This is not a reaction.

I've had these scars.

This is a full spectrum antibiotic.

It should counteract

a wide range of known pathogens.

Step inside, sir.

Raise your arms and close your eyes.

Janis, where are we?

Metro closed down a six-mile stretch of Highway 236.

The CDC first responders are on-site. What the hell's

going on? One of the bioweapon canisters

was breached.

Jack may have been exposed.

Oh, my God. Starkwood took the canisters.

They're probably flying it back to their main compound

in Virginia, along with Tony Almeida.

Almeida? Yeah, he was working with Jack.

We think he might have been taken captive.

Hang on one second. I need you to put together

a briefing packet on Starkwood.

I want every division caught up to speed

on what we might be dealing with.

You planning to move on Starkwood?

That place is enormous; it's practically

a military base. We're not going to do anything

till we have concrete evidence on the bioweapon from CDC.

Then I'll inform the president.

She'll decide how to proceed.

??

Almeida's not going to talk.

He's not the type; he's the brave type.

Know the psychology of your subject.

That's in our manual.

Here we go.

Mr. Hodges,

we isolated the damaged canister.

We got lucky.

They know we have the weapons.

That's not so lucky.

How fast can you have them ready?

It's going to take me at least two hours.

Too long, Tom. Sir, we don't know

what the government knows.

They're coming, and they'll be coming

with everything they've got, and the only thing

that's going to stop them is getting these weapons ready

to deploy.

Yes, sir, I'll do my best.

I know you will.

(sighs)

(whistles)

Okay, let's go!

(men grunting)

What does the FBI know?

I'm not going to ask you again.

(coughing)

Okay.

You're a good man, Tony.

I know your profile.

You've had some hard breaks.

I don't want to see you hurt,

so you just tell me what the FBI knows

about what we're doing here,

and I can't say you'll walk away smiling--

that would be unrealistic--

but you'll be alive.

You hear me?

But I don't know anything, Mr. Hodges.

I'm giving you a way out, Tony.

Sir,

may I speak to you for a moment?

Not now, Greg.

Please, sir,

just for a moment.

What is it?

This was supposed to be a covert operation.

That is not the case

anymore.

The government knows that we have these weapons,

and they're not just going to sit on that information.

What are you suggesting, Greg?

Maybe we should destroy the evidence

while we still have some time.

I can't believe

that I'm hearing this from you.

I'm just trying to help, sir.

I care about this company as much as you do.

Oh, I doubt that.

We've invested a lot of blood and treasure

to get these weapons, and I'm not going to give them up.

Think about what you're risking, sir--

everything, everything you've built.

You say you're trying to help.

You know what I think?

I think you're worried about your own ass.

Get him out of here and do what you have to do.

Think about what I said, young man.

You're a little nervous, Greg.

Well, I've got a news flash:

we're all nervous.

Keep your doubts to yourself.

I'm not going to tell you again.

We're going to need to take more blood and saliva samples,

and I'd like to collect a spinal fluid specimen.

Until we know what we're dealing with,

we need to keep you under quarantine.

How long is it gonna be till you know

whether or not I've been infected?

We should have the preliminary results

in the next 15 minutes.

Okay. Dr. Macer,

we've detected

trace amounts of an airborne pathogen.

It's concentrated near the truck.

We're also picking it up in the surrounding environments

at much lower concentrations.

Can you identify it?

No, but we're analyzing a sample now.

These levels shouldn't present any danger

to the nearby population,

but I still want atmospheric monitors set up.

It's a good thing you sealed off the canister, Mr. Bauer.

You saved a lot of lives.

You're going to have to transport me back to FBI.

I'm still material evidence in an ongoing terrorist threat.

Those were our orders.

We can run our tests from there.

Okay.

Bob Justman's been associate counsel

for the past three years.

He and Ethan worked very closely together.

He is certainly qualified to be chief of staff.

But...

After what's happened today,

I think you should be looking outside your administration.

An insider has a leg up.

Chief of staff has a steep learning curve.

I think you're underestimating

the value of a fresh perspective.

You have someone in mind.

I do.

Rick Berman.

Would Rick even consider leaving the private sector?

Well, he's made his fortune.

I think he'd jump at the chance to serve his country.

Let's sit down with him.

Great.

But keep Bob on the list.

I still have a good feeling about him.

I'll start to set up meetings tomorrow.

Livy, it could take weeks to find Ethan's replacement.

In the meantime,

I'm going to need a provisional chief of staff.

I'd like that to be you.

Um... (intercom beeps)

(over intercom): Madam President?

Yes?

Tim Woods is here to see you. Just give me a minute,

please, and then send him in.

Livy, I need someone I can trust.

Especially after everything that's happened today.

You're not going to say "no" to your mother, are you?

Of course not.

Good.

(door opens)

Madam President, I have Larry Moss

at FBI calling for you.

What's this about?

I don't know the specifics,

but he says it involves an imminent homeland threat.

Put him through.

It's all right, Tim.

I've made Olivia Acting Chief of Staff.

Agent Moss, you're on with the president.

Madam President, we have a situation developing.

First of all, you need to know that Jack Bauer

did not kill Ryan Burnett nor Senator Blaine Mayer.

He was framed for their murders.

I knew it.

Who framed him? Our operational theory

is that he was set up by Starkwood.

I don't understand. Why would Starkwood frame Jack?

To cover up the fact that they helped Juma stage

the terrorist attacks today.

What?

Ma'am, we have evidence

that Starkwood provided Juma

with technological support and intelligence.

And in return, Juma allowed Starkwood to use Sangala

as a base to operate without having

to worry about any oversight.

A base for what?

To manufacture weapons of mass destruction.

Specifically, biological weapons.

What kind of bioweapons are you talking about?

We're not sure, but it could be

some kind of neurological pathogen.

CDC has obtained a sample and they're analyzing it now.

Agent Moss, you said there was an imminent threat.

Yes, a large shipment of bioweapons

was delivered to Starkwood.

We believe they're in possession of them now.

Are you saying these weapons are on U.S. soil?

We suspect they're at the Starkwood

headquarters in Virginia.

OLIVIA: You're not suggesting that Starkwood

intends to use those weapons to attack this country?

We don't know, but, given their actions today,

we need to move on Starkwood immediately.

Madam President?

Assemble the Cabinet and the Joint Chiefs.

Yes, ma'am.

Jack was right about Starkwood.

You found evidence that they've been supporting Juma.

Yeah.

Did you find out why?

I mean, what could Starkwood possibly get from Juma?

The infrastructure to develop and test biological weapons.

We think they're holding them somewhere

on the Starkwood compound.

Okay, where's Jack?

He's on his way over here.

What, Larry?

He managed to secure the weapons, but then, uh,

Starkwood got them back.

And when that happened, um...

Jack was exposed.

He may have been infected.

He's being placed under quarantine.

Listen, he's on his way here and we need to find out

everything that he learned about these weapons.

And I think you should be the one who debriefs him.

And I owe you an apology.

I was wrong not to trust you,

and I-I let my prejudice about Bauer get in the way.

But...

Renee, you should've kept me in the loop.

You should've trusted me.

I know.

I should have.

When are we moving on Starkwood?

(Olivia speaking quietly)

Aaron?

I'll check in with you guys later, okay?

Thank you.

May I speak with you for a moment?

Of course. I heard you finished

your debrief and were on your way out.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, I need you to stay.

Ma'am?

I've been appointed Acting Chief of Staff.

Secret Service is going to assign an agent

to handle my security detail.

I'd like that to be you.

Well, I'm truly flattered, ma'am,

but as you know, I'm retired.

I can have you reinstated.

There are plenty of fine agents

on the roster. But I don't want them.

I want you.

I can't go into the details now,

but the threat to this country isn't over.

We're in the middle of a crisis,

and I need people around me I can trust.

I trust you, Aaron.

I can't say that about a lot of people.

I'm running into a meeting with the president.

I'll assume your answer is "yes."

Gentlemen, ladies, please take your seats.

Now, those of you who haven't had a chance

to finish your briefing packets,

please keep reading.

As we've all just learned,

this day is not over.

Our national security is still being threatened,

and we are here to consider our options.

Mr. Woods.

Your briefing materials

include FBI intelligence about a cache

of biological weapons on Starkwood's main compound

in Northern Virginia.

This is a recent satellite view of the compound.

Over three square miles, 259 structures--

the weapons could be hidden

anywhere on the facility.

ADMIRAL SMITH: What kind of bioweapons

are we talking about?

This is Ben Landry, he's director of CDC.

He's here to answer any questions you may have

in regards to the pathogen. Ben.

I've just received a preliminary report

from our agents in the field.

They've identified the pathogen as a prion variant

indigenous to the East Congo.

It's a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

It attacks the brain and the nervous system,

causes dementia, physical deterioration,

ultimately death.

Standard CJD kills within several months,

but this strain kills more quickly.

How long?

A day, maybe two.

There's no treatment for this disease.

There's no cure. If dispersed

over a populated area,

the results would be catastrophic.

But it goes without saying

we cannot allow a private military force,

these killers, to possess weapons of mass destruction.

We need to find these weapons,

and arrest those bastards in Starkwood

who are responsible for bringing them here.

(General Vincent clears throat)

Madam President.

Given the size of the compound, it would take

a considerable force to locate these weapons.

Not to mention the fact that there are 1,500

highly-trained mercenaries on that base.

God forbid they decide to resist.

We could have a small war in our own backyard.

I share those concerns, Madam President.

We also have to consider the possibility

that Starkwood might use these biological weapons

against our own forces.

What about an air strike?

A facility that large would require multiple bombing runs.

We'd be looking at massive casualties

on the Starkwood base,

with no guarantee of destroying the bioweapons.

For all we know,

they've been buried underground

or in fortified facilities.

There's also a risk that hitting these weapons

with insufficient force could release the bio-agent

into the atmosphere.

DAVENPORT: We can't just ignore the law here.

All these scenarios would be in violation

of the Posse Comitatus Act.

I mean, we can't deploy military personnel

in a law enforcement capacity.

Not without congressional approval.

What I'm hearing

is that there are no good options.

I don't accept that.

Until we find

a way to contain this threat,

we are risking another attack on this country.

And that is an option I won't consider.

Mr. Hodges wants to know

if you've given any thought to his offer.

Why this loyalty to a government that screwed you over?

I don't get it.

Just tell us

what the FBI knows and you can walk.

For the record,

I bet Mr. Hodges a pair of Redskins tickets

you wouldn't talk.

(chamber clicks)

Looks like I'm going to be sitting

on the 50 yard line.

(silenced gunshots)

Hey.

Hey, what the hell's going on?

I need your help.

My help?

We need to stop this. It's gone too far.

Look, I'm not going anywhere

until you tell me why you're doing this.

(handcuffs unlocking)

I'm not spending the rest of my life

in prison because Jonas Hodges has lost his mind.

You know where the weapons are?

Yes.

Then you better tell me right now.

I want immunity.

Look, I can't promise you anything.

We can call the FBI and negotiate a deal,

immunity in exchange for your help

in recovering the weapons, that's the best I can do.

I can set up a secure landline in my office.

Good, let's go.

(sirens blaring)

We're pulling up to FBI.

We have to put you in an isolation suit

to transfer you to the quarantine area.

I understand.

How are you feeling?

No different.

We have the results of Mr. Bauer's blood work.

Thank you.

Open it.

(sighs)

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Larry wanted me to tell you,

that CDC arrived with Jack Bauer.

I'll meet them down in quarantine. He's not in quarantine.

I don't understand.

That's all I know.

They just cleared security. He's on his way up.

(elevator bell dings, doors opening)

Jack, are you okay?

My blood work came back positive.

I'm infected.

MAN: Mr. Bauer, there's a room for you to change in.

Thank you.

It's fine.

But he's not in quarantine.

We've learned the disease isn't contagious.

It was engineered that way to prevent blowback

on the people deploying it. Okay,

but there has to be something

that you can do to help him.

There's no cure.

But he's patient zero.

Whatever we learn from the pathogen

will come from the tests we still need to run.

(phone rings)

Excuse me.

This is Macer.

He's stable for the moment.

(knocking on door) Yeah?

Jack, um...

I don't know what to say.

Then tell me that Agent Moss followed up on Starkwood.

Sorry.

Larry debriefed the White House

and we're waiting on the president

to decide on a course of action.

Good.

Any word on Tony?

Sorry, we don't know anything yet.

I need to debrief you

on the canisters that you saw.

You okay with that?

Yeah.

I read the statement

from the Port Authority cop.

He said that you risked the mission

to save his life.

You did the right thing.

Thanks.

??

(beeps) (phone ringing)

Uh, it's the lab.

It's probably Hodges.

We should talk to him.

Put it on speaker.

Seaton.

Where the hell have you been?

I've been trying

to reach you.

I was, uh, checking on Almeida.

Did Stokes get him to talk?

He's still working on that, sir.

I told him to put Almeida down

if he didn't start talking.

I think we should give him a few more minutes, sir.

We're busting our asses to get these weapons ready

before the government makes their move,

I want all hands on deck.

We'll be there soon, sir.

See that you are, Greg.

Call FBI.

I need to set up the secure landline.

Make sure nobody's listening.

All right, well, do it.

(typing)

I never thought Jonas would take it this far.

I mean, the man's a patriot.

He founded Starkwood to protect

this country.

Yeah, well, why is he attacking it?

It's complicated.

I don't understand it myself.

I should've done more to stop this.

I should've

called FBI months ago.

Well, you're doing the right thing now.

I've pulled together everything we have on Starkwood.

Structural specs, aerial maps,

topography, company roster,

the whole works. All right.

Upload it onto the interagency servers.

Let's get everybody on the same page.

That's good work, Janis.

Renee...

I heard about Jack.

I'm sorry.

I'm still debriefing him but I brought a full

description of the canisters.

All right.

All right, get this out to the field agents.

How's he doing?

Hard to tell.

Larry, so many people have died today.

We cannot let their deaths be

for nothing. We won't.

Larry. I've got Tony Almeida

on the phone. Almeida?

He says he's calling from inside Starkwood.

Put him through.

Go ahead, Tony.

Who am I talking to?

It's Larry Moss. What's going on?

I'm on the Starkwood compound.

I was being held by a man named Jonas Hodges,

but I was released by one of his executives.

A man named Greg Seaton.

Now he wants to cut a deal.

He wants immunity.

What's he offering in return?

He knows where the weapons are being held.

All right, Tony, I got to run this by the president.

Wait, Larry.

Do you know what happened to Jack?

He's here.

He's in medical.

Was he hit? No.

One of the canisters was breached.

He's been infected.

Tony, I got to call the White House. Stand by.

Janis, set up a secure connection in the conference

room with Almeida and the White House for this signature.

And get me the president on the phone.

- ?OH OH OH... ? - MORE PEOPLE GO FUNKY OLIVIA: What is this?

TAYLOR: Footage recovered from Sangala.

It was smuggled out of the remains

of a biological weapons lab about 45 minutes ago.

It's a confirmation that Juma was experimenting

with biological weapons

on the local population.

These poor people were suffering

from the effects of the weaponized prion variant.

And that's what we allowed Starkwood

to bring into this country.

We didn't allow this.

Starkwood is a monster we created, Olivia.

We have been feeding it for years.

We gave them military contracts.

We relied on their paid mercenaries

instead of our own soldiers,

outsourced intelligence gathering operations.

My God, we even passed a law

so that they could build a military base

13 miles from the nation's capitol.

You fought against all that.

You've been trying to limit Starkwood's power

ever since you took office.

I didn't do enough...

fast enough.

And now it may be too late.

AIDE (over intercom): Madam President, Tim Woods

and Admiral Smith are here to see you.

Send them in.

Madam President, Larry Moss at FBI is calling in.

He says it's urgent.

Put him through.

Agent Moss, the president's here. Go ahead.

Madam President, we've been contacted

by someone inside Starkwood.

Ma'am, it's Tony Almeida.

Almeida?

He's been working with Jack Bauer to recover these weapons.

He was taken captive but then released

by someone on the inside.

His name is Greg Seaton.

He's part of Jonas Hodges' inner circle.

Ma'am, he says he's willing to tell us

where the weapons are in exchange for immunity.

Now, I've already started mobilizing

for a targeted raid.

We can catch 'em by surprise

and lock down these weapons.

But I'm going to need you to sign

an immunity agreement for this man.

How confident

are you of Seaton's intel?

We believe it's genuine, ma'am.

Madam President,

we may not get a chance like this again.

Admiral Smith?

I concur,

but I would suggest we supplement the FBI

with a SEAL squad.

They're ready to move on my order.

The attorney general will raise hell

about us involving the military in this operation.

We'll deal with him later.

Agent Moss, you have

my direct authorization to move on Starkwood.

How soon can you be ready?

We've already drafted an executive pardon,

and set it up via WebEx.

You'll be able to give a secure digital signature and we're good to go.

We have the document set up at your assistant's computer.

Agent Moss,

the president is prepared to sign.

Go ahead, ma'am.

All right, it's done.

Tony, did you get the signature?

Yeah, we're good.

When can you be at Starkwood?

We can be there in ten minutes.

Agent Moss, thank you.

And good luck.

Thank you, ma'am.

Let's go.

Madam President, we may have just caught a lucky break.

Until this plays out,

I want everyone to keep looking for other options.

All right, Mr. Seaton.

Go ahead.

The weapons are in a warehouse

on the northeast quadrant of the compound.

32, 44.23 north...

117, 10.42 west.

(beeps)

Mr. Seaton, it would help to have someone on the ground

doing recon.

Can you get Tony to that warehouse?

I think so.

See if you can get ahold of a hand radio.

We'll be on 480 kilohertz.

All right, we'll be there.

If we land here, we'll be within 50 yards of the warehouse.

Yeah, support teams here

and here. Shore us up.

Coordinate with the navy.

Get moving. I'll meet you upstairs.

Let's move!

You're mobilizing. What's going on?

We got a call from Tony.

He's working with an informant inside Starkwood.

We got a location on the weapon,

we're getting ready to stage

a raid on the compound. I want to go.

I can understand why, but I'm sorry.

I can't allow it. Larry, I can help you with this.

I'm the only one who's seen the canisters,

I know exactly what we're looking for.

I read your debrief.

You gave us all the details we need.

Larry, please, I've earned this.

Jack, I know

what you've done today,

the sacrifice you've made.

Uh, under any other circumstances,

I'd want you out there with us, but you're sick,

and we have no idea

when you're going to start showing symptoms.

I cannot risk that happening

out in the field.

I need my best men for this operation.

I hope you can understand that.

You're right.

You're right.

Yeah.

I always knew eventually we'd agree on something.

I'm so sorry, Jack.

Mr. Seaton? Murphy, I need

to check the personnel that...

That's it.

(panting)

The weapons are inside there.

ALMEIDA: How many men inside?

Hodges, munitions team, security.

I'm guessing a dozen or more.

(sighs)

Wolves are at the door, Tommy.

How much longer?

We're still an hour away from being armed, sir.

We just intercepted a government transmission.

FBI is on the way.

Sir, we haven't even run the sequence checks yet.

Let's do it!

(under his breath): Oh, damn it.

(Hodges sighs)

What's our ETA?

Two minutes, sir.

Tony, it's Larry Moss.

Are you in position?

ALMEIDA: Affirmative.

We're about 50 yards north of the warehouse.

MOSS: What can you tell me?

Got two entrances, north and south.

Heavy steel doors.

Two guards armed with automatic weapons.

Seaton says there's probably about a dozen inside.

We have to assume they're armed, as well.

All right. We're almost there.

I'm gonna need your eyes on the ground in case

there's any resistance.

Copy that.

Aerial One to home base.

Target has been confirmed. We are go

for Tac plan Alpha. Copy that, Aerial One.

All feeds are live. We're monitoring your approach.

Sir, we're being signaled by Starkwood's air tower.

Let me talk to them.

You're on.

This is Special Agent

Larry Moss from FBI.

We have an executive order

from the president of the United States

to search one of your buildings.

FBI? I'll need to get authorization

from my superior.

We have sent you

a digital copy of the executive order.

Check your wireless frequency.

That is all

the authorization you will need.

Make no attempt to interfere, or you will be arrested.

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

Understood, FBI.

Take us in.

Aerial One to home base.

We're good to go.

Copy that, Aerial One.

Looks like you have got a clean approach.

No hostiles in sight.

(helicopter blades whirring)

??

MOSS: You all right?

We have a medic.

I'm fine.

Seaton, I need you to stay behind us.

Let's go.

Stand down!

You were told to stand down!

Lower your weapons and get on the ground now!

Lock them down!

It's locked, sir.

Blow it.

Blasting!

Three. Two. One!

Go. Go!

Where are the weapons?

I don't know.

What do you mean, you don't know?

Almeida was threatening to kill me.

I told him what he wanted to hear.

You lying son of a bitch! You came to me!

Now, where are the weapons?!

Where are the damn weapons?! Tell him to take his hands off of me.

Tony? Tony! I need you to stand down now!

You're not getting away with this.

Secure him!

He's lying, Larry.

(panting)

He played me.

Yeah, I know. It looks that way.

Well, what do you know?

Little old Seaton bought us some time.

They're on the other side of the compound.

We just have to keep them there.

There's nothing here, sir.

(sighs)

Renee, the warehouse is empty.

Tony's informant

sent us to the wrong location.

This whole thing was a diversion.

They couldn't have gotten them out that fast.

The weapons are there somewhere.

Larry, the weapons have to be

inside of Starkwood.

Tell them to keep looking.

Stand by.

All right, everyone outside now.

All right, listen up.

We're going to do a point-by-point

search of this entire compound.

Good.

MOSS: I want four teams sweeping

every structure on this property.

(tires squealing, engines revving)

(tires squealing)

Jack.

(engines revving)

MOSS: Hold your fire!

Hold your fire.

(tires squeak)

Hold your fire.

Stay in position.

(mumbling softly)

Tell Larry to have his men stand down.

Are you kidding me? They just drew on federal forces.

If you don't want to lose your men, you'll get them

to stand down now. Now!

(tires squeal)

MOSS: Hold your fire!

That's far enough.

We cooperated with your demand

to search this building.

Now, we're asking you to leave.

MOSS: There are biological

weapons on this facility.

We're not going anywhere without them.

Now, tell your men to stand down.

Those charges are absurd,

and we're not going to let you keep searching.

You're on private property,

and we're prepared to defend it if necessary.

You are threatening federal agents.

Stand down! Now!

We're protecting our rights

against a hostile government that's using

false charges to try to shut us down.

Now, we don't want any bloodshed.

But if you try to advance any farther,

you will be fired upon.