24 s02e23 Episode Script

- How long will Prescott detain me? - (Mike) Until after the press conference.
In two hours he'll announce our response to the bomb and his ascension to president.
I've done with Bauer.
He's chasing a trail that leads nowhere.
We're onto other things.
You've been reassigned.
You can't reassign me now.
(Chappelle) You have made yourself a liability I can't afford.
This is Kim Bauer.
I need my dad.
- (Jack) What's wrong? - I'm at the Mathesons' house.
Gary's here.
He has a gun.
He killed the policeman that brought me.
I wantyou to point the gun at his chest and pull the trigger now.
- Is he dead? - Yeah.
I'll send someone to pick you up.
Go downstairs and wait for them.
I am certain the Cyprus audio has been forged.
I have in custody the man who engineered it.
I'll bring him in soon.
- How will it work? - I'll make a recording for them, on the spot.
Shift it around, reframe segments, same specs as Cyprus.
- Where are you going? - This is taking too long.
We're the only ones who can help you.
Without us, you don't stand a chance.
Alex! Alex! Thank you.
- How's Chappelle? - Still unconscious, but he's starting to stir.
The drug I gave him is short-acting.
He may need more.
How long can you keep pumping him full? Long enough for Jackto deliver Hewitt.
How are we coming on the chopper? It should land at Hewitt's in ten minutes.
We should have him here in half an hour.
- Is Carrie asking about Chappelle? - Notyet, no.
Image processing should keep her busy for a while.
Excuse me, Mr Almeida? Brad Hammond from Division wants Mr Chappelle.
Do you know where he is? No, I'll take it.
This is Tony Almeida.
How can I help you, sir? - Where's Ryan? - Uh, I'm not sure.
His office says he arrived at CTU three hours ago.
- None of your people can find him.
- He must have stepped out.
He didn't log out.
Did he say where he was going? Not to me, sir, but I'll letyou know as soon as I find him.
No, you'll tell me what's going on over there.
I know Ryan Chappelle was going to assess the situation.
I cannot think why he would be out of contact during a national crisis.
Mr Hammond, I'm sorry, I've told you all that I know, sir.
I'll make sure Ryan calls when he returns.
- You do that.
- Thank you, sir.
- What's goin' on? - Division knows something's up.
- So what are we gonna do? - GetAlex Hewitt here as quickly as possible.
(Jack) Alex! Alex! Alex, if you don't come with me, Kingsley will kill you.
You knowthat! I just did what they told me.
I didn't know what was gonna happen.
Your only way outta this is to let me take you into CTU.
You can cut a deal, testify! Alex, you're gonna have to trust me! Alex! Alex! Stop running! Alex! Alex, listen to me.
A chopper's on its way to take us to CTU, where no one can hurtyou.
Please, Alex.
Help me stop this war and I will help you stay alive, I promise.
Please.
Alex! Stop, dammit! I knowthe oil stocks closed high in Hong Kong last night, Max, but remember, once the president announces the war, the margins will change dramatically.
- (Max) Prices will spike immediately.
- It's still worth acquiring shares.
- Do we still have our problem? - That'll be taken care of.
- This must go smoothly.
- Don't worry about it.
- I have to go.
- OK.
- What'd you get? - All the recordings and data.
But no Hewitt? We got there as soon as we could, but I had no lead time.
Everything, including Hewitt, was meant to have been vaporised last night.
I won't let some pimply-faced techie ruin everything that we've planned.
If he gets brought in and testifies, there's gonna be no place for any of us to hide.
Alex! Alex! There's nowhere left to run.
It's over.
All right.
You you promise I'll be safe? I give you my word.
Alex, drop the gun! Drop the gun! If you try to shoot me, I will have to shootyou back, and I won't miss.
And I don't wanna do that.
I can't stop this war withoutyou, Alex.
Please, drop the gun.
Please, drop the gun.
Alex, you're a smart guy.
Thinkthis through.
I am the only guy that can getyou through this alive.
Please, drop the gun.
Drop the gun.
- Alex - You shot me! - You shot me! - It's gonna be all right.
No! - Alex, Alex Can you hear me? - (gasps) OK, stay calm.
Don't move.
You're gonna be all right.
- What happened? - You fell.
Alex, stay with me.
I wantyou to keep your eyes open, OK? Just keep your eyes open.
OK - Agh! - You're OK.
The bullet didn't hit an artery.
The chopper should be here soon.
- You're not gonna bleed to death.
- It hurts.
I'm gonna getyou something for the pain as soon as we get on the chopper.
Is there any other part of your body besides your leg that still hurts? No, not really.
OK, good.
It looks like you got lucky.
You're gonna be fine.
My head feels wet.
Just relax.
Try and relax.
Just putyour head down.
OK.
I gotta make a phone call, OK? I'm not goin' anywhere.
Stay with me.
Come on.
- Almeida.
- It's Jack.
Hewitt's been hurt.
I need medical assistance on the roof now.
There's no EMT on the chopper, but there's a med kit.
Can you handle it? I don't know.
I hope so.
Look, I gotta get backto this.
- Wait.
- What? You may not be able to contact me after this.
- Why? - Chappelle became a problem.
I had to take him out of play, and they're onto me.
- They'll take me out soon.
- Who do I contact if I need help? Michelle is setting up an off-site station.
She'll do what she can by remote access.
She'll be on her closed cell, channel B, node 12-12.
- B, node 12-12.
I got it.
- Good luck.
Thanks.
- Alex, how you doin'? - (groans) This'll getyou into the van.
- How will I breakthrough the firewall? - This has a range of a few blocks.
It's Huffman encoded.
It'll getyou in.
Give me a call when you're set, all right? - Michelle.
- Hi.
- Where are you going? - I'm going out to my car.
- Are you leaving? - No.
I'm just getting something.
Is there a problem? - Have you seen Chappelle? - No.
I've looked everywhere and I can't find him.
If I see him, I'll tell him you're looking for him.
And if you don't see him? What's that supposed to mean? My job is to monitor communications around here.
- You don't think I know what's goin' on? - Why don'tyou tell me, Carrie? You called Chappelle in to see Rudin.
I just talked to Rudin.
- He doesn't know anything about it.
- Well, of course he told you that.
His system wasn't loaded properly and it was your fault.
He wanted to see Chappelle to complain aboutyou.
Stay out of my business, Carrie.
You'll do a better job.
(door opens) Brian.
How did you find out about me? The Attorney General said you'd want me for your counsel.
- What have they told you? - You'd been removed from office under the 25th Amendment.
- Is what they did legal? - Technically, yes.
The cabinet can declare the president incompetent without further definition or clarification.
- That also gives me the right to appeal.
- Yes, which I will do vigorously.
- Unfortunately, it's a lengthy process.
- We don't have time.
- I don't know howto make it go any faster.
- None of those legalities matter.
We're about to go to war based on evidence that I am convinced is false.
No one outside this room believes that.
The evidence was manipulated by a man named Peter Kingsley.
I need you to find out all you can about him.
Mike Novick's tying my hands.
Get him to untie them - whatever you have to do.
Yes, sir.
- Almeida.
- (Michelle) I'm in place.
- Where are you? - I'm in the north lot.
Van 15a.
Listen, Tony, Carrie's onto us.
- She was asking about Chappelle.
- What did you tell her? That I didn't know anything, but we need her out of the way.
- Keep her occupied.
- OK, I'll handle it.
Get ahold of Jack.
I gotta go.
Hammond's here.
- Mr Hammond.
- Tony.
- What are you doing here? - I told you on the phone.
I thinkthere's a problem here.
Where's Ryan Chappelle? - I haven't seen him yet, sir.
- I see.
Two of you take this side.
I want this section covered.
- What are you doin'? - I'm locking you down.
We're in the middle of preparing a domestic response to this war.
That's not what I heard.
I heard you were supporting a rogue agent against orders.
- Where'd you hear that? - One of your people.
Let's go.
Cover every square inch of the place! - I'm aware of that.
- (Prescott) That flyover space is critical.
- Will David help us? - I don't know.
Mike.
I don't see us having much success with him.
- We need this, Mike.
- Yes, sir, I'll try.
How is he? David is convinced his decision to hold off on the bombers was correct.
He'll appeal his removal from office.
- The 25th Amendment gives him that right.
- We'll prove we're being manipulated and that the Cyprus recording was falsified, plus we nowthink we know by whom.
- I'm listening.
- A man named Peter Kingsley.
He's got ties to oil interests both here and abroad.
Have you found anything to connect him to the Cyprus recording, or the bomb? No.
We won't be able to without access to the Intelligence database.
David's locked down until we've gone public with the military action.
- By then it'll be too late.
- I'm sorry.
Mike, wait.
Just hold on a second.
I remember when you signed up for David's first run at the Senate over 20 years ago.
That's that's a lot of history to just throw out the window.
Come on, Mike.
I know you just did whatyou thought was right, but let him try to prove his case.
You owe him that.
I'll have Colleen set up a computer station for you.
You won't be able to transmit outgoing messages.
That's fair enough.
- What's in here? - A holding room.
No one's in there now.
All right.
- And this? - The other holding room.
- It shouldn't be locked.
- (buzzes) - What's wrong? - Someone must have reconfigured the lock.
(alarm) Come on, Alex.
Keep talking to me.
Everything's a little blurry.
What's happening to me? Nothing.
You just banged your head.
It's gonna be all right, OK? - You just hang in there.
- (helicopter approaches) Alex, I can hear 'em.
They're coming, OK? Help's on the way.
Just hang in there, OK? I've located the CTU chopper that Tony Almeida sent to Jack Bauer.
They're landing.
Would you like them to detain Bauer? No, I don't wanna waste any more resources on him.
Just get the chopper back here.
Mr Chappelle wants you to come back now.
- We're about to land.
- I know.
- I can see him - Just do it.
What are you waiting for? - (pilot) I'm putting her down.
- No, cancel that.
(Jack) Land the chopper now! What are you doing?! Land the damn chopper! My witness is gonna die! Land! Your orders are to pick us up! Pick us up now! Dammit! - Dessler.
- The chopper won't pick us up.
- Hammond's locked us down.
- I don't give a damn! Get me that chopper back! Hewitt is dying! Alex.
- Want me to deal with Almeida? - No, Brad, thanks.
I'll take care of him myself.
- Michelle, it's me.
- Jack, where are you? Going backto Hewitt's loft.
Set up and be ready to interface with his computer.
- What about Hewitt? - He didn't make it.
He's dead.
I'm sorry.
Call me when you're ready.
- Yes? - I need to speak with you.
It concerns national security.
As I am not the commander in chief any more, that's irrelevant.
We have a problem with the Turkish government.
Our Stealth bombers are nearing their airspace, but one of their fighter patrols spotted them a few minutes ago.
Askthe prime minister for the flyover.
He should agree.
The secretary of state has spoken to him.
- He'll grant us this under one condition.
- What's the condition? He wants a personal request and assurances from the president.
The prime minister doesn't know I've been removed from office.
He couldn't be told before the American people.
That wouldn't be right, would it, Mike? Nowthat the bombers have been spotted, it's critical that they get to their targets quickly.
Any detour will take them over unfriendly skies.
You want me to speakto the prime minister, under the pretence that I'm still the president? Yes.
This mission is going to continue regardless, sir.
This phone call, no matter how distasteful, could prevent those planes from being attacked.
We only have minutes, sir.
Why did you leave me like this? I've been stabbed! Let me look at it.
Be careful.
You're lucky.
The wound's superficial.
The bleeding's already stopped.
I'll getyou a clean bandage for it.
- Where's Alex? - He fell.
He's dead.
Oh, my God.
What happens now? You are going to help me.
Just put this right here.
- Help you do what? - We got one last play.
- To deliver Kingsley.
- No.
He's far too dangerous, and you'll never get close to him.
You're right.
I won't, butyou will.
Kingsley doesn't know Hewitt's been killed.
If you say you can deliver him, that should get his attention.
Kingsley has evidence that will implicate me.
There is no way Mrs Palmer, you (groans) What? It's nothing.
I'm fine.
Don't tell me it's nothing.
What's going on? My heart stopped when Kingsley's men were interrogating me.
Your heart could be damaged.
You need to get to a doctor.
We need to get Kingsley first.
Mrs Palmer, you are going to help me.
I'm not gonna give you another choice.
You wouldn't dare hurt me.
Make no mistake about it.
I will do what I have to do.
What do you want me to do? Tell Kingsley you'll exchange Hewitt for any evidence that incriminates you.
He'll want proof that I have Hewitt.
- He'll get it.
- How? Hewitt's gonna talkto him.
At this point, we can assume the chip containing the source recordings has not landed in government hands.
Did you intercept the federal agent who was in possession of the chip? No.
But since the bombers are still on course, we can assume that he wasn't able to deliver it to the president.
Which leaves Hewitt as the last remaining loose end.
Where are we on finding him? I have several teams out looking for him.
He cannot be allowed to talk.
Not now, nor ever.
Hewitt will be found, and he'll be eliminated.
Clean this up, Peter.
(Chappelle) Go over it again, even if you need to pull a couple of agents in to help you.
I don't need to tell you you're under arrest.
- Where's Michelle Dessler? - She knew nothing about this.
She called me to the room where you drugged me.
She didn't know what I was gonna do.
I need to issue a warrant.
Contact local police, issue a memo.
- I can find her.
- How? This whole thing's been about helping Jack Bauer.
She's doing that somewhere off-site.
- How do we find her? - Track her access code.
See if she's logged onto the CTU computer network.
- Then do it.
- Right away.
Put him in Holding 2.
(phone rings) - Yeah? - I'm connected to his computer.
Press "escape" and I can take control.
- Done.
- What did Hewitt tell you? He had a program that could recreate anybody's voice.
With a voice sample, he could get it to say anything.
He kept all the audio files in a main file.
All right, I think I've found it.
I've never seen this.
Samples connect through an integrator.
- I need anything with Hewitt's voice on it.
- All right, hold on.
(man) I'm gonna need Berkeley and Wilkerson at that lunch.
- Is that him? - No, dammit.
There's hundreds of files.
Hold on.
Mrs Palmer, when did you call Hewitt? - Last night, around midnight.
Why? - He might have recorded it.
Michelle, can you filter the audio files by time and date? Let me see Yeah.
Find an audio file that was recorded late last night or early this morning, around midnight.
This must be it.
- Hello? - (Sherry) Alex Hewitt? - (Alex) Who's this? - That's him.
- Sherry Palmer.
- We have to let it run.
(Alex) What are you calling me for? (Sherry) I know all about your relationship with Peter Kingsley.
(Alex) I don't know him.
(Sherry) I also know you had all his phone conversations recorded.
Let me ask you.
Was that to protect yourself or to blackmail him? - It's OK, Alex.
- (banging outside van) - I'm here to help you.
- Who says I need help? Peter thoughtyou'd die in Los Angeles with everybody else today.
Now thatyou haven't, he's gonna come after you.
So listen to me, and I can protectyou.
We have enough material to create a phonetic template.
- Good.
What do we do? - Open up a .
gen file and type in the phrases we want voiced.
What do you mean, open a .
gen file? He created a separate module for playback.
We have to find what menu it's under.
- What am I looking for? - It's not here.
- Try a subroutine called Prologue.
- (banging on door) - It's this one.
- They've found me, Jack.
It's loading.
What am I looking for now? A playback graphic interface.
They're almost here.
- (agent) Come out of the van! - Hold on, Michelle.
Hold on.
- Ma'am, hands off the keyboard.
- I've got it.
Michelle! - Do we take her in? - Michelle! (agent) Affirmative, Central.
She's in custody.
- Hello, Heather.
- Mr President.
- I'm sorry.
- It's all right, Heather.
- (woman) Mr President, we're ready.
- David.
I realise how awkward this is.
I hope Mike has told you how much we appreciate your help.
Make no mistake.
I believe you're making a gross and tragic error.
I'm doing this for the men in those planes.
We're ready here.
Patch in the prime minister.
- Mr Prime Minister.
- Hello, Mr President.
I've been trying to reach youfor some time.
Kim? Kim! Hello? Hello? Kim? (footstep) Kim? - Who are you? - I'm Kate Warner.
Your father sent me to come getyou.
How do I knowthat? OK.
You shot a man who came in here to attack you.
It was self-defence.
Your father, Jack Bauer, called me, asked me to come getyou, take you to CTU.
How else would I know all of that? How do you know my dad? Do you work at CTU? No.
My family was involved with what happened today.
Why would my dad send someone he'd just met to come get me? Huh? He trusts me.
Come on, Kim.
It's OK.
The sooner we leave, the sooner you and your dad can be together, OK? What do you thinkthey'll charge us with? They could push for treason if they wanted to.
Thinkthey will? Depends on how big of an example they wanna make of us.
Look, Michelle no one can prove thatyou knew what I was gonna do to Chappelle.
I'm gonna tell them thatyou were helping Jack under my orders, all right? No.
What do you mean, no? I did what I thought was right.
I still believe that.
And I won't letyou lie for me.
David Thank you.
I know how difficult it must have been for you.
How much longer will Prescott keep me here? Until after the press conference.
I've requested you be released sooner, but there's only so much I can do.
I spoke to Brian.
He requested some low-security access on your behalf.
I wanted you to know I granted it.
So what's going on with you and my dad? Excuse me? Out of everyone he could have called, he called you.
There's gotta be a reason.
I don't think he trusts very many people.
He trusts you.
- Is it true you guys just met today? - Yesterday really, butyeah, it is.
I don't resent it or anything.
I just want him to be happy.
It's been a long time.
Since you lostyour mother? Yeah.
I lost my mother too.
When I was aboutyour age.
I really don't think I can do this.
You'll do fine.
Just tell him everything I told you to say.
Make the call.
Understood.
Still no sign of Hewitt.
(phone rings) Yes? It's Sherry Palmer, Peter.
- Are we on a secure line? - Of course we are.
I want the tapes thatyou made of our conversation, the original DATs.
- Why would I give you those? - Because I'll give you Alex Hewitt in return.
- You've found Hewitt? - That's right.
Where is he? Don't insult my intelligence.
Agree to the exchange, then you can do whatever you want with him.
I want to talkto him.
You'll have to hold on.
My bodyguard has him restrained in the next room.
All right, Alex, you can talk.
It's not whatyou think.
They came in here with guns and threatened to kill me.
I didn't tell them anything aboutyou, I swear, please.
Who's been there, Alex? Who have you told about this? - Do we have a deal or not? - Not until I know what's going on there.
Give me Alex back.
I'm not gonna keep this call going on so thatyou can trace it.
Is ityes or no? Look, this is an ultimatum, Mrs Palmer.
You putAlex back on, or this conversation is ended.
You force my hand and I'll make sure Hewitt tells his story to as many people as possible.
It's your final chance, Mrs Palmer.
Then it's goodbye, Peter.
Fine.
Let's do this.
- Neutral ground.
- All right.
LA Coliseum, gate 18, 30 minutes.
- Justyou and Alex.
- All right.
Very good work, Mrs Palmer.
Let's go.
Sherry Palmer has Hewitt.
What does she want? I get this feeling I'm being set up.
Hewitt's just the bait to draw me out into the open.
So what are you gonna do? I don't have any choice.
I have to play this out.
Scott'll have shooters in place.
Sherry Palmer and whoever else she's involved with in this won't leave there alive.
And then I'm heading outta the country.
Time to roll things up around here.
Now.
Is there anything I can do for you? You've already done so much.
I'll see you in Lisbon next week.
I am enormously grateful.
- What support will you get from CTU? - As of now, none.
Wait.
You don't expect to take Kingsley down by yourself? That's insane! When Kingsley incriminates himself, CTU will help.
- By then it'll be too late.
- Sorry, that's how it's gonna be.
Kingsley will have people with him who will kill us when they realise we don't have Hewitt.
- You OK? - I'm fine.
- No, you're not.
Pull over.
- We don't have time.
We've gotta keep moving! (groans) Jack? Jack! - Agh! - Jack!