2X19 - 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
WRITTEN BY HOWARD GORDON
DIRECTED BY JAMES WHITMORE JR
DISCLAIMER: This is a fan written account of this episode of 24. I do not
wish to obtain any credit for it and am doing it for no financial gain. None
of the characters and script are my own. All credit for this episode goes
solely to the actors and writers who created it.
Recap: Previously on 24.
TONY ALMEIDA:
Talk to me.
MICHELLE DESSLER:
Jack made it very clear that the only way to get the proof on this tape is
if CTU stays out of it.
TONY: We don’t even know if he’s still alive!
MICHELLE: He’s on an open channel. You won’t be able to trace it; but you
can talk to him.
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JACK (into phone): Michelle?!
TONY (into phone): No, Jack. It’s Tony.
JACK (into phone): Tony, the President asked me to provide him with proof
that the
TONY (into phone): How do we know he’s not using you, Jack?
JACK (into phone): Because ten commandos just tried to kill him to stop
him from making a deal with me.
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WALLACE: Jack.
Jack, I’m not gonna make it. I can feel it.
JACK: Wallace,
tell me where the evidence is now.
WALLACE: It’s…on
the memory chip. Source recordings…pr…prove the
JACK:
Where’s the memory chip?
WALLACE: It’s….insi…inside.
JACK: Come
on, Wallace, inside where?!
[He collapses.]
JACK: Doctor!
DOCTOR: He’s
dead.
[Jack reaches
into Wallace scar and pulls out the chip.]
JACK: We got
the chip.
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SERGEANT: Our
planes are currently over the Atlantic. The first of them will be reaching
their targets in just under three hours.
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LYNN: Sir, I just got off with the Security of Defense. He wants to know
how much longer you’re giving Jack Bauer to disprove that tape before we failsafe
the orders.
PALMER: As far as I’m concerned, Jack Bauer will have up until the time
the planes start releasing bombs.
LYNN: Well,
from the Secretary’s point of view, that’s tying the DOD’s hands.
PALMER: We’re
going to utilize every moment we have to be thorough.
LYNN: He’s
not gonna like that, sir.
PALMER: That’s
his problem, Lynn.
LYNN: I understand.
THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 2:00 AM AND 3:00 AM
[Shot to the
President and officials being briefed by Military Sergeant.]
SERGEANT: In
order to exploit the advantages of a surprise attack, we’ve launched twelve
bomb squadrons from three stateside bases. Btu initial air strikes will be
launched from our bases in the region here (points to map) here and here.
Sir, that is consistent with your request for the air strikes to begin before
your to address the nation.
PRESIDENT PALMER:
I know what I asked for. (Pause) That came out wrong. You and the Joint Chiefs
have done a remarkable job mobilizing our forces on such short notice.
SERGEANT: Thank
you, sir.
VICE PRESIDENT
(on satellite): Mr President. Is it fair to assume that you’re still behind
the attack? Because I’m sensing some…equivocation.
PALMER: I told
the Vice-President, but I haven’t shared this with the rest of you. Jack Bauer,
the CTU agent most responsible for finding the bomb, has reason to believe
that the Cyprus audio was fabricated.
VICE PRESIDENT:
Bauer has no hard evidence.
PALMER: Not
at this point.
SERGEANT: Mr.
President. This battle plan requires our surprising the enemy with an initial
strike of overwhelming force. We will lose that advantage if we wait any longer.
The target countries will mobilize their defense. And our causalities will
increase over the long term.
PALMER: By
how much?
SERGEANT: Up
to twenty thousand troops.
PALMER: Then
we have no choice. We are to proceed with the plan as stated.
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[Shot to the
Urgent Care Centre. Yousef looking at the chip under a light. Jack is on the
phone.]
JACK (into
phone): Yes, I understand. But what I have to say to the President will have
a direct impact on the meeting he is in.
MAN ON PHONE:
He can’t be disturbed at this time.
JACK (into
phone): Fine. Fine. Just make sure he knows I called.
MAN ON PHONE:
Yes sir.
JACK (into
phone): Thank you. (He hangs up) The Presidents in a meeting with the Joint
Chiefs and they won’t interrupt him until it’s finished.
[Jack dials
another number.]
JACK: Come
on.
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[Shot of Tony
at CTU. His phone rings and he answers it.]
TONY (into
phone): Almeida.
JACK (into
phone): Tony, its Jack.
TONY (into
phone): Jack, where are you?
JACK (into
phone): Tony, I can barely hear you. You’re gonna have to speak up. We got
a really bad connection.
TONY (into
phone): Yeah, well, I want you to bring Wallace back here now.
JACK (into
phone): Tony, Wallace is dead. But I got the evidence that proves the Cyprus
audio was forged. It’s a CPB memory chip containing the original source recordings.
TONY (into
phone): How do you know its real, Jack?
JACK (into
phone): Because he died trying to give it to me. He had it surgically implanted.
I hardy think he would’ve gone to that kinda trouble if it wasn’t authentic.
TONY (into
phone): Alright. Where are you?
JACK (into
phone): We’re at an Urgent Care Centre somewhere in North Hollywood. We’re
about forty minutes outside of CTU. We’re gonna bring you the chip now.
TONY (into
phone): Alright, call in your route from the road so I can send an aerial
escort
JACK (into
phone): Okay, fine, Tony I need you to get in touch with the President. I’ve
been trying to get through; he’s in the middle of a meeting with the Joint
Chiefs. They won’t patch me through.
TONY (into
phone): Jack, I’m not calling the President until I confirm what you’re holding
is real.
YOUSEF: Jack,
come here.
JACK (into
phone): Tony, you’ve got to at least tell him what’s going on.
YOUSEF: I need
you here, Jack.
JACK (into
phone): Tony, can you hear me?
TONY (into
phone): Yeah, I hear you, Jack.
JACK (into
phone): I gotta go. Please, just do what I ask.
[Jack hangs
up and goes over to Yousef.]
JACK: What?
YOUSEF: We
can’t go anywhere with this memory chip.
JACK: Why not?
YOUSEF: Look
at this. Embedded in the silicone?
JACK: What
is it?
YOUSEF: Some
kind of passive transponder. Attached like a tracking device.
JACK: Are you
sure?
YOUSEF: Our
group uses circuits like this to, ah, track sensitive material.
KATE: I don’t
understand.
JACK: Whoever
Wallace stole the chip from can track it. That’s how they tracked him to the
warehouse.
YOUSEF: And
now they’ll find us if I don’t disconnect this tracker first.
JACK: Can you
do it without destroying the audio file?
YOUSEF: I think
so.
JACK: Good.
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[Shot of Michelle
on the phone at CTU.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Danny, you have to stop doing this, okay? I told you not to call.
I’m sorry you’re upset. I don’t have time for this right now.
DANNY DESSLER
(into phone): Why? Why-What’s going on?
MICHELLE (into
phone): Nothing’s-
[Another agent
comes over with something for Michelle to sign.]
AGENT: Got
a minute? Set up a time?
[Michelle signs
the papers.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Don’t worry; we’re taking care of things here.
DANNY (into
phone): Really? Well, what-what am I supposed to do?
MICHELLE (into
phone): Just sit tight. I’ll call you as soon as I get a chance but I have
to go. I have to-
DANNY (into
phone): Forget it.
[He hangs up
on her. Tony comes over.]
TONY: Hey.
MICHELLE: There’s
something wrong with the phones.
TONY: Yeah,
networks been overloaded ever since news of the bomb broke. Who were you talking
to?
MICHELLE: No
one. What’s going on?
TONY: Well,
Jack just called. He said he’s got the evidence from Wallace.
MICHELLE: Does
the President know?
TONY: No. We
haven’t confirmed that it’s authentic yet.
MICHELLE: Tony,
the Presidents acting on the assumption that the Cyprus audio is real.
TONY: And this
evidence may prove that its not. I know.
MICHELLE: Tony;
you’ve gotta call the President.
TONY: I’m thinking
about it.
[He walks away.]
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YOUSEF: This
is too big. I need something with a finer point.
[Kate gets
a needle from the tray nearby.]
KATE: What
about this? Will that work?
YOUSEF: Yeah,
good.
[Jack is keeping
watch by the window. He looks out and sees some bad-ass looking guys getting
out of a car. They are wearing headsets and one has a handheld device.]
JACK: Yousef,
how much longer do you need?
YOUSEF: One
minute. Maybe two.
JACK: Which
is it? One or two?
YOUSEF: One
if you stop bothering me.
JACK: You know
those people who want their chip back? They’re here. Will the tracker still
be functional after you separate it from the chip?
YOUSEF: I’ll
have to lose the antenna but, yeah, the signal should still transmit.
JACK: Good.
I think I can lure them away from here so you and Kate can get the chip to
CTU.
KATE: Us?
JACK: Don’t
worry; this is gonna work.
[Jack moves
closer to the door.]
JACK: Kate,
move here against the wall.
[Shot of the
bad-ass guys coming towards the centre.]
YOUSEF: Got
it.
JACK: Bring
it here.
[Shot to bad-ass
guys.]
BAD GUY 1:
Still locked on target?
BAD GUY 2:
This way.
[They enter
the medical centre. Shot to Yousef handing Jack the tracking device.]
JACK: Okay.
I want you to meet me at Moore Park and Vineland. Its a few blocks West from
here. If I’m not there in fifteen minutes, you leave without me. But you get
that chip to Tony Almeida.
YOUSEF: Got
it.
KATE: Be careful.
JACK: I’ll
be okay.
[Jack goes
out into the hall with the tracker. The Bad Guys come into the medical centre.]
BAD GUY 2:
The signal is dropping off. Wait. He’s moving.
BAD GUY 1:
Where?
BAD GUY 2:
Just ahead. Toward the East entrance.
[Bad Guy 1
sees Wallace’s dead body in a room.]
BAD GUY 1 (into
headset): I’ll catch up.
[Bad Guy 1
enters the room just as Kate and Yousef exit out a door on the opposite side
of the room. Bad Guy goes over to Wallace’s body. He lifts up the blanket
and sees the chip has been removed. Bad Guy exits. Kate and Yousef come back
into the room. Yousef has a gun. He checks the hall and they exit to another
room.]
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2:09:06, 2:09:07,
2:09:08
2:13:19, 2:13:20,
2:13:21, 2:13:22, 2:13:23, 2:13:24, 2:13:25
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[Shot of Mike
Novick walking up to the President who is sitting at the end of the table
in the boardroom. The other people are clearing out.]
NOVICK: I waited
until the meeting broke to tell you that the Governor called from Sacramento.
PRESIDENT PALMER:
What’s going on now?
NOVICK: More
people are hitting the streets. The Governor wants you to dispatch the National
Guard like you did in Marietta.
LYNN KRESGE
(entering): Mr. President? Tony Almeida from CTU is holding for you on the
emergency SAT-com network.
PALMER: Why
on SAT-com?
LYNN: Well,
since news of the bomb got out, network circuits have been completely overloaded.
Ninety percent of all systems went down a few minutes ago.
NOVICK: I can
talk to Almeida if you want.
PALMER: No,
put him on speaker.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): Mr. Almeida? This is President Palmer. You’re also on with
Mike Novick and Lynn Kresge.
TONY (into
phone): Mr. President, Jack Bauer just called with some new information. The
truth is I’m a little conflicted about contacting
you with this but, um, he claims to have evidence that proves the Cyprus
recording is counterfeit.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): What kind of evidence?
TONY (into
phone): Source recordings of each of the men on the Cyprus audio. Which were
then re-edited.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): Have these been authenticated?
TONY (into
phone): Not yet; we’re getting them soon.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): How soon?
TONY (into
phone): Within the hour, sir.
NOVICK (into
speakerphone): Mr. Almeida. Your confidence in Jack Bauer is curious. An hour
ago you told me he assaulted CTU personnel and took illegal custody of a witness.
TONY (into
phone): Sir, Jack had no choice under the circumstances.
NOVICK (into
speakerphone): I don’t follow.
TONY (into
phone): The man who had the evidence would not have turned it over had Jack
involved CTU.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): Mr. Almeida, what makes you so sure that this is any more real
than the Cyprus recording.
TONY (into
phone): Well, that’s just it, sir. I’m not.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): But Jack Bauer is?
TONY (into
phone): Yes sir.
PALMER (into
speakerphone): *Sighs* Thank you for your candor, Mr. Almeida. I’ll take this
information under advisement.
TONY (into
phone): Thank you, Mr. President.
[They hang
up. Palmer gets up and starts to pace again.]
PALMER: I’m
calling off the attack.
NOVICK: Sir,
before you do that, we should talk through the consequences.
PALMER: We’ve
talked enough, Mike.
NOVICK: Mr.
President, I appreciate your respect for Jack Bauer, I do. But you know that
man’s reputation.
PALMER: I know
the man.
NOVICK: Then
maybe you better start thinking about your own reputation.
PALMER: Meaning?
NOVICK: A nuclear
bomb was detonated on US soil and we’ve been shown proof connecting the weapon
to three nations in the Middle East.
PALMER: Proof
that may be false.
NOVICK: Unless
you respond decisively. Your enemies will exploit that as a failure of leadership.
As a sign of personal weakness.
PALMER: So
what are you saying, Mike? That I should continue with a military operation
just to prove that I’m decisive? What if Jack Bauer’s right?
NOVICK: What
if he’s wrong?
LYNN: Sir,
we’ve all heard the Pentagon’s assessment. Stopping and restarting military
action could cost tens of thousands of American lives.
PALMER: An
acceptable risk if the alternative is waging war on three innocent countries.
NOVICK: Mr.
President. We know from past experience that these countries aren’t innocent.
I’m urging you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider.
[Long pause.]
PALMER: I’ve
made up my mind. Now get General Gratz back in here and conference in the
Joint Chiefs.
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[Shot to Michelle
at CTU talking with a female agent.]
MICHELLE: You
look fine; just send them to district…
[Michelle sees
Tony watching.]
MICHELLE: Ah,
excuse me.
FEMALE AGENT:
Got it.
[Tony and Michelle
meet in the hall.]
TONY: Hey.
Look, um, I just wanted you to know that, ah, I told the President about Jack.
MICHELLE: You
did?
TONY: Yeah.
If Jack has what he says he has, the President should know about it.
MICHELLE: How
did he react?
TONY: He wants
us to keep him apprise of the situation.
MICHELLE: You
did the right thing, Tony.
TONY: We’ll
find out when Jack gets here with that chip.
MICHELLE: When
did he say?
TONY: About
twenty minutes.
MICHELLE: Okay.
TONY: Look,
when he does get here, I want you to make sure that thing is real.
MICHELLE: I’ll
pull up the CPB software right now.
TONY (exiting):
Alright, thanks.
MICHELLE: Tony.
TONY: Yeah?
MICHELLE: Thank
you.
TONY: Yeah.
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[Shot to Yousef
and Kate driving down the highway. Kate’s on the phone.]
VOICE ON PHONE:
All circuits are busy. Please try your call again.
[Kate hangs
up.]
YOUSEF: Still
no signal?
KATE: No, I
have signal. I just can’t get through. I keep getting a recording.
YOUSEF: Maybe
it’s from CTU’s end. Should be very busy gearing up for the war against my
country.
KATE: There
won’t be a war, Yousef. They’ll get the chip. They’re gonna know the truth.
YOUSEF: Assuming
they want the truth.
KATE: They
don’t want war.
YOUSEF: You
sure about that? You might feel differently if it was your family being. threatened.
Vineland and Moore Park, Right?
KATE: Yeah.
[Yousef parks
the car and starts to get out.]
YOUSEF: I’ll
keep an eye out for Jack.
KATE: Okay.
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[Shot back
to the Bad Guys in the halls of the medical centre following the signal.]
BAD GUY 2:
He’s in the North-East quadrant.
BAD GUY 1:
Moving or static?
BAD GUY 2:
Just stopped.
BAD GUY 1 (into
radio): Davis, where are you?
DAVIS (into
radio): In the basement sweeping North along the East wall.
BAD GUY 1 (into
radio): He’s in side the North-East corner. Pin him down; we’re coming your
way.
DAVIS (into
radio): Yes sir.
BAD GUY 1 (into
radio): Do not kill him until I have that chip.
DAVIS (into
radio): Understood.
[All three
Bad Guys meet up in the hallway in front of a door. They get out guns and
prepare to storm in. Davis kicks the door open and they file inside. There
doesn’t seem to be anyone there. Bad Guy 2 turns on the light and they start
searching. They find the tracking device in a piece of paper under a bed.
]
BAD GUY 2:
He took the tracker off the chip.
[Bad Guy 1
looks out the window and sees Jack running away.]
BAD GUY 1:
Ronnie! He’s running North towards Magnolia. Come on, lets go!
[Shot of Jack
running. Two cars come to cut him off. He gets out his gun, slides over the
bonnet of one car and kills the driver of car two. The driver in car one,
Stark, shocks him with an electrical weapon and Jack goes down. Bad Guys 1
& 2 plus Davies run over.]
RONNIE STARK:
All right, let’s get him back inside.
[Bad Guy 1
& 2 lift up an unconscious Jack and drag him away.]
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2:21:03, 2:21:04,
2:21:05
2:25:16, 2:25:17,
2:25:18, 2:25:19, 2:25:20, 2:25:21
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[Shot of Mike
Novick on the phone to the General.]
GENERAL (through
phone): I’m starting to question the President’s dedication to this action.
NOVICK (into
phone): Believe me, General, this was not a decision he made lightly.
GENERAL (through
phone): I haven’t been briefed on this, Mike.
[Lynn enters.]
NOVICK (into
phone): The President has every intention of explaining his decision to you
personally. But until he does, you should brief your own staff.
GENERAL (through
phone): All right, I’ll take care of it.
NOVICK (into
phone): Thank you for your patience.
[They hang
up.]
LYNN: More
blow back?
NOVICK: And
then some.
LYNN: Mike,
have you heard anything about this meeting that the Vice President called?
NOVICK: Meeting?
LYNN: Well
apparently he’s asking cabinet members to be on hand and hour and a half from
now.
NOVICK: What’s
the agenda?
LYNN: I don’t
know. Because I wasn’t invited.
NOVICK: Who
told you about this meeting?
LYNN: It was
someone on Gendler’s staff, but he doesn’t know anything more then what I’m
telling you.
NOVICK: Are
you thinking it has something to do with the President calling of the military
strikes?
LYNN: Mike,
what else could it be?
NOVICK: Did
you tell the President about this?
LYNN: No, no,
no. Not yet. Not until I find out more. For all I know it could just be a
rumour.
NOVICK: That’s
probably all it is but, ah, I’ll ask around anyway.
LYNN: Alright,
keep me posted if you hear anything, alright?
[Lynn leaves.]
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[Shot of a
naked Jack on the floor of a room throwing up. One of the Bad Guys has a gun
to him. Another guy is checking his clothes with a scanner. Then he checks
the vomit. Stark is unraveling a belt full of torturing tools. A phone rings.
Bad Guy 1 answers and from now on will be known as O’Hara.]
O’HARA (into
phone): O’Hara.
MAN ON PHONE:
Where’s Stark?
O’HARA (into
phone): Right here.
[Takes the
phone to Stark. Stark takes the phone.]
RONNIE STARK
(to O’Hara about Jack): Get him up. (into phone) Yes?
KINGSLEY: Ronnie,
you got the chip?
STARK (into
phone): Not yet, I’m with the agent who took if off Wallace.
KINGSLEY: It
was Jack Bauer, wasn’t it?
STARK (into
phone): Yes sir. Scanned his body and his clothing and we’ve induced vomiting
to check his stomach contents.
KINGSLEY: That’s
a waste of time; he’s not gonna have it on him. Let me talk to him.
[The Bad Guys
string Jack to his feet by a rope binding his hands, tied to a pulley.]
STARK (into
phone): Yes sir.
[Goes over
to Jack.]
STARK (into
phone): You’re on with Bauer.
[Stark holds
the phone to Jack’s ear.]
KINGSLEY: Jack.
You’re a hero here, congratulations. Lemme tell you what I wanna do. The world
doesn’t have to know anything about this little arrangement you and I are
about to make, alright? We’ll keep it private.
JACK (into
phone): Who am I talking to?
KINGSLEY: Gimme
a break. Look, I need the chip. So lets not be pigs here, alight? You tell
Ronnie where it is. I’ll authorize a very large sum; large enough to compensate
you for any kind of guilt you might feel about this.
JACK (into
phone): It’s not for sale.
KINGSLEY: If
someone wants to buy it, it’s for sale.
JACK (into
phone): How can you justify starting a war just to profit from the outcome?
KINGSLEY: We’re
just controlling the chaos, that’s all.
JACK (into
phone): No, you’re causing it.
KINGSLEY: Look,
let’s not waste each others time trying to bridge our differences, okay? There’s
only one thing we need to agree on. A price.
JACK (into
phone): I already gave you my answer.
KINGSLEY: Well,
when Ronnie’s finished working on you, you’ll give me another.
JACK (into
phone): No, my answers final.
KINGSLEY: RONNIE!
JACK (into
phone): I think he wants to talk to you.
STARK (into
phone): I heard what he said. I’ll get you your answer.
KINGSLEY: This
man Bauer, I’ve read his file.
STARK (into
phone): So have I.
KINGSLEY: Then
you know he won’t be easy to break.
STARK (into
phone): He’ll break.
KINGSLEY: While
I appreciate your confidence-
STARK (into
phone): I’ve earned it.
KINGSLEY: Yes
you have. But there’s also a time issue.
STARK (into
phone): Then you better let me get started, sir.
[They hang
up.]
[Shot of the
helicopter flying over the city.]
STARK: The
chip, Jack.
[He doesn’t
answer. Stark goes over to his tools. Bad Guy 2 puts a gag in Jack’s mouth.
Stark gets a scalpel, dips it in alcohol and goes over to Jack. He holds the
tool in front of his eyes.]
STARK: The
chip, Jack.
[Jack doesn’t
answer. Stark cuts him above the hip.]
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[Shot to Michelle
as her desk at CTU. Carrie walks over.]
CARRIE: You
wanted to see me?
MICHELLE: Yeah.
Jack’s bringing the chip in.
CARRIE: Yeah,
that’s what Tony said.
[Michelle answers
as though it’s the last thing she wants to do.]
MICHELLE: Well,
he wants me to run point on the analysis and I’m having trouble accessing
CPB software.
CARRIE: No
problem. Just send it to my screen; I’ll do it.
[Michelle looks
exasperated.]
MICHELLE: No,
I just need you to unlock the indexing function.
CARRIE (getting
annoyed): And I said I would do it.
MICHELLE (getting
pissed): I don’t need you to do it, Carrie! I need you to unlock he indexing
function!
[Shot of Tony
in his office. He can hear the arguing.]
CARRIE: What
is your problem, Michelle?!
MICHELLE: You
know what?! You’ve been gunning for me the moment you got here!
CARRIE: I could
say the same thing about you!
[Shot of Tony
dialing a number on his office phone.]
CARRIE: I’m
just trying to do my job!
MICHELLE: Really?!
[Shot to Michelle
and Carrie. Michelle’s phone rings.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Dessler.
TONY (into
phone): Can I see you up here a second?
MICHELLE (into
phone): Yeah, sure.
[Michelle hangs
up and starts to leave, but not before having one more go at Carrie.]
MICHELLE: Just
do what I asked.
CARRIE: Fine.
[Shot of Michelle
entering Tony’s office.]
TONY: So what
was that about?
MICHELLE: What?
TONY: You and
Carrie, what were you arguing about?
MICHELLE: It’s
nothing. I asked her to open some CPB software and she’s making me jump through
hoops.
TONY: I know
you don’t wanna tell me but, ah, whatever bad blood there is between the two
of you, I gotta know what it is.
MICHELLE: It
doesn’t matter. Especially with everything that’s going on today.
TONY: That’s
exactly why it does matter, Michelle, its interfering with your work. Now
what’s the problem?
[Pause.]
MICHELLE: When
I worked for Carrie over at Division…we were friends. I introduced her to
my brother, he was married; kids. He left them for her. And then she got bored.
She dumped him. Danny lost everything. His family, his job. He got so bad
he tried to kill himself.
TONY: Look…its
unfortunate you two have to work together. But you do. And I gotta keep this
office running today, alright?
MICHELLE: I
understand.
TONY: Good.
[Tony’s phone
rings.]
TONY (into
phone): Almeida.
WOMAN ON PHONE:
Tony, sorry to bother you, can I speak to Michelle?
TONY (into
phone): Yeah, just a second. (To Michelle) Its for you.
[He hands her
the phone.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): This is Dessler.
WOMAN ON PHONE:
Your brother Danny’s here to see you.
MICHELLE (into
phone): Ah, okay, ah, show him to my station. I’ll be right down.
WOMAN ON PHONE:
Right away.
[Michelle hangs
up and starts to leave.]
MICHELLE: Are
we okay here?
TONY: Yeah.
[Michelle leaves.]
[Shot of Danny
Dessler entering CTU. He looks at the mess.]
DANNY DESSLER:
Wow, this is-this is nuts.
[He sees Michelle.]
DANNY: Hey!
Hey, little sister.
MICHELLE (to
Guard): Thanks for bringing him in.
[Danny hugs
Michelle.]
DANNY: How
are you? You, ah, you okay?
MICHELLE: Yeah
I’m fine. Danny, what are you doing here?
DANNY: Well,
I know, I just, I ah, I wanted, y’know, I wanted to talk to you.
MICHELLE: We
were talking and then you hung up on me.
DANNY: No,
I know. I know. And I-I tried to call you back but the-the phones, they weren’t
working.
MICHELLE: Yeah,
so you came here at two-thirty in the morning. Look, Danny, I don’t have time
for this right now-
DANNY: No,
listen, no, look- cos I just, I wanted to-I wanted to apologize to you, y’know,
face to face, y’know, I’m sorry that I, y’know, I yelled at you before. I’m-I’m
sorry.
MICHELLE: Okay,
apology accepted.
DANNY: Okay.
MICHELLE: But
you have to go now, okay?
DANNY: It’s
just this whole thing with the-with the bomb, y’know. And its not-its not
just me. A lot of people out there, they’re-they’re freaks cos, they’re afraid
of what’s gonna happen next. Nobody’s knows what to do, y’know.
MICHELLE: It’s
gonna be okay.
DANNY: Yeah?
MICHELLE: Yeah,
we’re taking care of things here.
DANNY: No,
I know, I know you are. Okay.
[Danny sees
Carrie talking to Tony.]
MICHELLE: Why
don’t you go home and get some sleep. I’ll come over as soon as I can.
[Michelle sees
that Danny has noticed Carrie.]
TONY: So, Jack
is gonna bring in the chip.
MICHELLE (to
Danny): Ignore her.
DANNY: You
didn’t tell me Carrie works here.
MICHELLE: No,
she’s not working here. We were short handed. She came here a couple of hours
ago.
DANNY: Oh my
God.
[He heads over
to Carrie.]
MICHELLE: Danny,
please.
DANNY (to Carrie):
What, you don’t return my calls?! I called-I called you five times.
TONY: Who are
you?
DANNY: Don’t
worry about it, my sister works here.
CARRIE: Look,
I’ve been in the middle of things right now, Danny.
DANNY: Oh,
is that right? Cos, I was -I was just worried about you, that’s all. I-I was
hoping that maybe you would be worried about me too.
MICHELLE: Danny,
stop it.
DANNY: Stop?!
Why?! Why-What’re you taking Carrie side now?
MICHELLE: Of
course I’m not taking her side, just come to my station.
DANNY: What,
no. (Sees Carrie leaving and grabs her) Hey, hey, hey, come here! I want to
talk to you.
[Danny grabs
Carrie around the throat.]
MICHELE: Danny!
Danny!
CARRIE: Danny,
get off! Stop, Danny!
[Tony tries
to pull him off her.]
DANNY: Why
didn’t you call me back?!
[Some security
people grab him.]
DANNY: Hey!
Get your hands off-a me!
MICHELLE: No!
DANNY: Tell
em I’m your brother Michelle! TELL EM!
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[Shot of Lynn
walking down the hall of District Headquarters. Mike meets her.]
NOVICK: Lynn.
[He directs
her into a more private room.]
NOVICK: You
were right about the meeting, it’s not a rumour. Prescott’s calling all the
cabinet members personally to set it up.
LYNN: Is this
about the President’s decision to call off the attack?
NOVICK: I don’t
know yet. I have a source at Defense who says he has information. He agreed
to meet me.
LYNN: Who is
it?
NOVICK: His
name is Yesper Isaburg. But he won’t tell me anything over the phone.
LYNN: When
are you meeting him?
NOVICK: Now.
LYNN: Where?
NOVICK: I don’t
think you should be there, Lynn. You might spook him.
LYNN: Mike,
I’m the one that brought you into this and I wanna hear what’s going on first
hand before we take this to the President.
NOVICK: Ah,
there’s a room upstairs. 522? It’s used for storage.
LYNN: I’ll
meet you there.
[Lynn leaves
the room. After a moment, Mike leaves too.]
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[Shot of Carrie
getting her neck checked out by a medic. Tony is with her. He sees Michelle
watching. She leaves.]
TONY: Look,
ah, I’ll be right back.
[He goes after
Michelle. She’s in a hall crying. Tony comes up to her.]
TONY: Michelle?
Where’re you going?
MICHELLE: Ah,
I was just going over to IT. I’m still trying to access the CPB software.
TONY: IT’s
the other way.
MICHELLE: I-I
just, I just need a minute, Tony.
TONY: Hey,
(he moves closer to her) Carrie’s gonna be fine.
MICHELLE (upset):
Is she gonna-Is she gonna press charges?
TONY: No. I
don’t think so.
MICHELLE: It’s
all my fault. I should’ve seen it coming.
TONY: It’s
family. Things happen, you can’t see it coming.
MICHELLE: He’s
my brother. I mean, his kids…maybe I should’ve told him about the bomb.
TONY: It was
a tough choice but you made it, and by the way, you were right. Yeah.
MICHELLE: No.
Nothing I’ve done today is right, I.
TONY: Michelle…
MICHELLE: All
these people today. Dead. And then-and this recording, I mean, and I don’t
know if we’re right about that, I-I just-I can’t-I can’t do this anymore,
Tony, I can’t. I can’t.
TONY: Oh, Michelle.
Come here. Come here.
[He hugs her.]
MICHELLE: I’m
so tired and I’m-I’m so scared.
TONY: It’s
okay. It’s okay. It’s alright. It’s alright.
[Michelle kisses
him.]
Michelle: I’m
sorry. I’m sorry.
[They kiss
again!! And their love begins!]
CARRIE (o.s.):
Tony. Chappelle’s looking for you.
TONY: Yeah,
okay.
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[Shot to Jack
still being tortured.]
STARK: Jack.
[Jack doesn’t
respond. Stark gets himself a drink of water then evilly offers it to Jack.
He then picks up another tool and takes it and the bottle over to Jack and
puts it in front of his eyes. He puts the tool on the bottle and it melts
the plastic with ease. Jack starts to struggle in the ropes. He holds the
tool in front of Jack. He doesn’t speak. Stark puts the tool on a gash that
he already gave him. Jack screams. The Bad Guys look on, worried.]
STARK: Come
on, Jack.
[He stops burning
him and goes to do it again, but Bad Guy 2 grabs his arm.]
BAD GUY 2:
You’re gonna kill him. You can’t keep doing this.
STARK: Don’t
ever touch me again.
[Bad Guy 2
lets go of him. Stark goes back to a weary looking Jack. His phone rings.
Stark answers it.]
STARK (into
phone): Yes?
KINGSLEY: Have
you made any progress?
STARK (into
phone): We’re still working on him.
KINGSLEY: I
told you there’s a time issue.
STARK (into
phone): Yes sir, you told me.
KINGSLEY: You
do not wanna disappoint me on this. Get me that chip, Stark.
[Stark hangs
up.]
STARK: I will.
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[Shot of Mike
getting out of a lift at Headquarters. He hesitates before going into the
storage room where Lynn is waiting.]
LYNN: So where’s
this person that we’re meeting?
NOVICK: He’ll
be here soon.
LYNN: So have
you heard anything else about why Prescott called this meeting with the cabinet
behind the Presidents back?
NOVICK: We
knew there’s be consequences, Lynn. Descent within the administration, but
nothing like this.
LYNN: Like
what, Mike?
NOVICK: What
do you know about Section 4 of the 25th amendment?
LYNN: It provides
that if the majority of his cabinet feels he’s unfit to fulfill his duties
that the President could be removed from office.
NOVICK: And
the Vice President becomes acting President.
LYNN: Prescott
can’t do that. Mike, we’re talking about a Ballis Coo, your-
[A man appears
in the doorway and clears his throat. Mike and Lynn turn to him.
NOVICK: Yesper
Isaburg?
YESPER ISABURG:
Yeah.
NOVICK: Give
us a moment, please.
[Novick shuts
the door.]
NOVICK: Lynn,
before we talk to him I need to know where you stand visa ve the Presidents
decision.
LYNN: Mike,
are you questioning my loyalty?
NOVICK: There’s
going to be a lot of lobbying among the cabinet. I need to know where you
stand.
LYNN: Look,
I may not agree with the President’s decision, but it was his decision to
make and as far as I’m concerned it’s Prescott who should be charged with
treason.
NOVICK: Are
you sure that’s how you feel?
LYNN: Yes,
Mike.
NOVICK: I was
afraid you’d say that, Lynn. Mr. Isaburg?
[Yesper comes
back in.]
NOVICK (to
Lynn): I’m sorry. (He starts to leave)
LYNN: Mike,
what are you doing? Where are you going? Mike.
[Lynn follows.
Yesper blocks the doorway so she can’t get out.]
LYNN: What?
Oh my God. You’re with Prescott?
NOVICK: Only
because David wouldn’t listen to reason. You said so yourself.
LYNN: Mike,
you can’t-
[She tries
to leave again but Yesper blocks her.]
NOVICK: We’ve
been worried about his indecisiveness since he took office. And now its going
to cost the lives of twenty thousand Americans. I can’t let that happen. I’m
doing this for the good of the country, Lynn.
LYNN: You lie
to yourself all you want but don’t you dare lie to me.
NOVICK: I’m
sorry.
LYNN: Mike,
this not-
[Mike walks
away. Lynn tries to follow him but Yesper blocks her again.]
LYNN: What
are you doing? Mike! MIKE!
[Yesper pushes
Lynn into the room and shuts the door. She tries to open it but can’t.]
LYNN: Open
this door! Open this door! Mike!
[Shot to the
outside of the room. Yesper locks the door and looks at Mike.]
NOVICK: Until
you hear from me, only me, do not let her out.
LYNN (through
door): Open it! Open it! Mike! Mike!
YESPER: Understood.
LYNN: Open
this door!
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[Shot of Lynn.]
LYNN: Open
this door!
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[Shot of Kate
sitting in the car, still waiting for Jack with Yousef. She is listening to
the radio.]
WOMAN ON RADIO:
The White House has confirmed the nuclear explosion and the President will
be addressing the nation shortly. The news has already reached the Southland
and police have reported a number of hate crimes against Middle Eastern businesses
and places of worship. Authorities are urging people to stay inside their
homes and off the street.
[Kate turns
off the radio. Yousef comes back to the car.]
YOUSEF: Jack
said we should leave without him if he wasn’t here.
KATE: Well,
let’s give him another minute.
YOUSEF: Kate,
we’ve given him much longer than he asked for already.
[Holds up the
chip.]
YOUSEF: We
have to get this chip to CTU. They’re expecting it and we can’t reach them
on the phone.
KATE: What
about Jack? What if he needs our help?
YOUSEF: Getting
this to CTU is our priority.
KATE: Okay.
[Yousef starts
the car. They start to reverse onto the street and are almost hit as a fire
truck speeds past.]
KATE: Are you
okay?
YOUSEF: Yeah,
you?
KATE: Yeah.
[Someone opens
Yousef’s door and pulls him out.]
MAN: Hey!
KATE: Hey!
[The man throws
him against the car. He has a buddy. Kate gets out of the car.]
MAN: He’s a
damn towel head. You people tried killing us with that bomb but it didn’t’
work. And you’re not getting a second chance.
[Yousef grabs
the guy and holds a gun to his neck.]
YOUSEF (to
Man 2): Get back. Get back, put your hands up, get on the pavement. Face down!
Hands where I can see em, now!
MAN 1: Do-Do
what he says!
[Yousef moves
away from the car with Man 1.]
YOUSEF (to
Man 1): Get down.
[The man gets
on the ground by his friend. Yousef keeps his gun on him.]
YOUSEF: Kate,
get back in the car.
[Kate goes
to. When she reaches the other side of the car, she sees another man getting
a brick.]
KATE: Yousef!
[He looks to
Kate.]
KATE: Behind
you!
[Yousef turns
as the other man smacks the brick into his head.]
KATE: No!
[All three
men start beating Yousef up.]
KATE: No! Stop
it! You don’t know what you’re doing!
[Kate tries
to get the men off him. One of them smacks her in the face and she falls.]
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[Shot of Ryan
Chappelle in a car with a driver and a guy in the back. Ryan’s phone rings.
He answers it.]
RYAN (into
phone): Chappelle.
TONY (into
phone): Ryan, its Tony Almeida. I was told you were trying to reach me?
RYAN (into
phone): Thanks for getting back to me so soon. Congratulations on the promotion.
TONY (into
phone): I wish it could’ve been under better circumstances.
RYAN (into
phone): Yeah, Mason was a good man.
TONY (into
phone): Yeah, he was. Look, Ryan, ah, we’re pretty busy around here.
RYAN (into
phone): Yeah, I just wanted to give you a heads up.
TONY (into
phone): About what?
RYAN (into
phone): I’m on my way over with a couple of Keys from Division.
TONY (into
phone): Why?
RYAN (into
phone): I thought you could use some help. I know what’s going on.
TONY (into
phone): We’re doing pretty well here, Ryan, thanks.
RYAN (into
phone): I’m sure you are. I’ll see you in thirty minutes.
[They hang
up.]
[Shot of Tony
watching Michelle work. He picks up his phone and calls her.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Dessler.
TONY (into
phone): Hey. So, um, have you heard anything about your brother yet?
MICHELLE (into
phone): Yeah, they sedated him. They said they’d call me when he wakes up.
TONY (into
phone): How are you holding up?
MICHELLE (into
phone): Okay. You?
TONY (into
phone): I’m okay.
MICHELLE (into
phone): Listen, um, about what happened before, um, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t
have-
TONY (into
phone): No don’t, don’t. Don’t be sorry. I’m not.
[Michelle looks
up at him.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Really?
TONY (into
phone): Really.
MICHELLE (into
phone): What about Carrie?
TONY (into
phone): Don’t worry about Carrie.
MICHELLE (into
phone): No, I know her. She’s not gonna let this go.
TONY (into
phone): Look, it’s none of her business. It’s gonna be okay.
MICHELLE (into
phone): Alright.
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[Shot to Jack
being tortured still. He is being burned. His skin is smoking. He falls unconscious.]
STARK (to others):
Wake him up.
O’HARA: We
should probably give him a minute.
STARK: Wake
him up.
[Bad Guy 2
breaks one of those capsules under Jack’s nose. He wakes with a start.]
STARK: You’ve
been on this side before Jack. And you know as well as I do that everybody
has a limit to how much they can take. Everybody has a breaking point. Even
you. (he grabs a tazer) I understand you have a daughter. Is it Kim? You wouldn’t
want Kim to be an orphan, would you?
[He holds the
tazer in front of Jack’s eyes then hands it to O’Hara.]
STARK: Hit
him.
[O’Hara hits
Jack in the chest near the ribs. He screams. O’Hara looks to Stark.]
STARK: Again.
O’HARA: But
he’s no good to us dead.
[Stark storms
over to O’Hara, grabs the tazer and shocks Jack in the middle of his chest.
Jack screams and loses consciousness again. Stark grabs his chin.]
STARK: Wake
him up.
[Bad Guy 2
tries. Jack doesn’t wake up. He tries again. Jack doesn’t wake. He grabs Jack’s
face.]
STARK: Wake
him up.
[Screen eases
in.]
O’HARA: What’s
the problem?
BAD GUY 2:
I don’t know; he’s not responding.
[Shot of Mike
looking guilty.]
[Shot of Lynn
still banging on the door.]
[Shot of Yousef
on the ground still getting beat up by the men who are laughing.]
[Shot of Lynn
going to the cabinet and pulling out stacks of files.]
[Shot of Kate
still on the ground bleeding from the nose.]
[Shot of Bad
Guy Number 2 checking Jack’s pulse.]
Bad Guy 2:
He’s dead.
STARK: Cut
him down!
[They do so.]
STARK: No,
no, wait!
[Stark takes
over and starts giving Jack CPR. Bad Guy 2 looks through the medical cabinets.]
STARK: Get
some epinephrine! Clear his airway. Where’s the epinephrine?!
BAD GUY 2:
There isn’t any.
STARK: Well,
find some!
[Bad Guy 2
takes off.]
[Shot of Stark
trying to revive Jack.]
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