2X20 - 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
WRITTEN BY NEIL COHEN
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 (into
phone): Mr. President, Jack Bauer just called with some new information. He
claims to have evidence that proves the
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PALMER: I’m
calling off the attack.
PALMER: An
acceptable risk if the alternative is waging war on three innocent countries.
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NOVICK: What
do you know about Section 4 of the 25th amendment?
NOVICK: And
the Vice President becomes acting President.
NOVICK: I was
afraid you’d say that,
NOVICK: Until
you hear from me, only me, do not let her out.
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JACK: I think
I can lure them away from here so you and Kate can get the chip to CTU. Meet
me at
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KATE: Yousef!
Behind you!
[Yousef turns
as the other man smacks the brick into his head.]
MAN: He’s a
damn towel head.
[They start
beating him up.]
KATE: No! Stop
it!
[One of them
smacks her in the face and she falls.]
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JACK (into
phone): Tony, we got the evidence that proves the Cyprus audio was forged.
It’s a CPB memory chip that contains the original source recordings.
[Shot of Jack
running. Stark, shocks him with an electrical weapon and Jack goes down.]
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MAN ON PHONE
IN HELICOPTER: Do not kill him until he talks. Jack, I need the chip.
JACK: It’s
not for sale. My answers final.
MAN ON PHONE
IN HELICOPTER: Well, when Ronnie’s finished working on you, you’ll give me
another.
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[Stark is shocking
Jack.]
STARK: The
chip, Jack.
BAD GUY 2:
He’s dead.
THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 3:00 AM AND 4:00 AM
[Shot of the
Urgent Care Center waiting room. People are watching the news.]
[Split screen
shot of TV screen and Bad Guy Davis is running in looking for something.]
TV REPORTER:
Viewers just joining our special broadcast, the White House has confirmed
the blast in the Mohabi Desert that occurred four hours ago at 10:59 pm was
in fact a nuclear explosion.
[Shot of Davis
entering a medical room and scouring the shelves for medication. A doctor
with an injured man comes in.]
DOCTOR: …on
the table over there, we’ll stitch you up and get you outta here, on your
way.
[The Doctor
sees Davis.]
DOCTOR: What
are you doing here?
Davis: Looking
for the epinephrine.
DOCTOR: This
is a treatment room; I have a patient-
[Davis gets
out a gun and shoots the patient. Then he grabs the doctor.]
DAVIS: Where’s
the epinephrine?
DOCTOR: Storage
room.
DAVIS: Let’s
go.
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[Shot to Jack
unconscious on the floor. Bad Guy 2 is using heart paddles on him.]
BAD GUY 2:
Clear.
[The heart
monitor is still flat lined. Ronnie Stark proceeds with compressions.]
STARK: Still
nothing. Go again. Increase the joules. You are not gonna die on me you son
of a bitch!
[The phone
rings.]
STARK: That’s
Kingsley; you talk to him.
[O’Hara answers
the phone.]
O’HARA (into
phone): Yes?
KINGSLEY (into
phone): Let me talk to Stark.
O’HARA (into
phone): He’s a little busy right now, sir.
KINGSLEY (into
phone): Did Bauer give you the chip?
O’HARA (into
phone): No sir, not yet.
KINGSLEY (into
phone): What’s taking so long?
O’HARA (into
phone): It’s under control, Mr. Kingsley.
KINGSLEY (into
phone): What am I hearing in your voice? Answer me, Raymond.
O’HARA (into
phone): Well, Stark pushed Bauer a little too far. He’s flat-lining.
KINGSLEY (into
phone): Whatever he broke, he better fix it. And if Ronnie can’t handle it,
do it yourself.
O’HARA (into
phone): Right.
[Bad Guy 2
shocks Jack again. He’s still flat-lining. Davis comes in with the doctor.]
DAVIS: In here.
STARK: Where’s
the epinephrine?
DAVIS: Doctor’s
got it.
[O’Hara pulls
a gun on the Doctor.]
O’HARA: You
don’t revive this man; you’re dead.
[Bad Guy 2
shocks Jack again. He’s still out.]
DOCTOR: I need
you’re men to put him on the gearny.
O’HARA: Put
him up on the gearny.
STARK: Give
him as much as he can take.
[The Doctor
preps the needle as Bad Guy 2 and Davis lift Jack onto the gearny.]
STARK: Let’s
go, lets go!
[The Doctor
holds the needle over Jack’s heart but hesitates.]
STARK: What
are you waiting for?! Do it!
[The Doctor
injects Jack.]
STARK: Give
him the paddles.
[Davis hands
the paddles to the Doctor.]
DOCTOR: Clear.
[He shocks
Jack. Nothing changes.]
DOCTOR: Still
in V-fib.
STARK: Hit
him again!
DOCTOR: Clear.
[He shocks
Jack. Nothing happens.]
DOCTOR: It’s
too late; its not gonna work.
STARK: HIT
HIM AGAIN!
[The Doctor
does so.]
DOCTOR: Clear.
Come on. Come on.
[Jack’s heart
starts beating.]
DOCTOR: I gotta
sinus rhythm. I need a Baxter set. A bag of normal saline.
[Jack starts
coughing. Stark looks relieved.]
STARK (to O’Hara):
What did Kingsley say?
O’HARA: He
said I just got promoted.
[O’Hara shoots
Stark in the head. O’Hara goes over to Jack.]
O’HARA: Hey,
Jack. You thought death would save you. You’re not gonna die until I kill
you myself. Now where’s that chip?
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[Shot to Vice
President Prescott on the phone.]
PRESCOTT (into
phone): We’ll be convening the cabinet within the hour. Does the President
have any idea what’s going on?
NOVICK (into
phone): I don’t think so.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Let’s keep it that way. It’s critical he doesn’t find out.
NOVICK (into
phone): It’s not gonna be that easy. Lynn Kresge was about to warn him but
I was able to intervene.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Where is she now?
NOVICK (into
phone): I had to put her under guard.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): I know it’s difficult, it’s difficult for all of us.
NOVICK (into
phone): I just hope we’re doing the right thing.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Mike, do you think these are the circumstances under which I wish
to assume the Presidency? You know me better then that. This country was attacked
with a nuclear weapon. And the President will not commit to a military response.
I hope you’re not wavering yourself.
NOVICK (into
phone): No…I’m not.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Good. So, you’re responsibility is to make sure the cabinet votes
to remove him from office.
NOVICK (into
phone): I have a responsibility to make sure the vote takes place, not to
manipulate the outcome.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Poor choice of words, but my point is the same. You’re doing the right
thing, Mike. History will recognize that.
[Mike hangs
up and puts the phone in a drawer as President Palmer comes into the room.]
PRESIDENT PALMER:
Anything from Jack Bauer?
NOVICK: Ah,
not that I’ve heard.
PALMER: Mike…I
know you think delaying a military response is the wrong call. NOVICK:
NOVICK: Only
because you’re relying on a single source.
PALMER: Jack
Bauer says he has evidence that proves that we’re being manipulated into this
war. I have to give him the opportunity to produce the proof.
NOVICK: If
there were anything I could say to make you change our mind.
PALMER: There
isn’t. Look Mike, I know this is an unpopular decision. And even though you
don’t agree either, your standing by me means a great deal. Send Lynn into
my office; she’s going to help me draft my statement.
NOVICK: I’ll
see if I can find her.
PALMER: What
do you mean?
NOVICK: Ah,
she wasn’t feeling well. She took a few minutes own time, last I heard.
PALMER: That’s
fine; let her rest. I’ll go over it with Jenny.
[Mike nods.
The President leaves. Mike looks really guilty.]
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[Shot to Lynn
locked in the storage room.]
LYNN KRESGE:
Please open this door. Whoever you are, you are conspiring against the President
of the United States of America, do you have any idea what that means? Hello?
You have no idea what’s at stake here! Please open the door!
[She slams
it a couple of times before getting a fire extinguisher and bashing the lock
off a cupboard in the room. It’s got some tools in it. She picks up a drill
then puts it back. She finds a bag and searches through it, finding a blow
torch.
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[Shot of Kate
and Yousef. Kate is still on the ground after being hit. Yousef is in bad
shape. The three guys are done beating him up. Man 1 starts to rob him. Man
2 keeps a look-out. Man 1 takes his watch.]
MAN 3: Hey,
get his wallet.
MAN 2: How
much?
MAN 1: He’s
got a coupla hundred.
MAN 3: Come
on. Let’s go.
[Man 1 finds
the chip.]
MAN 1: What’s
this?
MAN 3: Alright,
let’s get outta here. Come on!
MAN 2: Take
it; let’s go!
MAN 3: Get
in the car, I’m driving.
[The three
men get into Yousef’s car. Yousef tries to tell Kate.]
YOUSEF: Kate…chip…chip…chip…
[Kate gets
up. She tries to grab the chip but Man 1 holds her back.]
KATE: Wait.
Wait! You took something from him. It’s mine!
MAN 2: What
are you doing with him anyway; you think he’s got money? The only thing worse
then these bastards in our country is people like you.
KATE: No, no,
no, it’s not like that. I just need that plastic case you took from him!
MAN 1: This?
KATE: Yeah!
[Man 1 hands
it to Man 2.]
MAN 2: This?
KATE: Yeah!
MAN 2: What
is this?
KATE: It’s
got information on it. It’s not worth anything! Please, come on, give it to
me!
MAN 2: What’ll
you give us for it?
KATE: I’ll
pay you. I’ve got money.
MAN 2: How
much?
KATE: It’s
not here, it’s at my house.
MAN 1: Forget
it, Marcus, let’s just go.
[Man 2 will
now be known as Marcus.]
MARCUS: Where’s
your house?
KATE: Hancock
Park.
MARCUS: That’s
not that far from here.
KATE: Come
on. Come on!
MARCUS: Yeah,
let’s do it. Let’s go get your money.
[They start
to get into the car. Marcus goes over to Yousef.]
MARCUS: First
I’m gonna put him out of his misery.
KATE: No. No!
MARCUS: This
is for messing with our country.
KATE: Oh, please!
NO!
MAN 1: Marcus,
come on.
[Marcus pulls
the trigger. But there’s no bullet.]
[Man 2 and
Marcus laugh.]
MARCUS: Come
on; let’s go.
[Man 2 shoves
Kate into the car. They all pile in and drive off.]
[Yousef manages
to crawl to a payphone. He goes through agony to get into the box, grab the
phone and dial 911. Then he hears the following.]
OPERATOR: I’m
sorry. All circuits are busy. Please try your call again later.
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[Shot of the
Doctor looking at Jack with concern.]
O’HARA: Give
him more epinephrine.
DOCTOR: He’s
already had too much. It could strain his heart.
O’HARA: He’s
strong. He can handle it.
[The Doctor
pumps more of the drug into the saline drip in Jack’s arm.]
O’HARA: Now
prepare a syringe of Peraglia.
DOCTOR: Peraglia?
It’ll collapse his lung!
O’HARA: Just
do it.
[The Doctor
goes to prep the syringe. Jack becomes slightly more conscious. O’Hara goes
over to him.]
O’HARA: Hey.
Now this Peraglia stuff, it’s amazing. This’ll paralyze your diaphragm. And
you’ll slowly suffocate. Feel like you’re drowning. Until you tell me where
the chip is.
JACK: I already
told you. I don’t know where the chip is.
[A cell phone
rings.]
DAVIS: Kingsley
wants to talk to you.
O’HARA: I’ll
be right back.
[O’Hara goes
and joins Davis and Bad Guy 2.]
JACK (to Doctor):
Help me loosen the rope.
DOCTOR: What?
JACK: Help
me undo the rope.
DOCTOR: I-I
can’t do that.
JACK: He’s
on the phone. The other guys are far enough away; they’ll just think you’re
working on me. Please, this is the only chance we’ve got.
DOCTOR: They’ll
kill me.
JACK: He’s
gonna kill you anyway. These men were willing to kill millions of people earlier
tonight. I am the only chance you’ve got to get out of here alive. We don’t
have any time. Come on. Do it!
[The Doctor
moves to the other side of Jack’s bed to shield what he’s doing. He starts
to undo the ropes.]
JACK: Feed
it through the bottom. Hurry.
[Jack watches
at O’Hara gets off the phone.]
JACK: He’s
coming.
O’HARA: What’re
you doing?
DOCTOR: I had
to disconnect his IV first.
O’HARA: Get
the Peraglia.
DOCTOR: Yes
sir.
[The Doctor
goes and gets the needle.]
O’HARA: Start
him off with two cc’s.
[The Doctor
injects Jack. At first nothing seems to happen. Then Jack starts gasping for
breath.]
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3:14:01, 3:14:02
3:14:03
3:18:26, 3:18:27,
3:18:28, 3:18:29, 3:18:30, 3:18:31
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[Shot of Michelle
walking down some stairs at CTU. She checks her watch. As she comes off the
stairs she sees Ryan Chappelle coming into the building.]
MICHELLE DESSLER:
Mr. Chappelle?
RYAN CHAPPELLE:
Hi Michelle, is Tony in his office?
MICHELLE: He
went to IT, he’ll be back in a minute.
RYAN: What’s
the status on the phones?
MICHELLE: Grid’s
down over most of the city.
RYAN: How about
wireless?
MICHELLE: The
cell service is pretty much out, too.
RYAN: Are you
using SAT-com?
MICHELLE: Yeah.
RYAN: Save
SAT-com for your highest priority. We’re sharing it with half a dozen other
agencies.
MICHELLE: Okay.
[Chappelle
sees Tony and goes over to him.]
RYAN: Tony.
TONY: Hey Ryan.
RYAN: Good
work.
TONY: Good
work on what?
RYAN: I know
Bauer’s trying to change our position on the Cyprus audio.
TONY: Ah, that’s
not exactly true.
RYAN: Whatever.
You don’t have to explain. I’m just glad you’re not letting the tail wag the
dog.
TONY: Ryan,
ah, Jack may not be wrong about this. He’s in the middle of an investigation.
RYAN: Wait,
wait, wait, I don’t wanna hear that. We’re about to bomb the Middle East into
next Wednesday. We’re supposed to be processing Intel to support that operation.
TONY: I‘ve
got most of my people on it already.
RYAN: I want
all your people on it.
TONY: Ryan.
Don’t you think we need to eliminate any reasonable doubt about the authenticity
of this recording?
RYAN: Your
department has already authenticated that recording. Don’t make me the bad
guy here Tony. George Mason may have recommended you to direct CTU but you’ll
need my blessing to stay on. I assume that’s what you want?
TONY: What
I want is to do what’s right in this situation.
RYAN: What’s
right is to follow the chain of command. Put everyone on domestic response.
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[Shot of Lynn
making a fire in the storage room in a bin. She puts the bin on a high cabinet
and it sets off the alarm.]
[Shot of Yesper
outside the room. He hears the alarm and goes to unlock the storage room door.
The room is full of smoke so Yesper doesn’t see Lynn coming at him with fire
extinguisher. She knocks him down and runs out of the room.]
[Shot of Lynn
running to the lift and pressing the button. Yesper gets up and comes after
her so she runs for the stairs. He starts chasing her down them and eventually
grabs her.]
LYNN: NO! Get
off!
YESPER: Calm
down.
LYNN: Stop
it!
[She struggles.
He struggles. He pushes her and she falls over the banister.]
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[Shot of a
guard outside Palmer’s office.]
PALMER (into
phone): What do you mean you can’t get through to him?
WOMAN ON PHONE:
Sorry, Mr. President, his office said he’s temporarily unreachable.
PALMER (into
phone): Unreachable? I want him now.
WOMAN ON PHONE:
I’ll try again sir.
[He hangs up.]
PALMER: Aaron!
[One of the
guards comes in.]
AARON: Yes,
Mr. President?
PALMER: Close
the door, please.
[Aaron does
so. Palmer motions for him to sit down.]
PALMER: How
many administrations have you worked for?
AARON: I came
in on Regan’s second term.
PALMER: I haven’t
been able to establish contact with my Vice President in the last half hour.
What do you make of that?
AARON: I wouldn’t
know how to respond to that, Mr. President.
PALMER: I just
pulled our bombers out of the air against everyone’s recommendations. Now
my Vice President is suddenly unreachable. Should I draw any conclusions?
AARON: Sir,
I’m not qualified to give an opinion on that, sir-
PALMER: Aaron,
you’ve been doing this nearly twenty years. You know how the system works.
Is Prescott planning something behind my back?
[Aaron speaks
into his cuff radio.]
AARON (into
radio): I’m going twenty-ten, please cover section three.
MAN ON RADIO:
Roger that.
AARON: For
what it’s worth, I think the choices you’ve made today have been the right
ones.
PALMER: That’s
not what I asked.
AARON: Sir,
there are always those inside the administration who feel the delay is a weakness.
If enough individuals share this point of view-
PALMER: Aaron.
Is Prescott coming after me?
AARON: I’m
not sure. But you have good instincts, sir. I’d listen to them if I were you.
PALMER: Thank
you, Aaron.
AARON: Yes
sir.
[Aaron exits.]
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[Shot of Kingsley
signing some papers. A woman shows two men into the room.]
MAN 1: Max
is very unhappy.
KINGSLEY: Max
can be unhappy. We’re all entitled to our feelings.
MAN 1: Peter,
spare me your usual metaphysical observations. Our entire project depends
on military action the President just suspended.
KINGSLEY: For
now.
MAN 1: Now
is all that matters.
KINGSLEY: Now
whose being metaphysical.
MAN 1: Peter.
KINGSLEY: Palmer’s
not going to be able to withstand the political pressure from his own administration.
Let alone the will of the people. He’s not gonna have any choice but to respond
to the nuclear weapon.
MAN 1: You’re
assuming, of course, that this man Bauer hasn’t already delivered proof to
his people that the Cyprus audio was false.
KINGSLEY: Bauer
won’t be a problem.
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[Shot to O’Hara
looking over Jack.]
O’HARA: Tell
me where the chip is; I’ll make it stop.
DOCTOR: You’re
gonna kill him.
O’HARA: No.
But he’ll wish he stayed dead. I’m all done playing games with you.
[He punches
Jack in the face twice.]
O’HARA: Now
tell me what I wanna know! Tell me!
DAVIS: They’ll
hear you upstairs.
O’HARA: Hey,
shut up and close the door!
[Davis shuts
the door keeping him and Bad Guy 2 out of the room.]
O’HARA (to
Doctor): Fill the syringe and double the dosage!
[The Doctor
goes to do it.]
JACK: I’ll
tell you where the chip is.
O’HARA: Where?
JACK: Sinapaket.
O’HARA: Again.
JACK: It’s
in…a packet.
O’HARA: What?
What did you say?
JACK: They’re
taking the chip to…
O’HARA: Taking
it where?
[The Doctor
slams the needle into O’Hara’s back and injects him. O’Hara grabs him and
tries to fend him off. Jack loosens his ropes all the way. O’Hara tries to
get the needle out but he can’t and the drug is already taking effect. Jack
gets up, goes over to him, takes his gun and kicks him down. He shoots at
the door. Davis and Bad Guy 2 hurry in. Jack shoots them both. He turns to
the Doctor.]
JACK: Stay
down.
[O’Hara starts
choking.]
JACK: How much
longer has he got before he’s dead?
DOCTOR: As
long as fifteen minutes.
[Jack gets
his clothes and puts his pants on. Then he goes over to O’Hara and aims the
gun at him.]
JACK: You tell
me who was on the other end of that phone and I’ll make it quick.
O’HARA: Peter…Kingsley.
[Jack shoots
him and then stumbles.]
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3:27:26, 3:27:27,
3:27:28
3:32:01, 3:32:02,
3:32:03, 3:32:04, 3:32:05, 3:32:06
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[Shot of Mike
Novick walking into the President’s office.]
NOVICK: You
wanted to see me, sir?
PALMER: Yes,
close the door, please.
[Mike does
so.]
PALMER: Have
a seat, Mike.
[Mike sits
across from Palmer.]
PALMER: I’ve
been feeling a little disconnected from my people this last hour.
NOVICK: Mr.
President, I’ve been trying to manage the Joint Chiefs and Homeland Security.
If you want me closer-
PALMER: Not
you, Mike. Back in Washington.
NOVICK: Who?
PALMER: Prescott.
I think he’s avoiding me.
NOVICK: Well,
with what we’ve gone through in the last eighteen hours, I’m certain he’s
just being pulled in ten different directions.
PALMER: We
were, and in some ways still are, on the brink of war. I’m the Commander in
Chief. When I call, there’s only one direction.
NOVICK (getting
up): Absolutely. I’ll get him on the phone right away.
PALMER: Do
that. Oh, and Mike? This statement that Jenny made a pass on; its not working.
NOVICK: Well,
what’s the problem?
PALMER: The
facts aren’t updated. And I don’t think Jenny’s been apprised of everything.
I want Lynn to go over it.
NOVICK: Why
don’t you give it to me? I’ll get it to her.
PALMER: Thanks,
Mike.
[Mike leaves
the room and goes into a private office. He gets a phone from a drawer and
dials a number.]
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Prescott.
NOVICK (into
phone): It’s Mike Novick, can you talk?
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Yeah.
NOVICK (into
phone): Are you going forward or not?
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Of course, nothing’s changed.
NOVICK (into
phone): Well, then the sooner you can execute the better.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): We’re going as fast as we can here.
NOVICK (into
phone): David Palmer is not a stupid man. He knows something is going on.
It won’t take him long to figure out what it is.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): How does he know?
NOVICK (into
phone): Well, for one thing, you haven’t returned his calls.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): I’ll call him now.
NOVICK (into
phone): I think that’s a good idea.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Mike, I’m counting on you. You gotta keep him busy until I can get
everyone together.
NOVICK (into
phone): How much longer?
PRESCOTT (into
phone): A half hour. Forty-five minutes, tops.
NOVICK (into
phone): The sooner the better. I’m all alone out here on this. He’s starting
to ask about Lynn Kresge. I can’t keep up the act much longer.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): And you won’t have to. Just hold your mud, Mike.
[They hang
up.]
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[Shot of Jack
running barefoot through the Urgent Care Centre halls. He has a phone. He
dials a number.]
MICHELLE (through
phone): CTU. Dessler.
JACK (into
phone): Michelle, its Jack, I need to speak to Tony.
[Their connection
is really bad.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Jack? Jack?
JACK (into
phone): Michelle? I don’t know if you can still hear me. Kate and Yousef have
got the chip. I’m going to our agreed meeting place at Vineland and Moore
Park. Just in case they’re still waiting for me there. Michelle? Dammit!
[He hangs up
as he gets into a car.]
MICHELLE (into
phone): Jack?
[Michelle hangs
up and goes to Tony.]
MICHELLE: Tony!
TONY: What’s
up?
MICHELLE: A
call just came through, I think it was Jack.
TONY: What’d
he say?
MICHELLE: We
lost his signal.
TONY: You try
him back?
MICHELLE: Yeah,
I put an auto-trace on the number just in case he gets through again.
TONY: Right,
go to dispatch, see if they picked it up on a log. Find out if it was a cell
or landline.
MICHELLE: Okay.
[Michelle leaves.
Chappelle is in the hall with another agent.]
AGENT: Yes
sir.
[The agent
leaves and Chappelle goes into Tony’s office.]
RYAN: What’s
that all about?
TONY: Jack
Bauer just tried to contact us. We lost connection.
RYAN: I told
you I don’t want Bauer distracting you or your resources. Whatever he’s doing
out there is irrelevant.
TONY: I’m not
so sure it is, Ryan. Jack says he’s got proof that the Cyprus audio was fabricated.
Says he’s bringing it her within the hour.
RYAN: If he’s
got proof, let him produce it. But I want you to keep your eye on the ball,
Tony.
[Chappelle
leaves.]
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[Shot to Mike
looking really nervous. He’s alone in an office with Palmer who is on the
phone with Prescott.]
PALMER (into
phone): Jim, we both know you’ve been one of the most outspoken opponents
in my decision to call of this attack.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Any criticisms you I may have had have been expressed behind closed
doors; out of reach of any public scrutiny.
PALMER (into
phone): I know we haven’t had a chance to talk one on one since this all began.
So if you have something to tell me, go ahead.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): There’s nothing, sir.
PALMER (into
phone): My door’s always open, Jim. If you have something to say, I would
expect you to bring it to me first.
PRESCOTT (into
phone): Of course, Mr. President.
PALMER (into
phone): Thanks for getting back to me.
[They hang
up.]
PALMER (to
Mike): I still don’t trust him.
NOVICK: What
do you want me to do?
[Aaron enters.]
AARON: Sorry
to interrupt sir.
PALMER: What
is it?
AARON: Lynn
Kresge is injured. She fell down some stairs.
PALMER: What
happened?
AARON: We’re
still not sure; it appears she may have been running from a fire in an upstairs
room.
PALMER: Is
she okay?
AARON: On-site
physician says she’s critical.
PALMER: Show
me where.
[Aaron and
Palmer leave, followed by a guilty looking Mike.]
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3:37:38
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3:42:03, 3:42:04, 3:42:05, 2:42:06
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[Shot of Carrie
walking through CTU. She goes walks passed Michelle. Tony goes up to Michelle.]
TONY: So, what’d
you find out through dispatch?
MICHELLE: Well,
Jack called me from a cell. Came from somewhere between Encino and Studio
City.
[Michelle pulls
up a map on a computer screen.]
TONY: Mm-hm.
Okay, so he was at an Urgent Care Centre right around here (points to map)
about two hours ago.
MICHELLE: Yeah.
TONY: If he
was coming to CTU he probably woulda taken the 101 and the Fyrant.
MICHELLE: Do
you want me to pull up the satellite?
TONY: No, that’ll
just raise a red flag with Chappelle. That’s the last thing I need right now.
MICHELLE: What
about police channels? I mean, even if he couldn’t contact us maybe he tried
someone local?
TONY: Can you
monitor those without being detected?
MICHELLE: Yeah.
TONY: Alright,
focus on the downtown precincts.
MICHELLE: Okay.
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[Shot of Jack
driving and looking for Yousef and Kate. He pulls up, looks around and doesn’t
see them. He drives away. He passes the phone box and pulls to a quick stop.
He reverses and parks just where Yousef had parked before. Jack sees him unconscious
in the phone box and rushes over to him.]
JACK: Yousef!
YOUSEF: Jack,
they took the chip.
JACK: What
are you talking about? Whose they? Where’s Kate?
YOUSEF: They
took her to her house. Hancock Park. She offered to exchange money for the
chip.
JACK: Come
on; let’s get you out of here.
YOUSEF: Jack,
I’m not gonna make it. Go get the chip, Jack.
JACK: Yousef,
just hang on. Just hang on.
YOUSEF: Go
get the chip.
[Yousef loses
consciousness again.]
JACK: Yousef,
come on! Yousef hang on! Yousef!
[He won’t wake
up. Jack checks his pulse. He’s dead.]
JACK: Yousef,
I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
[Jack gets
back into the car and goes after Kate.]
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[Shot of Kate
being shown to her house by the three guys.]
MARCUS: All
right, let’s go. Everybody be cool.
[They walk
up to her house.]
MARCUS: You
live here?
KATE: Yes.
MARCUS: By
yourself?
KATE: Yes.
[They reach
the front door. Kate checks her pockets.]
KATE: I don’t
have my key.
[Marcus grabs
her by the throat and slams her against the wall.]
MARCUS: Is
this really your house?
KATE: Yes.
There’s s spare key under the pot.
[Man 2 checks
and gets the key. He chucks it to Marcus who opens the door. He sets off the
alarm.]
MAN 1: Get
inside, come on!
MARCUS: Get
in here, get in here! Shut it off.
[Kate is at
the security pad. She’s so scared she can’t do it.]
MARCUS: I said
shut it off! Shut it off! Shut it off!
[Man 2 grabs
Kate.]
MAN 2: What’s
the code? What is it?
KATE: 5-1-2-2-4.
5-1-2-2-4.
[Man 2 enters
the code and the alarm stops.]
MARCUS: Show
us where the money’s at.
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[Shot of Lynn
being pushed on a gearny to an ambulance. Palmer and Novick run over to her.]
PALMER: Doctor!
What’s her status?
DOCTOR: She’s
sustained some sorta neurological damage. We won’t know the extent till we
get her to the hospital.
NOVICK: Will
she live?
DOCTOR: Too
early to say.
PALMER: Can
I talk to her?
NOVICK: Mr.
President, that may not be a good idea.
DOCTOR: You
can try. But she’s been slipping in and out of consciousness.
PALMER (to
Lynn): Lynn. Lynn it’s me, David Palmer.
[She starts
to cry.]
PALMER: I’m
so sorry. We’re getting you to the hospital. But I need you to tell me how
this happened.
DOCTOR: Sir,
she took a severe blow to the head. She has a concussion and she’s not coherent.
PALMER: She’s
trying to say something.
LYNN: Dav-Dav-Dav-Dav…Dav.
PALMER: It’s
okay. I’m here. I’m listening. What is it, Lynn? What is it?
[She tries
to point at Novick. But he sees her and takes her hand, as though she was
reaching for him to hold it.]
NOVICK: It’s
alright, Lynn. They’re going to take good care of you.
DOCTOR: We
need to get her to the hospital.
PALMER: Go!
[They put her
in the ambulance.]
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3:47:36
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[Shot of Jack
trying to get Tony on the phone.]
JACK (to self):
Come on, Tony, pick up the phone.
OPERATOR: All
circuits are busy.
JACK: Dammit!
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[Shot to Tony
at a desk at CTU. Carrie goes over to him.]
CARRIE: Chappelle’s
going to find out.
TONY: What
are you talking about?
CARRIE: He
told you not to waste any more time looking for Jack, but that’s all you and
Michelle are doing right now.
TONY: Why aren’t
you working on the field Intel?
CARRIE: Don’t
shut me out, Tony; I’m just trying to do my job.
TONY: Really?
By doing what?
CARRIE: Not
saying anything.
TONY: Okay
(goes back to his work) then don’t say anything.
CARRIE: Ah,
I want something in return.
TONY: And what
would that be?
CARRIE: Michelle
worked for me at District. Things worked much better that way. Oh, she’s not
qualified to be my boss. That’s why things have been so messed up here tonight.
TONY: So, ah,
you want Michelle’s job. Is that was this is about?
CARRIE: Yes.
And I assume you wanna keep yours.
TONY: Yeah.
(He turns around) Mr. Chappelle? Could
you come over here a second?
RYAN: What
do you need Almeida?
TONY: Carrie’s
got something she wants to tell ya.
[Chappelle
comes over.]
RYAN: What
is it, Carrie?
[Carrie looks
at Tony. He motions for her to tell Chappelle.]
RYAN: Well?
TONY: Carrie
was, ah, trying to extort a promotion outta me by promising to keep her mouth
shut. (To Carrie) That about right?
RYAN: Mouth
shut about what?
CARRIE: He
and Michelle are still trying to find Jack Bauer. I was just trying to give
Tony the courtesy of a warning. I was gonna tell you Mr. Chappelle-
RYAN: That’s
enough, Carrie. Get back to work.
[She walks
away. Chappelle turns to Tony.]
RYAN: I thought
I made myself clear, Tony, we’re passed Bauer.
TONY: No sir,
you are. I’m not. And I’m still Director of CTU and I’m allocating reasonable
resources to ensure that we have all the facts. Now if your not comfortable
if me making my own decisions; I suggest you relieve me of my duties right
now.
RYAN: That’s
won’t be necessary.
TONY: Thank
you, sir.
RYAN: Don’t
thank me. I just don’t have anyone to take your place right now. I don’t like
insubordination.
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[Shot of Kate
opening a safe in her cupboard.]
MARCUS: Come
on. Better hurry up.
[Kate opens
the safe.]
KATE: It’s
there.
[He tosses
her over the side of the room. Marcus takes a wad of money from the safe.]
MARCUS: What
the hell is this?
KATE: There
should be at least ten thousand Euros there.
MARCUS: Euros?
KATE: European
money.
MARCUS: I look
European to you? Where’s the cash?
KATE: That
is cash. It’s as good as dollars.
[Marcus holds
a gun to Kate’s throat.]
MARCUS: We
want cash money, you understand me?
[Man 1 and
2 are looking through the safe. Man 1 removes an envelope.]
MAN 1: Marcus?
[Marcus takes
it. There’s American money inside. Man 2 finds a bracelet.]
MAN 2: You
think this is real?
MAN 1: Nah,
they keep the fake ones locked up.
[Marcus is
counting the money.]
MARCUS: Fifteen
hundred.
MAN 2: That’s
it?
MARCUS: That’s
it.
[Marcus pockets
the money.]
MAN 1: Now
what do we do?
[They look
at Kate.]
KATE: Look.
Just take it all. Just give me the chip.
MARCUS: She
knows what we look like. She knows our names, too.
KATE: We had
a deal.
MAN 2: Nah,
he’s right. We can’t just leave you here.
KATE: Look,
take everything! I won’t tell anyone. I won’t tell the police, I promise!
Just give me the chip!
MAN 1: Marcus,
don’t do this man, let’s just take the stuff and go.
MARCUS: The
second we walk outta here she’s calling the cops. I can’t get locked up again,
man.
[Marcus arms
the gun and aims it at Kate.]
Man 1: No!
[Man 1 pushes
Marcus over on to the bed. Man 2 ducks. Kate runs. Two shots are fired. Marcus
follows her and shoots again but misses. They round a corner and she chucks
a lamp at one of them. She keeps running and gets to the front door. Man 1
and Marcus grabs her before she can get out. She elbows Man 2 in the face.]
MAN 2 (to Marcus):
Give me that!
[Marcus hands
him the gun. He holds it to Kate’s head.]
[Jack shoots Man 2 down. Marcus grabs the gun
and runs. Jack goes to Kate.]
JACK: Kate,
are you alright?!
KATE: Yeah,
they’ve got the chip!
JACK: How many
rooms at the end of the hall?
KATE: Two!
Master bedroom and a bathroom.
JACK: Stay
down.
[Jack goes
after the other guys. Man 1 and Marcus lock themselves in the bathroom.]
JACK: All I
want is the chip!
[Marcus shoots
at the door.]
JACK: My name
is Jack Bauer. I’m a Federal Agent. All I want is the chip and I’ll let you
go.
[Marcus takes
the chip out of his pocket.]
MARCUS: You
shot my friend, man. You expect me to believe you?
JACK: Right
now you don’t have a choice.
MARCUS: You
come in here and I’m gonna smash this thing! I’ll put it right under my foot!
[Ease in shot
on Jack’s face.]
[Shot of Tony
talking with people at CTU.]
TONY: Alright,
we’re looking for Jack Bauer. Last time we heard from him he was on a cell
phone between Encino and Studio City. And we need to find him as soon as possible.
I need everyone to make this priority one.
[Shot of Kate
looking freaked at her front door.]
[Shot of Palmer
deep in thought at his desk.]
[Shot of Jack
outside the bathroom door.]
[Shot of Novick.]
[Shot of Chappelle
coming down the stairs at CTU.]
[Ease in shot
on Novick watching a monitor. Prescott is on it entering a room full of people.]
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PRESCOTT: Ladies
and Gentlemen. Let’s begin. I’d like to thank you all for assembling at such
short notice. I’m sure you’re all wondering why I’ve asked you here. Why I’ve
asked you to keep the news of this meeting to yourselves.
MAN ON SCREEN:
Excuse me, Mr. Vice President, but shouldn’t we wait for the President?
PRESCOTT: President
Palmer will be joining us later.
MAN ON SCREEN:
I’m not sure I understand, Jim.
PERSCOTT: The
first part of this meeting will be a closed session.
MAN 2 ON SCREEN:
Closed to the President?
PRESCOTT: I’m
afraid that’s the point of the meeting, Alex. To some of you, this will come
as a surprise. For most of you though, I hope it comes as a relief. But it
is my sincere belief that based upon his response to today’s events, David
Palmer is unfit to continue as President of the United States.
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