When he opened the door, Saunders smiled at him smugly. He knew he had one and was now gloating.

"Let's go." Jack ordered in a growl. He was angry that Saunders was so smug and happy at his win.

"Do the others know about this?" Saunders asked, just to be a pain in the butt.

"No not yet." Jack said looking down at his feet almost in defeat.

"I want my daughter to come with us."

"Fine I'll get her and than we leave." Jack answered. He knew it was a mute point to argue a little detail. In the end if it stopped Saunders men from releasing more of the virus onto the world than he would do it. He saw the bodies that left the hotel, he saw the little kids crying with the blood dripping down their faces, and in his heart, he knew he was responsible for it. If he had only done something, more to make sure his entire time was in fact dead. More if only's to add to his list of regrets he would die with.

He left the room and continued down the hallway to the room that Jane sat in. When he opened the door he noticed Kim was in there talking with Jane. "Kim what are you doing in here?" He asked worried she might see what he was doing, and try to stop him.

"Sorry. She wanted to talk." Kim said looking down as if she had done something wrong. She understood Jane's problem, she had experienced the same feeling when she found out exactly what her father did.

"That's fine. I'm going to drive Jane home. We are finished with her now, and I'm sure she would like to get out of here." Jack said lying to his daughter. In his heart he knew this would probably be the last time he ever saw her, and he wanted to give her a goodbye speech, but if he did she would try to stop him, and others would join in. He knew what he had to do and he was willing to do it.

"Why don't I drive her?" Kim asked knowing that her father scared Jane. She could not blame Jane either because her father could be very scary when he was trying to get a mission finished successfully.

"Michelle and Chloe need your help on something. It will be fine. I promise nothing is going to happen." Jack knew Jane was scared of him and that was why Kim was volunteering to drive her home.

Kim looked at Jane to make sure she was fine with it. Jane was scared, but something reassured her in Jack's voice. It had changed from earlier when he had talked to her father or when he put her in the hotel. Something was different, she just could not figure out what it was. He was more gentle and kind.

"Sure." She finally said getting up to follow Jack out of the building.

Kim left the room and went to the main floor of CTU. She looked for Michelle or Chloe to find out what they needed her help on.

Jack took Jane and walked to the room they had been keeping Saunders in.

"Where are we going?" She asked when they reached the room.

"I'm sorry Jane. He wants to see you and I am going to comply with his demands. There are more of the vials of virus out there and he will turn them all over if I give in to his demand, and I am going to do so. I promise you will not be harmed." Jack said opening the door to the room. "Let's go Saunders. Jane's here. Let's get out of here before someone catches wind of it and tries to stop us."

Saunders got up from the table. His arms restrained behind his back he followed Jacks order. When he was out of the room Jack took his arms and led him through CTU avoiding the camera's the best he could. Jack took out his cell phone and called the President. He waited a few minutes before finally the phone call reached Palmer.

"Jack what is going on?" Palmer asked not having been briefed in awhile, and worried with his own problems, on top of the virus issue.

"Sir Saunders and I have reached an agreement." Jack answered.

"What is the agreement?" Palmer asked wondering what they could have come to terms with in such a little time.

"I'm going to give him what he wants and in return before he takes action he will give all of the vials of the virus over to CTU." Jack answered leading Saunders to his SUV. "Sir I need you to call CTU and let them know you have authorized this."

"You did not completely answer my question Jack. What does he want from you?" Palmer asked already having figured the answer, but he did not want to believe Jack would be willing to give that much up.

Trying to keep himself from over thinking the situation Jack answered, "Sir I think you already know what he wants. I am willing to give in to save the lives of the American people. We both have seen what the virus does to people, and I could not live with the fact that I could have stopped it. If it gets out there will be mass panic and death from both the virus and the panic. Total anarchy would break out towards the end. No one would survive with the spreading rate. It is not much to give up when you look at it that way sir."

"Jack I am not so sure about this . . ." Palmer paused, sighing deeply, "But if you think it is worth it. . ." He paused again not sure if he was making the right decision, he had made so many wrong decisions today, why not one more, "Do what you have to do. I'll call CTU with the information."

"Thank you Mr. President."

"Bye Jack." Palmer hung the phone up and called CTU who was already mobilizing to go after Jack and Saunders.

"Michelle Almeida"

"I authorized Jack's actions." The president said knowing he did not have to introduce himself.

"Sir." Michelle started out. She set the phone down and called after someone, "Stop them. Jack has the Presidents approval. Let them go." Michelle felt something in her give, and she wanted to cry, but she held the tears back, "Are you sure about this Mr. President?" She knew what Jack was up to and she wanted to stop him.

"I am not, but he was." Palmer said into the phone before he hung up from Michelle.