1:00pm
BOX CUTS: TONY and JACK squaring off at GEMINITRIX, HAMMOND,
MILO and CHLOE squaring off at CTU, JACK (2) and CHASE circling for landing in HELICOPTER, KIM and KATE cruising downtown in HUM-V
FULL ON INT. GEMINITRIX LABS
MANDY, MARIE monitoring EXIT, DELPY powering up ALL SYSTEMS
MANDY
Bauer is here!
Back off, boys!
Let them finish each other off!
SUPER SOLDIERS step back from OPEN ENTRANCE DOOR
JACK steps up, past TONY, tries to ENTER BUILDING
TONY lunges up, TACKLES JACK back away from ENTRANCE
DOOR CLOSES, locks, sealing JACK and TONY out again
TONY climbs up, over JACK, pounding away at JACK
TONY
You son of a bitch!
You killed her!
Die, you son of a bitch!
JACK lets TONY wail, staring up at him blankly, beat
TONY stiffens, pulls JACK'S PISTOL from JACK'S COAT,
aiming at JACK'S HEAD
JACK
Do it.. C'mon, Tony!
TONY'S finger twitches, tightening on the TRIGGER
..PULLS the TRIGGER!
BULLET splashes in MUD near JACK'S HEAD
TONY
Live with it, you son of a bitch!
Just add Michelle to the list of
innocents you've killed..
with all the others..
JACK stares up at TONY, beaten and broken
TONY stands, glaring down at JACK, somber
JACK
Tony, you have to listen to me, and believe me when I tell you, I did not kill Michelle!
TONY
So, you're telling me you weren't at the prison this morning? You didn't shove Michelle.. forget it Jack!
I was there! I was looking into your eyes as you pushed her! You sick sorry bastard!
JACK
TONY! Listen! I WAS at the prison, but never made it to the roof until—
TONY
Are you using again, Jack?
Out of your mind strung out on heroin? I WAS THERE, Jack!
You murdered my wife just for kicks while I watched!
JACK
So, then, tell me Tony..
Why am I here? Why are you still breathing?
TONY
No, Jack.. YOU tell me!
JACK
I'm following a thread for CTU, that
links Zephram Delpy to the attempted
assassination of President Palmer!
I know about Michelle, Tony! Milo was tracking her cell signal on the chopper before she died..
I assumed you were part of the threat, when I saw you here, still alive! Why are you still alive, Tony? I'm guessing they only needed you to get past the door security..
TONY considers, realizes the truth, extends his hand
to help JACK stand
TONY
I'm alive because of you, Jack..
CUT TO CTU, HOLDING ROOM 1
HAMMOND interrogates CHLOE, ADAM monitors recording equipment
HAMMOND
How is it that you were arrested
at the Whitefield Shopping Center,
while Jack Bauer escaped custody?
CHLOE frowns, uncertain of her response
CHLOE
Well, Sir.. I was responsible for
maintaining control of the prisoner..
HAMMOND
You mean Bauer? You were in charge
of controlling Bauer?
CHLOE
No, Sir. At that point, Jack was back in control, and we were convinced that Harleigh Cooper was a threat.. We were only at the mall to acquire a phone after the crash, to call Milo and request transport—
HAMMOND
Is that when Pressman was first brought into this? as a stooge for Jack Bauer's twisted game?
CHLOE scowls at HAMMOND'S TONE, and bristles
CHLOE
Milo's no stooge, Sir!
And Jack Bauer is not playing a twisted game! Harleigh Cooper was
threatening us in German! Jack had broken her, she was caught! She's involved in whatever is happening today, so we were bringing her in when Davies went off on his power trip and called in the Tac-Teams! THAT'S why Jack fled custody! Davies arrested me and favored Harleigh! You need to check on Harleigh Cooper Davies, or whatever her name is! Director Davies said she was his daughter!!
HAMMOND, CHLOE look to ADAM, ADAM looks back blankly
HAMMOND looks to CHLOE, nodding
HAMMOND
We'll check into all the details of
your story so far, Miss O'Brien..
If any or all of it is verifiable,
which I strongly doubt, you may be released..
Sit tight..
HAMMOND, ADAM rise and EXIT HOLDING ROOM 1
CHLOE fidgets and frowns nervously
EXT. HOLDING ROOM 1
A CTU TECH awaits ADAM and HAMMOND'S EXIT, handing ADAM some documents
ADAM examines DOCUMENTS
ADAM
The ballistics report on the rounds
pulled from Director Davies' vest,
and the gun found at the scene, registered as Jack's back-up piece..
HAMMOND raises an eyebrow, while ADAM frowns and sighs
ADAM
It's a match.. it WAS Jack!
HAMMOND
OK, contact LAPD and FBI..
It's time to make this public!
We've got a rogue agent, and he's a
genuine, serious threat! Find out about Palmer's location and condition, try to locate Director Davies, and get the drag net out for Jack Bauer!
HAMMOND moves to HOLDING ROOM 2, ADAM moves to WORK
STATIONS to follow-up on HAMMOND'S instruction
1:07pm
CUT TO MOUNTAIN RETREAT, PALMER in captivity
DAVID PALMER makes way from his CELL, down a DARK HALL
to STAIRS leading UP
DAVID glances around the room, then
climbs STAIRS
INT. MOUNTAIN RETREAT
Looks like this could be a vacation hide-away cabin for anyone to escape the big city LA lifestyle. It's
rustic and cozy, quite livable, not nearly the cold dark foreboding prison PALMER was expecting.
DAVID makes his way along the halls, past a few closed doors, around a corner, and spots the EXIT
..approaches the EXIT DOOR cautiously, but quickly,
..opens the DOOR
..sees JACK BAUER stepping up to open the door
from outside!
DAVID
Jack! Thank God!
JACK looks down at the PRESIDENT still crouching, sneaking along
..lifts a knee fast and furiously, catching DAVID under his chin!
DAVID reels, blood dribbling from his mouth
JACK steps up and punches DAVID in the JAW,
dropping the PRESIDENT to the floor!
CHASE enters the RETREAT, following JACK
CHASE blinks and shudders with spasms as he enters, noting the PRESIDENT, and JACK having just beat PALMER senseless
CHASE phases out of SUPER-SERUM side-effects,
now gaping in disgusted disgrace at JACK
CHASE
Mister President?
Are you OK?
Jack! What are you doing?!
JACK glares at CHASE, as CHASE is overcome by the draining effects of the SERUM on his system
CHASE collapses to his knees, weak and disoriented
THUGS arrive from within the RETREAT, responding to
the voices and noise
JACK
Give me a hand with these two..
JACK and THUGS wrangle DAVID and CHASE, navigate HALLS, STAIRS, return BOTH to DAVID'S CELL
JACK looks to the THUGS, disappointed, angry
JACK
You're supposed to be watching him!
Keep a guard posted on this door at
all times!
JACK singles out one THUG, stepping to him
JACK
You know why I'm here..
THUG nods, leading JACK away, up stairs
1:11pm
CUT TO INT. WARNER ENTERPRISES, OFFICE
KATE and KIM arrive on the 21st FLOOR,
WARNER ENTERPRISES OFFICE LEVEL, EXIT ELEVATOR
WARNER employees mill about, taking calls and making deals, completely oblivious to the fact that BOB WARNER was in a CAR ACCIDENT and later killed
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MARCIA DUNLAP mans the RECEPTION AREA
KATE glances up and down ENTRY HALL, cautiously
KATE
I think we're OK..
My father's office is just ahead.
KIM
OK.. You go on ahead, I'm going to
try to call Chase or my dad..
KATE nods, crossing the HALL, toward the OFFICES
MARCIA greets KATE with a big, fake smile as she approaches
MARCIA
Good Afternoon, Miss Warner..
If you're here to see your
father, I'm sorry, but he's stepped
out for an Eleven o'clock meeting,
and he hasn't returned yet..
MARCIA notes all of KATE'S cuts, bruises and bandages
MARCIA
My goodness! Look at you!
Are you alright? If this is urgent,
I can try to reach your father..
KATE looks at MARCIA, brushes some hair over her bandaged face, and smiles slightly
KATE
No, Marcia, that's OK..
My father..
KATE cracks, unable to keep it together, she begins to sob, tears rolling down her cheeks
KATE
There was a car accident..
KIM steps to KATE, holding her tenderly
MARCIA gasps and frowns
KIM
Listen, we just need to gather a few
things from Mister Warner's office, then we will be on our way..
MARCIA looks at KIM, unsympathetic to her, but she reaches out across the desk to hold KATE'S HAND, while the 'office gossip' controller takes over
MARCIA
Is Mister Warner going to be OK?
We should call and send flowers,
or..
KATE glances around, as everyone else continues in their work
She looks to KIM, the MARCIA, then the OTHERS around the OFFICE, sniffles, and straightens up some
KATE
Listen, everyone.. I'm sorry to
be the one to tell you all this,
but my father, Bob Warner, was..
..killed earlier today.. as the result of a car accident..
I.. I don't know what this means
as far as the future of Warner Industries, or Warner Enterprises International.. We'll have to sit down with the Board, and make some decisions about things in a few days..
I just.. thought you all should know, and to hear it from me, before the office gossip got out of control..
The OFFICE and EMPLOYEES fall silent, in consideration and respect for BOB WARNER
KATE sighs, and turns back to MARCIA
KATE
Has my father had any..
Visitors this morning, within the
last hour or so? Strangers, new clients, whatever?
MARCIA
Uh, no.. He has a few meetings set
for this afternoon, but nothing
about new or potential clients..
Everything is in his Day Planner or on his Computer Scheduler, in his office..
KATE nods,
KATE
OK, I see.. Thank you Marcia.
I should see about those items
in the office.. and, this is Kim..
She would like to make a few phone calls, if that's alright?
MARCIA smiles sadly, and nods
MARCIA
Of course, of course..
Please, by all means, help
yourself..
KIM stops at the FRONT DESK, picks up the PHONE
KIM presses some buttons quickly, pauses..
no dial tone
KIM flicks the DISCONNECT BAR repeatedly, dials again
..again, no dial tone.. PHONE LINES are dead..
KIM
Uhmm, there's something wrong with
the phones..
MARCIA glances around the OFFICE, to the other TEMPS working other WORK STATIONS,
..all those who were involved in PHONE CONVERSTAIONS, are now staring or glaring at the PHONE, or glance to MARCIA and shrug, indicating faulty phone service
MARCIA
Oh? Hmmm..
I guess I'll just call for service..
Oops! I mean, let me buzz down to Maintenance, see what they can do..
MARCIA shoos KIM away from her DESK, while she makes the 'important call' downstairs, to MAINTENANCE
INT. BOB WARNER'S OFFICE
KATE unlocks the DOOR, ENTERS OFFICE
KATE walks briskly to BOB WARNER'S DESK, flips through he few NOTES and FILES on the DESK
..uncertain, KATE scoops all FILES and NOTES together in ONE FOLDER, then turns on the COMPUTER
NOTE: Hand-written NOTE on FOLDER FACE, reads:
'JONATHON 3pm .. A PHONE NUMBER.. 3am LAX FLIGHT #237, to MUNICH'
EXT WARNER ENTERPRISES OFFICE BUILDING
ANOTHER HUM-V pulls into PARKING LOT, driving slowly past KIM and KATE'S HUM-V
SECOND HUM-V rolls down into UNDERGROUND PARKING beneath OFFICE BUILDING
NOTE: At least 2 SUPER-SOLDIER-LOOKING THUGS
inside HUM-V
FOLLOW HUM-V to UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURE
5 SUPER SOLDIERS EXIT HUM-V, 4 move immediately toward the ELEVATORS
LAST SUPER SOLDIER opens REAR DOOR to HUM-V, activates a COMPUTER DEVICE, connected to a LARGE KEG-LIKE STRUCTURE in the CARGO HOLD of the HUM-V
A BUSINESSMAN wanders across the PARKING AREA, waving a finger at the LARGE SOLDIER
BUSINESS MAN
Uhh, excuse me! This parking is for
Employees Only! Deliveries, service technicians, and visitors must park on—
THE SOLDIER turns to the BUSINESS MAN, clutching the
MAN by the neck, crushing his throat, then dropping the MAN to the pavement, dead.
ALL 5 SUPER SOLDIERS board ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR CLOSES, rises from PARKING STRUCTURE
INT. OFFICE BUILDING, BOB WARNER'S OFFICE
KATE quickly scans, points and clicks, accessing recent transaction history, billing, purchase orders, merchandise shipping schedules, etc..
NOTE: SEVERAL RECENT transactions across all accounts list GEMINITRIX LABS, authorized by BW and JB
Including a Shipping Docket connected to Bill of Lading for a shipment to the VENICE BEACH WAREHOUSE
(matches BILL OF LADING which JACK recovered)
KATE
Hmmm.. What's this?
Geminitrix Labs..
Jonathon.. Jonathon who?
A few more clicks of a few more keys, brings up SEARCH INFO on GEMINITRIX, including PHOTOS of DR. ZEPHRAM DELPY, greeting supporters and financial backers
KIM enters, quietly, steps to DESK
KIM
Kate..
KATE jumps with a start, gasping at KIM
KIM
Sorry.. phones are down.
I think maybe we should—
COMPUTER SCREEN suddenly fades to BLACK, POWER OUT!
KATE stands, taking FOLDER and notes, ushering KIM from the OFFICE
INT. WARNER ENTERPRISES OFFICE LOBBY
KIM and KATE cross from OFFICE toward ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN..
..ELEVATOR is EMPTY
KIM, ANGELA and KATE board ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR CLOSES,
descends
SECOND ELEVATOR RISES, STOPS, DOORS OPEN
..5 SUPER SOLDIERS EMERGE from SECOND ELEVATOR
MARCIA DUNLAP goes pale, blank and gapes at the SUPER-
SOLDIERS as they step from the ELEVATOR
CUT TO INT. ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR DOORS CLOSE, as..
SOUNDS OF RAPID-FIRE MACHINE GUN BLASTS outside ELEVATOR DOORS
SOUND OF ELEVATOR -DING!-
CUT TO LOBBY LEVEL
ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN
KATE and KIM wander from the ELEVATOR, EXIT the LOBBY
KIM stops, notes PUBLIC PAYPHONE across PARKING LOT
KIM
I'll be right there, Kate..
KATE takes a few steps to the HUM-V, turns to KIM
KATE
OK, hurry Kim..
Whatever was due to go on here
it's already late..
KIM nods to KATE, trotting to the PAY PHONES, ANGELA on her hip
KIM
Two minutes..
KATE nods in return, moves to HUM-V, climbs inside
KIM picks up PHONE, dials
CTU TECH
(on phone)
CTU Operations, this is Carla..
KIM
Carla, it's Kim Bauer..
Listen, I'm trying to find Chase or—
CARLA
Kim, protocol requires that all CTU
employees initiate contact by
stating name, access code and
priority level of the call.. Just
because your father is Jack Bauer, that doesn't preclude you from following proper procedure..
KIM sighs and grumbles, responding in robotic monotone
KIM
Kim Bauer, Clearance Code
T-45G-P1-Alpha, priority 7..
CARLA
Thank you.. please hold..
SOUNDS OF CLICK, as KIM is transferred
KIM
No, wait! Not a Priority Seven
technical call! I just need to patch
through to Chase or my dad!
SOUNDS OF CTU PHONE RINGING
BOX CUTS: KIM vs ADAM at CTU OPS COMM, WORK STATIONS
ADAM answers incoming call
ADAM
Ops, Kaufman..
KIM
Adam, it's Kim again..
Have you heard anything from Chase
or my father?
ADAM
Uhhmm.. well, not exactly, Kim..
KIM
What exactly does that mean, Adam? Have you heard from them or not?
What's going on?
ADAM
Well, Jack and Chase are now both
wanted for assault, murder, resisting arrest, and fleeing the scene at City Hall about an hour ago..
Palmer's Chief of Staff and brother, Wayne Palmer was killed, and Live News coverage has Jack as the trigger man!
KIM
What?! I can't believe it!
Well, I need someone from CTU out here at Warner Enterprises right away, Adam! Something is about to happen out here, something real bad, and—
ADAM
Wait! Wait! Kim?! How could you possibly know anything bad is about to happen? Shouldn't you be getting your hair and nails done for the wedding by now?
SOUNDS OF GLASS SHATTERING, GUN SHOTS BLASTING, SCREAMING
KIM glances up, as a MAN plummets from 20-stories up inside the OFFICE BUILDING
KIM
Oh my God! Send a team out here now, Adam! There's a man, he just fell out of the building, the Warner office building! And, I hear gunshots! It's started..
Send someone quick!
SUPER SOLDIER steps to the SHATTERED WINDOW,
glaring down into the PARKING LOT, as KIM glances up
KIM hangs up as a HUM-V wheels around from the PARKING LOT, stopping near KIM
HUM-V PASSENGER DOOR swings open, and KATE shouts at KIM from the HUM-V, in panic
KATE
Kim! Come on! Let's go!
KIM needs no further encouragement, she hops from the PARKING LOT into the HUM-V, as..
..KATE guns the engine and speeds from the PARKING LOT
1:26pm
BOX CUTS: KATE, KIM cruising from OFFICE, scared,
ADAM at CTU, dialing PHONE, calling FBI and LAPD
JACK, TONY wandering around outside GEMINITRIX,
DELPY, MARIE and MANDY inside GEMINITRIX, monitoring
SOUNDS OF WHIRRING AND BLEEPING and COMPUTER HUMMING
CLOSE ON GEMINITRIX LABS
DOCTOR DELPY smiles, monitoring all the COMPUTER CONTROLS
DELPY
Everything seems to be up and
running within marginal acceptable parameters..
Power usage and variance is, as expected, nowhere near the required levels.. but steps are being taken to rectify that..
MARIE smiles, wraps her arms around DELPY again
MANDY looks on, unimpressed
MANDY
But, will it work?
My people are hoping to see an
active demonstration of the whole process and procedure before any money is exchanged.
Considerable expense has already been made to facilitate your escape, Doctor..
DELPY shows some signs of concern, but quickly masks any fears
DELPY
You were all well-informed
about the lengthy nature of these experiments, and the processes required to create a fully-functioning unit..
It is NOT an instantaneous or spontaneous process, by any means! The sampling, the testing, the genetic manipulation of the sample to be used takes months in and of itself..
DELPY
The actual growth of the husk takes upwards of a year to reach average mass of a full-grown subject, depending on exact height and weight variables.. and combining the DNA sample with the husk, merging of two separate and complete 'living entities' is the miracle of creation itself, which is often hit-or-miss at this stage of research and development.. and it requires a full 2 years growth and development before a passable facial, torsal and appendigial resemblance can be produced.. longer for the exacting specifications required for the viable units in play today..
5 years of research, growth and development went into the Bauer and Palmer clones.. 5 years of exacting, excruciating study and experimentation.. 3 years to construct the working generic construct commandos.. before it was all locked down, condemned..
The inclusion of nanotechnology into the established science of bio-genetics has been a boon to the whole process, to be sure, but the nanobot factor is even more untested, possibly unstable, a thing to consider in itself, let alone combined with these other vastly complex leaps of scientific faith..
MANDY seems equally unimpressed by all the techo-speak and scientific language
MANDY
Will it work, Doctor?
That is the question..
DELPY smiles once more, and nods
DELPY
The Experiments have been grown and held in suspended animation for nearly 6 years..
the nanotech injections have seemed to supply every bit of up-to-date information, knowledge and 'life-experience' into the cloned husks, giving the perfect perception of reality to the clones and to those in contact with them..
The clone-commandos are performing equally well, with the similar generic appearances and their limited nano-probe programming..
MANDY is still not satisfied nor impressed with the response, and she shows as much by stroking the SUBMACHINE GUN on her hip
DELPY swallows hard and concludes his assessment
DELPY
All is going quite well, considering the time the experiments were in dormancy, while I rotted away in that prison cell..
Palmer denounced my life's work as criminal and unethical! A politician taking moral high ground about ethics?!
And Jack Bauer..
DELPY seems to recall his place, and the point he was asked to, and was trying to make, after going off on a tangent rant
.. looks to MARIE, smiles, then to MANDY, and sobers
DELPY
Everything will be in order by the time your people make contact to arrange for payment. I assure you.
MANDY relaxes a bit, seemingly finally subdued if not wholly convinced
MANDY
It better! Or you will lose more than just a few years of your life.. I assure you..
MARIE glares at MANDY, who stares coldly, blankly back
DELPY notes the tension between the girls, and steps away from the CONTROL SYSTEMS, away from MARIE, to a SAT-PHONE CONNECTION CONSOLE
DELPY dials, making a call
BOX CUT: DELPY vs HARLEIGH
HARLEIGH is in a HOTEL ROOM, high up, possibly PENTHOUSE SUITE, overlooking the OCEAN
She is surrounded by computer components, servers, processors and gauges, all managed and controlled from a central keyboard and monitor on a desk at the center of the COMPUTER BAY
HARLEIGH answers the PHONE
HARLEIGH
Yes?
DELPY
Kelly? It's me.. how are things developing?
HARLEIGH
I have told you not to call me that! Especially not over an open line!
DELPY
Relax, child.. I assume you have taken the necessary security precautions on your end, and I assure you that this line is clear. So, please, a progress report..
HARLEIGH
I have everything in motion as we speak, targets are being coordinated, vectors locked, final adjustments made..
DELPY
Good, good.. how long before you are set to release the pulse?
HARLEIGH
Thanks to the delay at the shopping center this morning, and with Noon-time traffic, I would have to say 90 minutes to guarantee an optimal effective targeting pattern..
3 o'clock, 3:30 at the latest, plenty of time to power up before the Arrivals later..
There are still a few minor glitches to the overall targeting matrix, but I'm confident all will be in place in time.
DELPY
Thank you, Kelly..
And I am equally confident in your abilities, or I would not have paid so dearly to acquire them..
We will await further contact at the appointed hour, child..
DELPY disconnects, smiling wide, confident and secure
DELPY turns to the COMPUTER CONSOLE, flicking a PANEL full of switches
CUT TO WIDE ON LAB, as a LONG, DARK HALLWAY extending from the CONTROL CENTER suddenly LIGHTS UP
NOTE ROWS OF LARGE CLEAR PLEXI-GLASS TUBES, each bubbling with a noxious-looking silver-and-green fluid, and each containing a BALD, BLANK, LIFELESS HUMANOID SHELL, a HUSK, devoid of DETAIL, pale, no notable skin tone or pigment, no specific gender or genitalia apparent or assigned
DELPY beams, smiling a twisted snarl of a smile, as MARIE approaches and holds him close once again
MANDY stands off, away, turning to the SECURITY MONITORS, glancing, then looking, then searching for any sign of JACK or TONY outside
1:34pm
CUT TO EXT. GEMINITRIX LAB COMPLEX
JACK and TONY hug the EXTERIOR WALL of the complex, sliding along the building perimeter, avoiding SECURITY CAMERAS on the CORNERS and around the building
NOTE SWASTIKA SYMBOLS carved into the BUILDING DESIGN
TONY taps JACK, points to the ROAD leading out of the complex, into the WOODED AREA
TONY
There's the heli-pad up the hill, just beyond those trees..
Two or three guards, I think.
JACK glares at TONY, a bit surprised
JACK
Are you helping me now, Tony?
TONY looks away from JACK, a bit hurt still
TONY
Look.. let's say for the sake of argument that you are telling the truth. If it wasn't you who killed Michelle, then we've got bigger problems than that, and they're all connected to this place and the people inside.
We can't get to them, this place is locked down tight, so we're going to need to at least radio for back-up, call in the National Guard or a strike-team or something..
JACK looks to TONY, nodding slightly, glancing around
JACK
That's my car..
I've got a phone..
When that camera makes its next sweep, we'll move..
BOX CUT: JACK watching SECURITY CAMERA pan away from the MUSTANG, KIM and KATE driving on the city streets of downtown LA, CHASE, PALMER being held in the CABIN CELL
SOUNDS OF CTU PHONE RING TONES
CUT TO CTU OPS COMM, WORK STATIONS
ADAM stalling, running checks on his COMPUTER TERMINAL
ADAM answers the PHONE
ADAM
Ops, Kaufman..
BOX CUT JACK, ducking against the blind-side of the MUSTANG
vs ADAM, CTU OPS COMM
JACK
Adam, where's Milo?
ADAM
Jack? I mean, Mister Raush..
Is there some problem with the
rental car?
JACK
Uhh, yeah.. Adam, there's a problem.
ADAM
Wait one sec..
I'll transfer you to our secure
problem-solvers team..
ADAM presses a few BUTTONS on his PHONE and CONSOLE
ADAM
OK, Jack, we're secure..
But, we don't have a lot of time here. Hammond's got us locked down, searching for you and Chase, questioning Chloe and Milo, and just being a general nuisance..
LAPD has you up on charges for terrorist acts, assault and murder!
And, Davies and Hammond seem to be doing everything to corroborate those charges..
JACK
Let me speak to Brad Hammond..
ADAM
What? Jack? You want to talk to Hammond? You know he'll dump the secure link and have you traced—
JACK
Just put me through to him, Adam!
ADAM shrugs and sighs, pressing a button on the PHONE
BOX CUT JACK vs ADAM vs HOLDING ROOM 2, HAMMOND and MILO
SOUNDS OF CTU RING TONES
HAMMOND answers PHONE, staring at MILO hard
HAMMOND
Brad Hammond..
JACK
Brad, this is Jack Bauer..
I've recovered Tony Almeida, and we're outside the Geminitrix Lab in the Santa Clara foothills..
Trace this call, track me down, have me arrested, but listen to me now, Mister Hammond; there is a serious threat against President Palmer stemming from the events of this morning, and I strongly believe that agents from within CTU, FBI and the President's own inner circle are behind that threat.
Director Garland Davies is at the top of the short list of suspects.. Michelle Almeida clued me in to Davies strange behaviors a few months ago, and I've had Milo Pressman and Chloe O'Brien keeping tabs on all Davies activities..
All of their findings are in archives buried in the CTU mainframe, but threads link people very high up in the power-structure controlling the entire country..
I've gone rogue, Brad, and wouldn't be bringing any of this to you now, except for the charges being leveled against myself and Agent Chase Edmunds, raising the stakes exponentially. If Field Ops and I are taken out of play, this plot, whatever it is determined to become, it will succeed!
Please, Brad.. I'm asking you, for the lives of President Palmer and his family..
HAMMOND
Let me speak to Tony Almeida, Jack..
JACK glances over the roof of the MUSTANG, to the SECURITY CAMERA, then shifts his gaze to the CORNER of the building, where TONY crouches against the wall
JACK motions to TONY, checking the pan of the CAMERA
TONY pauses, checks and moves across the LOT, ducking against the MUSTANG along with JACK
JACK passes TONY the CAR PHONE
TONY
This is Tony Almeida..
HAMMOND
Almeida, Brad Hammond..
Listen good, Tony. Jack Bauer is a threat, a fugitive, and a murderer..
We are in the process of gathering intel from all sites, to verify and confirm the criminal charges, but all evidence to this point seems to substantiate those claims..
Although you have been removed from active duty and official service to CTU, I am making a special request, which will in turn be attached to your official record, that you do everything in your power to contain and apprehend Jack Bauer, return him to this office, so that he may face these charges..
In return, I will offer to speak on your behalf, to work a deal in your favor, as the hostage, the victim, following the prison riot and break.
You will not face further charges, so you can be returned to prison to finish out your current sentence..
TONY
That's some deal, Brad..
HAMMOND
It's the only deal you'll be getting in this case, Tony. I suggest you take it, and bring Bauer in!
TONY
What assurances can you offer me about any or all of this?
HAMMOND
I give you every assurance, Tony.
I will put my neck out to help you, if you do your part and bring Jack in today..
However, any deviation or delay will result in accessory charges leveled against you, along with the rest of whatever book they want to throw at you for your role in the prison break, and you and Jack can share a cell.. The choice is yours, Tony..
TONY glances at JACK, pondering things
TONY
I'll do it..
TONY disconnects, still staring at JACK
JACK
What did he say to you?
What's going on, Tony?
TONY sighs, and frowns
TONY
You're under arrest, Jack..
JACK smirks, but TONY is stoic, sincere
JACK glances past TONY, to the CAMERA then back to TONY, then
..JACK breaks away from the MUSTANG, racing from the lot, around the building, ducking into the WOODED AREA
TONY looks after JACK, then to the CAMERA, then back to JACK as JACK bounds into the WOODS
1:42pm
CUT TO CTU OPS COMM, COMMAND CENTER WORK STATIONS
CHLOE and MILO wander from HOLDING ROOM HALL,
HAMMOND motions toward them to return to WORK STATIONS
HAMMOND
Everyone, attention please..
I'm hereby ending the lock-down of
this facility, all access codes and control systems will be returned to Active User protocols, and you all can resume your assigned duties..
Just so everyone is aware, Jack Bauer was found and arrested, and is currently being transported back here to CTU, for questioning.
Further contact or aid to Bauer prior to his debrief and formal arrest WILL result in further charges being leveled against those involved!
HAMMOND glances between MILO, CHLOE and ADAM, who each stare back at each other, like deer caught in headlights
HAMMOND
Do NOT test me on this people! Just because the lock-down is over, that doesn't mean I'm going to return to Division until after Jack Bauer is dealt with!
Back to work everyone.. There is still the possibility of an active threat against President Palmer, above and beyond the threat Jack Bauer may have posed. Find the threat, people!
HAMMOND strolls from the C & C FLOOR, bounding up the stairs, to DIRECTOR DAVIES' OFFICE
MILO, CHLOE and ADAM share the same cautious, concerned glances as each resume working at their assigned stations
CHLOE sits and quickly starts tapping away at the keyboard, accessing any and all data JACK had her and MILO and ADAM working up
MILO rolls from his STATION to ADAM'S, curious
MILO
Hey, Adam.. is it still possible to
track a signal sent to a Notepad data-link to an agent in the field,
even if the agent is actually monitoring the link?
ADAM considers the question, and nods slightly
ADAM
I think so.. Why? What's up?
MILO
Well, in one of Jack's last calls
before Lock-Down, he said he lost his data-link at the beach this morning.. I've been sending stuff to the link since the whole LAX incident and the Palmer disappearance.. At first, I didn't think to monitor Sent versus Read data streams, but now, looking at the link and status again, everything's been read or deleted..
Which means..
ADAM
Someone, not Jack, has access to the Data-pad!
MILO nods enthusiastically
MILO
Exactly! And, if we can back-trace
the link signal, we can track and locate the thief, spy, whoever..
ADAM looks excited for a moment, then frowns, glancing up to HAMMOND, in DAVIES' OFFICE
ADAM
I.. I don't know, Milo..
You heard what Hammond said..
MILO is very certain and steadfast
MILO
Come on, Adam! What can he do?
Shut down all of CTU-LA??
ADAM stares at MILO in silence, considering all the possibilities of just what BRAD HAMMOND could do
MILO
OK, forget it, Adam!
I'll handle it myself, or
get Chloe to help..
ADAM scowls, rubbing his eyes and shrugs
ADAM
OK, OK, let me try a back-trace..
MILO smirks and pats ADAM on the back
MILO
That's my boy!!
Besides, even if Hammond does
find out, cut us loose and
shut us down, that will give
you and me the chance to get to Hawaii, like I've always wanted..
ADAM scowls again, and snorts
ADAM
Yeah, right Milo..
Honolulu via Sing-Sing,
with a stop-over at the gas chamber!
Look at what they were planning for
Marie Warner..
MILO
It won't come to that..
Hold on! What's this?
MILO notes an ALARM CODE flashing and taps into the SYSTEM, bringing up the CTU schematic, with the ALARM CODE designated in PARKING AREA
MILO picks up the PHONE and calls SECURITY
MILO
Hey, this is Milo, up in Ops..
What's with the alarm in the
Parking Garage?
SECURITY
(on phone)
It's a suspect vehicle alert..
A Hummer, driver is being questioned
at the moment..
MILO
What do you have on the driver so far?
SECURITY
(on phone)
Just her name..
Kate Warner..
BOX CUT MILO vs SECURITY CHECKPOINT GUARD in PARKING AREA
NOTE: KATE being questioned by PARKING SECURITY, while the HUM-V is examined and investigated closely
KIM BAUER EXITS the HUM-V, with ANGELA, stepping to the SECURITY GUARD and digging in her purse
KIM
I'm Kim Bauer..
I'm a Systems Analyst here,
my father is Jack Bauer..
Kate Warner is with me.
SECURITY GUARD contacts CHECKPOINT GUARD on comm-unit
GUARD #2
I've got a Kim Bauer here,
she's got valid ID and clearance..
She says..
CHECKPOINT GUARD reports to MILO
CHECKPOINT GUARD
(into phone)
Miss Warner is traveling with
Kim Bauer.. they want to come up.
She says it's urgent..
MILO glances to HAMMOND in the OFFICE, and sighs
MILO
Go ahead, send them up.
I'll take full responsibility..
And, get back to me when you've
finished going over the HUM-V..
CHECKPOINT GUARD
OK, clearing Kate Warner and
Kim Bauer for access to Ops Command,
under the authority of..
MILO
Wait wait! Brad Hammond is here!
Make it under his authority, OK?
CHECKPOINT GUARD
Right, right, of course..
Ranking official on-site, Brad Hammond, Director, Division..
OK, they're on their way up.
MILO
Thank you.
MILO hangs up, leaning back over ADAM at his STATION
ADAM
OK, here we go..
ADAM taps some keys, and submits a fresh data-stream
from CTU OPS COMM, to JACK'S PDA data-link
BOX CUT: MILO, ADAM at CTU OPS COMM vs HARLEIGH COOPER
in her HOTEL SUITE, working her COMPUTER SYSTEM
NOTE: JACK'S PDA LINK, patched into HARLEIGH'S SYSTEM
SOUNDS OF A COMPUTER TONE CHIMING, as JACK'S PDA boots up, receiving the signal from CTU
HARLEIGH glances away from her monitor, to the PDA, then taps some keys, smiling
ADAM
We've got a connection..
And.. whoa! We've got video!
Jack's bandit must have patched into
the A/V port with a mini-cam, or
something..
MILO
Well, let's see it..
ADAM taps some keys, and a VIDEO PLAYBACK INTERFACE opens and runs
The playback stream shows JOHN MASON talking with SOMEONE just beyond CAMERA RANGE. JOHN is arguing, animated, waving his arms and shouting.
He is shoved to the floor and kicked in the head, as the MYSTERY ASSAILANT steps into frame.
It is JACK BAUER! Jack pulls his HANGUN and fires point-blank at JOHN MASON twice, a double-tap execution..
JACK steps up and disables the VIDEO FEED, ending the transmission..
At the same time as the VIDEO FEED fades from ADAM'S SYSTEM, KARLEIGH disables JACK'S PDA, rendering it and all information stored upon it useless
ADAM and MILO give each other that look of dread, then MILO moves quickly back to his own WORK STATION, as HAMMOND bounds from the OFFICE, back to the OPS COMM CONTROL DECK
1:48pm
BOX CUTS CTU SECURITY TECHNICIANS examining HUM-V,
HARLEIGH returning to her COMPUTER, tapping some keys,
NOTE: VARIOUS BLIPS moving across a GRID MAP of
LOS ANGELES CITY STREETS and FREEWAY SYSTEMS
DELPY and MANDY monitoring GEMINITRIX SYSTEMS,
MARIE awed by CLONE CONTAINMENT TUBES,
CHASE tends to PALMER'S WOUNDS in HOLDING
CUT TO WOODED AREA, HELI-PAD, NEAR GEMINITRIX LAB COMPLEX
JACK'S RENTAL MUSTANG cruises along DIRT ROAD,
from COMPLEX toward HELI-PAD, TONY DRIVING
GUARDS move from HELI-PAD toward approaching CAR, weapons at the ready as TONY guns the ENGINE and spins the CAR sharply around the muddy corners
MUSTANG thunders directly toward FAR GUARD, while NEAR GUARD takes aim..
..NEAR GUARD drops, shot from behind
JACK leaps from cover in the WOODED AREA, ducking and moving across the open plain, toward the HELICOPTER
TONY spins the MUSTANG in the dirt, slamming the rear quarter panel against the FAR GUARD, who is flung from the road, sprawling into the ditch
JACK board the HELICOPTER, taking the PILOT'S SEAT,
strapping in
TONY leaps from the MUSTANG, disarms the FALLEN GUARD and slams the butt of the ASSAULT RIFLE against the GUARD'S HEAD
TONY sweeps the ASSAULT RIFLE into a firm grip, stumbles to the road, walking toward the HELICOPTER
JACK eyes TONY on approach, putting on the PILOT'S
COMM-UNIT HEADSET
TONY notes a sudden change of expression and demeanor as he approaches the HELICOPTER, JACK shouts at him and points behind TONY
TONY ducks, drops to the ground and spins on one knee,
firing blindly with the ASSAULT RIFLE, pelting the THIRD GUARD as he stalks from the UNDERBRUSH across the road, just off the edge of the HELI-PAD
TONY recovers, climbs aboard the HELICOPTER, nods and smiles to JACK, tucking the ASSAULT RIFLE behind the FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, strapping himself in, and flashing THUMBS UP
JACK works the pedals and mans the control stick, and the HELICOPTER lifts off from the HELI-PAD
CUT TO MOUNTAIN RETREAT CABIN, HOLDING CELL
PALMER stirs, CHASE looks on, tending PALMER'S wounds
CHASE
Mister President..
I'm Agent Chase Edmunds, CTU.
You've been badly beaten..
PALMER groans and tries to sit up, but fails
DAVID
What? Where's Jack Bauer?
I think.. I.. Wasn't Jack..
CHASE nods, sighing, frowning
CHASE
The one who hit you, I know..
I'm not so sure about that, Sir..
I'm having some trouble remembering things myself..
There seems to be something affecting my mind, my short-term memory.. I'm having these.. black-outs or something.. I feel like..
Now it's PALMER who nods, weakly
DAVID
Like you're not quite yourself?
I know the feeling, Agent Edmunds,
trust me.
PALMER sighs and rubs his hand over his face and brow, wincing and blinking before looking to CHASE again
DAVID
Oh, I do not believe Jack Bauer
is responsible for any of this,
including my current state..
In fact, I may be able to point a few fingers, shed some light on a few dark places in key positions in my own administration, to help CTU and the FBI get the bastards responsible..
..if we can get ourselves out of this place..
DAVID looks to CHASE, noticing how CHASE favors his LEFT ARM, DAVID realizes exactly who CHASE is
DAVID
You're Chase Edmunds?
The agent who lost an arm during
Steven Saunders viral siege last year..
CHASE nods, flexing and stretching his left hand
DAVID
I know we've shared some face-time,
the celebration, the media blitz
after that day, but I don't think I ever faced you like this, one on one, to thank you properly for your sacrifice..
CHASE smiles, but shrugs it off
CHASE
It's part of the job, Sir..
It wasn't about sacrifice, it was
doing the right thing, the only
thing..
DAVID
Jack picks and trains his people well, Agent Edmunds.. You know, if we make it through this day, and things don't work out for you and Jack at CTU, I certainly could find a place for you in my life in the private sector..
CHASE grins, but wonders
CHASE
What exactly does an ex-President do in life in the private sector?
DAVID blinks, looks and pauses, considering for a beat
DAVID
You know.. I don't really know!
Regardless, there's always a need to
fill a certain void in security and man-power of your caliber..
You might have been killed for defending me the way you did upstairs.. For all I know, we're both expendable here..
CHASE
Trust me, Mister President,
They will have to go through me to get to you..
DAVID
Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that!
CHASE nods, as PALMER finally struggles to sit up,
then stand
CHASE glances around the SMALL CELL, checking the DOOR, FLOOR, CEILING and WALLS closely
1:54pm
CUT TO BEACH-FRONT HOTEL SUITE
HARLEIGH works on her COMPUTER
SOUNDS OF PHONE RINGING, MODEM BUZZING, COMM-LINK ACTIVATING
BOX CUTS: HARLEIGH vs SUPER SOLDIER from WARNER ENTERPRISES
SOLDIER
We may have a problem..
VIDEO-PLAYBACK INTERFACE on HARLEIGH'S MONITOR activates
VIDEO PLAYBACK OF KIM, KATE boarding the HUM-V
as seen from 20 stories up, ZOOM IN, and FOCUS
on KIM, ANGELA as they hang up PAY PHONE and climb into HUM-V
HARLEIGH
I see.. Let me check..
HARLEIGH taps some keys, hacking into SAT-COM
TRACKING, back-tracing SATELLITE IMAGERY from WARNER ENTERPRISES, tracking HUM-V departure
..then locking in on CURRENT SIGNATURE of MARKED HUM-V
HARLEIGH
OK, good.. No problem..
They've returned to CTU..
Follow them, and deal with it!
SUPER SOLDIER
Affirmative..
Seek and Destroy all links to Warner
Industries, Cofell Enterprises, and
Geminitrix Laboratories..
HARLEIGH
Correct. Then, return to Primary Mission parameters, rendezvous at
mission coordinates in 60 minutes..
SOLDIER
Affirmative.
SOLDIER DISCONNECTS
CUT TO HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT, TONY and JACK onboard
TONY looks to JACK, scowling, frowning, dreading what he has to do
JACK sense TONY'S glare, acknowledging TONY'S dilemma
JACK
What's on your mind, Tony?
TONY
I.. I'm sorry, Jack.
I've gotta take you in, in custody.
If we go back to CTU, and you run
rough-shod over Hammond and Milo and everyone else, they are just going to throw the both of us back in prison, as accomplices..
Hammond made me an offer, a deal,
immunity for aiding you this far as long as it ends when we land at CTU..
Jesus, Jack! As far as I and everyone else knows, you killed my wife! And you shot Director Davies!
You have to stand up and face the evidence, the charges and see what they've got against you, and how deep this goes..
JACK
Tony! I can't do any thing from behind bars! There's more going on here than just a hit on Palmer and a prison break! I.. I can't explain it, but it's important to me that I find the answers myself!
TONY looks away, then glances back to JACK
TONY
Michelle is gone, Jack..
And YOU killed her!
I can't.. I can't just let that
slide, no matter how you try to defend yourself, or whoever is responsible..
JACK glares back to TONY, scowling, and sighing
JACK
It's Proteus..
TONY suddenly looks stunned, shocked, surprised
TONY
Proteus? Are you certain?
JACK stares at TONY, stoic, steady
JACK
I'm betting my life on it..
Alright, Tony, we'll do this your
way.. until we have all the information on who's really pulling the strings behind this day, I'll play along..
Make the call..
TONY flicks some switches on the COMM CONSOLE
TONY
(into COMM-UNIT)
This is Tony Almeida, CTU Control..
Inform Director Davies or Division
Chief Brad Hammond that I am inbound, with the rogue agent, Jack Bauer in custody..
We are approximately 20 minutes out.. Request landing instructions and armed escort to secure the prisoner upon arrival..
COMMAND COMM
Roger, incoming..
ETA 20 minutes..
Will post security detail on the pad, to secure the prisoner,
Jack Bauer..
CUT TO CTU COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
DIRECTOR GARLAND DAVIES ENTERS, as COMMAND COMM is signing off with TONY
DAVIES
Was that about the fugitive,
Jack Bauer?
COMM CAPTAIN
Yes, Sir.. Tony Almeida has apprehended Bauer, and is inbound,
ETA approximately 20 minutes..
DAVIES
Do me a favor.. Log me back on-site, and get a hold of Brad Hammond over at Division.. we'll have a surprise waiting when Bauer and Almeida arrive..
COMM-COMMAND CAPTAIN steps to his COMPUTER SYSTEM, taps a few key strokes
COMM CAPTAIN
OK, Sir.. you are logged in as of 1:57pm.. But, Sir, Director Hammond is also already on-site.. In fact, Ops has been locked-down since about 12:30..
DAVIES frowns, thinks a moment, then responds
DAVIES
I see.. well, in that case, belay
that order, Captain..
I'll head down to the Operations Command Center and speak to Director Hammond myself..
COMM CAPTAIN
Affirmative, Sir.
I'll buzz you through..
COMM CAPTAIN presses a DOOR BUZZER BUTTON,
SECURE DOOR to the bowels of CTU OPS unlocks and opens
FOLLOW DAVIES down SECURE ACCESS CORRIDOR, to another
SECURE DOOR, guarded
DAVIES flashes his ID, and a GUARD nods, allows him to INTERSECTION/HOLDING AREA just outside OPS COMM CENTER
KATE and KIM are escorted from the crossing HALL
DAVIES smiles the biggest, phoniest smile anyone could muster
DAVIES
Well, well, Miss Bauer..
Or, should I say, Misssus
Edmunds? Isn't there supposed
to be a wedding at some point in the near future, Kimberly?
KIM rolls her eyes and shifts ANGELA in her arms
KIM
Hi, Director Davies..
Yes, the wedding is still on,
supposed to be in just over 4 hours,
but with my dad and Chase in so much trouble today..
DAVIES smiles and downplays the situation
DAVIES
Finding and making trouble is
nothing new for Jack Bauer, is it Kim? Don't worry..
I'm certain things will be taken care of before this day is done..
DAVIES finally acknowledges KATE'S presence, smiling and nodding to her
DAVIES
And, Miss Warner..
Still chasing after Jack's shadow,
are you? Or, are you playing nanny
for Kim here, on her big day?
KATE glares blankly at DAVIES, not finding any humor
KATE
No, we're both here to see Jack..
We have some—
KIM shifts her weight, swinging ANGELA slightly, who kicks out, tapping KATE in the side
KATE glance to ANGELA and KIM,
KIM glares at KATE
DAVIES catches the whole subtle display, but says nothing, simply nods and smiles
DAVIES
I see.. Well, we're all after the same thing here today..
I am here to see Jack as well..
and to have him arrested, charged with murder, attempted murder, treason, and terrorist actions on American soil..
KIM, KATE gape at DAVIES, DAVIES steps past the ladies, entering CTU OPS COMM
BOX CUTS: KIM, KATE, ANGELA, following DAVIES into OPS COMM,
JACK, TONY in flight, on the way to CTU,
HARLEIGH monitoring the BLIPS as they track into
specifically targeted locations on the grid-map of LA,
CHASE and PALMER bonding
FULL ON MOUNTAIN RETREAT, CHASE AND PALMER
PALMER is talking, praising JACK BAUER
DAVID
..you know, I did some research
after the primaries 4 years ago,
and it turns out Jack was involved in more than one mission that was authorized during my time on the NSA advisory committee..
Jack Bauer is quite a soldier,
an amazing man, a father, husband, friend.. it takes a special breed to do what he does.. not many men could fill his—
CHASE suddenly collapses, convulsing violently
PALMER panics, and drops to the floor beside CHASE,
concerned and anxious
DAVID
Agent Edmunds?!
Agent Edmunds!?!
Breathe, dammit man!
Breathe!!
PALMER checks for a pulse, loosening CHASE'S SHIRT, tilting his head back and swiping away where CHASE is foaming at the mouth
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