1:00 A.M.
A medic treats Reed's hand and head wounds as he is rushed into CTU. Heller leaves a message for Novick. Audrey demands to know who tortured Reed, and Heller admits that Jack did so as a private citizen without the President's approval. Heller says that he will reinstate Jack immediately.
1:02 A.M.
Edgar lunches at Reed as he is moved past the bullpen, but Chloe restrains him. Meanwhile, Curtis and his SWAT team suit up in a locker room. Jack warns Curtis to stay out of sight and not tip off McLennan.
1:03 A.M.
Audrey confronts Jack, who says that he only did what was necessary even though it was against the President's orders. "Trust me, no one knows the consequences better than me," he sighs.
1:04 A.M.
Despite Audrey's disapproving glare, Curtis assures Jack that he did the right thing.
1:05 A.M.
Novick battles with the President about how to handle the Reed interrogation, and Logan becomes paralyzed with fear in being forced to make a decision.
1:06 A.M.
Novick takes a call from Heller, who says that they don't need to wait for the President's decision because Jack already coerced Reed into confessing. Novick is furious, but Heller suggests that they cheat the official timeline to cover themselves. Heller expresses concern over Logan's ability to lead them through this crisis.
1:08 A.M.
From his nightclub, McLennan phones his associate Robert Morrison, who has just arrived at a secret Iowa location with the warhead. McLennan promises to wire a payment to Morrison's bank account. An engineer named Sam confirms for Morrison that the warhead will be made compatible within an hour.
1:09 A.M.
Sam's cell phone rings and he takes the call from his girlfriend, Nicole, in Los Angeles. Nicole asks if he is lying about his whereabouts because she found a bookmark on his computer. Knowing that Sam works for McLennan-Forster, Nicole questions him on whether he has something to do with the company's deadly actions. Sam hangs up on her and guarantees Morrison that everything is fine.
1:10 A.M.
Audrey is furious with her father for allowing Jack to go against the President by torturing Reed. Heller defends his judgment, explaining that Washington policy and politics don't work on the front line.
1:11 A.M.
Novick tells Logan that CTU used force to get Reed to give up McLennan's location. Determined not to look like a fool, the President calls for Jack's arrest. Before Novick can protest, Logan picks up the phone to dial Secret Service.
1:12 A.M.
Novick calls Heller to warn Jack that the President is adamant about arresting him.
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1:18 A.M.
Jack and Curtis arrive at the nightclub near downtown. Their SWAT team gets into position.
1:19 A.M.
Local dispatch sends Chloe a call from a woman reporting suspicious activities. Chloe takes the call from Nicole and pulls up her photo and identity. Nicole explains that she found files on her boyfriend Sam's computer that show the schematics for a microchip. Nicole is an engineer and has never seen this type of chip before. She is suspicious of Sam's intentions.
1:21 A.M.
Jack sends a remote camera inside the building for a visual. Heller radios Jack and tells him that the Secret Service is on their way to arrest him. He hopes Jack can get McLennan into custody before they arrive.
1:23 A.M.
McLennan makes a taped speech to a video camera. Wearing no mask, he tells the American public that one of their own nuclear weapons was used to destroy the country because the government wants to disband McLennan-Forster. He wants the tape delivered to television stations on the East Coast by dawn.
1:24 A.M.
Jack feeds a robotic camera into the nightclub's air vent. He sends the visual back to CTU, where Chloe identifies a guard as one of McLennan's associates. The camera gets to the room where the video is being taped, but Jack doesn't see McLennan.
1:25 A.M.
Jack is warned that the Secret Service has just arrived. He speaks to the Secret Service agent and pleads for more time because his removal will jeopardize the operation. Heller radios that Jack has no other choice.
1:27 A.M.
McLennan's men spot the Secret Service cars outside. He has them quickly pack up. Jack makes visual confirmation via the camera that McLennan is in the building. McLennan sees the remote camera in the vent. Jack radios the team that their cover has been blown.
1:28 A.M.
Jack moves into the nightclub to find McLennan, who has slipped out down a flight of stairs. Jack chases after him, as Curtis and the SWAT team follow.
1:29 A.M.
McLennan and his crew go into an underground tunnel. Jack comes up behind them and kills one of the men bringing up the rear. Jack sees that they've activated a bomb, and he and the agents run out as it explodes. Jack radios CTU that the bomb caused the tunnel to be blocked, which prevents them from pursuing. As Jack instructs Curtis to find out where the tunnel leads, the Secret Service agents enter the underground area. They demand Jack's gun and take him into custody on the charges of disobeying the President and assaulting a civilian. He angrily accuses them of ruining the mission.
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1:34 A.M.
Tony and Michelle let Curtis know that the building is next to a sewer line. Curtis says that another agent found a video tape on the fallen mercenary. Michelle has him send it back to CTU.
1:35 A.M.
Heller has to explain to Novick and President Logan that McLennan escaped because of the Secret Service's breach. CTU has no other leads to find the nuke. Logan is shattered.
1:36 A.M.
They hang up with Heller, and the President admits to Novick that he is not fit to run the country. Novick offers to bring someone in who can advise Logan.
1:38 A.M.
Novick dials former President David Palmer at his home and updates him on McLennan stealing a nuclear weapon. Novick says that President Logan feels that he may not be able to lead the country on his own. He wants Palmer for help in making decisions. Palmer asks to speak to Logan in person, and Novick has the Secret Service detail bring him to the White House.
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1:45 A.M.
Outside the nightclub, Jack is released by the Secret Service because President Logan has realized he made a mistake. Jack is furious that they lost McLennan because of this. He orders Curtis and the team back to CTU.
1:46 A.M.
Chloe and Edgar fight over the use of his system. Edgar refuses to give up what he is working on even though Chloe's request is more urgent. Chloe appeals to Tony and explains the situation about the woman who called in. Tony orders Edgar to let Chloe on his computer.
1:48 A.M.
Morrison calls McLennan, who is in an underground sewer tunnel. Morrison says that the warhead has been reconfigured. He also lets McLennan know that there may be a security breach because Sam's girlfriend is getting suspicious. Morrison promises that it is being taken care of. McLennan climbs out of the tunnel through a manhole cover.
1:49 A.M.
Chloe updates Tony and Heller on what Nicole found on Sam's computer. It has the schematics for a chip that controls a trigger on nuclear power plant reactors. Nicole thinks her boyfriend is out of state, and Tony assumes that the man is in Iowa working on the warhead since he has experience with nuclear devices. The other files on the computer are locked, and Heller orders Chloe to go to Nicole's house to unlock them herself. Chloe is hesitant because she's not a field agent.
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1:54 A.M.
Chloe calls Edgar from the car to make sure he has everything covered. She confesses that she is scared of being in the field. Edgar says that he asked Heller if he could go in her place, but Heller said she was the best analyst at CTU.
1:55 A.M.
Chloe and two other agents arrive at Nicole's house. She gets to work on decoding the laptop when the house is raided. A gunman kills the agents, and Chloe and Nicole hide with the computer inside another room. The gunman fires at the locked door.
1:57 A.M.
With no weapon, Chloe barricades the door and calls Edgar for help. Curtis summons the tactical teams. Jack gets on the phone to guide her, but Chloe hangs up.
1:58 A.M.
Chloe and Nicole escape out of the house and get in the CTU car. They can't find the keys and have locked themselves inside. The man shoots at the bulletproof car and Chloe calls Jack. Chloe finds the weapons stored in the back seat, but it is locked. Curtis hunts for the combination. The gunman gets in his car and rams their vehicle.
1:59 A.M.
Curtis gets the combination and Chloe is able to open the case. She and Nicole exit the car, and Chloe fires an automatic rifle at the gunman. She kills him.