- Ryan Chappelle: So, you're telling me that Bauer's been playing a game with us all this time?
- Tony Almeida: It's no "game."
- Ryan Chappelle: But his back undercover with the Salazar's? And they trust him?
- Tony Almeida: That's what we're counting on, yeah
- Ryan Chappelle: I'm your boss, you should've come to me first
- Tony Almeida: Look, you'll understand everything once I explained it to the President, after that if you feel I acted inappropriately, you can do what you've got to do
- Ryan Chappelle: I will. Count on it
- Chloe O'Brian: [while handing him the phone] the President's coming in over the line
- Tony Almeida: Mr. President, this Tony Almeida, Director of CTU Los Angeles
- President David Palmer: Mr. Almeida
- Tony Almeida: Thank you for taking my call
- President David Palmer: [Over the speakerphone] you're also on with my Chief of Staff: Wayne Palmer. I was told this was an urgent matter?
- Tony Almeida: Yes Sir, it is. It's also fairly complex so I'll keep it as clear and concise as I can
- President David Palmer: Go on
- Tony Almeida: Sir, everything that's happened today from the infected body at Health Services to Ramon Salazar's prison break has been of an elaborate sting operation
- President David Palmer: Sting operation?
- Tony Almeida: Yes Sir. Planned and executed by Jack Bauer, agent Gael Ortega and myself
- President David Palmer: Elaborate Mr. Almeida
- Tony Almeida: Jack Bauer wanted to fill you in on the situation himself Sir
- President David Palmer: Jack Bauer is a fugitive from the law
- Tony Almeida: If you'll indulge me Sir, there's a video file you need to see. It's on a designated CTU server. You can access the file pass code Delta three, Delta five nine
- Jack Bauer: [On a prerecorded video] Mr. President, the fact that you're viewing this now means that I've successfully completed the first phase of secret operation. Contrary to what you've been lead to believe, the Salazar's are not in possession of the Cordilla virus. The idea that they are is a lie I promoted deliberately in an order to achieve a more important goal. Please, Sir, let me explain. About a month ago I learned from a contact that a group of scientists from the Ukraine were trying to sell a weaponized virus on the open market. They were looking for a buyer with cash and creditability. I only managed to get their interest when I suggested the Salazar's as potential buyers. As long as I could get the Salazar's to agree, CTU would seize the virus as the sale took place. Our goal was to remove the virus stockpile from the marketplace because Mr. President, it is without a doubt the most lethal threat we have ever faced but all of this hinged on me convincing the Salazar's that I had switched sides and the only way to gain their trust was to break Ramon Salazar out of prison. Mr. President, I'm sorry for deceiving you but I assure you it was a benign deception and I assume complete responsibility for my actions. Sir, if things went wrong, you would've been exposed personally, legally, and politically and this was the only way I could see to avoid that risk but now it's time for you to know the truth and I'm asking you to allow CTU Director Almeida to coordinate an interdiction with the military so we can take possession of this virus and keep it from our enemies, thank you Mr. President
- President David Palmer: [after watching Jack's prerecorded video] keeping me in the dark on a matter of national security is inexcusable
- Tony Almeida: [Over the phone] we were trying to protect you Sir
- President David Palmer: I know what you were trying to do and it was a mistake: and you and your colleagues will take responsibility for it when this is over
- Tony Almeida: Yes Sir, I understand
- President David Palmer: Where's Bauer now?
- Tony Almeida: In Northern Mexico. His setting a meeting between the Salazar's and the Ukrainians who are selling the virus
- President David Palmer: When is this meeting expected to take place?
- Tony Almeida: In the next few hours Sir. Mr. President, I'm requesting your permission to activate the interdiction plan
- President David Palmer: Under the circumstances I don't have a choice but to say yes Mr. Almeida. But even if this plan works flawlessly, you haven't heard the last of it
- President David Palmer: [to Wayne after he hangs up with Tony] I don't like decisions being taken out of my hands
- Wayne Palmer: Well, some decisions you want to keep as far away from as you can
- President David Palmer: Not this decision, it's too important. Jack Bauer had no right to keep me out of the loop
- Wayne Palmer: I disagree. Bauer protected you as he should have now when this is over, you're probably going have to punish him but while you're punishing him know this: he did do the right thing
- Ryan Chappelle: I don't think this is going to work out for you Almeida
- Tony Almeida: Maybe not but right now I've got to help Jack get this virus and I don't need you looking over my shoulder alright?
- Ryan Chappelle: You work for me: you don't give orders, you take them
- Tony Almeida: Yeah except the President put in charge of this particular operation. Now if you object, give him a call, I maybe wrong but I didn't get the impression that his in the mood for any bureaucratic squabbling today
- Tony Almeida: [after Ryan remain silent] just let me do my job alright?
- Ryan Chappelle: [Before leaving] I'll be watching
- Hector Salazar: [In their mansion in Las Nieves, Mexico] are you ready to listen Ramon?
- Ramon Salazar: Alright, tell me the man who betrayed us is now our friend
- Hector Salazar: Bauer came to me with an opportunity
- Ramon Salazar: An opportunity?
- Hector Salazar: Yes: to make more money than we ever dreamed of. Bauer found out about a virus that was coming in the market, this man who has it is from the Ukraine. Their scientists, all they want to do is to make their money and disappear
- Ramon Salazar: How much are they asking?
- Hector Salazar: A hundred million
- Hector Salazar: [after Ramón laughs] a guy will pay ten times as much. North Koreans and other customers too. I have all the buyers all lined up, that's billion dollars
- Ramon Salazar: How do you know this virus is real?
- Hector Salazar: The Ukrainians gave us a demonstration. Bauer delivered one of the bodies to Health Services today, he used it into scaring the Americans into letting you go
- Ramon Salazar: The scientists, where are they now?
- Jack Bauer: They're not far from here. I'm supposed to call their representative, a man named Michael Amador in the next hour
- Ramon Salazar: What's in it for you Jack?
- Jack Bauer: Fifteen million dollars, we don't like each other but it doesn't mean we can't do business with each other. I need your capital and you need my access to the virus
- Ramon Salazar: I would have never thought Jack Bauer was for sale and I'm not that sure now
- Jack Bauer: A few years ago my wife was killed because of my job. My daughter's never been the same since, this last year, you know what I did to bring you in. what'd I get for it? A pat on the back? In the end: a demotion and a heroin habit. I'm tired of putting my ass on the line for nothing. I'm done putting my ass on the line for nothing
- Hector Salazar: [Before putting a gun on the counter] if you don't want to go through with it, blow him away. But just remember your "blowing" away a billion dollars
- Hector Salazar: [Yelling after Ramón grabs the gun, shoots at Jack but misses because Hector pushed his arm out of the way] are you crazy?
- Ramon Salazar: You are crazy for trusting him, give me the gun
- Hector Salazar: [while putting the gun in his back] no
- Ramon Salazar: Who are you to refuse me? I run our business, not you
- Hector Salazar: If not for me, you wouldn't even be here
- Jack Bauer: [Interrupts their arguing] like I said, I have to call him within the hour. These men are not going to wait around, there's too much at stake. You can either shoot me or let me make the call but you better decide quickly
- Claudia Hernandez: [while bringing him a plate of food] I thought you might be hungry
- Claudia Hernandez: [after slapping him] look at you: you're pathetic. You're still a junkie, aren't you? It's the only "real" thing about you. It makes me sick to think I ever believed you, you said you'd take me away from here remember?
- Jack Bauer: Yes, I remember
- Claudia Hernandez: There was one "small" thing you forgot to mention: you're a cop but even that wouldn't have mattered even from half the things you said to me
- Jack Bauer: I meant everything I ever said to you
- Claudia Hernandez: Do you think I am stupid? You were doing a job, my compliments. You did it very well but you know the saddest thing is you couldn't even be true to that. You betrayed Hector and Ramon, betrayed me, and now you betrayed your own people. God knows there are times when I despise Hector but at least he is true to himself. He knows who he is. You're a man without a soul
- Jack Bauer: Does Hector know about us?
- Claudia Hernandez: You think I'd be alive if he did? You know where he is right now? His with Ramon deciding whether you should live or die but you said you were "shaking like a leaf." You need a fix don't you? There's plenty here, let me get you a fix. Is that what you want?
- Jack Bauer: No
- Claudia Hernandez: You were a man once, what happened to you?
- Tony Almeida: [Briefing the CTU staff] Jack's transponder pinpoints his location somewhere east of Las Nieves just south of the border: satellite photo show its some sort of ranch or farm. Our units will hold a perimeter of ten miles, all communication will be on a designated frequency and nobody makes a move unless it goes through me alright? Chloe, I want you and Chase to provide tactical assistance, where is Chase?
- Michelle Dessler: [Responding for Chloe] we're not sure. Chappelle ordered him back over an hour ago
- Tony Almeida: Alright, let me know when he gets back here. Now let me make this perfectly clear: for the next few hours, all of our resources are dedicated to helping Jack Bauer intercepting this virus
- Kim Bauer: [Talking privately] I spoke to Chase
- Tony Almeida: When?
- Kim Bauer: About an hour ago: his not coming back to CTU
- Tony Almeida: What're you talking about? I thought Chappelle gave him a direct order?
- Kim Bauer: He ignored it. He still doesn't know what's really going on. None of us did until you spoke to the President. Chase still thinks my father was captured by the Salazar's
- Tony Almeida: And he thinks his going in to rescue Jack?
- Kim Bauer: Yes. He knows about Las Nieves, his on his way there now probably by plane
- Tony Almeida: How the hell did he find out about Las Nieves?
- Kim Bauer: He said he followed a lead
- Tony Almeida: Damn it, if he goes in there, his going to blow Jack's cover and we're going to lose this virus
- Kim Bauer: I know
- Tony Almeida: Maybe I can get a hold of him
- Kim Bauer: You won't be able to reach him
- Tony Almeida: Why not?
- Kim Bauer: His gone "dark"
- President David Palmer: Have you seen or heard from Anne?
- Wayne Palmer: Not for some time: why?
- President David Palmer: I can't reach her
- Wayne Palmer: Is this about your health?
- President David Palmer: No, I'm concerned about her. She was pretty "ripped up" after the debate
- Wayne Palmer: We're all pretty "ripped up" here. Listen, this allegation by Anne's ex-husband is no small bump in the road. Now I've been thinking about this and there may be no way to defend ourselves against Keeler's accusation that Anne was involved in something illegal
- President David Palmer: You have to do better than that
- Wayne Palmer: I know you like to deal with things head on but I think the best course of action for right now is to be evasive. So if the press brings it up you make it clear that you're not going to answer any questions that you're going to wait for all the facts to come in as should they
- Wayne Palmer: You may be right but in the meantime, I need you to find Anne. The reporters are going to chasing her and she's not up to this
- Wayne Palmer: I'll put Perry on it
- President David Palmer: Thank you
- Tony Almeida: [to Michelle and Kim] I just spoke to my contact at Mexican Intelligence: he says he can get a man to Las Nieves in twenty minutes, an agent named Rafael Gutierrez
- Kim Bauer: Won't local police be quicker?
- Michelle Dessler: No. If we bring them in we might as well send a telegram to the Salazar's that Chase is on his way
- Kim Bauer: What about our delta teams?
- Tony Almeida: No, it's going to take them over an hour, it'll be way too late
- Michelle Dessler: We're analyzing an aerial map of Las Nieves, there's only one landing strip
- Kim Bauer: They won't use it. The landing strip is too exposed especially if it's the only one
- Tony Almeida: Alright, run a topical graphical overlay find the most likely landing area besides the airfield
- Ted Packard: Thanks for coming. I just wanted to have a chance to apologize face to face for what I did. I don't know what I was thinking
- Dr. Anne Packard: Where are the letters?
- Ted Packard: [Referring to underneath his jacket on top of a chair] right here
- Ted Packard: [after she notices a gun on the same chair] it's not for you
- Dr. Anne Packard: For whom then?
- Ted Packard: [Handing her the letters] just take the letters and go
- Dr. Anne Packard: You're not thinking about killing yourself...
- Ted Packard: [Interrupts her] oh, no: it's for self defense
- Dr. Anne Packard: Don't lie to me
- Ted Packard: Look, you got what you came for, so go. You don't need to be here for this
- Dr. Anne Packard: At least talk to someone. I know some good doctors
- Ted Packard: [Dismissively] high priced phonies, you're going to talk me out of doing of what I should've done five years ago? No thank you. I'm a failure, everything I touch goes bad. It's just the way it is, don't shed any tears for me because I don't deserve it. Just go
- Ted Packard: [Putting the gun to his head] don't come any closer
- Dr. Anne Packard: Let me call someone
- Ted Packard: No
- Dr. Anne Packard: Please?
- Ted Packard: You're a great woman, much better than I ever deserved and I'm sorry I let you down so just get the hell out of here
- Ted Packard: [shouts] I said go
- Dr. Anne Packard: It doesn't have to be like this
- Ted Packard: No? How could it be? Could we be twenty-five again?
- Dr. Anne Packard: What you did was wrong but you made it right and that means something. That means you can start again, people do it all the time, why not you?
- Ted Packard: [Taking the gun away from his head] you're really something. I believe if I gave you a few more minutes, you might've actually talked me out of doing it
- Michelle Dessler: You should be in the hospital
- Tony Almeida: I'm fine: what'd you got?
- Michelle Dessler: Briefing package on Las Nieves, alternate landing sites that Chase might use instead of the airstrip
- Tony Almeida: Thanks, is there something wrong?
- Michelle Dessler: Just worried about you that's all
- Tony Almeida: What is it?
- Michelle Dessler: It's not the time
- Tony Almeida: [Noticing something else is bothering her] what is it?
- Michelle Dessler: This whole thing you've been planning with Jack
- Tony Almeida: I'm sorry I couldn't tell you, Jack planned it and he wanted absolute secrecy and I agreed
- Michelle Dessler: You don't have to explain
- Tony Almeida: No, I want to explain. Listen to me, I trust you with my life but this job is what it is
- Michelle Dessler: Jack said he came up with the plan a month ago, is that how long you've known?
- Tony Almeida: Something like that, yeah
- Michelle Dessler: I had no idea you were hiding something from me but that's my problem
- President David Palmer: [after talking to Anne over the phone] Ted Packard just committed suicide and he did it in front of Anne
- Wayne Palmer: Oh my God, I'm so sorry. I don't mean to sound callous but what was she doing with him?
- President David Palmer: He wanted to give her letters which apparently proves she's innocent
- Wayne Palmer: Are you serious?
- President David Palmer: She's going to bring them over in a little while
- Wayne Palmer: [Relieved] I guess that's some kind of silver lining. I know I've been somewhat hard on Anne but she cleaned up her own mess and I respect that. Maybe she's learning what it takes to be in this "game" after all?
- Wayne Palmer: I just got off the phone with CTU. Bauer's near a place called Las Nieves. Delta teams are scrambling now
- President David Palmer: When does CTU expect to intercept the virus from the Ukrainians?
- Wayne Palmer: As soon as Bauer gives them the signal. Tony Almeida said their giving us updates every fifteen minutes
- Wayne Palmer: [after answering his phone then handing it to him] Wayne Palmer, yeah hold on. David, its Anne she says it's important
- President David Palmer: [Over the phone] Anne?
- Dr. Anne Packard: Its Ted: he just committed suicide
- President David Palmer: Oh, I'm so sorry. Are you alright?
- Dr. Anne Packard: No, not really no. I was with him when he did it
- President David Palmer: What were you doing there?
- Dr. Anne Packard: He asked to see me, he said he was sorry and wanted to make things right
- President David Palmer: Did you call the police?
- Dr. Anne Packard: Yes, they're here now
- President David Palmer: What can I do to help?
- Dr. Anne Packard: here's something I need to give you, something Ted wanted me to give you
- President David Palmer: What's that?
- Dr. Anne Packard: It's letters exonerating me from any connection to the falsified research data. That's why I came here in the first place, he wanted to give them to me
- President David Palmer: And you have these letters?
- Dr. Anne Packard: Yes I do. So I'll be in the clear and hopefully it puts an end to the negative fallout to you as well
- President David Palmer: That's second to your well being
- Dr. Anne Packard: I'll be ok. I'll come over as soon as I'm done here
- President David Palmer: [Before hanging up] good, I'll see you then
- Ramon Salazar: Why do we even need Bauer?
- Hector Salazar: Because his the one who made contact with the Ukrainians: they want to deal with him. They trust him
- Ramon Salazar: And you trust him too? The man pretended to be our friend and then put me in prison
- Hector Salazar: And he got you out again
- Ramon Salazar: He has "angle", count on it
- Hector Salazar: Of course he does. Fifteen million dollars is a big angle. You saw him, he's a shell, there's nothing left, no future, no family, and a habit he can't beat. His not the same man that fooled us before
- Ramon Salazar: You're so sure of that?
- Hector Salazar: You know we have people in the American agencies, and the military too. All of them, every one of them can confirm the prison break was real. Bauer is a fugitive from his own country, if they hadn't wanted you alive, they would've killed him, that's a fact
- Ramon Salazar: So, if we go through with this, what happens afterwards? We just forget what Bauer did to us and let him walk away?
- Hector Salazar: Do you think I could forget what he did to us? As soon as we have the virus, we kill him
- Ramon Salazar: Now that's the first thing you've said I like. Now's Bauer's clever, and unexpected
- Hector Salazar: What can he do? His Alone, surrounded
- Ramon Salazar: Don't underestimate him
- Hector Salazar: It's me who's been underestimated but I will earn your respect when we make more money than we've made in both our lifetimes but you don't have all night to decide. This man Amador is waiting for Bauer's call
- Jack Bauer: [after Ramón calls his guards to bring Jack in] what have you decided?
- Ramon Salazar: I'm not sure yet
- Ramon Salazar: [to Jack] I don't trust you and I never will, all I want right now is to spill your blood but I won't, not yet anyway. Out of respect for my little brother, I'm willing to play this out a little longer. so make your call
- Jack Bauer: Amador won't be at the number for another fifteen minutes
- Ramon Salazar: We'll wait
- Jack Bauer: You won't be sorry
- Agent Rafael Gutierrez: [Over the phone] I'm at the landing area now: there's no sign of an incoming aircraft
- Tony Almeida: What size team do you have?
- Agent Rafael Gutierrez: What team? It's just me
- Tony Almeida: You've got to be kidding me
- Agent Rafael Gutierrez: Look, this a corrupt area. Salazar has a lot of influence and we don't know how far it reaches, you're going to want me to do this on my own
- Tony Almeida: You're going to have your hands full because Chase is one of our more capable agents
- Agent Rafael Gutierrez: Alright, how do you want me to approach?
- Tony Almeida: Don't surprise him. Make sure he knows your working with CTU
- President David Palmer: How are you holding up?
- Dr. Anne Packard: Fine
- Wayne Palmer: [after looking over the letters Anne handed him] this good: this is very good, this clears up everything
- Dr. Anne Packard: Yes it does
- Wayne Palmer: Once these get authenticated, we'll take them to the press you'll be off the hook and Keeler should be hoisted up on it
- Dr. Anne Packard: I thought you'd be pleased
- Wayne Palmer: Anne, listen I'm sorry about Ted. I really am and if there's anything I can do, anything at all please let me know
- Dr. Anne Packard: Thank you
- President David Palmer: [after Wayne leaves] Anne?
- Dr. Anne Packard: I'm going to be alright. Something came out of this and suddenly it became so clear to me
- President David Palmer: What was clear?
- Dr. Anne Packard: I don't know how to say it but just to say it. I think we need to end things
- President David Palmer: After what's just happened, after what's been happening all day I can understand why you want some time apart
- Dr. Anne Packard: It's not about time apart
- President David Palmer: Don't do this...
- Dr. Anne Packard: [Interrupts him] it's true this day has been awful but it just confirms something that I've been feeling for a while. I can't live in your world, the things people do to each other. The things people have to do in order to survive. I can't
- President David Palmer: That's exactly why I need you
- Dr. Anne Packard: You need someone who can stand beside you, not someone that stands back and watches, maybe she passes judgment on things she doesn't really understand. I'm sorry, you are the finest man I have ever known and Wayne, God bless him. His just what you need and I'm so glad you have him and it's not for me
- Tomas: [Referring to Chase while he and other men bring Chase into the mansion] he came in by plane: just south of the town, he was with the Federales
- Ramon Salazar: I know this man, his Bauer's partner
- Hector Salazar: Was he with anyone else?
- Tomas: No, just the Federales and him
- Jack Bauer: [to Chase] what the hell are you doing here?
- Ramon Salazar: Shut up. If his here, others will be here soon. We've got to get out of here. Tomas, make sure everything's ready. We're moving out of here now
- Ramon Salazar: [to Hector] Bauer's been lying to us all along
- Jack Bauer: That's not true. I had no idea he was coming down here
- Ramon Salazar: You've been playing us for fools again
- Jack Bauer: Ramón, your making a mistake
- Jack Bauer: Hector please. We can still do this deal, don't let your brother piss away a billion dollars
- Hector Salazar: Ramón, what if his telling the truth?
- Ramon Salazar: You keep hearing what you want to hear. This is all an act. This has all been an act
- Hector Salazar: How do you know?
- Jack Bauer: Ramón, I swear to you. I'm not lying. Please let's do this deal
- Chase Edmunds: The hell's going on here Jack?
- Jack Bauer: Shut up Chase, you should've never followed me down here
- Chase Edmunds: You're with them?
- Jack Bauer: Yes, I'm with them
- Ramon Salazar: [Referring to Chase] you say his not with you?
- Jack Bauer: Yes, that's right
- Ramon Salazar: [Handing him a gun] then kill him. Kill your partner
- Jack Bauer: You want me to kill him? Fine I'll kill him but we are smarter to use him for information and maybe even as a hostage
- Ramon Salazar: No more clever talk. You keep saying you're on our side, now prove it once and for all
- Jack Bauer: [Takes the guns and points it to Chase's head] you should've never came down here Chase. You should've listened to me
- Ramon Salazar: [laughs while clapping after Jack pulls the trigger to test his loyalty] we'll take him with us. Bauer's right, let's find out what he knows