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Wayne and his advisors watch a news report of the nuclear blast in Valencia. Lennox estimates initial casualties at around 12,000. Karen tells Wayne about the four other nuclear bombs in Fayed’s possession. Wayne orders a meeting with the Joint Chiefs as Secret Service takes him down to the bunker.
Wayne tells his press secretary he wants to make a televised speech within the hour.
Milo tells Bill all of the CTU teams who went after Fayed were killed in the blast. Bill tells his people to find out if Fayed was killed.
Secret Service tells Wayne about the dispersal of the Vice-President and cabinet as they escort him into the bunker. Karen calls Bill for an update. He tells her CTU was outside the blast radius.
Chloe is upset over Curtis’s death. Morris tries to comfort her.
As chaos reigns in Granada Hills, Fayed talks to an arms dealer named McCarthy. McCarthy is pissed that Fayed detonated a nuke in his city. Fayed tries to talk McCarthy into finding him another man to reprogram the triggers, but McCarthy says he’s headed for Vegas. But he reconsiders when Fayed offers to double his fee. McCarthy says he’ll do some checking and get back to him.
Jack stares at the mushroom cloud amidst the tumult. A chopper pilot runs up to him and begs for his help. His chopper was knocked out of the sky by the shockwave from the blast. The pilot says one of his guys is dead and another is injured. Jack rushes to the building and sees the chopper teetering on the edge of the roof. He climbs up to it, pries open the door and drags the injured man to safety. Just as Jack clears the man, the chopper falls from the roof and bursts into flames. Viewers who look carefully can see no sign of a one-armed doctor under the wreckage.
The pilot’s buddy asks what happened and he tells him about the nuke. The injured man runs off because his family lives in Valencia and he wants to save them. Jack tells the pilot not to let his friend go into the blast zone. Jack calls Bill and asks about the blast. Bill says it took out a square mile and that Fayed has four more devices. Jack asks for a car to pick him up. Bill is surprised since Jack just quit, but Jack says he can’t quit after this.
Wayne talks with his military advisors, who tell him that ambassadors from various Middle Eastern countries are expressing their condolences. They are all denying any involvement with the bombing. Another advisor tells Wayne that they have carriers placed at strategic points in the Persian Gulf, and that they could launch retaliatory nuclear strikes against major cities. Wayne says they will stay focused on the enemy and will strike only when they have a clear target. Karen tells Wayne that the bomb was only being assembled in Valencia, but that it was meant for a more populated area. She is sure Fayed is alive and has the four remaining nukes.
Assad arrives at CTU and Nadia introduces him to Bill. Assad tells Bill he is not their enemy today and tries to shake hands, but Bill refuses the gesture. CTU workers, including Morris and Chloe, look on as Assad goes to the conference room. Bill tells Assad about the four remaining nukes in Fayed’s possession. Assad tells Bill this attack was planned after he and Fayed broke ties when Assad started talking about peace. Bill asks Assad about the source of the bomb. Assad says that a year ago, he sent Fayed to negotiate with an ex Russian general named Dmitri Gredenko. Chloe opens up a search on Gredenko.
As Milo and Chloe continue the search, Morris brings them a list of people in L.A. who had business ties to Gredenko. Chloe orders them to send it to Bill’s screen. Chloe goes to Bill and points out a certain name on the list; the chairman of BXJ Technologies, Philip Bauer. Any resemblance between Philip’s last name and Jack’s is strictly not coincidental, as Chloe reveals that Philip is Jack’s father. Bill calls Jack and tells him about his father’s connection to Gredenko. Bill tells Jack that his father isn’t a suspect, but they just want to question him. Jack says he hasn’t spoken to his father for nine years, but he wants to be the one to talk to him. Bill agrees and Jack hangs up, then asks his driver to pull over.
Sandra speaks to the FBI head agent. He tells her an agent will be putting a wire on Walid since the other suspects trust him. Sandra objects, but the feds don’t care.
Walid talks to Salim in the yard and asks what’s going on, but Salim is evasive. Several FBI agents grab Walid and make a show of it, telling him they want to interrogate him further. As other detainees watch, the agent roughs up Walid and demands to know about what they found in his wallet. Walid is confused, but the agent whispers to him that he should try to make the other men believe he’s working for Fayed. The agent clocks Walid in the face before leaving. Salim asks Walid what happened, but Walid won’t talk about it. The fed confirms that they are getting a clear signal from the transmitter.
Jack calls his father’s mansion and speaks to Sam, the butler. Sam says Philip left yesterday and no one knows where he is. Sam says he tried to call jack’s brother, but he didn’t know anything. Jack asks for his brother’s cell number and tells Sam to have Philip call him if he hears from him. Sam says Philip would want to talk to Jack because he regrets how they left things when they last spoke. “Me too,” Jack says wistfully and hangs up.
A man named Liddy overhears Sam’s conversation and calls Jack’s brother, Graem Bauer. He tells Graem that, not only is Jack out of Chinese captivity, but he’s in L.A. looking for Philip. Graem says they should’ve killed Jack when they had the chance instead of handing him over to the Chinese. Liddy says they tried. “My brother has a way of digging things up that need to stay buried,” Graem says. Graem’s apprehension is understandable, because there’s a good deal that Jack could dig up about him, including the fact that he sometimes goes by the alias, Graham, and was the leader of the Blue Tooth Group whom President Logan dealt with secretly during Day 5.
As Graem arrives home, he gets a call from Jack. Graem seems to be happy to hear from Jack, but its clear the two don’t like each other. Graem asks how Jack got away from the Chinese, but Jack dodges the question. Jack asks about their father’s location, but Graem says he doesn’t know anything. Graem promises to get back to him. Jack calls Chloe and asks her to pull up Graem’s current address.
Graem comes home and finds his wife Marilyn and son Josh watching a newscast about the nuke. Graem reassures Josh that the terrorists won’t hit L.A. again, then asks for a private moment to talk to his mother. He tells her that he just spoke to Jack and she seems surprised. She asks if Jack is coming over. Graem is obviously jealous and says he knows she never got over Jack when she married him. Marilyn isn’t impressed with Graem’s insecurities.
As Wayne works on his speech, Lennox councils him to push for the suspension of more freedoms in the wake of the bombing. Karen adamantly disagrees, believing that Lennox is pushing the politics of fear. Lennox says that if fear causes the people to band together, it’s a good thing. Wayne says he wants his message to have a calming effect, and that he won’t mention policy in his speech.
McCarthy picks up his girlfriend, who has a bad habit of never shutting up. She wants to go to Vegas, but he has other plans. He calls Fayed and tells him he may be able to find someone to do his dirty work within he hour.
Nadia tells Bill she’s finished talking with Assad, and that she’s convinced that he really wants to make peace. Bill tells Assad that he’ll be transported to D.C. on a military jet to meet with the president. The two men shake hands and Assad departs. Milo tells Bill they picked up intel from the FBI on Walid’s situation.
Walid continues to listen as his new friends chatter in Arabic. Sandra is still mad that Walid is being placed in danger, but the fed tells her the guards know they should protect Walid if anything goes wrong. He tells her the only reasons he’s allowed to stay is because she’s the sister of the president.
Salim asks Walid why the guards were busting his chops. Walid acts hesitant at first, but then slowly lets it slip that the guards found a phone number in his wallet. Salim asks whose number it is and after more false hesitation, Walid says it is Fayed’s. As Sandra watches, the fed tells her that Walid will have to sell himself to the others before they’ll accept him.
Graem is hanging out in his house when the doorbell rings. Graem finds Jack at the door and the two share a cold hug. Graem says they haven’t talked since the death of Jack’s wife. Jack asks if Graem has found their father yet, but Graem says no. Graem introduces Josh to Jack, who haven’t seen each other in a while. It may or may not be a coincidence that Josh bares a strong resemblance to Kim Bauer. Graem’s wife also sees Jack, but the two barely speak.
Graem takes Jack to his office and asks Jack to sit, but Jack doesn’t. Jack asks Graem about Gredenko, but Graem pretends not to know anything. Graem tries to make small talk, but Jack blows it off. Graem mentions China and Jack suddenly decks him, then ties him to a chair with a lamp cord. He threatens to start hurting Graem unless he starts talking.
Wayne prepares to give his speech. He tells Lennox that he can’t let the public see how scared he is. Lennox agrees, but says vibrato would be no more appropriate than fear. Wayne begins to make his speech.
Jack again asks Graem where their father is. Graem swears on his family’s life that he doesn’t know. “Not good enough,” Jack says. “You brought this on yourself,” he growls as he grabs a trash bag, puts it over Graem’s head and begins to suffocate him. Tick, tick, tick...