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12:02 P.M.-12:04 P.M.: CTU is in shambles, Paula is still unconscious and Tony discovers Reza has had contact with terrorists. Tony runs off to speak with him, as Jack phones in to report that it was Nina who provided Wald's team with the schematics of CTU. Mason calls Jack to inform him that his mission is done, and he should now go somewhere safe. After hanging up the phone, Mason orders an interrogation room setup for Nina.



12:04 P.M.-12:07 P.M.: Palmer is still being briefed on possible bombing locations. Lynne tells him that the ambassador of the country presumed to be the haven for Second Wave is about to land. Gary finds Kim at the hospital, and tells her to leave now before the police arrive, because Carla will side with him if questioned. Fearing jail, she runs off.



12:07 P.M.-12:09 P.M.: A new advisor, Roger Stanton, arrives to replace Rayburn. Roger tells the president that the ambassador is only there to extract information about the US intelligence. Division calls CTU to let them know Nina is en route.



12:09 P.M.-12:13 P.M.: Jack arrives at CTU to have his debrief, but Mason doesn't want him near him. Paula regains consciousness, and is able to give Mason the location of the decryption key for the data she sent to NSA. Unfortunately, she dies before they can get her to the hospital.



12:17 P.M.-12:21 P.M.: Reza and Kate return home after picking up lunch. Her father asks her how she liked the new house. Kate still doesn't believe everything is alright. Before they can go inside, Tony arrives to interrogate Reza, and Kate is sent to fetch him. Reza tells her not to let Marie find out.



12:21 P.M.-12:25 P.M.: The ambassador informs Palmer that his government has already arrested four people involved with Second Wave. Palmer is assured that they want to do everything they can to prevent the bomb from going off. The ambassador requests an exchange of intel on the terror group, so that they can do more to find the remaining terrorists. Lynne and Roger are strongly opposed.



12:25 P.M.-12:28 P.M.: Kim calls her father to try to find out what's going on. He finally tells her about the bomb, interrupting her story about Gary and Megan. She agrees to leave town. As Jack sits at a computer, Nina arrives at CTU in shackles.



12:32 P.M.-12:36 P.M.: Mason enters the newly secured interrogation room and begins to question Nina. She tells him that she won't say a thing unless she is guaranteed a full presidential pardon. Mason leaves to phone Chappelle. Jack sees Mason coughing and asks him if Nina is helping out, but Mason just cuts him out of the loop.

Tony begins his interrogation of Reza. When he plays dumb, Tony shows him Ali's name in his laptop.



12:36 P.M.-12:40 P.M.: Palmer has opened the files Second Wave sent to the ambassador. As they watch the ambassador's team go over the intel, Chappelle calls the president to inform him of Nina's request for a pardon. After Jack completes his debrief, Palmer calls to let him know that he is preparing to offer Nina shadow asylum.



12:44 P.M.-12:50 P.M.: Kim contacts her boyfriend, Miguel, and tells him that Megan is in trouble, and asks that he meet her. Miguel is not thrilled about having to leave his job, as his recording studio is full of people, but he agrees to go. Mason takes another pill for his nausea, but forgets the container in the bathroom, which Jack finds. Even though he currently has no authority, Jack asks Michelle to reveal where Mason has been all day.

Marie finally discovers the agent in the dining room. Kate has no choice but to tell her about the investigator, which prompts a big fight.



12:54 P.M.-12:58 P.M.: Miguel arrives at the hospital. Kim tells him that Megan has been abused, and says that they need to get out of LA right away because a bomb is about to go off. He agrees to help save Megan from the hospital before fleeing the city.

Jack confronts Mason with the knowledge that he will be dead by the end of the day due to the radiation poisoning. Jack then blackmails Mason by threatening to tell District of his condition if he doesn't get to interrogate Nina.



12:58 P.M.-1:00 P.M.: The ambassador is on a leaving the compound. Moments later, Fox News breaks video that the chopper has just exploded outside of the complex.

The interrogation of Reza continues, Kim and Miguel formulate a strategy to save Megan, Palmer watches in horror news of the helicopter crash, and Jack stands by a monitor as he waits to enter the interrogation room with Nina.

Tick, tick, tick...