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3:00 A.M.-3:05 A.M.: While Stark is shocking Jack with a defibrillator, one of his henchman search the clinic for the epinephrine. Kingsley, the man in the helicpoter, phones and a henchman takes the call. He is forced to tell Kingsley that Jack is flat-lining, and Kingsley gives him the order to fix it. The doctor revives Jack with the defibrillator, to Stark's relief. Stark asks the henchman what Kingsley wanted on the phone. The henchman shoots Stark, and the doctor is horrified. The henchman goes over to Jack and demands the chip.



3:05 A.M.-3:08 A.M.: Mike Novick tells Prescott that he managed to get Lynne out of the way, before she could warn Palmer. After Novick hangs up, Palmer comes into his office. Novick asks if there is anything he can do to make Palmer change his mind about the war delay, but Palmer says he is sure of his stance. Meanwhile, Lynne is trapped in a closet door begging for Isberg to let her come out. While in the closet she finds tools, and among them, a blow torch.



3:08 A.M.-3:11 A.M.: The men who attacked Yusuf take the money from his pockets. They find the chip, they do not know what it is, but they take it anyway. Kate begs them to give her the chip. She offers them money at her house for it. So the men take a trip to her house for the money. As they drive off, Yusuf crawls to a phone booth and dials 911, but the circuits are busy.



3:11 A.M.-3:18 A.M.: The henchman orders the doctor to give Jack an injection of Beroglide, that will cause him to be paralyzed. When the henchman is on the phone, Jack begs the doctor to untie him. The doctor at first refuses, but then starts to untie Jack's wrists. The henchman returns and orders the doctor to inject the Beroglide.



3:18 A.M.-3:20 A.M.: Michelle meets Ryan when he arrives at CTU. Ryan commends Tony for not letting Jack's ideas about the recording enter their mission. But Tony tries to tell Ryan that Jack's ideas may have some merit.



3:20 A.M.-3:21 A.M.: Lynne starts a fire in the trash bin, and Isberg rushes in. Lynne smacks Isberg with a fire extinguisher, and runs away. Isberg chases her down a stairwell and grabs her, but she fall over the railing, and lands on a platform several floors down.



3:21 A.M.-3:23 A.M.: Palmer tries to phone Prescott, but he is unreachable. He turns to Secret Service agent Pierce who stands guard. Palmer asked Pierce for his opinion on the decision, and Pierce says that Palmer should trust his own instincts.



3:23 A.M.-3:25 A.M.: Peter Kingsley is in his office when Alexander Trepkos enters. Since their project depends on military action, Palmer's withdrawing the attack is a setback. Kingsley tells him not to worry about Palmer's response or about Jack's delivering proof that the Cyprus recording is false.



3:25 A.M.-3:32 A.M.: As Jack hyperventilates from the Beroglide, the henchman presses him about the chip. Jack doesn't answer, so the henchman punches him the face. Then he orders the doctor to double the dosage with another injection. As he prepares the syringe, the doctor gives Jack a slight nod. "I'll tell you where the chip is," Jack finally says. The henchman leans over Jack and the doctor slams the syringe into the henchman's back. He stumbles, giving Jack enough time to free his hands from the rope. Jack grabs the henchman's gun and shoots the other henchmen. Jack pulls on his pants and demands to know from the dying man who was on the other end of the phone line. The henchman says Kingsley's name and Jack shoots him dead. Suddenly, Jack staggers. He has trouble breathing.



3:32 A.M.-3:33 A.M.: Mike Novick comes into Palmer's office. The President asks him if Prescott is avoiding him, but Mike blames his unavailability on the events of the past eighteen hours. Palmer wants Lynne to go over his statement, and Novick says that he will deliver it to her. He exits and goes in another office.



3:33 A.M.-3:35 A.M.: Mike Novick dials Prescott from a satcom phone and asks if he is still moving forward. Novick warns him that Palmer is becoming suspicious because the Vice-President hasn't returned his calls. Prescott says that he will call Palmer. He tells the anxious Novick to keep things together on his side.



3:35 A.M.-3:36 A.M.: Jack takes the henchman's phone and walks through the clinic. He dials CTU and gets through to Michelle. Although Jack tries to tell her about the chip, Michelle only hears static. Michelle notifies Tony that Jack called but that the signal was lost. He instructs her to trace the source of the call. Tony gives Chappelle the news, but Chappelle does not want Jack distracting their resources. Tony, now, is siding with Jack.



3:36 A.M.-3:42 A.M.: Novick listens as Palmer speaks to Prescott over speakerphone. The President offers him the chance to personally address the military attack with him. Prescott acknowledges that, if he had something to say, he would come to the President first. After he hangs up, Palmer admits to Mike that he doesn't trust Prescott. Agent Pierce comes in to notify Palmer that Lynne is critical condition after falling down the stairs. He takes the President to her.



3:42 A.M.-3:43 A.M.: Michelle tells Tony that Jack called from a cell phone somewhere between Studio City and Encino. They check a map to see where he might be headed. Tony does not want Michelle to use the satellite for fear of Chappelle.



3:43 A.M.-3:45 A.M.: Jack takes the henchman's car and drives to where he was going to meet Yusuf and Kate. He sees Yusuf near the payphone. Although he is badly injured, Yusuf manages to tell Jack that someone took the chip with Kate to her house. Yusuf dies before Jack can help him.



3:45 A.M.-3:46 A.M.: The men arrive at Kate's house, and the alarm goes off. They tell her to shut it off. After Kate shuts off the alarm, the men demand the money.



3:46 A.M.-3:52 A.M. Palmer and Novick run outside the federal building where Lynne is being taken away in an ambulance. Lynne has suffered a concussion. Lynne tries to form a word but nothing comes out. She raises a weak hand and points toward Novick to warn of his involvement. Novick steps forward and takes her hand, comforting her.



3:52 A.M.-3:55 A.M: Carrie warns Tony that Ryan will find out that he and Michelle are wasting time looking for Jack. She says that she wont tell him if Tony gives her Michelle's job. Tony calls Chappelle over and announces that Carrie is trying to use extortion to get a promotion. She argues that Tony and Michelle are still searching for Jack Bauer against orders. Tony makes it clear that, as acting CTU Director, he is trying to garner all the facts. He gives Ryan a chance to relieve him of his duties if he does not agree with his decisions. Chappelle says that there is no one else to fill in.



3:55 A.M.-4:00 A.M.: Kate gives the men all her money, and she wants the chip as promised. The men do not give it to her, and begin to shoot. They are chasing her, as Jack comes in and shoots one of the men, while the other two take shelter in the bathroom. Jack talks calmly, and asks for the chip. One of the men say, that if he comes in, they will smash the chip.

Novick watches through videophone as Prescott gets the Cabinet members in the White House. Prescott tells the group that the meeting will not include the President. The purpose of the meeting is to decide whether Palmer is unfit to continue as President of the United States based on his response to the events that happened.

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