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5:00 P.M.-5:06 P.M.: Palmer delivers a statement to the press, telling them that there is a threat currently lobbied against the country. He goes on to say that there are dozens of these threats each week, and concludes by assuring them that there is no cause for alarm.

Jack exchanges words with Nina while held at gunpoint. He tricks her into stepping forward and into view of a sniper he's spotted, who wounds her. The CTU agents on scene then move in and cuff her.

Miguel and Kim are put back into a police SVU for transport back to LA. Miguel creates a quick disturbance with the cop, causing a lighter to fall from the man's pocket. Miguel grabs it before anyone can see what's going on.

Palmer receives word that Jack is alright. He tells Nina that he will still pardon her if the information proves to be true. Jack whispers something to Nina that is inaudible, but certainly scares the crap her. As Jack makes his way back to the CTU helicopter, he recognizes the tattoo on one of the men who tried to kill him just minutes earlier.



5:06 P.M. - 5:09 P.M.: At Warner Enterprises, a handcuffed Reza is escorted to a computer terminal by CTU agents. Agent Richards boots up a Mac computer. Ali's assistant, Mohsen, tells Ali he wants to interrogate Kate again. Ali leaves the room to pray one last time.



5:14 P.M.-5:15 P.M.: Jack calls Palmer from the helicopter to reveal that the tattooed soldier that attacked him was a member of a deep cover group out of Fort Benning -- one run by the NSA.



5:15 P.M.-5:21 P.M.: Michelle goes to talk to Mason about his illness. She expresses her condolences. Mason proceeds to tell her that she should think about what she plans on doing tomorrow. He advises her to find a job that she likes more if the bomb doesn't go off.

In the President's compound, Palmer begins asking Roger Stanton about the commando unit that attacked Jack. Roger claims to know nothing about it, but tells the President he will look into it. Palmer tells Sherry and Mike that he plans on firing Roger and having him arrested, as he believes he's hiding something. Sherry feels that it's a bad idea to arrest him, whereas Mike disagrees. Palmer sides with Sherry, and sends her and Mike to find out if there is a connection between the NSA and this group.



5:21 P.M.-5:23 P.M.: Miguel tells Kim to pull a bandanna out of his pocket and light it on fire with the lighter he swiped. She reluctantly does so. Officer Brown phones in for more information about the bomb, and the person on the other end tells him he'll look into it. Kim lights the bandanna, and shoves it through the grating at the officer. While Brown tries to put the fire out, the vehicle goes out of control and flips off the road.



5:27 P.M.-5:29 P.M.: Kimberly escapes from the car unscathed, and moves around to the officer's side to grab his keys. Miguel is conscious, but seriously injured, while Officer Brown is seriously wounded and unconscious. Realizing that Miguel isn't in good enough shape to follow through on his plans, Kim undoes her cuffs, and radios the dispatch for help.



5:29 P.M.-5:34 P.M.: Mohsen begins cutting Kate's ear with a knife. Jack and other agents arrive at the house where they are. Marie shows up at Bob's office to talk to Reza. She seems a little more amorous this time around, and apologizes for shouting at him earlier.

Mohsen continues to play with Kate, as the CTU agents, led by Jack, enter the house. Mohsen is about to kill Kate when he is interrupted by an agent he spots on the transparent roof. Mohsen opens fire, but Jack storms the room and takes him down with a beanbag hit. Kate is taken away by agents. Jack wants to take Mohsen into custody, but he swallowed a cyanide capsule he had stashed in his mouth, putting a damper on those plans.



5:38 P.M.-5:40 P.M.: Miguel tells Kim to leave him, but she refuses. He insists repeatedly, and she finally follows his advice. As she gets away, the police and paramedics arrive.



5:40 P.M.-5:43 P.M.: Jack attempts to interview Kate at Ali's place. She tells him that Ali is not the dead man in the room, as Jack had thought.

Sherry begins briefing Mike and the President about a twenty-year-old communications network called OPCOM that was shut down long ago, only to be reactivated last month under orders of Roger Stanton. Palmer asks Mike to call the Attorney General, so they can begin proceedings to arrest Roger.



5:43 P.M.-5:45 P.M.: Jack phones in to CTU to tell Tony that he is with Kate Warner. Tony then brings Jack up to speed on the situation with Reza and Bob. Jack asks an agent to bring Kate Warner back to the room she and Paul were in.



5:45 P.M.-5:47 P.M.: Sherry gets the code of a retired deputy director that still has access to the network. She gives it to Mike to track down more information.



5:51 P.M.-5:54 P.M.: Michelle tells Tony that she likes him. He tells her he likes her as well. The two agree on a date for tomorrow should the bomb not destroy the city.



5:54 P.M.-5:56 P.M.: Kate tells Jack about what Ali was saying, and how she and her family used to live in Saudi Arabia, and thus, she can speak some Arabic. She says she believes Ali was taking about praying before he left. Jack looks at his watch, and then calls CTU to give him a list of every mosque within a 15-mile radius.



5:56 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Sherry calls Roger, and warns him that Palmer is about to arrest him. Reza finds the shipping order in the computer system, and realizes that the only person who had access to the computer that made the file was Marie. A second later, a bullet takes out Agent Richards. Marie is holding the gun.

Roger paces the hall while pondering his next move. Sherry looks on, pleased with herself. Palmer sits at his desk pouring over documents, as Marie tells Reza she never expected him to find the information. He demands to know whether or not she loved him. She responds by saying, "You really are very sweet." As a tear runs down her cheek, she shoots Reza.

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