| Episode
4.23 - 4.24 |
| "Day
4: 5:00 AM- 7:00 AM" |
Two-hour
season finale
Airdate:
Monday, May 23, 2005 |
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Episode
descriptions |
| TVGuide:
"Two gripping hours bring the fourth season to a stunning finale,
in which executive producer Robert Cochran carefully teases, 'Jack's
unorthodox methods give rise to consequences he cannot escape.'
With the nuclear missile targeted to hit an unknown U.S. city at
any moment, an already stressed Michelle is further tested by an
ironic offer from a suspect close to the ever-slippery Marwan, who
knows CTU needs him alive---and uses that to his advantage. Meanwhile,
the Chinese step up their investigation of the consulate raid and
come up with a big surprise for the White House." |
| TitanTV:
"In the fourth-season finale, a lack of manpower adds to the
toll on Michelle, who gets an ironic offer; the Chinese step up
their investigation of the consulate raid; CTU gets a new priority.
Mandy: Mia Kirshner. Shari: Darby Stanchfield. Ian: Jonathan Del
Arco. Spaulding: Patrick Kilpatrick. Cummings: John Allen Nelson.
Bern: Robert Cicchini. Zhi: Tzi Ma. Logan: Gregory Itzin. Buchanan:
James Morrison. Marwan: Arnold Vosloo. Novick: Jude Ciccolella.
Palmer: Dennis Haysbert." |
| Fox:
"Super-agent Bauer, along with CTU operatives, exhaust all
options in an attempt to prevent an imminent terrorist strike that
could change the world forever in the explosive, special two-hour
season finale (Monday, May 23, 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)." |
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| SPOILERS
- Season Finale, Episode 4.23 - 4.24 (Semi-chronological, largely
from the 24
Insider ) |
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Detailed complete episode spoiler, from the 24
Insider: (updated as it trickles out)
- (5:00 - 6:00 AM, Ep4.23)
"At
the apartment complex, Mandy moves Tony into a
vacant apartment. Inside of the room, Mandy dials a number on her
cell phone. The person on the other line answers, it’s Michelle
Dessler. Mandy tells Michelle that she has Tony
and that she needs to follow all of Mandy’s instructions or
Tony will be killed (Michelle is put in the exact same position
as Tony was in the previous season). Mandy tells Michelle to move
the CTU and LAPD tactical teams from the rear of the complex. Michelle
doesn’t know what to do, she knows Tony’s life hangs
in the balance and she is torn. Michelle makes the same
decision Tony made and she agrees to pull the men out.
But then Michelle breaks down and tells Bill Buchanan
about Mandy’s call, Bill thanks her for doing the right thing
and then relays the information to Jack. Back at the apartment complex,
Mandy knows she needs to make her move. Tony is still in the handcuffs
and he is also gagged. Mandy takes out a taser gun and tasers
Tony which knocks him out. Mandy then dials a number on
her cell phone. In the van, Marwan’s men are treating his
gunshot wound. His cell phone rings, it’s Mandy. She tells
Marwan that she ran into a small problem but everything is fine.
Marwan tells Mandy that he will be leaving in an hour
and if she wants to leave with him she needs to hurry up and get
to the location. Mandy says she will be there and then she starts
to plan her elaborate escape from the apartment complex.
"Mandy leaves the room and heads for
another near-bye apartment. Mandy knocks on the door and the door
opens and Mandy is supposed to know the people inside. A women opens
the door and her boyfriend is in the living room. Mandy asks to
talk with another man whose inside the apartment, the man appears
and Mandy takes out her silenced pistol and shoots him in the head.
Mandy points her gun at the couple and then forces them out of the
apartment at gunpoint. She takes them to Tony’s location and
makes the man strip and take Tony’s clothes. Tony is stripped
down to his boxers as they trade clothes. Mandy
calls Michelle and tells her that her and Tony are leaving the complex
and they are going to be driving a black Jaguar. Mandy is unaware
that Michelle told Buchanan about their earlier conversation. Mandy
tells the couple to walk outside and to go to the Jaguar.
The couple leaves the complex dressed as Tony and Mandy
and Jack and Curtis watch them. It’s raining and an umbrella
is supposed to be covering the couples faces. The women who is disguised
as Mandy has a cell phone to her ear and Michelle watches the real-time
feed and Mandy and Michelle are speaking. The women’s cell
phone doesn’t have a battery and Mandy is acting as if her
and Tony are walking to the car. Mandy says she sees agents
and that she knows Michelle is lying to her. The couple
gets into the car then BOOM !!! It explodes into
a massive fireball. Michelle screams as she watches
the live feed and she breaks down because she believes Tony was
inside of the car. Everyone thinks that Tony and Mandy are dead.
Michelle is hysterical and Bill tells Michelle to go home
because she is unstable. Bill calls the White-House and apprizes
Logan of the situation. At the complex, Jack senses that something
may be wrong and he goes into the CTU van and watches the video
feed of the explosion and the audio feed of Michelle and Mandy’s
conversation. Jack notices that he doesn’t hear the sound
of rain on the audio and he realizes that Mandy is still inside
of the complex and that Tony may still be alive.
"Jack and the CTU tactical teams prepare
to move in on the complex and on Mandy and Tony’s
position. Curtis arrives and he will back Jack up in the tactical
assault. Mandy sees them closing in and she decides to try
and escape with Tony. They start to move out and Tony looks
down and sees some broken glass, he intentionally steps on it and
cuts the bottom of his foot, this leaves a blood trail for
Jack to follow. Jack and the agents move in on the apartment
and they enter the living room with their guns drawn. They see the
blood trail and they track it all the way to the parking garage.
Jack corners Mandy and there is a tense stand-off.
Out of nowhere Curtis sneaks around the back and tackles Mandy and
slams her to the ground. Tony is safe and Mandy
is taken into CTU custody. Michelle speaks with Tony and
Michelle gets emotional as they talk. Meanwhile,
Jack begins to question Mandy. She isn’t stupid and she knows
her only way out of this situation is to make a deal. So Mandy offers
to tell Jack everything in exchange for a full Presidential
pardon for her crimes, both past and present. Meanwhile,
CTU Agent Howard Bern arrives at a private airport
in the city of San Diego. He’s heading to CTU San Diego so
he can manufacture an alibi. He’s greeted by a CTU San Diego
agent and they move towards an awaiting SUV. Bern opens the door
and starts to get in, but as he starts to sit-down he sees Cheng
Zhi along with several armed Chinese agents inside of the
SUV. Bern turns to the CTU San Diego agent but he’s not with
CTU and he throws Bern into the car and one of the Chinese agents
knocks Bern out. They speed off and as they leave we see the CTU
field team lying unconscious. They move Bern into a warehouse where
they start to interrogate him. The interrogation
is videotaped. Cheng says that he knows Agent Bern was involved
with the attack on the Consulate and he wants the name of the man
who led the operation. Bern denies any involvement in the raid.
Cheng tells Bern that he just wants justice and he tries to scare
Bern by saying that he will ship him to a Chinese labor camp and
his family will never know of his location and he will spend the
rest of his life in a Chinese prison . Bern is shaken
by the threat and he asks Cheng what will happen after he gives
his statement. Cheng tells him that he can just walk out the door.
Bern looks at Cheng and says that the man who led the operation
at the Consulate was Jack Bauer." Source
- 24
Insider
- (6:00 - 7:00 AM, Ep. 4.24 - final hour)
"Part 1: At the White-House,
they are busy preparing Mandy’s pardon papers. Palmer
is briefed on Mandy’s past and he is shocked to learn
that she is the woman that tried to assassinate him in season two.
Palmer doesn’t really seem to care to much about Mandy’s
past and he knows that she is the only one that can lead them to
Marwan. Mandy’s pardon papers are signed
and she is given a full pardon for her past and present crimes.
Once Mandy gets confirmation she tells Jack where Marwan
can be found. Mandy says Marwan is a few miles away at
a place called the Global Center. She says that Marwan is waiting
for her on top of the building inside of a helicopter. Jack and
Curtis leave the scene and get inside of the CTU helicopter and
they head for Marwan’s location. They close in on the Global
Center and we can see a helicopter on top of the building. The CTU
helicopter moves in and hovers over Marwan’s helicopter
so it can’t take off. Marwan fires several shots and then
he once again prepares to make his escape. The CTU helicopter lands
and Jack and Curtis run after the terrorist mastermind.
Marwan continues to run and he takes out his PDA. The nuclear missile
has a tracking device on it and Marwan looks at the PDA one final
time and checks on the missiles location. He then shoots
the PDA and throws it down and continues to run down the
parking garage. Marwan shoots a CTU agent and then he sees Curtis
closing in on him. Marwan raises his gun and shoots Curtis
and he continues to try and escape. Jack closes in on Marwan
but Marwan shoots towards Jack’s position and Jack dives behind
a car and takes cover. Jack shoots Marwan in the leg
and Marwan falls to the ground. Marwan doesn’t stop his escape
attempt and he crawls towards the parking garages railing. Marwan
tries to kill himself by falling over the railing but Jack
grabs Marwan’s hand. Jack starts to pull Marwan up
because he knows Marwan is the only one who knows the missiles location.
Marwan knows this and he won’t be taken alive. Marwan takes
out a knife and he starts to cut Jack’s hand
and Jack tries to hold onto Marwan’s hand but he can’t.
Jack loses his grip and Marwan falls from the building, and Marwan
falls to his death.
"Part 2: At the Apartment
complex, Tony finishes his debriefing and he gets
in a car and heads to CTU. Meanwhile, inside of the White-House
bunker, Vice President Logan is briefed on the
status of the investigation and he learns of Marwan’s
death. Logan is pissed but Palmer says that Jack did everything
he could to keep Marwan alive. Logan knows they are out
of time and that a nuclear missile is heading for one of
their cities and they can’t do anything to stop it. Mike Novick
walks into the room and tells Logan that the interim Chinese Consul
needs to speak to the Vice President regarding an urgent matter.
The interim Consul appears on the teleconference screen and tells
Logan that he has obtained undeniable proof of CTU’s
involvement in the raid at the Chinese Consulate. The interim
Consul then plays the tape of CTU agent Howard Bern’s confession.
He admits to taking part in the raid and he says that the man who
led the operation was Jack Bauer. Palmer questions
the authenticity of the tape but he asks the interim Consul what
he wants the American Government to do. The interim Consul says
that his country simply wants justice and that they want
Jack Bauer to be immediately handed over so he can be put
on trial under Chinese Law. Logan and Palmer are unsure how to proceed
and they tell the interim Consul that they will get back to him.
They hang up and then Logan screams at Palmer because
he said a scenario like this wouldn’t happen. Palmer says
that he will take full responsibility for authorizing the raid on
the Consulate but Mike quickly says that Palmer can’t do that
because it would look as if Palmer was acting for Logan and the
administration. Walt Cummings, one of Logan’s
advisors, offers an easy solution. He says that maybe Jack
Bauer should have an accident because his death would erase
all of their problems. Palmer scoffs at the suggestion and Logan
says he can’t condone the murder of a Federal Agent. Logan
thinks for a few seconds and then he makes his final decision. He
will turn Jack Bauer over to the Chinese. Palmer steps
up and tells Logan that he can’t to that. Logan tells Palmer
that he can do whatever he wants and he tells Palmer to address
him as Mr. President. Palmer accepts Logan’s decision and
he asks to be the man to tell Jack about the administrations decision,
Logan agrees and Palmer prepares to call Jack and tell him that
his country has turned its back on him.
"Part 3: At the Global Center,
a CTU forensic team is busy examining Marwan’s helicopter.
They are trying to find any evidence that will help CTU locate the
missiles current location. Curtis is trying to help out at the scene
even though he is wounded in the arm. Marwan’s PDA
is recovered from the parking garage and all of the undamaged
data on the device is sent to Chloe and Edgar. They quickly work
up the information from the PDA and they do a time analysis and
they realize where the missile is going, they look at each other
in shock because the missile is heading directly for Los
Angeles. CTU calls the Air Force and they immediately scramble
two F-16’s. The fighter jets speed towards the missile and
they close in on it. The pilots take aim and lock onto the nuclear
missile. They open fire and shoot the missile down.
The crisis has been averted and the United States of America is
safe, for now. Meanwhile at CTU, Jack and Audrey speak to each other.
Audrey tells Jack that she can’t be with him anymore
and that being in the field is what Jack was meant to do. Everything
that happened today made Audrey realize that she can’t have
a life with Jack. Jack is upset about Audrey’s decision and
the day has just overwhelmed him once again. Jack receives a call
from President Palmer and Palmer tells Jack about Howard Bern’s
confession to the Chinese and Palmer tells Jack that he
needs to be handed over to the Chinese government. Jack
is a patriot and he says he understands and Palmer tells Jack that
he only has a few minutes to pack his things because a Secret Service
agent is coming to CTU to pick him up. Meanwhile, Walt Cummings
speaks with Agent Spaulding, the Secret Service agent who is coming
to pick up Jack at CTU. Walt tells Agent Spaulding that
Jack needs to be killed because Walt fears that Jack will
talk and damage the administration, Spaulding says he knows what
needs to be done. Palmer overhears the conversation and he
immediately calls Jack and gives him the heads up that
the Secret Service agent is going to try and kill him.
"Part 4: Tony arrives at CTU
and he and Michelle share an emotional moment together and they
are extremely happy to be back together. Michelle
apologizes to Tony for not cooperating with Mandy but Tony doesn’t
care about any of the past and he just wants to start a life with
Michelle. Jack walks over to Tony and tells him what’s going
on. Just then the Secret Service agent arrives
to pick up Jack. Buchanan meets with the agent and tells him that
Jack needs to finish up his de-briefing and as soon as Jack finishes
he can take him. Tony calls Buchanan and tells him that Jack is
trying to escape out of CTU. The secret service agent runs towards
Tony’s position and Tony and Agent Spaulding team
up and look for Jack in the electrical room. The Secret
Service agent closes in on Jack and he fires several shots. Tony
tells Jack that he is putting his gun down and he wants to talk
Jack out of this entire mess. Tony turns the corner and he
sees Jack’s lifeless body lying DEAD on the floor.
Tony runs to Jack’s body. Jack is covered in a pool of blood.
Tony checks Jack for a pulse but there is nothing. The Secret Service
agent enters and Tony pushes and screams at the agent for
shooting Jack. The agent checks Jack for a pulse but Jack
is dead. Buchanan, Michelle and Chloe come running in and they see
Jack’s dead body and they are shocked. Buchanan moves
the secret service agent from the scene and Tony, Michelle
and Chloe look down at Jack’s lifeless body.
"Part 5: Michelle watches
as Buchanan and the Secret Service agent leave the room. She then
looks up at Tony, something seems odd. Michelle reaches down and
pulls out a syringe and plunges it into Jack’s
body. Nothing happens, something is wrong. Tony and Michelle look
at each other in shock, this wasn’t part of the plan. They
look down at Jack’s dead body there’s no movement, then
suddenly Jack slowly shows signs of life, he’s still
alive but just barely. They are now in a race against time
and they need to get Jack out of CTU and away from the secret service
agent who was ordered to execute Jack. Meanwhile, Audrey is told
about Jack’s death and she breaks down and sobs. Audrey
truly believes Jack is dead. Tony and Michelle sneak Jack
out of CTU and put Jack into Michelle’s SUV. They drive away
and exit the CTU lot. Tony gives Jack a new ID
and an untraceable cell-phone. After awhile, the SUV pulls over
and they let Jack out. Jack is dead to the entire world and
the only people that know he’s alive are Tony, Michelle, Palmer
and Chloe. Jack gets out of the SUV and Michelle and Tony
say their goodbyes to Jack, they both know they may never see him
again. Michelle and Tony drive away and disappear into the sunrise.
Jack dials a number on his cell phone and President Palmer answers.
Jack thanks Palmer for saving his life but they both realize
that Jack needs to get out of the country and disappear forever.
Palmer thanks Jack for his service to the country and he says they
can’t speak together ever again because Jack Bauer no longer
exists. Jack hangs up the phone and starts to walk away. The sun
is rising over Los Angeles and Jack walks into the sunrise
as the season comes to an end." Source - 24
Insider
- "(6:00 - 7:00 AM) Part 1 - Someone big dies. Part
2 - Foundations for the end. Part 3 - The Scramble. Part 4 - Your
mind will blow. Part 5 - Sunrise." Source
- 24
Insider
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TWoP 24 poster fipps also observes filming of the finale, and posts
a picture of Jack and Curtis in a parking garage, along with the
following observations:
"Jack thinks someone is in the Jaguar
that blows up and thinks that person is dead, but it turns
out it was someone else. Sorry that is so vague.
While we tried to watch the filming of the car explosion and the
scene preceding it, it seemed as though everyone from the apartments
were packed into our little gym (the only place they would allow
us to be when the explosion went off) and there were so many annoying
kids in there I couldn't stand it long enough to find out anything."
Source - fipps
at TWoP's 24 board
- "Mandy points her gun at the couple and then forces them
out of the apartment at gunpoint. She takes them to Tony’s
location and makes the man strip and take Tony’s clothes.
Tony is stripped down to his boxers as they trade clothes.
Mandy calls Michelle and tells her that her and Tony are leaving
the complex and they are going to be driving a black Jaguar. Mandy
is unaware that Michelle told Buchanan about their earlier conversation.
Mandy tells the couple to walk outside and to go to the Jaguar.
The couple leaves the complex dressed as Tony and Mandy
and Jack and Curtis watch them. It’s raining and an umbrella
is supposed to be covering the couples faces. The women who is disguised
as Mandy has a cell phone to her ear and Michelle watches the real-time
feed and Mandy and Michelle are speaking. The women’s cell
phone doesn’t have a battery and Mandy is acting as if her
and Tony are walking to the car. Mandy says she sees agents
and that she knows Michelle is lying to her. The couple
gets into the car then BOOM !!! It explodes into
a massive fireball. Michelle screams as she watches
the live feed and she breaks down because she believes Tony was
inside of the car. Everyone thinks that Tony and Mandy are dead.
Michelle is hysterical and Bill tells Michelle to go home
because she is unstable. Bill calls the White-House and apprizes
Logan of the situation. At the complex, Jack senses that something
may be wrong and he goes into the CTU van and watches the video
feed of the explosion and the audio feed of Michelle and Mandy’s
conversation. Jack notices that he doesn’t hear the sound
of rain on the audio and he realizes that Mandy is still inside
of the complex and that Tony may still be alive."
Source - 24
Insider
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Snippets from the FOX preview show Jack at the
apartment complex, yelling, "There's a missile in the air carrying
a nuclear warhead." Also, the scene of the car explosion is
shown (only dialogue is Michelle screaming, "No!"). Vidcaps
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"Jack and the CTU tactical teams prepare to move in
on the complex and on Mandy and Tony’s position. Curtis arrives
and he will back Jack up in the tactical assault. Mandy sees them
closing in and she decides to try and escape with Tony.
They start to move out and Tony looks down and sees some broken
glass, he intentionally steps on it and cuts the bottom of his foot,
this leaves a blood trail for Jack to follow. Jack
and the agents move in on the apartment and they enter the living
room with their guns drawn. They see the blood trail and they track
it all the way to the parking garage." Source -
24 Insider
Vidcaps from the FOX preview: Jack and Curtis kick
in the door to an apartment (presumably on Mandy's trail). Vidcaps
below.
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24Insider message board poster philly
photographs Mia Kirschner ("Mandy") on the set
of the 24 finale (also Tony). He later adds:
"That looks just like the parking garage. Here is the thing.
When I got there, the car garage was covered in black curtains or
something like it. When the actual tenants showed up, they made
the car wait until they finished that shot, then the pulled back
the curtain to let the car go in, and then you could peek in and
see the scene. There were swat, curtis, Jack, Tony, Mandy,
and police cars. It was fun."
Source - philly
at the 24Insider Message board
- TWoP 24 poster fipps also observes filming of the finale, and
posts a picture of Jack and Curtis in a parking garage, along with
the following observations:
"Carlos Bernard/Tony was seen wandering around
in a green plaid shirt and track pants. One of my neighbors said
he heard that Tony was being threatened and Michelle
shoots the guy who was holding a gun to Tony's head. I
haven't seen Reiko around, though!"
Source - fipps
at TWoP's 24 board
- "Jack corners Mandy and there is a tense stand-off.
Out of nowhere Curtis sneaks around the back and tackles Mandy and
slams her to the ground. Tony is safe and Mandy
is taken into CTU custody. Michelle speaks with Tony and
Michelle gets emotional as they talk. Meanwhile,
Jack begins to question Mandy. She isn’t stupid and she knows
her only way out of this situation is to make a deal. So Mandy offers
to tell Jack everything in exchange for a full Presidential
pardon for her crimes, both past and present." Source
- 24
Insider
- Showdown with Mandy: The FOX preview: shows Jack
and Mandy in a standoff, with Mandy holding a gun to Tony's neck.
Mandy: "Do you really have what it takes to let me kill him
while you're looking him in the eye?" Jack: "Yes."
(Note, this appears to take place in the parking garage). Also,
a helicopter spotlight illuminates someone being dangled from a
parking structure (not clear where this goes). Vidcaps below.
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- "CTU
Agent Howard Bern arrives at a private airport
in the city of San Diego. He’s heading to CTU San Diego so
he can manufacture an alibi. He’s greeted by a CTU San Diego
agent and they move towards an awaiting SUV. Bern opens the door
and starts to get in, but as he starts to sit-down he sees Cheng
Zhi along with several armed Chinese agents inside of the
SUV. Bern turns to the CTU San Diego agent but he’s not with
CTU and he throws Bern into the car and one of the Chinese agents
knocks Bern out. They speed off and as they leave we see the CTU
field team lying unconscious. They move Bern into a warehouse where
they start to interrogate him. The interrogation
is videotaped. Cheng says that he knows Agent Bern was involved
with the attack on the Consulate and he wants the name of the man
who led the operation. Bern denies any involvement in the raid.
Cheng tells Bern that he just wants justice and he tries to scare
Bern by saying that he will ship him to a Chinese labor camp and
his family will never know of his location and he will spend the
rest of his life in a Chinese prison . Bern is shaken
by the threat and he asks Cheng what will happen after he gives
his statement. Cheng tells him that he can just walk out the door.
Bern looks at Cheng and says that the man who led the operation
at the Consulate was Jack Bauer." Source
- 24
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"At the White-House, they are busy preparing Mandy’s
pardon papers. Palmer is briefed on Mandy’s past
and he is shocked to learn that she is the woman that tried to assassinate
him in season two. Palmer doesn’t really seem to care to much
about Mandy’s past and he knows that she is the only one that
can lead them to Marwan. Mandy’s pardon papers are
signed and she is given a full pardon for her past and
present crimes. Once Mandy gets confirmation she tells Jack
where Marwan can be found. Mandy says Marwan is a few miles
away at a place called the Global Center. She says that Marwan is
waiting for her on top of the building inside of a helicopter. Jack
and Curtis leave the scene and get inside of the CTU helicopter
and they head for Marwan’s location. They close in on the
Global Center and we can see a helicopter on top of the building.
The CTU helicopter moves in and hovers over Marwan’s
helicopter so it can’t take off. Marwan fires several
shots and then he once again prepares to make his escape. The CTU
helicopter lands and Jack and Curtis run after
the terrorist mastermind. Marwan continues to run and he takes out
his PDA. The nuclear missile has a tracking device on it and Marwan
looks at the PDA one final time and checks on the missiles location.
He then shoots the PDA and throws it down and continues
to run down the parking garage. Marwan shoots a CTU agent and then
he sees Curtis closing in on him. Marwan raises his gun and shoots
Curtis and he continues to try and escape. Jack closes
in on Marwan but Marwan shoots towards Jack’s position and
Jack dives behind a car and takes cover. Jack shoots Marwan
in the leg and Marwan falls to the ground. Marwan doesn’t
stop his escape attempt and he crawls towards the parking garages
railing. Marwan tries to kill himself by falling over the railing
but Jack grabs Marwan’s hand. Jack starts
to pull Marwan up because he knows Marwan is the only one who knows
the missiles location. Marwan knows this and he won’t be taken
alive. Marwan takes out a knife and he starts to cut Jack’s
hand and Jack tries to hold onto Marwan’s hand but
he can’t. Jack loses his grip and Marwan falls from the building,
and Marwan falls to his death." Source
- 24
Insider
- From the FOX preview: a helicopter spotlight
illuminates Marwan being dangled from the parking structure. Vidcaps
below.
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"President Logan is briefed on the status
of the investigation and he learns of Marwan’s death.
Logan is pissed but Palmer says that Jack did everything he could
to keep Marwan alive. Logan knows they are out of time
and that a nuclear missile is heading for one of their cities and
they can’t do anything to stop it. Mike Novick walks into
the room and tells Logan that the interim Chinese Consul needs to
speak to the Vice President regarding an urgent matter. The interim
Consul appears on the teleconference screen and tells Logan that
he has obtained undeniable proof of CTU’s involvement
in the raid at the Chinese Consulate. The interim Consul then plays
the tape of CTU agent Howard Bern’s confession. He admits
to taking part in the raid and he says that the man who led the
operation was Jack Bauer. Palmer questions the
authenticity of the tape but he asks the interim Consul what he
wants the American Government to do. The interim Consul says that
his country simply wants justice and that they want Jack
Bauer to be immediately handed over so he can be put on
trial under Chinese Law. Logan and Palmer are unsure how to proceed
and they tell the interim Consul that they will get back to him.
They hang up and then Logan screams at Palmer because
he said a scenario like this wouldn’t happen. Palmer says
that he will take full responsibility for authorizing the raid on
the Consulate but Mike quickly says that Palmer can’t do that
because it would look as if Palmer was acting for Logan and the
administration. Walt Cummings, one of Logan’s
advisors, offers an easy solution. He says that maybe Jack
Bauer should have an accident because his death would erase
all of their problems. Palmer scoffs at the suggestion and Logan
says he can’t condone the murder of a Federal Agent. Logan
thinks for a few seconds and then he makes his final decision. He
will turn Jack Bauer over to the Chinese. Palmer steps
up and tells Logan that he can’t to that. Logan tells Palmer
that he can do whatever he wants and he tells Palmer to address
him as Mr. President. Palmer accepts Logan’s decision and
he asks to be the man to tell Jack about the administrations decision,
Logan agrees and Palmer prepares to call Jack and tell him that
his country has turned its back on him." Source -
24 Insider
Snippets from the FOX preview show another time-filling
exchange in the White House bunker. Logan: "We're never going
to find it in time!" Palmer: "Don't say that!" Novick:
[Looks on in silent, bemused disgust]. Vidcaps below.
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"At the Global Center, a CTU forensic team is busy examining
Marwan’s helicopter. They are trying to find any evidence
that will help CTU locate the missiles current location. Curtis
is trying to help out at the scene even though he is wounded in
the arm. Marwan’s PDA is recovered from the
parking garage and all of the undamaged data on the device is sent
to Chloe and Edgar. They quickly work up the information from the
PDA and they do a time analysis and they realize where the missile
is going, they look at each other in shock because the missile is
heading directly for Los Angeles. CTU calls the Air Force
and they immediately scramble two F-16’s. The fighter jets
speed towards the missile and they close in on it. The pilots take
aim and lock onto the nuclear missile. They open fire and shoot
the missile down. The crisis has been averted and the United
States of America is safe, for now. Meanwhile at CTU, Jack and Audrey
speak to each other. Audrey tells Jack that she can’t
be with him anymore and that being in the field is what
Jack was meant to do. Everything that happened today made Audrey
realize that she can’t have a life with Jack. Jack is upset
about Audrey’s decision and the day has just overwhelmed him
once again. Jack receives a call from President Palmer and Palmer
tells Jack about Howard Bern’s confession to the Chinese and
Palmer tells Jack that he needs to be handed over to the
Chinese government. Jack is a patriot and he says he understands
and Palmer tells Jack that he only has a few minutes to pack his
things because a Secret Service agent is coming to CTU to pick him
up. Meanwhile, Walt Cummings speaks with Agent Spaulding, the Secret
Service agent who is coming to pick up Jack at CTU. Walt
tells Agent Spaulding that Jack needs to be killed because
Walt fears that Jack will talk and damage the administration, Spaulding
says he knows what needs to be done. Palmer overhears the conversation
and he immediately calls Jack and gives him the heads up
that the Secret Service agent is going to try and kill him."
Source - 24
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"Executive producer Robert Cochran carefully teases, 'Jack's
unorthodox methods give rise to consequences he cannot escape.'"
Source - TV Guide (above)
- "Something will happen in the season finale that my 24 mole
says 'will change the show forever.' Short of whacking Jack,
I'm not sure what they could do to top blowing up the president
of the United States. But I can't wait to find out!"
Source - Michael
Ausiello at TVGuide.com
- "Tony arrives at CTU and he and Michelle
share an emotional moment together and they are extremely
happy to be back together. Michelle apologizes to Tony
for not cooperating with Mandy but Tony doesn’t care about
any of the past and he just wants to start a life with Michelle.
Jack walks over to Tony and tells him what’s going on. Just
then the Secret Service agent arrives to pick up
Jack. Buchanan meets with the agent and tells him that Jack needs
to finish up his de-briefing and as soon as Jack finishes he can
take him. Tony calls Buchanan and tells him that Jack is trying
to escape out of CTU. The secret service agent runs towards Tony’s
position and Tony and Agent Spaulding team up and
look for Jack in the electrical room. The Secret Service agent closes
in on Jack and he fires several shots. Tony tells Jack that he is
putting his gun down and he wants to talk Jack out of this entire
mess. Tony turns the corner and he sees Jack’s lifeless
body lying DEAD on the floor. Tony runs to Jack’s
body. Jack is covered in a pool of blood. Tony checks Jack for a
pulse but there is nothing. The Secret Service agent enters and
Tony pushes and screams at the agent for shooting Jack.
The agent checks Jack for a pulse but Jack is dead. Buchanan, Michelle
and Chloe come running in and they see Jack’s dead body and
they are shocked. Buchanan moves the secret service agent
from the scene and Tony, Michelle and Chloe look down at
Jack’s lifeless body." Source - 24
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"Michelle watches as Buchanan and the Secret Service agent
leave the room. She then looks up at Tony, something seems odd.
Michelle reaches down and pulls out a syringe and
plunges it into Jack’s body. Nothing happens, something is
wrong. Tony and Michelle look at each other in shock, this wasn’t
part of the plan. They look down at Jack’s dead body there’s
no movement, then suddenly Jack slowly shows signs of life, he’s
still alive but just barely. They are now in a race against
time and they need to get Jack out of CTU and away from the secret
service agent who was ordered to execute Jack. Meanwhile, Audrey
is told about Jack’s death and she breaks down and sobs. Audrey
truly believes Jack is dead. Tony and Michelle sneak Jack
out of CTU and put Jack into Michelle’s SUV. They drive away
and exit the CTU lot. Tony gives Jack a new ID
and an untraceable cell-phone. After awhile, the SUV pulls over
and they let Jack out. Jack is dead to the entire world and
the only people that know he’s alive are Tony, Michelle, Palmer
and Chloe. Jack gets out of the SUV and Michelle and Tony
say their goodbyes to Jack, they both know they may never see him
again. Michelle and Tony drive away and disappear into the sunrise.
Jack dials a number on his cell phone and President Palmer answers.
Jack thanks Palmer for saving his life but they both realize
that Jack needs to get out of the country and disappear forever.
Palmer thanks Jack for his service to the country and he says they
can’t speak together ever again because Jack Bauer no longer
exists. Jack hangs up the phone and starts to walk away. The sun
is rising over Los Angeles and Jack walks into the sunrise
as the season comes to an end." Source - 24
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