Thursday, April 29, 2004
8am - 9am
First, this episode has left me worrying about Tony. The choice he made in this hour was a horrible one to have to make and I'm left to wonder if it was the right thing to do, and what would I do in such a situation. Would I have the nerve to sacrifice a loved one for the 'greater good'? I don't know :(
But we left off with Kim telling Jack that Saunders is going to know CTU has his daughter. This hour we open at CTU with Adam briefing everyone about the containment areas that are popping up. He says they will continue to increase exponentially. One of the neighbourhoods mentioned is Hancock Park. We all know who lives there... (Kate in case you didn't.) They also mentioned a containment area set up in the Silverlake District which, if you didn't know, is Kiefer Sutherland's neighbourhood :) A fun little nod. Well maybe not so fun considering the neighbourhood's about to become infected, but you know what I mean :)
So after Adam's briefing, Tony tells everyone that the mission has now switched from prevention to containment. Back at UCSB, Jack comforts a shaken Kim when one of the other agents lets him know he can question Jane some more. This second interrogation is interesting because Jack has, once again, switched personalities. He's no longer menacing and scary towards her. Instead he's soothing. Firm, but soothing. I think he truly believes that Jane has no idea of what her father's really like. He tells Jane that he knows her father. He used to work with him. Then he shows her images of them on the Operation Nightfall mission (which I have to say was uber-cool to see shots of the building Jack and his team blew up in order to kill Drazen). Jane is still reluctant to believe Jack, but when he plays her the audio of Saunders' latest threat to the president and then a live feed into the Chandler Plaza Hotel and the people dying there, she caves. She tells Jack she has a phone number and that she's only supposed to use it in an emergency.
Back at District, the deadline approacheth on when Palmer is to have that list of spies uploaded to sylviaimports.com. But Palmer is reluctant to release this info and once again is relying on Jack to do something, anything, to allow him not to have to give up the list. Around this time, Secret Service Agent Pierce enters the room flanked by several other agents and informs Palmer that they are invoking Section something something of the Secret Service Code which gives them the power to remove the President from harm. They tell him they will be flying him out of the state. Palmer takes Aaron aside and gently pleads with Aaron telling him that he believes it would be beneficial for the citizens of Los Angeles to know that their President stood shoulder to shoulder with them during this crisis. Aaron relents and leaves the room.
Since Palmer is refusing to capitulate any further to Saunders' demand, Jack has to use Jane as a hostage and get her to call her father. As the deadline passes for the list, Saunders makes a call and says to his minion, "Release San Francisco." And let me tell you, as someone who used to live near San Fran, that was eerie as hell. But then Jane called and he told the minion to wait.
As Jane speaks to her father, one of his minions alerts Saunders to the fact that the call is being traced (man that is some high techy equipment they have there. I want it.) so Saunders has Jane put Jack on the phone. He tells Jack that he knows what he can do. And Jack, looking directly at Jane, says in a calm, soft yet threatening voice, "You know what I'm capable of too." And man do we ever know what he's capable of. My first thought there was that Saunders knows Jack just executed his own boss.
Adam and the team manage to trace the call in time and come up with a location, so Chase heads up a team to get there, Jack takes off in the chopper to meet them and Kim and a couple other agents escort Jane back to CTU in a car. (Now, SB is 100-ish miles from L.A., it's 8 in the morning and traffic has got to be a bitch. Surely it's going to take Kim and Jane the rest of the season to get back to CTU.... Hehehe.. Suspension of belief. Suspension of belief. That's the key.)
While they are all in travel mode, we get to go back to Michelle who has anxiously been waiting for her test results. It's hot in the hotel with the ventilation shut down and she's a little sweaty. The occasional bead of sweat trickles down her face causing her to automatically check her nose to see if it's bleeding. She's surrounded by the dying and by newly panicked people as they begin becoming symptomatic. There's one heart-wrenching lady who's being escorted by Hazmat into the area for the infected, and she's crying and screaming that she doesn't want to go in there and ohhhh god it was hard to see that.
Dr. Macer brings in Michelle's results as well as the results of an unnamed agent in the room with her. Some damn fine, tense moments here as Michelle's wordless reaction could have been interpreted either way. She calls Tony to tell him that she is fine, and she's one of the immune. Tony breaks down and becomes so teary and I just wanted to hug the both of them. "I can't believe I almost lost you." chokes Tony. "I love you so much." says Michelle. After the emotional sigh of relief between the two of them, Michelle explains that she, along with immune people, is being taken to NHS for observation.
Palmer gives an impromptu address to reporters on the stipulation that the leave cameras and recording equipment out of the room. He sternly tells them that he needs their help in getting the message out to the population that the best thing to do is to stay home.
At CTU, Adam is watching Saunders' location via satellite and keeping Jack apprised of any comings or goings from the building. There is the obligatory perimeter set up around the area and all officers have been told to remain out of sight. It's an exercise in futility though because Saunders knows they have found him. One of his flunkies begins to panic so Saunders shoots him because he has decided that the best way to get away would be to wait until there are more agents around. I fail to see his logic, but then again I'm not an evil mastermind so who am I to talk.
As Adam watches satellite imagery, Chloe learns that Adam's sister is in one of the quarantine zones and has tested positive for the virus. She lets Tony know, but doesn't think he should tell Adam right now because it could affect his work. She gets positively snippy about it until Tony snaps and says, "I'm getting really tired of your personality." Lolololol. Poor Chloe, no one 'gets' her. Tony feels dutybound to tell Adam about his sister and of course, Adam is gutted. Tony tells him that he can speak to his sister, but he needs him to stay on and work until the crisis passes. Adam says he will.
Jack arrives at Saunders' location and Chase fills him in on everything that's been happening since he arrived. Then we get to watch Jack and Chase and a few other agents close in on the location in the absolute coolest way possible - they're hanging onto the sides of an SUV, with the doors open and guns drawn. I can't describe it and do it justice. It was just cool as hell. When they stop, Jack gets on a bullhorn and tells Saunders that he's surrounded and that the President will no longer give in to his demands. He also reminds that they have his daughter. Saunders does not answer.
We cut away quickly to find Kim and Jane's car caught at a train crossing. As they wait for it to pass, a man in black on a motorcycle pulls up alongside and looks in the car.
Back at CTU again and Chloe reports to Tony that Adam screwed up the satellite feed and she feels it's because he's under duress and no longer able to do his job. Adam refuses to admit he made a mistake but is soon proven wrong. He apologizes and Tony makes them get back to work. Chloe tells Adam she'll be checking up on his work every ten minutes.
Back at the hotel Michelle is loaded onto a van with other immune hotel guests.
Saunders calls Jack and says he's not coming out, that he needs time to think and asks Jack to come inside. After he hangs up he gets another call telling him some task has been completed. He then places a call to Tony and tells him to open up a socket at a certain IP address. Tony does and is shocked to see video of Michelle held hostage in the back of a van with a knife to her throat. Saunders tells Tony that Michelle will be dead if he doesn't comply with his wishes. He wants Tony to issue a Code 9 to a team watching the Northeast exit of the building. A Code 9 is apparently an order to leave their posts and help in another section. Tony hesitates, not wanting to comply because he knows the implications. As he hesitates Saunders gives an order to take out Michelle's eye. Tony shouts at him to stop... because he'll do it. He issues the Code 9 and the team leaves the area.
Saunders walks out of the building as casually as you please and gets away. Tick boom, tick boom.
I wonder what Jack would have done in that situation.
But we left off with Kim telling Jack that Saunders is going to know CTU has his daughter. This hour we open at CTU with Adam briefing everyone about the containment areas that are popping up. He says they will continue to increase exponentially. One of the neighbourhoods mentioned is Hancock Park. We all know who lives there... (Kate in case you didn't.) They also mentioned a containment area set up in the Silverlake District which, if you didn't know, is Kiefer Sutherland's neighbourhood :) A fun little nod. Well maybe not so fun considering the neighbourhood's about to become infected, but you know what I mean :)
So after Adam's briefing, Tony tells everyone that the mission has now switched from prevention to containment. Back at UCSB, Jack comforts a shaken Kim when one of the other agents lets him know he can question Jane some more. This second interrogation is interesting because Jack has, once again, switched personalities. He's no longer menacing and scary towards her. Instead he's soothing. Firm, but soothing. I think he truly believes that Jane has no idea of what her father's really like. He tells Jane that he knows her father. He used to work with him. Then he shows her images of them on the Operation Nightfall mission (which I have to say was uber-cool to see shots of the building Jack and his team blew up in order to kill Drazen). Jane is still reluctant to believe Jack, but when he plays her the audio of Saunders' latest threat to the president and then a live feed into the Chandler Plaza Hotel and the people dying there, she caves. She tells Jack she has a phone number and that she's only supposed to use it in an emergency.
Back at District, the deadline approacheth on when Palmer is to have that list of spies uploaded to sylviaimports.com. But Palmer is reluctant to release this info and once again is relying on Jack to do something, anything, to allow him not to have to give up the list. Around this time, Secret Service Agent Pierce enters the room flanked by several other agents and informs Palmer that they are invoking Section something something of the Secret Service Code which gives them the power to remove the President from harm. They tell him they will be flying him out of the state. Palmer takes Aaron aside and gently pleads with Aaron telling him that he believes it would be beneficial for the citizens of Los Angeles to know that their President stood shoulder to shoulder with them during this crisis. Aaron relents and leaves the room.
Since Palmer is refusing to capitulate any further to Saunders' demand, Jack has to use Jane as a hostage and get her to call her father. As the deadline passes for the list, Saunders makes a call and says to his minion, "Release San Francisco." And let me tell you, as someone who used to live near San Fran, that was eerie as hell. But then Jane called and he told the minion to wait.
As Jane speaks to her father, one of his minions alerts Saunders to the fact that the call is being traced (man that is some high techy equipment they have there. I want it.) so Saunders has Jane put Jack on the phone. He tells Jack that he knows what he can do. And Jack, looking directly at Jane, says in a calm, soft yet threatening voice, "You know what I'm capable of too." And man do we ever know what he's capable of. My first thought there was that Saunders knows Jack just executed his own boss.
Adam and the team manage to trace the call in time and come up with a location, so Chase heads up a team to get there, Jack takes off in the chopper to meet them and Kim and a couple other agents escort Jane back to CTU in a car. (Now, SB is 100-ish miles from L.A., it's 8 in the morning and traffic has got to be a bitch. Surely it's going to take Kim and Jane the rest of the season to get back to CTU.... Hehehe.. Suspension of belief. Suspension of belief. That's the key.)
While they are all in travel mode, we get to go back to Michelle who has anxiously been waiting for her test results. It's hot in the hotel with the ventilation shut down and she's a little sweaty. The occasional bead of sweat trickles down her face causing her to automatically check her nose to see if it's bleeding. She's surrounded by the dying and by newly panicked people as they begin becoming symptomatic. There's one heart-wrenching lady who's being escorted by Hazmat into the area for the infected, and she's crying and screaming that she doesn't want to go in there and ohhhh god it was hard to see that.
Dr. Macer brings in Michelle's results as well as the results of an unnamed agent in the room with her. Some damn fine, tense moments here as Michelle's wordless reaction could have been interpreted either way. She calls Tony to tell him that she is fine, and she's one of the immune. Tony breaks down and becomes so teary and I just wanted to hug the both of them. "I can't believe I almost lost you." chokes Tony. "I love you so much." says Michelle. After the emotional sigh of relief between the two of them, Michelle explains that she, along with immune people, is being taken to NHS for observation.
Palmer gives an impromptu address to reporters on the stipulation that the leave cameras and recording equipment out of the room. He sternly tells them that he needs their help in getting the message out to the population that the best thing to do is to stay home.
At CTU, Adam is watching Saunders' location via satellite and keeping Jack apprised of any comings or goings from the building. There is the obligatory perimeter set up around the area and all officers have been told to remain out of sight. It's an exercise in futility though because Saunders knows they have found him. One of his flunkies begins to panic so Saunders shoots him because he has decided that the best way to get away would be to wait until there are more agents around. I fail to see his logic, but then again I'm not an evil mastermind so who am I to talk.
As Adam watches satellite imagery, Chloe learns that Adam's sister is in one of the quarantine zones and has tested positive for the virus. She lets Tony know, but doesn't think he should tell Adam right now because it could affect his work. She gets positively snippy about it until Tony snaps and says, "I'm getting really tired of your personality." Lolololol. Poor Chloe, no one 'gets' her. Tony feels dutybound to tell Adam about his sister and of course, Adam is gutted. Tony tells him that he can speak to his sister, but he needs him to stay on and work until the crisis passes. Adam says he will.
Jack arrives at Saunders' location and Chase fills him in on everything that's been happening since he arrived. Then we get to watch Jack and Chase and a few other agents close in on the location in the absolute coolest way possible - they're hanging onto the sides of an SUV, with the doors open and guns drawn. I can't describe it and do it justice. It was just cool as hell. When they stop, Jack gets on a bullhorn and tells Saunders that he's surrounded and that the President will no longer give in to his demands. He also reminds that they have his daughter. Saunders does not answer.
We cut away quickly to find Kim and Jane's car caught at a train crossing. As they wait for it to pass, a man in black on a motorcycle pulls up alongside and looks in the car.
Back at CTU again and Chloe reports to Tony that Adam screwed up the satellite feed and she feels it's because he's under duress and no longer able to do his job. Adam refuses to admit he made a mistake but is soon proven wrong. He apologizes and Tony makes them get back to work. Chloe tells Adam she'll be checking up on his work every ten minutes.
Back at the hotel Michelle is loaded onto a van with other immune hotel guests.
Saunders calls Jack and says he's not coming out, that he needs time to think and asks Jack to come inside. After he hangs up he gets another call telling him some task has been completed. He then places a call to Tony and tells him to open up a socket at a certain IP address. Tony does and is shocked to see video of Michelle held hostage in the back of a van with a knife to her throat. Saunders tells Tony that Michelle will be dead if he doesn't comply with his wishes. He wants Tony to issue a Code 9 to a team watching the Northeast exit of the building. A Code 9 is apparently an order to leave their posts and help in another section. Tony hesitates, not wanting to comply because he knows the implications. As he hesitates Saunders gives an order to take out Michelle's eye. Tony shouts at him to stop... because he'll do it. He issues the Code 9 and the team leaves the area.
Saunders walks out of the building as casually as you please and gets away. Tick boom, tick boom.
I wonder what Jack would have done in that situation.
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