Day 4: 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Characters Introduced:

• Cheng Zhi (Tzi Ma): The face of the evil Chinese for many seasons to come.

Returning Characters:

Soon

Key Moments:

• Mike tells Jack about the dead consul and tells him to clean up any evidence.
• Cheng finds the image of Howard’s mask being lifted up.
• Jack and Chloe share a phenomenal moment where Chloe says that she is his friend and if Jack ever needs anyone to talk to she is there. Jack is speechless and just stares at her.
• Cheng calls Michelle and wants a meeting with CTU. Michelle tries to schedule something for the morning but Cheng means right freaking now. Michelle blows him off and that definitely won’t work.
• Logan finds out about the Chinese and tears David a new one. Palmer gets him off his back by sheer force of will.
• Cheng went over Michelle’s head and is already at CTU. Curtis leads him into the briefing room where Bill and a now suited Jack are waiting. Cheng wastes no time and accuses Jack of having the skill to run the operation on the consulate. Jack lies like a pro. After some tense moments, Jack spots Howard on the floor, fakes a call to get out of the meeting, moves to get Howard out of CTU, and sends him to the helipad.
• Lee is awake and tells Jack that Marwan is at a factory.
• Curtis tells Audrey that she needs to cover for Jack when Cheng questions her. She whines then spots Jack and whines to him. She asks Jack if breaking all these rules is worth it and Jack response is that she and her father is still alive. Shut the fuck up Audrey.
• Audrey covers for Jack with Cheng but does mention that they worked with Edgar.
• Jack and Curtis are on their way to the factory. Jack updates David and tells him that Cheng has an image of Howard. After the call, Palmer tells Mike that Cheng needs to be removed from CTU. Logan argues but eventually agrees.
• Bill escorts Cheng halfway out of the building but before Cheng leaves he questions Edgar and catches Audrey in a lie. He calls his people and tells them that Jack ran the operation.
• Jack and Curtis move on the factory. After taking out his guards, Jack and Curtis flank Marwan. Jack shoots him in the shoulder, steps on the wound, and moves his gun all around his face. Curtis stops him by showing him a computer image of the missile about to be launched. Everyone at CTU watches it take off, while Marwan smiles.

Ridiculousness:

Still all good stuff

Running Totals:

Chloe drives a sane man crazy: 1 (7)

• Chloe gives Bill a step-by-step explanation of how the satellites being hacked would be a problem. Bill responds by yelling at her.

Jack’s body count: 1 (100)

• Curtis beat him 2 to 1 in the factory assault.