Day 7: 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Characters Introduced:

• Robert Galvez (Gabriel Cassus): Tony’s man on the inside of Starkwood.

Returning Characters:

• Kim Bauer (7pm – 8pm episode of season 5)

Key Moments:

• Jack and Tony are trying to figure out why the airstrike has not happened. Jack tells Tony he is being pulled but Tony spots a fuel truck. They realize this fuel is only used for missiles so Starkwood must be threatening Taylor. Jack tells Tony he will call the President.
• Woods tries to get Taylor to explain why she called off the strike. She doesn’t give him anything but says that Hodges is coming to the White House. Jack’s call comes in. He tells her what he suspects and Taylor admits to it. Jack offers her another option of having Tony blow the fuel to destroy the missiles. She is scared of Hodges’ threat but does give Jack the classic go ahead without actually saying it.
• Hodges and Seaton are walking through the White House.
• Larry is told of the new plan and waits for the explosion to move in.
• Jack tells Tony he can’t be detected and Tony gets to work.
• Stokes and Galvez are at the fuel truck. The second Galvez walks away Tony walks up to Stokes holding the driver hostage. He disarms Stokes, knocks out the driver, and tells him to take him down to the fuel tanks.
• Hodges and Seaton meet with Taylor alone. He denies working with Juma and gets to point. He wants Starkwood to be the 5^th branch of the military. Taylor moves to dismiss him but Hodges gets stern.
• Tony has finished setting his explosives and starts moving out of the underground with Stokes. When they get back outside, the truck driver jumps Tony. Stokes sets the alert before Tony can stop him. Chapman initiates the missile launch sequence. Tony knocks Stokes out and searches for the detonator he lost in the fight. He reaches it in time and sets off the explosives. Larry sees the huge explosion and moves in.
• Woods calls Taylor out of her meeting with Hodges to tell her about the explosion. Taylor walks back in and has Hodges and Seaton arrested. Hodges is restrained from going after Taylor. He makes the classic rant the he is only a small part of something bigger.
• Renee tells Jack that the bioweapon was incinerated. Taylor calls and updates Jack on what happened with Hodges. She thanks him and he changes the topic to helping out Tony. But halfway through the sentence he loses track. Jack losing control saddens Taylor.
• Larry found Tony and he is okay. Renee updates him and says she has to go because Kim has arrived at the FBI. Tony hears Larry talk about Kim Bauer. Larry apologizes but he has to put Tony into custody.
• Jack talks with Dr. Macer about how he is getting worse. She doesn’t have any treatment for his mental issues. He leaves and tells Renee that he needs to get on the record immediately before he can no longer remember it. She tells him that Kim wants to see him. He yells at Renee because Kim is the one thing left that will make his death more painful. She tells him that Kim has been looking for him all day. She was at the Senate hearings this morning. Jack agrees to see her.
• Jack finds Kim in the FBI lounge. She actually opens with kind words … this is not the Kim Bauer I know. She has been looking for him for years. He tells her that he was trying to make it easier on her but she cuts him off and apologizes for being an absolute cunt to him over the years. I may be exaggerating. She wants to help him with the experimental treatment but Jack won’t allow it. Jack hugs her and the tears start but stop when he has another small seizure and tells Kim she has to leave. She leaves in tears and Jack fully breaks down.
• Galvez is alive and killing FBI agents. He gets caught and his bag is searched. He has a canister of the bioweapon and the agent calls it in to Larry. Galvez jumps him and flees in a FBI vehicle. Larry updates Renee and hops in a chopper with Tony to chase after Galvez.
• The chase is on and Janis finds Galvez. The helicopter puts the spotlight on it so Glavez pulls over and gets out. Larry has the helicopter land to continue the chase on foot. Galvez instantly kills the pilot. Larry and Tony hide as Galvez fires on them. FUCK! Galvez hits Larry in the vest with a shotgun blast. Tony checks on him as Galvez walks up from behind. Larry tries to get Tony’s attention but Tony just waves Galvez off then smothers Larry. Galvez shows Tony the canister. Tony tells him to hide and he’ll wait for the FBI and find him a way out of here.

Ridiculousness:

• Although the Tony turn was not out of nowhere, I still can’t accept it. It’s been over a year now and it still pisses me off.

Running Totals:

The healing power of Jack tears: 1 (12)

• Jack is not strong enough to handle reconciling with his daughter.