- Lynn McGill: Jack, this is a direct order from the President. Now enter the correct code and let them release the gas. Now!
- Lynn McGill: What's the situation?
- Bill Buchanan: Rossler's dead: shot by his female companion
- Lynn McGill: What does that do to our plan?
- Bill Buchanan: We intended to use Rossler to lead us to Erwich and the Sentox
- Lynn McGill: How?
- Bill Buchanan: Rossler was going to Erwich a chip that would enable him to activate the canisters and release the Sentox
- Lynn McGill: And put a tracker on the chip?
- Bill Buchanan: Yes, and follow Erwich back to the canisters: obviously that plan has to change
- Lynn McGill: Has Erwich set a time and place to meet?
- Bill Buchanan: No, we've also picked up increased chatter related to the canisters
- Lynn McGill: Related, how?
- Bill Buchanan: Erwich's been putting out "feelers" to terrorist organizations with sleeper cells established here. His asking for help to launch an attack on larger targets in the country
- Mike Novick: I thought you should know Walt's body has been moved to the Secret Service out building for the time being
- Mike Novick: [after he doesn't respond and stares out the window] you realize Sir, we still need to issue a public statement about his death
- President Charles Logan: No statement until his wife is notified
- Mike Novick: Of course, if you don't mind me saying, perhaps we may have an "opportunity" here? This statement you and Mrs. Logan plan to release: disclosing the fact that Walt was a part of the conspiracy, he supplied the terrorists with the nerve gas, and he was involved in David Palmer's assassination
- President Charles Logan: What's your point?
- Mike Novick: I'm sorry Sir, I wonder his death might render all that mood?
- President Charles Logan: [Turns around] go on
- Mike Novick: Very little will come dragging Walt's name through the mud: when his not here to answer for what his done and it would be devastating for this country, particularly God forbid if that nerve gas is used against us
- President Charles Logan: What're you suggesting?
- Mike Novick: We can attribute Walt's suicide to a "despondency" over the day's events. "Overworked", "personal issues"
- President Charles Logan: Let him go out with some dignity you mean? Not as a traitor?
- Mike Novick: Yes Sir
- President Charles Logan: My wife will have a "considerable" problem with that
- Mike Novick: I respect the First Lady's moral conviction but this is your decision: not hers
- Evelyn Martin: [while placing a glass of water in front of her] is there anything else I can get you?
- Martha Logan: No thank you, I'm fine
- Evelyn Martin: Can I ask your advice on something?
- Martha Logan: Of course
- Evelyn Martin: [after she closes the door] some of the staff are asking questions
- Martha Logan: About?
- Evelyn Martin: Walt Cummings' death
- Martha Logan: I'm helping prepare a statement the President will give later: it'll explain everything
- Martha Logan: [Noticing Evelyn is still standing in front of her] was there something else?
- Evelyn Martin: Yes
- Martha Logan: What? What is it?
- Evelyn Martin: Why did he do it? Why did Walt kill himself? I deserve to know. A violent thing happened to someone I work with everyday. Someone who had no visible signs of depression, what if it wasn't suicide? What if we're in danger? I don't know what to think
- Martha Logan: It was suicide
- Evelyn Martin: How can you be so sure?
- Martha Logan: Listen to me, what I'm about to say to you has to stay in this room, until its made public do you understand?
- Martha Logan: [after she's silent] you do understand? even his family doesn't know the truth yet
- Evelyn Martin: Ok
- Martha Logan: Walt Cummings was a traitor
- Evelyn Martin: What?
- Martha Logan: I'm not going to go into details but suffice to say that Walt was responsible for some of the awful things that happened today
- Evelyn Martin: I can't believe that
- Martha Logan: The President just found out. I suppose Walt didn't want to face the humiliation of a long public trial and he decided to kill himself
- Evelyn Martin: Was he working with the terrorists?
- Martha Logan: Our law enforcement agencies are trying to figure that out
- President Charles Logan: [while taking off his jacket] well, has CTU got any closer?
- Mike Novick: Their mounting an undercover operation, which they hope will lead them to the canister
- President Charles Logan: "Hope" is not good enough: we want results. You need to make that abundantly clear to them
- Mike Novick: I believe their doing everything they can be done Sir
- Martha Logan: [Entering the room] I just read the statement you issued on Walt's death
- Martha Logan: [Reading the statement to him and Mike] "Stress due to over work robbed this country of one of its most dedicated public servants. His work with this Administration..."
- Martha Logan: [Looking directly at Charles] you're covering everything up
- Mike Novick: I'll wait outside
- Martha Logan: You're not going anywhere Mike, your fingerprints are all over this
- Martha Logan: Charles, we worked on this together. I thought we both agreed you needed to go public with Walt's involvement with everything that's going on today
- President Charles Logan: I know you're disappointed but I think its obvious Walt taking his own life "changes things"
- Martha Logan: Well, it's obvious this is a pack of lies
- Mike Novick: Mrs. Logan, full disclosure would've been necessary to ensure Walt faces justice for what he'd done: with his death making that a non issue, it was decided "this course" was best for his family
- Martha Logan: [to Mike] oh... .don't, you don't care about his family
- Martha Logan: [to Charles] you decided this was best for "you" but you are dead wrong
- President Charles Logan: [Raises his voice] that's enough. I made my decision and I'm the President
- Martha Logan: Which means it's your job to tell the truth: even when it's "ugly." If you don't, I will
- President Charles Logan: Lf you feel so strongly about telling the truth you can start with Walt's wife when she arrives
- Martha Logan: Suzanne's coming here?
- President Charles Logan: To collect her husband's body, so you can be the one to tell her the real reason that Walt took the coward's way out was because he disgraced himself and he betrayed his country
- Martha Logan: [Slightly nods] alright, it'll be very painful, but it's the right thing to do
- President Charles Logan: [Over the speakerphone with Mike Novick standing nearby] yes?
- Lynn McGill: I know this not what you ordered stipulated: that's why I thought it important to let you know what was happening
- President Charles Logan: What's "happening" is I sent you over there to make sure CTU is running smoothly in a time of crisis and you seem to be incapable of doing that
- Lynn McGill: Sir, Bauer refused the order, there was nothing I could do
- President Charles Logan: [Before hanging up] now I don't want excuses, just do your job and if you can't do it, I'll find somebody that can
- Mike Novick: Estimates from the mall are lower than what we originally anticipated: it "appears" the fatalities will be limited to ten and twenty people
- President Charles Logan: Thank God, so what are we telling the media?
- Mike Novick: Nothing yet, CTU is maintaining a "black out" on the ground and air until we can give them a cover story
- President Charles Logan: What about the nineteen canisters?
- Mike Novick: CTU has a terrorist under surveillance as we speak. They believe there's a good chance he'll lead them to Erwich and the rest of the canisters
- President Charles Logan: Alright, good
- Mike Novick: There's something else Sir: Suzanne Cummings has arrived to claim Walt's body. Martha is on her way to speak with her now
- President Charles Logan: Thank you Mike
- Suzanne Cummings: [Referring to her husband committing suicide] I can't believe his gone
- Martha Logan: [Hugging her] I'm so sorry
- Suzanne Cummings: I should've been with him today
- Martha Logan: Don't do that to yourself
- Suzanne Cummings: I wanted to be here today
- Martha Logan: You know how much we love you: no matter what you need, we'll always be here for you
- Suzanne Cummings: I just don't understand, this doesn't make any sense. You were with him today. Why? Why in the world would Walt do this?
- Martha Logan: Walt loved this country and he loved you
- Lynn McGill: [Over the speakerphone with Jack patched through] this is Lynn McGill. You also have Bill Buchanan, Audrey Raines, Chloe O'Brian, and Edgar Stiles in the room
- President Charles Logan: [Over the speakerphone as Mike Novick stands nearby] go ahead
- Lynn McGill: Sir, we're calling for your decision on a critical operational matter
- President Charles Logan: What is it?
- Lynn McGill: Jack Bauer is currently undercover with some of the terrorists: their expecting Jack to help them release a single canister Sentox nerve gas in the Sunrise Hills Shopping Mall, where they are right now
- President Charles Logan: Well then arrest them, what's the problem?
- Lynn McGill: Sir, the problem is if we don't maintain Jack's cover, there's no guarantee they'll lead us "back" to the other nineteen canisters
- President Charles Logan: [Raising his voice] do you mean actually let them release the Sentox? Are you out of your mind?
- Bill Buchanan: This is Bill Buchanan, I had the same initial reaction then I looked at our updated scenarios: with the help of other terrorists organizations, the remaining nineteen canisters can be deployed at other more crowded public areas such as subway stations, hospitals, and sports arenas Sir. The loss of life could exceed hundreds of thousands of people
- President Charles Logan: My God
- Mike Novick: What kind of casualties are you predicting at the mall?
- Lynn McGill: We don't have exact numbers but based on video surveillance, our best guess is between eight and nine hundred
- Audrey Raines: Sir, many of them are children
- Mike Novick: Can't you evacuate the mall?
- Lynn McGill: Not without the terrorists knowing
- President Charles Logan: The public will not tolerate the government's complicity in this
- Lynn McGill: They wouldn't know Sir, this would be a covert decision. We're monitoring the terrorists, we know with a hundred percent certainty that when they leave the mall, their going back to the remaining canisters
- President Charles Logan: What's your recommendation?
- Lynn McGill: Bill Buchanan and I agree that the "greatest good served" would be to allowing them to release this single canister of Sentox nerve gas
- Audrey Raines: And I believe Sir that we have no right to sanction the lives of innocent people: we should take our chances, interrogate these men and find the location of the other canisters
- Lynn McGill: We're running out of time. We need your decision Sir
- President Charles Logan: This is a field operation, it's up to you
- Bill Buchanan: With all due respect, it's not. We don't have the legal authority to make this decision, only you do
- President Charles Logan: [Before putting them on hold to talk privately to Mike] you're putting me in a terrible position, Mike?
- Mike Novick: CTU has laid out the facts well, you have to make the call
- President Charles Logan: [after reconnecting with CTU] alright, the terrorists are forcing us to make a tragic choice. I'll go along with your assessment, let them release the Sentox but you better find those other canisters or those people would've died in vain