"Why did you have to lie? Couldn't you have just told us the truth?" Ah, Jack was just living in a rented room. Spouts sometine about thinking he might be able to live a second chance, happy, with family.

scene ... Martha and Charles. Logan says there is abolutely no connection. He tells her it was the work of one unstable former CTU agent. Ah. There is the call, being played now. "It's hardly a matter of national security. I want you to host ... " She says that is absolutely not what he said. Logan and someone else who manipulated the record ????? drive home the fact that she's crazy.

... scene ...
Aubrey drops in a point of logic. Why would Chloe cover for Jack if he did kill Palmer?

... scene ...
A lot of armed men in a UPS van. What can Brown do for you? They are on their way.

... scene ... Mike gives Logan the info that the Russian President's helicopter is being targeted. Logan still refuses to either postpone or redirect landing. "I've got the media waiting for a landing."

...8:49 ....

Diane and Derek reunion. Jack tells her his name isn't Frank. Gives them CTU Bill Buchanan's number. Jack runs off ... I'm getting a "The Incredible Hulk" vibe.

Helicopter touches down now. ... Russian President Suvarov's arrival is being watched on TV by good guys and bad guys. "Our intel must have been wrong." A bit premature there, right?

Right.

8:57:45 ... Derek and Diane parked right behind that UPS van that pulls up. Derek twigs that somethingss wrong and runs for it. They're at airport. The UPS van now blows up (You can't buy that kind of publicity.) Not a huge explosion. Just enough to attract and distract everyone's attention.

A security guys bites cyanide in front of Jack as he enters some office he JUST KNOWS is related to the terrorists. How? Terrorist dude fires large gun, causing panic. Son stays standing until told to get on floor. He's hard. "You will not be harmed as long as your president complies with our wishes" terrorist tells assembled, floored crowd.

Mother, outside, is freaking. Stopped by a police officer from going further. (He's got nothing better to do at this point?) she does the Audrey Hepburn cry.

... scene ... Yep, confirmation that the tape was altered ..... boom, and my instincts pan out. Walt Cummings altered the tape.

OVER.