The threat of a missile strike forces the Ambassador to reveal intelligence regarding a high-ranking official inside Fayed's country who is involved in today's attack. President Wayne Palmer's earlier injuries start to catch up with him. Jack Bauer and Mike Doyle devise an elaborate sting operation which would trick Fayed into helping CTU get closer to the two remaining suitcase nukes. However not all goes to plan and Jack takes it upon himself to recover the suitcase nukes and eliminate the threat.