By M. Giant
In a hurry? Read the recaplet for a nutshell description! Finished? Click here to close.With Walker dead, Kiefer's out for blood. Aware that Walker may have spotted an old Red Square contact, he gets Chloe (who, you'll recall, is the new CTU boss) to give up the location of Sergei Bazhaev. And Bazhaev, in turn, gives up what he knows, which isn't much: the Russian government is behind everything, and Dana is the Russian mole.
To get Russia back on board with the peace agreement, Logan goes to confront Russian Foreign Minister Novakovich with his accusation of Moscow's involvement in Hassan's death. Novakovich caves, but Taylor and Ethan's appreciation is tempered by their fears about what Logan did to make it happen.
Upon learning that Kiefer is questioning Dana, Logan is forced to come clean about what he knows to Taylor and Ethan, which puts Taylor in a difficult position. Logan argues to go ahead with the peace agreement, red-handed Russians and all, while Ethan warns against the Faustian deal. Taylor's too invested in her peace process to throw it away due to a little thing like one of the signatory nations engaging in acts of war, so she makes a house call to CTU to call Kiefer off. Things get pretty heated between them, but the president gets her way. Or at least it looks that way, until Kiefer steals a CTU helicopter. That's going to put a strain on his friendship with Chloe.
Want more? The full recap starts right below!Previouslies freeze frames: Dalia Hassan, Mikhail Novakovich, President Allison Taylor, Dana Walsh, and Jack Bauer. A couple of first-timers in there, but only because so many other characters are dead.
Speaking of Renee Walker, Kiefer has apparently spent the whole previouslies looking sadly down at her on the abandoned operating table, his shirt still smeared with her blood. A nurse comes in to say they need to move her. Kiefer doesn't say a word, just slowly shambles toward the door. She asks if he's Walker's husband, and when he says he isn't, she asks if he can help contact her of kin. "Do you know where her parents are? Are they alive?" Kiefer can't exactly say he technically only knew Walker for two days, and until an hour ago they were generally too busy shooting at people and arguing with each other to discuss her family, so he has to admit he doesn't know. "Sir, are you going to be all right?" she asks, suddenly noticing that he seems kind of upset. Instead of answering, he wanders out. Well, at least now he only has to buy one plane ticket to Los Angeles at the end of the season.
In the hallway, another nurse presents him with a set of clothes she took off an intern. Literally, that's what she says. And I thought the interns on other TV shows had sucky lives. Kiefer wanders over to a chair, where a moment later, he can see the sheet-covered body of Walker being wheeled out of the OR on a gurney. Bye, Walker. He gets a few seconds to sob weakly before his cell phone rings. And honestly, I think a cheerier ringtone would do wonders for his mood right now.
It's Chloe, who's already heard the bad news. CTU is so connected. She asks what she can do to help. Kiefer, being Kiefer, growls, "Tell me who did this." Chloe tries to tell Kiefer that CTU is on it, but he gets her to admit that Walker thought she spotted someone from the Red Square gang. Of course Kiefer wants to talk to Bazhaev immediately, and demands that Chloe tell him where he is. Before Chloe answers, she informs Kiefer that she's the boss at CTU now. "Bazhaev's our only lead. I need whoever talks to him to be in complete control." Kiefer promises not to interfere, so Chloe finally reveals that he's in Federal Court downtown for arraignment. Kiefer hangs up without thanking her, or even congratulating her on her promotion.
Ethan presents himself to Taylor in the U.N. Council Chamber, and she acts shocked that he's not resting, after specifically ordering him to get back to work ASAP just a few hours ago. Indeed, he was treated for the heart attack for less time than he was actually having the heart attack. He insists he's fine, and wants to continue their conversation about Logan. Of course, Taylor tells him that Logan's already been recruited and is en route to meet Novakovich as they speak. "Whew, that was fast," Ethan marvels. I like how every once in a while this season, some character expresses surprise at how quickly things are moving. It doesn't make it more believable, but at least the writers are admitting they're aware of it. He's curious about what Logan is planning to say, and is a little shocked when Taylor says she doesn't know the specifics. "Don't ask, don't tell was the price for Logan's cooperation," Taylor explains. Which is certainly no reason to assume that Logan's actions aren't totally above board and legitimate. It's Charles Logan we're talking about, after all.