24 Declassified: Chaos Theory/3:00am-4:00am

THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 A.M. AND 4 A.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME.

3:00am PST

CTU Headquarters, Los Angeles

Tony Almeida listens in on a phone call between Encep Sungkar and an associate, Bacharuddin Wahid, courtesy of a bug installed by CTU's field agents. The two men are discussing a planned deal between their organization and another party, trading weapons for a computer virus that they presumably plan to use to target the Pacific Rim Forum. Wahid mentions that he has a contact who can provide the weapons; while they have not worked together before, he is supposed to be reliable. After the call ends, Tony writes down the contact's address and begins to put together a plan.

3:06am PST

Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles

Dan Pascal turns onto Sweetzer just north of Wilshire Boulevard, while LAPD units converge on the stolen car. Pascal arrives on the scene just as four cruisers pen in a blue Nissan Maxima, blocking its retreat. Pascal draws his Smith & Wesson .45 and, over the car's PA, orders the driver and passenger to get out and lie down on the pavement. Moments later, he gets out and approaches the two suspects, but realizes that they are only two scared eighteen-year-olds.

3:11am PST

InterContinental Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles

Jack Bauer and Emil Ramirez park their newly-stolen Nissan pickup a block away and enter the four-star InterContinental Hotel. Ramirez crosses the lobby, empty except for two cleaning staff members, and dials a number on the house phone. After talking to the recipient, he leads Jack to the elevators and presses the button for the twenty-third floor. Ramirez explains that the man they're going to see is named Vanowen, and he works for the guy in charge, whom Ramirez hasn't met.

The two of them arrive at room 2346 and are allowed inside by Vanowen himself, who carries a Glock .40. Ramirez thanks him for allowing them safe haven from the people who are trying to kill them, but Vanowen is suspicious of Jack, who he is less comfortable having around. Jack tells him the same story he told Ramirez: he is a former Homeland Security agent who killed a "scumbag" and broke out of prison after MS-13 put a bounty on his head. Jack suggests that Vanowen keep him around, as he has skills that may come in handy for whatever Vanowen is planning. On his insistence, Jack begins to describe how he and Ramirez broke out of jail.

3:28am PST

Van Nuys, California

Nina Myers arrives at Marcia Tintfass's house off Kester Avenue, and pounds on the Shakespeare-likeness door knocker. Mrs. Tintfass asks who she is, and eventually opens the door enough to look out. Nina apologizes for the hour, and explains she has some questions about her late husband - his murderer has just escaped from jail. Shocked, Marcia invites her inside.

Nina explains that CTU is more interested in her husband's killer, as he was an exemplary federal agent up until the shooting. Marcia replies that she doesn't know him, but then seems to falter with a vague response about going home to St. Louis when Nina asks if she plans to move. Nina has the impression that Marcia had forgotten a trained response and then picked it up after a few seconds. She asks a couple more routine questions, then leaves to call Jamey Farrell. She orders her to place a tap on Marcia Tintfass's phone, saying that she's definitely calling someone and she's nervous.

3:42am PST

Inglewood, California

A CTU TAC team successfully raids the address that Bacharuddin Wahid provided for his weapons dealers. Three men are restrained in flex cuffs, sitting in chairs in the center of the warehouse. Two of them are hired muscle, while the man in the middle is Arturo Menifee, alias Richard Bonaventure, a former Army procurement officer originally from Florida and stationed Fort Hood, Texas. After his discharge, he had used his access to siphon off weapons from the Army's ordinance and weapons stores to profit on the side. Tony inspects Menifee, noting that they share enough physical characteristics that an observer would describe them in the same way. He orders Menifee to start talking, explaining that he just needs to hear his accent.

3:47am PST

InterContinental Hotel

Jack finishes his account of the prison break, and Vanowen is impressed to meet someone who actually broke out of prison. They are interrupted by a knock at the door and the entry of a giant guest: Mark Kendall. Vanowen lets him in and introduces him to Jack and Ramirez. Kendall nods at both of them, then asks Vanowen if he can promise future fights even if he loses the match tomorrow. Vanowen, much less amiable, tells him that his fans are watching to see if a thirty-six-year old out of the cage for four years can still dish it out, and if he loses, no one will be interested anymore. He takes Kendall into the next room to talk, leaving Jack and Ramirez alone. While Ramirez stretches out and turns on the TV, Jack secretly palms Vanowen's abandoned cell phone and enters the bathroom to call CTU.

3:53am PST

CTU Headquarters, Los Angeles

Half-asleep at his desk, Christopher Henderson gets a call from Jack Bauer. Jack asks about Chappelle's status, and after hearing that there's no been change, says that he needs to tell Henderson something very important. He explains that everything that happened in the last three weeks has been part of a case he's working with Chappelle, as well as an FBI unit. Henderson scoffs at his claim, doubting that the prison break was part of a government op, leading Jack to question whether Henderson is trying to get back at him for the Internal Affairs investigation. Angrily, Henderson pulls rank and demands that Jack come in or he'll send someone to get him, but Jack hangs up. Henderson calls downstairs to confirm that Seth traced the call, and then dials Peter Jiminez's number.