24: 10-11am recap

*yeah, you guessed it, SPOILER ALERT HERE*

When last we saw Jack he was stealing the helicopter that was supposed to be taking hm to McGuire AFB. We open tonight with that very same chopper being pursued. Jack quickly ditches the chopper and continues on foot, jumping rooftops like the ninja he is. He slips into the city streets and disappears into the night, er, morning.

Chloe gets put in the impossible position of having to stop Jack from opposing the President's orders. At first I thought this was a conflict because she believed he was right, but later we see that the only conflict is going against a "friend".

My first thought upon seeing and hearing President Taylor defend her actions to Ethan was that she came off as too desperate for someone with as much power as she has. Is she really willing to risk the ruin of her administration for this peace treaty - even when it isn't even guaranteed? It looks like Ethan convinces her to do the right thing... that is until President Logan has his say on the matter.

At first it seems as if Logan is taking the news surprisingly well - too well, in fact. He has one last trick up his sleeve, however - trying to get Dana Walsh locked away so the evidence won't be on public record (and torturing her for said information while she is locked up). "Isn't morality relative considering what's at stake here?" he asks President Taylor. Yet again we see him try (and succeed) in getting Taylor to compromise her morals. Taylor asks Chloe to transfer Dana to a safe house and says she will be sending someone from a private security firm to make the transfer. Chloe doesn't like this but does what she is told like a good little soldier. (Question: when did Chloe become so obedient to authority and stop trusting Jack's gut feeling?)

Reason for question: Jack calls Chloe for help. She tries to convince him to stand down. "You're not thinking clearly," she says. His reply: "Right now I'm the only one that is." Eventually Chloe agrees to help him... or so it seems.

Chloe, being the evil genius that she is, manages to snag the location where Dana is being moved to. Unfortunately for us, she decides Jack really is not thinking clearly and that she is going to follow the Presidential order. (All together now: ARRRRGGGHHHH). She orders CTU to find Jack and bring him in. She then gives Jack an address which is really an old CTU safe house and plans a trap for when Jack gets there.

Switching back to President "I've-totally-become-Logan's-puppet"... Taylor informs Ethan that she has changed her mind and is not going to back out of the peace treaty like she said she would. (The look on Ethan's face when she tells him her full plan said to me - "You're thinking what we all are, aren't you?") He tries to convince her she is making a mistake and has "lost her way" but is unsuccessful. He then tells her he "cannot be a part of this any longer" and that he will use his health as the excuse for his resignation. When she tells him he cannot abandon her now he replies, "I'm not abandoning you - I'm listening to my conscience." (My thought: "Thank God somebody is!")

Meanwhile, back at CTU: Chloe, for reasons unknown, has decided to stop trusting Jack after YEARS of being right and has given him instructions which lead straight for a trap. *bangs head against the wall* Who else at this point was asking how she could do this with seemingly no problem at all? Jack figures it all out though (because he puts the "Super" in "Superman") and gets the drop on them. "How did you know?" Cole asks. "I know Chloe" (Apparently better than she knows you, mate).

Jack guesses correctly that Cole doesn't agree with anything that is happening and asks him to help in finding Dana's true location. Cole agrees and the two of them set off to save the day for the billionth time.

Now we get to, in my opinion, the scene of the night. It starts with Ethan giving President Logan the best stare down EVER. They then face off in a brilliant battle of words.

Ethan: If she suffers for this I will come after you with everything I've got.
Logan: Are you threatening me?
Ethan: I'm warning you.

*gets chills*

We conclude tonight with President Taylor addressing the nation. "Peace must and will prevail," she informs them. "No matter what the cost." As she says this we see the beginnings of Dana being tortured to reveal what she knows. I'm sorry folks, but peace formed in this way is hypocritical - this is what President Taylor has become.

As you can see, we are still dealing with some huge ethical issues on this show. Scenes for next week showed Jack dodging two governments while trying to bring the truth to light. It would seem the show plans to go out with a bang. Just like it came into the world, so shall it leave it.