24: Day 8: Episode 8: 11:00pm to 12:00am

The following takes place between 11:00pm and 12:00amDana takes another surreptitious call from Kevin, who is partying with Nick at a strip club. Kevin's not going away after all; he wants to continue their criminal partnership. Nick grabs the phone and threatens her. Things get worse for Dana when Arlo accuses her of cheating on Cole with Nick. If she doesn't tell Cole, he will. In a debriefing, Chloe covers for Dana, but then tells Dana she can thank her by focusing on her work and putting aside whatever's troubling her. Jack's in trouble and they need to find him.

Jack is brought before Bazhaev, still pretending to be German arms dealer Ernst Meier, and makes a $250 million offer for the nuclear rods, claiming his people intercepted communications from Farhad Hassan. Bazhaev suspects him of being a cop, especially as Jack won't say who he is working for, and orders Dimitri to make Jack talk. Bazhaev then talks to Josef, who has just finished burying his brother. Bazhaev tells Josef to keep Oleg's cross necklace. "To remind you of him."

Hastings reports to President Taylor. The only reason they think Jack is still alive is that he wasn't killed at the point of abduction. He doesn't know the odds of recovering the rods. Meanwhile, Samir, one of Farhad's operatives, calls Farhad. They're waiting for the rods. General Wasim has reported that Hassan's crackdown is accelerating. Soon, all the insurgents will be arrested. When will the rods arrive? Soon, says Farhad, and hangs up - but then Bazhaev and Josef arrive, and tell him the rods will be delayed until they find out who "the German" is. Farhad protests, but Josef holds a gun to his head and tells him he's being ungrateful. It is the first time Josef has defended his father since Oleg died. They throw Farhad out, telling him to go wait for the rods with his men.

Renee returns to CTU, where Hastings angrily rounds on her. Why didn't she tell him about her suicide attempt? He wants a full report... and a psych evaluation. Meanwhile, Dana tells Cole she needs to talk to him. Cole is busy, but Arlo "helpfully" says he'll cover. Dana tells Cole there's stuff about her past she's never told him. Cole says it doesn't matter. They are interrupted; Hastings needs to see him. Dana makes a decision. She simply tells Cole she's figured out what to do.

At the UN, Kayla tries to convince her father, Hassan, that he should not have arrested Tarin, and confesses that they are in love and have been seeing each other for a year. Hassan is shattered. He believes Tarin has been trying to influence his judgment through Kayla. He orders her not to see him again, ever. "What's happening to you?" Kayla wonders in despair.

Jack is strung up, barefoot and hanging by his wrists, and Dimitri tortures him, alternately running current through his body and sticking his finger in Jack's stab wound. Eventually, Jack plays possum. When Dimitri comes at him with the electrical clamps again, Jack swings his legs up and scissors Dimitri's arms, forcing them back so that Dimitri electrocutes himself. Jack then swings his legs up to the piping he's chained to and starts inching his way down the pipe until he reaches a joint. He kicks it loose and frees himself as Dimitri is recovering, but Jack quickly kills him and uses his knife to get free of his remaining restraints. As Jack makes his way through the restaurant, he hears Bazhaev sayins he's going to give Farhad the rods no matter what. He finds the fuse box and plunges the building into darkness. Bazhaev and his men are on the alert, but Jack gets the jump on the first of them to check the fuse box, knifing him and taking his gun and cell phone. He calls Chloe and asks her to run a trace on the cell to find his location. A firefight ensues. After Jack takes out most of his men, Bazhaev comes after Jack with a shotgun, but Jack ultimately gets the drop on him.

At CTU, Dana's left. Arlo tells Cole she said she had to manually reboot a relay at another station. Chloe looks up intel on Bazhaev to send to Jack. Renee and Chloe are relieved that Jack's okay. At the restaurant, Bazhaev won't talk. Jack tells him it's all over, but if he cooperates, he can get his sentence reduced... as well as for both of his sons. Bazhaev, beginning to sob, says he shot his own son, like a dog, and now it was for nothing. Then he hardens. He'll cooperate, but only for full immunity for himself and Josef.

Jack initiates a conference call with Hastings and President Taylor, and they all agree that given the timeframe, there's no other choice. Jack hands Bazhaev the phone. "The President of the United States wants to speak with you." Meanwhile, Cole asks Arlo what he's been implying about Dana, and Arlo shows him stills of Dana meeting with Kevin in the parking lot, Kevin's hand on Dana's check. Cole asks Arlo for a cell trace, but Dana's not answering. She's gone to meet Kevin and Nick at the strip club... and there's a gun in her purse. Cole leaves a message saying to call him, and then, preoccupied, joins the SWAT team he's just been put in charge of.

Kayla tries to see Tarin before he is transported to the embassy, but Nabeel won't let her in. She reminds him that Train got him his job, and Nabeel promises to try to find her a minute to speak to him before he is taken away. Meanwhile, Cole's team finds the truck where Bazhaev has told them the rods are, but instead they find Bazhaev's men, shot dead, and a cross necklace. They call Jack and Bazhaev, and Bazhaev pales.

Josef has the nuclear rods, and calls Farhad. He warns Farhad that his father will know soon what he's done; in fact, he's made sure his father will know. He'll be there in five minutes. "Just have my money ready."