Jack Bauer and CTU create a search effort for kidnapped Agent Morris O'Brian. Morris is delivered to Abu Fayed and is forced to make a detonation device for the remaining nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Tom Lennox considers resigning from office because President Palmer apparently will not consider any of Lennox's policy ideas. Reed Pollock tries to convince Lennox to stay in office in order to achieve an ulterior motive. President Palmer tries to convince Hamri Al-Assad to appeal to the Muslim community.