Contains spoilers for this episode.
After doctors control his seizure, Jack identifies Tony as a traitor, but Tony kills FBI agents and escapes in their vehicle. At a motel, Galvez demands the identity of the buyer before handing over the surviving canister. Tony kills him and takes the weapon. Cara arrives expecting to deliver it to their associates, but Tony argues for an immediate attack while the country and the FBI remain overwhelmed. Their group approves a plan to blame an innocent immigrant, Jibraan Al-Zarian.
President Taylor agrees to protect Hodges's family by making his survival secret in exchange for information. Hodges describes a group planning attacks that would discredit the government and increase demand for private military power, but says he does not know its members' names. Jack asks to restore the sealed CTU servers, and Taylor authorizes their use. Chloe returns to run the system and learns about Tony's betrayal. Jack's illness becomes more visible when he angrily refers to Taylor as President Palmer.
Olivia cannot accept witness protection for the man responsible for her brother's death. After venting to Aaron Pierce, she calls political consultant Martin Collier and arranges a private meeting about a problem she wants eliminated. Across the city, Tony and Cara prepare to turn Jibraan into the supposed attacker. Their team cuts power to his apartment, incapacitates his younger brother Hamid and takes control of both men. Tony holds Jibraan at gunpoint and orders him to stay silent.