Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Jack notices a CTU sniper while Nina holds him at gunpoint and deliberately provokes her into exposing her weapon. The sniper disarms her, ending the standoff. Palmer keeps Nina's original pardon but orders her taken back to Los Angeles. Jack identifies a coral snake tattoo on one of the dead attackers and warns Palmer that an American special operations unit was involved. He argues that their access to his flight information points to help from within the government.
Kim and Miguel are driven toward Los Angeles despite their warnings. A fire they start inside the police vehicle causes it to crash, injuring Miguel and the officer. Kim calls for an ambulance and tries to free Miguel, but he urges her to escape before the police arrive. Jack's team raids the Starling Court house and rescues Kate. The man holding her dies from cyanide, and Kate explains that Syed Ali was a different man who left before the raid.
Kate remembers Ali discussing prayer, giving Jack a reason to search nearby mosques and bring her along to identify him. Sherry helps Palmer investigate Stanton's use of OPCOM, then privately calls Stanton to warn him while explaining that her disclosures are earning Palmer's trust. At Warner Enterprises, Reza finds a suspicious order entered while both he and Bob were abroad. He realizes someone used his laptop. Marie shoots the CTU escort and Reza, exposing her involvement.