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Inside, Tony is being beaten to a pulp against a fence by a gang of baddies. They are demanding to know what the FBI knows, but he is stonewalling them with silence. Hodges comes in and gets in Tony's face. He tells him that he knows he's a "good man" who's had some tough breaks. Hodges tells him that, if he spills the beans, he won't walk out of there smiling, but at least he'll be alive. Haha. Tony is all: "But I don't know anything, Mr. Hodges!" Liar! Hodges gives him a few progressively forceful "love taps" on the face, and Seaton interjects. In front of Tony and the nameless baddies, he tells Hodges he's having second thoughts about all of this. It was supposed to be a covert operation, after all. Now that the government knows what's up, maybe the best course of action is destroying the evidence and moving on? Hodges can't believe (or could totally believe in light of what happens later) that Greg would be such a pansy pants. Seaton tells Hodges he loves Starkwood just as much as Hodges, and doesn't want to see the company destroyed. Hodges tells him he doubts he loves the company as much as he does, and to keep his nay-saying to himself in the future. He orders Tony led away, and implores him to "think about what he's doing".

Back on the highway, Jack has been changed into some white scrubs and Dr. Macer informs him they'll need a blood and spinal fluid sample to determine if he's been infected. Also, he's gotta be put in quarantine and become the boy in the bubble for a little while. Jack asks how long the test results will take, and she tells him 15 minutes. Another HAZMAT dude comes up, and tells the Dr. Macer that they detected an "airborne pathogen" concentrated near the trailer and in the surrounding area. The good news, it's not really enough to contaminate the general population. Yay, Jack! They Thank him for sealing the canister, and he goes further with the martyrdom, telling them he's a material witness and needs to get back to the FBI. Luckily, those were the CDC's orders all along.

In the Oval Office, Mama President and Ol'-Evil-ia are hashing out plans to find a replacement for Ethan Kanin. Mama Taylor has some dude "Bob" in mind. He's been associate counsel for years, and knows the ins and outs of the administration. Olivia gives a pissy-pants half hearted endorsement, saying he's "qualified", which leads Ma Taylor to ask if she has someone else in mind. Why, of course she does! Olivia thinks someone from "outside the administration" with a fresh perspective is the way to go, so she recommends her pal Rick Berman. Prez Taylor wonders aloud if Rick would consider leaving the private sector for the position, and Olivia thinks he totally would (not that she had it planned in advance, or anything). Ma Taylor tells her she'd like to consider both men, and Olivia agrees to set up meetings for "tomorrow". In the interim, Ma Taylor knows finding a new Chief of Staff could take weeks, and she needs a provisional/acting Chief in the meantime. She asks Olivia to do it (disaster waiting to happen!). Olivia pretends to be all shocked and surprised, but ultimately accepts the position at her mothers prompting. BITCH BITCH BITCH!

They are interrupted by Tim Woods from Homeland Security who mentions he's got Larry Moss on the horn with news of an immanent Homeland Threat! Ruh-Roh! Ma Taylor tells Tim to put him through on speaker, and he looks over to Olivia suspiciously. Madame Prez, sensing his hesitance, informs him that Olivia has been made acting Chief of Staff. He gives her a little sideways glance of skepticism, and Olivia glares back at him. Anhoo...they put Larry through.

Larry gives them the rundown: Bauer, innocent. Starkwood: responsible for the attacks today. Weapons of mass destruction: here in the country on the Starkwood compound! Prez Taylor is stunned. Olivia pipes in and wants to know what kind of weapons and whether he's suggesting Starkwood means to use them to attack the country. Larry's all: I dunno! But given their actions today, we need to move on them fast! Olivia's face seems to flash panic. So THIS is what being behind the steering wheel is like! Not so much fun when the shit hits the fan, is it Ol-Evil-ia? Tim Woods asks the Prez what the course of action will be, and she tells him to assemble the cabinet and the joint chiefs, as we cut to break!

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