NOTE: Some of you may have noticed that while the episode said it took place between \u201c12 midnight and 1 am\u201d, the actual times were listed in the episode as running from 1 am to 2 am. This was completely due to the fact that the number twelve key on my keyboard was broken last week. Rest assured that the keyboard in question has been severely reprimanded, and there\u2019s a 50-50 chance this won\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n
24 \u2013 Two Days Later \u2013 Hour 7<\/p>\n
The following takes place between 1 am and 2 am (really, I mean in this time)<\/p>\n
1:00 am \u2013 Chloe, Morris, Bill and Jack stand in front of the door for a moment, when Morris starts to reach for the doorbell. Actually, it\u2019s not so much a doorbell as it is some kind of old-fashioned door knob. Chloe stops him by yelling, \u201cWill you just wait a minute? I\u2019m sick and tired of what\u2019s happening around here! One minute we\u2019re back home, the next minute we\u2019re in someone\u2019s house. Then we\u2019re in outer space! THEN Jack nearly gets killed by a giant robotic squirrel! And all this time, we\u2019re chasing around Cheng, and God knows how many ninjas, or terrorists, or whatever they are! And your very next reaction is to just go along with things, and try and see who\u2019s behind that door? I want to know what\u2019s going on around here, and I want to know RIGHT NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n
1:02 am \u2013 Everyone is a bit taken aback by Chloe\u2019s outburst and stands silently for a minute. Jack finally says, \u201cLook Chloe, we\u2019re doing the best we can. We can\u2019t panic. We\u2019re all trying to figure this out. Before we do anything else, we need to get in touch with CTU. The best thing we can do is try to find a federal courthouse or a police precinct.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bill and Morris agree, and Chloe seems satisfied. Bill says, \u201cLet\u2019s get out of here. This abandoned house is creepy.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:04 am \u2013 They start to walk towards the front wrought-iron gate of the house, which is unlocked and swinging in the wind. The cement walkway is lined on either side with dead flowers, and what little grass there is in the lawn is dead. The address on the gate is \u201c0001 Cemetery Ridge\u201d. As they walk onto the sidewalk next to the street, the gate slams closed and bolts itself shut behind them.<\/p>\n
1:06 am \u2013 They start heading towards what appears to be the main part of town. As they walk Morris says, \u201cWell, let\u2019s go through what we know. When we were in the warehouse, there was a computer wired up to that arch. After we went through, it was like a one way trip: We couldn\u2019t go back because the arch had turned into a solid wall!\u201d<\/p>\n
Bill says, \u201cAnd the thing I don\u2019t understand is how we could be flipping around between all these places, but at the same time we keep finding the terrorists we\u2019ve been chasing after.\u201d
\nChloe says, \u201cWhatever has been making us move between these places must be doing the same thing to them. If I could only get my hands on that computer\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
1:07 am – They walk past some storefronts before reaching a police station. They walk up the steps and go in. At the main desk, a police officer argues with someone on the phone, \u201cI\u2019m not going to argue with you any more. I\u2019m not going out there no matter what kind of howling or explosions you hear. \u2026. Yeah, Yeah\u2026 I love you too, Mom.\u201d He hangs up the phone, and asks Jack, \u201cWhat can I do for you?\u201d<\/p>\n
1:08 am \u2013 Jack holds up his badge and says, \u201cMy name is Jack Bauer. We\u2019re all with the Counter Terrorism Unit in Los Angeles. Our phones don\u2019t work, and we need to reach someone there to help us. Can I use your phone?\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer looks at him suspiciously and says, \u201cCounter Terrorism Unit? Like soda fountain counters? What kind of place is that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack says, \u201cLook, all I want is to be able to talk to my superiors, I\u2019d appreciate it if you\u2019d give me a phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer shrugs and hands Jack the phone. Chloe says, \u201cJack, wait. We\u2019ve been through this before. We can\u2019t get CTU on the phone. We\u2019re going to need some help from the people here.\u201d Jack dials anyway, and gets a recording saying that the number he dialed isn\u2019t in service. Chloe smirks.<\/p>\n
1:10 am \u2013 Morris says, \u201cWe have to think about this. Every place we\u2019ve gone, we\u2019ve seen the terrorists nearby. We haven\u2019t had to go far, and sometimes we\u2019re nearly on top of them when we arrive. Shouldn\u2019t we go back to that old mansion on Cemetery Ridge?\u201d <\/p>\n
The officer at the desk interrupts Morris, \u201cCemetery Ridge? You mean the Addams house?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bill says, \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the Addams house, but the address is 0001 Cemetery Ridge.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer says, \u201cWell, you\u2019re on your own then. None of my guys are going there with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another officer standing nearby says, \u201cYeah, they\u2019re creepy and they\u2019re kooky!\u201d <\/p>\n
A third officer agrees, \u201cThey\u2019re altogether ookie!\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris says, \u201cWhat\u2019s \u2018ookie\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer says, \u201cI\u2019m not sure. It just sounded like the thing to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Commercial<\/p>\n
1:16 am – Jack, Chloe, Morris and Bill are back on the street headed back towards to the mansion where they first arrived. Morris says, \u201cI can\u2019t believe the police won\u2019t go to this place. Do they think it\u2019s haunted or something?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack says, \u201cNever mind that. I\u2019ve been thinking. That knife that I had from that space ship\u2026 Doesn\u2019t it seem a little weird to you that I still had it? Everything else around us changes radically, but I was able to bring that with me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe says, \u201cNot necessarily.\u201d She pats her purse. \u201cWe still have everything we\u2019ve been carrying around since this whole thing started. Whenever we switch to a new place, the only things that have come through have been us and whatever we\u2019re carrying. You probably brought that knife and that ray gun with you, just by having them with you when we switched to wherever this is.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:18 am \u2013 They arrive at 0001 Cemetery Ridge. Jack says, \u201cWe\u2019ll go in through the front door. We arrived at that door together when we first got here, so that\u2019s the best bet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bill says, \u201cWon\u2019t that be dangerous?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack replies, \u201cWell look at it this way. Every time we go in the back way, someone shoots at us. This way they\u2019ll be taken completely by surprise.<\/p>\n
Morris reaches for the handle on the gate, and the gate opens by itself! Bill seems startled by this, but Morris isn\u2019t as impressed. \u201cI\u2019m sure this is some sort of \u2018home automation\u2019 device. It\u2019s rigged to open whenever someone gets near it.\u201d They walk the pathway up to the house. <\/p>\n
Bill reaches the door first, and opens the door. The door opens slightly and then slams shut. Bill opens the door again, and this time holds the door handle to keep it open. A hand appears from around the door and slaps Bill\u2019s hand. Bill is so startled that he lets go and the door slams shut again.<\/p>\n
1:20 am \u2013 They all look at each other. Jack steps forward and just as he reaches for the door handle, the door opens. Inside the door is the largest man any of them have ever seen. He looks like he hasn\u2019t gotten any sleep in a very long time. His face is pale, and there are rings under his eyes. He\u2019s dressed as a butler. The man stares at them, but doesn\u2019t say anything. Jack finally speaks up, \u201cAh, hello. My name is Jack Bauer. We\u2019re here to see the person that\u2019s in charge.\u201d
\nThe man says, \u201cFollow me.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:22 am \u2013 They follow the man into the house down a small hallway. The inside of the house is elaborately decorated with hunting trophies, strange looking furniture, and wild looking portraits. The man reaches some steps at the end of the hallway. He says, \u201cJack Bauer.\u201d<\/p>\n
They all step up to the edge of the steps and a croquette ball hits Morris in the middle of the forehead and knocks him out.<\/p>\n
Commercial<\/p>\n
1:27 am \u2013 Morris starts to wake up, but he seems out of it. Morris blinks a couple of times at the woman kneeling next to him. She has long black hair and is wearing a long black dress. She holds up three fingers and says, \u201cWhat color is this?\u201d Morris says, \u201cUh\u2026 Hamburger?\u201d She turns to someone behind them, \u201cGomez, he\u2019s fine. Nothing that a little hemlock won\u2019t cure.\u201d Chloe, Bill and Jack give each other looks as though they were trying to figure out if they heard what they just thought they heard. The woman gets up and shuffles down the stairs and into the living room. Chloe turns to Morris and says, \u201cMorris, are you O.K.?\u201d<\/p>\n
1:29 am \u2013 \u201cMorticia helps me every time that happens! A little glue and that croquette ball will be in shape in no time!\u201d says Gomez. Gomez has black hair and a thin black moustache. <\/p>\n
Jack stands up with some help from Bill. Jack says, \u201cWe\u2019re looking for the person in charge. Are you in charge here?\u201d
\nGomez says, \u201cOh! You\u2019ll want Fester!\u201d He steps over to a hangman\u2019s noose that\u2019s hanging from the ceiling and pulls on it. A very loud gong sounds. Morris falls over again. Jack, Chloe and Bill barely keep their balance. Morticia and Gomez aren\u2019t affected by the noise. <\/p>\n
The tall man from before walks out from a room behind Gomez and says, \u201cYou rang?\u201d<\/p>\n
1:33 am \u2013 Gomez replies, \u201cLurch! Get Fester, would you?\u201d He then turns to Jack, and says, \u201cFester will be here in a moment.\u201d Gomez asks Morticia, \u201cNow where were we? Can I have a ruling on that last shot? It was about to go through those wickets before it\u2026.. Fester!\u201d Gomez turns to a man on the stairs.<\/p>\n
1:34 am \u2013 Everyone turns and sees a man dressed in a black robe with a fur collar. He has a light bulb in his mouth, and it\u2019s lit! Fester says, \u201cHiya!\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez tells Jack, \u201cFester is more \u2018in charge\u2019 than anyone else I know!\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack says, \u201cThat\u2019s not what I meant! I meant, \u2018Who\u2019s the head of the household?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
Gomez says, \u201cWell, why didn\u2019t you say so? That would be Great Uncle Snerk, wouldn\u2019t it, Tish?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, yes. He\u2019s had his head in that jar for years now. Loves it in there. The only time I\u2019ve ever heard him complain about it is when Cousin Phlegm poured champagne into his tank. He said it made his nose all bubbly!\u201d<\/p>\n
Morticia says, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you all get a bit more comfortable.\u201d Fester pulls up a chair for Chloe.<\/p>\n
Jack feels something at his side. He looks down and sees that a hand reaching out from a box has grabbed the phaser in his pocket, and it pulling it back into the box! Jack grabs the phaser. Jack arms are pulled down into the box all the way up to his armpits!<\/p>\n
Fester says, \u201cOh, that\u2019s just Thing. He\u2019s just helping you put things away!\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack yells, \u201cIt\u2019s doing something to my hands!\u201d<\/p>\n
Fester says, \u201cI told you before, that\u2019s THING. Cousin Itt is over there!\u201d A short creature covered with hair shambles into the room, and says something unintelligible. <\/p>\n
Jack finally pulls his hands free, and he looks at his hands to make sure they\u2019re O.K. He does a double take and says, \u201cHey! My hands are manicured!\u201d<\/p>\n
Commercial <\/p>\n
1:39 am \u2013 Lurch appears from another room and announces \u201cLunch!\u201d<\/p>\n
Morticia shuffles over to Chloe, \u201cOh, you pure dear! You look absolutely famished! You really must stay for lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe welcomes this hospitality, and says, \u201cThanks, I\u2019m not feeling very well. I\u2019m pregnant, and I think we all are a bit hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morticia says, \u201cYou\u2019re going to have a baby? How exciting? Do you know what it\u2019s going to be?\u201d
\nChloe says that she hopes it\u2019s a boy, Morris is hoping for a girl. Morticia says, \u201cBoy? Girl? Young people have no imagination these days. How disappointing.\u201d She turns to ask Lurch, \u201cLurch, be a dear, and pop a few more wombats into the oven, s\u2019il vous plait?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez says, \u201cTISH! That\u2019s French!\u201d He starts kissing Morticia on the arm.<\/p>\n
Morticia reminds him, \u201cCompany, darling! Company!\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez says, \u201cOh, of course\u2026 Where are my manners? Off to lunch!\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe leans over to Jack, \u201cWombats? I\u2019m not eating wombats! This place gives me the creeps!\u201d<\/p>\n
Morticia seems a little surprised, \u201cNo, dear, I\u2019m sorry. We just had the last of the creeps for breakfast this morning. We\u2019re having a bit of a treat tonight, since wombat is one of Uncle Fester\u2019s favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:43 am \u2013 There\u2019s a loud explosion from somewhere outside. Jack yells, \u201cWHAT WAS THAT?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez seems surprised that Jack is so alarmed. \u201cWhy, I think that\u2019s just Pugsley out playing in the backyard.\u201d
\nFester says, \u201cGomez, isn\u2019t Pugsley still at Camp Crystal Lake?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez thinks about that a second, and says, \u201cBy Jove, you\u2019re right!\u201d<\/p>\n
Morticia says, \u201cThen it must be those nice Chinese Building Inspectors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bill, Chloe, Morris and Jack, say, \u201cChinese Building Inspectors? What Chinese Building Inspectors?\u201d all at the same time.<\/p>\n
They all look at each other, and Bill says, \u201cO.K\u2026. That was weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:45 am – Morticia asks Gomez, \u201cWhen we sent them out back, do you think we should have mentioned the children\u2019s mine field?\u201d
\nJack yells, \u201cThose men are wanted terrorists! How do we get out there?\u201d Fester volunteers to take them to the backyard.<\/p>\n
Commercial<\/p>\n
1:51 am \u2013 Jack, Bill, Chloe and Morris emerge from the back of the mansion, \u201cHow big is this place? It took a long time to get out here in the back yard.\u201d Fester confesses that he gave the scenic route, since they don\u2019t have guests that stay very long. Gomez opens a door the leads from the house to the backyard, and says, \u201cIf you didn\u2019t want the scenic route, you could have just taken this to the backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
1:53 am \u2013 Jack says, \u201cWe\u2019re wasting time! Where are they?\u201d <\/p>\n
Gomez says, \u201cWell, the last time someone did something like this, we found them down by the swamp. And in that tree. And in that tree over there\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lurch points to the mansion roof, and says, \u201cMr. Addams\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone looks up, and we can see several of the terrorists climbing up the outside of the Addams mansion.<\/p>\n
1:55 am \u2013 Jack says, \u201cWhat\u2019s the best way to get up there?\u201d<\/p>\n
Fester says, \u201cI sleep up in that belfry! I\u2019ll show you the way!\u201d He starts to go back inside the house.<\/p>\n
Jack hesitates and says, \u201cWe don\u2019t have enough time. I have to get up there, NOW!\u201d He looks around, and realizes the answer is standing there right in front of him. Jack says, \u201cLurch! You have to give me a boost to the roof so I can climb up!\u201d
\nLurch shakes his head and grunts, \u201cUhhhhhhhhh\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomez says, \u201cCome on, old man!\u201d<\/p>\n
This small amount of urging convinces Lurch, and he cups his hands for Jack to step into.<\/p>\n
Gomez continues, \u201cIt\u2019s just like when we play Heads and Tails!\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack hears this and says, \u201cWait a minute\u2026What did \u2026. AHHHHH!\u201d Lurch stands up quickly and lifts with all his might, sending Jack flying through the air. He goes past the edge of the roof that he hoped to climb to, past the terrorists climbing up the building, and past the very top of the roof. He hangs in mid-air for a split second, and starts coming down again.<\/p>\n
1:57 am – A large net comes out of the belfry, and catches Jack. He\u2019s dazed, and sees that Thing is there with Cousin Itt. Jack starts to say something, and Cousin Itt starts jabbering away in some unintelligible language. They pull Jack over to the edge of the belfry and Jack asks Thing for his phaser. Thing disappears into the floor boards.<\/p>\n
1:58 am – Jack sees the terrorists converging on a gargoyle attached to the building. They\u2019re trying to pry it off its perch. Jack hears a scream from the ground, and looks down to see Chloe, Morris and Bill surrounded by the terrorists. Jack leans out from where he\u2019s standing in the belfry and yells, \u201cLeave them alone! I\u2019m coming to help you!\u201d<\/p>\n
1:59 am \u2013 A metallic voice behind Jack says, \u201cBut who will help you, Jack?\u201d Jack turns around. There\u2019s a man dressed completely in black on the landing next to where Jack is standing. The hairy creature tries to kick the man in the shin, but it doesn\u2019t have any effect. He\u2019s wearing a black hood with a metal screen over the area where his mouth is. Jack tries to kick the man in the face, but the man is too quick! He grabs Jack\u2019s foot by the heel, and pushes with all his might! Jack goes tumbling backwards off the building headed to the ground below.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a bright flash.<\/p>\n
Jack materializes in mid-air and falls into a swimming pool<\/p>\n
2:00 am – Time\u2019s up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"