2:00 AM - 3:00 AM

I'm back from Las Vegas, with stories to tell of my vacation. But Jack Bauer takes no vacations, so all that will have to wait.

Josh Bauer hasn't been seen for weeks, and suddenly he's got his own re-cap box. Quite a promotion.

So I guess they called up William Devane for that one scene last week and then sent him out the door.

"Dammit, Nadia, you have the authority!" (Drink!)

Even Jack-logic is not powerful enough to talk his way out of the holding cell in his current situation. (I'm sure we will see the right situation "within the hour," though.)

Morris says it's pointless he and Chloe being coy about their breakup. As if either one of them could possibly act coy.

"LAPD is setting up a five block perimeter." (Drink!)

Nadia seems to be completely over that whole you're-a-sadistic-bastard thing with Doyle now. What happens in Denver stays in Denver.

Now cut to Cheng's warehouse, where it's looking like an outtake from Big Trouble in Little China. (Starring the villain from The Karate Kid, Part II.)

Bad guys have perimeters too! (Drink!)

12 hours of watching cable news would make me feel as bad as Josh does, too.

Whenever Chloe has something to tell you, run and hide.

Michael Shanks didn't really have to get a wardrobe fitting when he signed on to 24.

Jack doesn't want to talk to Marilyn about the Audrey situation. Good, because we don't want to hear about a bunch of stuff we already know.

Doyle's team is moving in. Everybody get ready for the "the bad guys are actually meeting in a completely different building" gimmick.

And Doyle's whole "Junior Jack" thing is still going -- he doesn't wear a helmet during the raid, even though everyone else does.

Doyle's guessing they could have "gotten out before we locked down the perimeter." On 24? Perish the thought! (And also, take a drink!)

Suddenly, the cold and prickly banter doesn't work for Chloe. But it's worked fine for three other seasons.

Lennox says as soon as Lisa's in, she's to create an opportunity for Bishop to "access her PDA." If you know what I mean.

Bishop to Lisa: "You taste like the Old West."

Now we know why Lennox really wanted to leave the White House and tag along. He knew there would be a show.

Nadia saw that look from Milo. Yes, he says, he was hurt. But that could have been the bullet in the arm.

A Code Red is confirmed. Did Jack Nicholson order it? You can't handle the truth!

A white (red) shirt lets Jack out. Jack: "I need a weapon." White Shirt: (drops dead) "Here, take mine."

See, the problem these Chinese thugs have hitting Jack is that they aren't aiming for the windows like Jack is.

Suddenly, Karen firing Bill from being in charge of CTU looks like the best thing to ever happen to their marriage.

Are there any good guys but Jack still alive from season one now?

The Chinese squad is after Josh Bauer. Of course, we all already knew this because 1) Josh got his own box in the re-cap; and 2) James Cromwell's name was shown in the opening credits.

Josh is now about one motion tracker and one flame thrower shy of being ready to take out the Alien.

What? Grandpa Bauer is working with Cheng?! Shock!!!!