Mrs Palmer and Bodyguard had just arrived at Computer Geek's (who Jack believes faked the Cyprus recording) apartment. As ever, when Jack doesn't know what's going on he gets his big gun out and starts waving it at people. Mrs P does her usual guff of "I'm only trying to help David..." but Jack doesn't believe her (smart guy). Jack hears rustling in a wardrobe, waves gun around some more, and Computer Geek comes out and says "Yes, it was me what did it, it's a fair cop guv." He says he will go to CTU and 'fess up.
Jack rings Tony Almeida who has to chloroform Chappelle as he has just "re-assigned" Tony (to clean the toilets with a toothbrush, I think) so that he can send a helicopter to pick up Jack, Computer Geek, and Mrs P.
Meanwhile, President Palmer is under house arrest and Jim from "Neighbours" has staged a big coup and is now President. Palmer convinces Secret service man to get him a phone and rings Jack Bauer to find out what is going on: he says "do not trust my wife." Duh...obviously. Jack Bauer says he has the evidence and is going to help President P whup Jim from "Neighbours" a**e. Horrible little man who is President P's right hand man (til he went over to the Dark Side) comes in and says "oh tut tut you are not supposed to have a phone..naughty boy!"
In the extremely annoying Drippy Daughter sub-plot (how I wish she was still in the bunker with that nutter) she predictably, goes back to the mad wife murderer's house (even though he is still at large) because it is really vital she pick up her hairdryer (she really did!) at 4am. Mad wife murderer killed the cop who had accompanied her and chased her round the house a bit so she hid in the loft and fell through the ceiling and concussed him (I kid ye not!) Then she had to ring Daddy and say "oh God what do I do, crazy employer is concussed on the floor..and he has a gun!" so Daddy said "get the gun and shoot him" so she did.
Daddy is too busy to go and shoot him himself, as he is still waiting for the blinkin' helicopter. Everyone is trying to cut a deal with everyone else - computer geek has info which implicates Mrs. P so she is trying to get him to take the fall for everything. He is telling Jack that he will only testify if he is guaranteed immunity, but he realises that Mrs P is playing him so, while Jack is distracted on the phone telling Drippy Daughter to shoot Mad Wifekiller, Computer Geek stabs Mrs P and escapes through a hole in the wall.
And that's how it ends...Mrs P, bleeding on the floor, saying to Jack "help me, help me" and he goes no way, have to get Computer Geek cos only he has the proof that the recording was a fake and we shouldn't embark on World War 3.
As you can probably tell, this week's episode surpassed itself for stretching the bounds of credible drama. I imagine the script-writers sitting round going "oh God, what can we come up with now..we're only up to 16 hours..."
I'm only still watching because I have invested 22 hours (minus ad breaks!) in this pile of far fetched poo. And because I've fancied Kiefer Sutherland since "Young Guns"!
It's taken me so long to do this that probably ten people have posted and told you the plot far more succinctly!