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In the third season premiere, the story begins three years later as a corpse, which has succumbed to a lethal and highly contagious toxin, is dumped in a very public location.

The hunt by Jack and Chase for one of Salazar's mid-level distributors puts them on the trail of an unsuspecting teen being used as a pawn.

Jack finds Kyle Singer's residence, but Kyle, unknowingly in possession of the deadly virus, is gone.

Jack confronts President Palmer about the need to negotiate with the terrorists but Palmer refuses since doing so would be tantamount to declaring open season on the American people.+

In order to stop the release of the deadly virus, Jack starts a riot to break Ramon Salazar out of prison.

President Palmer must make a life-threatening decision regarding Jack.

Jack is held captive by Ramon Salazar; Chappelle learns about Jack's drug addiction, then accuses Chase of covering for him.

President Palmer comes down hard on Jack and Tony when he learns he was being kept in the dark on matters of national security.

With the virus worth one billion dollars, Jack and the Salazars find themselves in a bidding war with another potential buyer's representative - someone from Jack's past.

With Jack still undercover, the Salazars torture Chase looking for information about CTU's plans to seize the virus.

Jack and the Salazars continue with their plan to acquire the virus from Michael Amador.

With less than an hour before the delivery of the virus, Nina tries to convince Ramon Salazar that Jack isn't who he says he is.

Chase confronts Jack as to why he wasn't included in the plans for obtaining the virus and Jack explains the brutal truth about what it takes to be a CTU agent.

After confronting Jack about his drug use, Chappelle considers pulling him from active duty.

Jack must deal with due process questions following his sudden killing of a key material witness in the ongoing investigation for the viral terrorist threat.

Jack loosens his control of Amador in order to find out who he's working for.

Jack realizes he has a connection to Stephen Saunders, a man from Jack's past presumed dead.

President Palmer tells Jack that a top CTU agent is to be killed.

With Saunders now calling the shots, Jack looks to create a surprise of his own to gain the upper hand.

CTU gains the upper hand as Jack takes control of Saunders' one weakness.

As Jack and Chase make their move to grab Saunders, Tony must choose between his duty and protecting his wife.

Jack uses Saunders' daughter as leverage to prevent more of the virus from being released.

Saunders tells Jack that the remaining 11 vials containing the virus are to be released within the hour.

Jack is faced with a horrible dilemma after he and Chase find the last vial containing the virus.