That doesnt even include the horrific terrorist attack that Amira executed in this installment.

Truly a shocking moment.

Carter comes to his defense: Im pinning my hopes on my degenerate friends word.

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Well, that faith soon pays off.

Carter confirms they are Jadalla and his men.

All of their IDs have the same address, so Mullins orders them to go directly there.

I deserve to see this through, Carter exclaims.

To keep them from killing anyone else.

Surprisingly, Mullins puts up little fight and gives the okay.

Having also been given the green light, Amira and Khasan are preparing for their attack.

I raised you better than this, Papa Terrorist says to his daughter, to no avail.

Khasan urges his sister not to listen to their father: This is our moment.

As they work in the garage, Mr. Harris makes his not-glorious return, bringing the needed chemicals.

Noticing the quiet Amira, he returns to his constant state of panic.

Shes giving off a sense of trepidation, which isnt good, because you should never worry a worrier.

They wont be able to hold him much longer, since its really just Johns word against his.

With the interrogation not going anywhere, John goes to apologize to Nilaa.

I questioned your loyalty, he confesses.

Talk about pushing your luck.

Probably for the best.

That proves to be trouble, as the terrorists are gone by the time CTU invades the house.

Carter is pissed, throwing a chair against the wall.

We had them, he declares, accusing Locke and his team of letting them get away.

Talk about taking your anger out on the wrong people.

Pulling the weapon on Khasan, Harris tells Amira to get behind him because theyre leaving.

Khasan makes a sudden movement, leading Harris to shoot.

As her brother lies bleeding on the floor, Amira literally stabs her teacher/lover/co-conspirator in the back.

With his last breaths, Khasan implores his sister to finish what he started.

Reluctantly, Isaac agrees to let her leave.

The two have an emotional goodbye, which soon ends up not being a farewell.

Men jump out and take both members of the Carter clan as they fend off fire from Isaacs crew.

Once theyve made it away, its revealed that Jadalla is behind the abduction.

A quick shirt change later, Amira is ready for her mission.

She at least has the decency to leave her father alive, a move that backfires.

Where was that MacGyver-level resourcefulness 30 minutes ago?

Looking for Amira, he discovers his sons body and their plans.

When his emotional pleas to Amira fall on deaf ears once again, he calls 911.

In an impressive response time by the authorities, Mullins and Rebecca are immediately notified of the threat.

New Stiles is good; she tracks the truck in no time.

Jenkins springs into action, dodging cars and making his way over the bridge.

When he spots the truck in question, he fires at the driver.

The truck explodes, taking much of the bridge with it.

At a quiet and stunned CTU, Carter and Rebecca reunite, commiserating over what has transpired.

That someone is Jadalla, getting some payback against the man who killed his father.

If he doesnt, then Nicole and Isaac are dead.

What did you think?

Were you surprised by the terrorist attack?

How many laws will Carter break to get his family back?

Im going to set the over/under at 10.