⁣DNI Simms sends his loyal agent Daniel Pang to assume command of CTU in order to find the investigating agent, Shalowitz, who calls Eric and reveals that Simms abducted Ara, Naseri's daughter, demanding information in exchange for her life. Naseri refused, leading to Ara's apparent death. Deducing that Simms will have a lead to find Naseri, Eric informs John, who makes an appointment with Simms at the Pentagon. Posing as a Secret Service agent, Eric accompanies John to Simms' office, where Eric subdues Simms and helps Shalowitz infiltrate Simms' computer. Eric learns that Ara is alive and where she is kept, not knowing that Simms has hired Almeida to kill Ara. Entrusting Simms to John, Eric heads to the safe house, where he subdues the guards and frees Ara, whom he intends to return to Asim in exchange for Ingram. Simms tells John that Ara's initial abduction was Ingram's idea. The safe house is attacked by Almeida's team. Meanwhile, Pang gets closer to spotting Shalowitz. Mullins suffocates Pang to unconsciousness. Ingram makes a suicide attempt.