 Kim doesn't deal with her mother's death well and drops out of school, becoming an au pair with the Mathesons, a family from Los Angeles.When Jack discovers the plot to detonate a nuclear bomb, he tries to relocate Kim, requesting that she be evacuated if he returns to CTU.Kim does not respond to Jack's request, but does find herself in serious trouble when she discovers Megan Matheson, her charge, is being abused by her father Gary.