THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 5AM AND 6AM

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Jack was getting ready for the mission when Ann came in.

Ann-They told me you were going to find one the men that took Charlie

Jack-Ya

Ann-I'm going to stay here incase anything happens.

Jack-Good, you call if anything does

Ann-I will. Jack, please be careful, I don't know what Charlie and me would do if something happened to you.

Jack-I'll be fine.

Ken-K, everyone in the van now!

Jack-I've gotta go.

He kissed Ann before whispering in her ear

Jack-She's a tough kid, she's gonna be fine.

With that, Jack turned and left.

Charlie was all alone in a dark, cold room. There was what looked like a doggie door on the locked door, the kind they use to feed people in prison movies. How long were they planning on keeping her here. She was going nuts; memories she'd tried so hard to forget were rapidly coming back. Memories that only her mother knew about. She crept over to the door and reached her hand through it, she felt around for anything until finally, she felt a coat, she dug her into a pocket until she finally found what she was looking for, she held the cell phone and brought her arm back into her prison. She was about to call her mom when she heard noise on the other side of the wall, she pressed her ear against it, the voices weren't clear but she could make out most of the words.

Voice 1: How much longer until the bombs will be ready?

Voice 2: A few more hours, the bombs are already in place, but the activation mechanism isn't ready yet.

Voice 1:how do we use this activation equipment

Voice 2:It's simple, when it's finished you push the green button and enter a 5 digit code, you push the green button to lock the code onto its memory, then when you're ready, enter the code and push the red button, all the bombs will go off at once. The death toll will be in the tens of thousands.

Charlie sunk back, she was in big trouble. She heard footsteps outside her room, no doubt they'd be able to hear her, she'd have to wait to call her mom.

Jack sat next to Ken in the van headed towards Ron Jason's house.

Ken-So, Jack, I thought you'd disappeared.

Jack-I had. I wasn't planning on coming back here.

Ken-Quite a coincidence that you show up today. But we could really use your help today.

Jack-I'm not here to help, I had no reason to live until I met Charlie. That girl is my life. I just wanna find her, and then never come back here again.

Ann was sitting in the situation room going through things in her head when Erin walked in. Without lifting her head, Ann began to talk,

Ann-Davie Robins.

Erin-Excuse me?

Ann-Davie Robins, he's 5. Went missing 4 days ago, we all thought he was dead. Me and Jack were working on the case together; we'd been awake for 2 days trying to find him. By the time we finally figured out where he was, we were sure he was dead. So we went there and saw him, just lying there, I leaned down to pick him up, and he coughed. There's no scene like a parent being reunited with their kid after a hell like that. That was 10 minutes before Charlie called.

Erin didn't know how to respond to that, so she just went ahead with the question she needed to ask,

Erin-Who took your daughter?

Ann looked at her, shocked.

Ann-I doesn't know! If I knew who did this to Charlie, I'd tell you.

Erin-Don't lie to me, I can see it in your eyes, there's something you aren't telling me.

Ann took a breath and looked at Erin.

Ann-I am good at what I do. I find missing people, but sometimes I don't find them until it's too late. Every now and then I get death threats from grieving family members, but no ones ever threatened Charlie.

Erin-Do you keep any of these threats?

Ann-No, I burn them at first sight, I don't want Charlie worrying about me.

Erin-Can you remember anyone who sent you one of these?

Ann-No.

Erin-What about the family members of the victims?

Ann-My agency promises confidentiality.

Erin felt like Ann wasn't telling the truth, she'd pry more later.

Jack and Ken stopped a few houses away from Jason's house. There was no car in the driveway, until a small silver car pulled into the driveway. Jack and Ken approached it just before a man stepped out.

Jack-Ron Jason?

Ron-Ya

Ken-Counter Terrorist Unit, You're under arrest.

Ron hesitated for a moment before starting to run from them. Jack grabbed his gun and shot a few feet away from him. Ron stopped, dead in his tracks.

Jack-Put your hands above your head!

Ron did so and Ken handcuffed him. They got into the car and headed towards CTU. Jack grabbed his phone and called Ann.

Ann-Hello

Jack-Hey, we got him.

Ann-Jack! Thank God! Are you okay?

Jack-I'm fine, we're bringing Jason in now.

Ann-Jason? Ronald Jason?

Jack-Ya, do you know him?

Ann-O my God

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