The following takes place between 12pm and 1pm eastern standard time. Events occur in real time.

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12:00

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From the White House bunker president Gardner discusses chings with Josh, his chief-of-staff.

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Gardner; I need to address the nation, from the Oval Office.

Josh: It would be safer from here.

Gardner: The people need to know everyhing is fine, that their leaders don't cower.

Josh: Understood sir

Gardner: Of the six attacks, how many are we still able to track?

Josh: Three, but they are taking counter measures to avoid being followed.

Gardner: Hopefully it will pay off. Incidentally, those protesters outside, any links between them and the Sons of Liberty?

Josh: No known link, at least not yet.

Gardner: Tell the police to arrest them if they suspect them of getting violent.

Josh: With all due respect sir, D.C. police know how to handle protestors.

Gardner: We may need to take a strong stand against terrorism. Relay the message.

Josh: Yes sir.

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At CTU Bill Buchanan has just finished briefing everyone about the attacks on the detention centers. Many are suprised that Nadia was among the escapees. As the briefing ends Milo goes to talk to director Buchanan in private.

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Milo: If Nadia escaped she was probably trying to infiltrate those who were behind it.

Bill: It's possible. Until we hear from her directly, we should consider her an enemy combatant. When we find her location we will give her the chance to surrender.

Milo: We should be working on a way to contact her.

Bill: If you have a way I'm not thinking of, feel free to say.

Milo: No, I don't.

Bill: Then please, get back to work.

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Nadia sat quietly on the escape bus. Her friends at CTU likely now consider her a terrorist, and the escapees didn't neccessarily know she had worked at CTU until this morning. She was in a precarious situation, she just had to sit back, and try and figure out who was behind this escape.

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In Riyadh Jack Bauer waits with a captive Jabbar. His old mentor, Christopher Henderson claimed to have been one of the last americans evacuated from Saigon in 1975. Henderson told horror stories about what the north vietnamise army did, but ISIS taking over this city would be even worse. It was ironic that Jack might be seeking sanctuary from communist China, but Cheng had promised him a pardon in exchange for assasinating Jabbar and Hakeem. And right now, almost anywhere seemed safer than Riyadh.

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