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President Gardner is briefed on the recent homicide bombing. Rescue workers are already on the scene, doing what they can. But given that the powerful explosion happenned in such a contained area, it's unlikely any will survive. Josh informs the president that CTU has discovered the bomber's video on an ISIS website. It was uploaded mere minutes after the bombing. Although she doesn't give her name she claims to be one of the escapees from the concentration camps. She also says that she is from Chechnya, gives praise to Vladimer Bierko, and swears there will be more "martyrs" if Gardner continues his policies. Gardner is also informed that Carl Webb wants to see him again, it can't wait.

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Nadia Yassir watches the news reports of the homicide bombing. She asks Malik about this.

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Nadia: Is this what Fayed wants?

Malik: All wars have casualties. Were those people protesting when we were thrown into concentration camps?

Nadia: Maybe some were. Has it occurred to you that Fayed just killed some ACLU lawyers. I'm guessing the bomber didn't ask these people their politics before she murdered them.

Malik: Maybe a few, but as far as I can see most just sat back idly while our people were persecuted.

Nadia: What about the children too young to know what was going on?

Malik: I'm sorry for them, but it was neccessary.

Nadia: The Koran strictly forbids the killing of children.

Malik: The Koran was written at a time when warriors fought one on one. By those who looked each other in the eye and fought until one of them was dead. The prophet could never imagine bombs being dropped into villages from the sky, or a weapon capable of leveling an entire city in seconds.

Nadia: Perhaps he also couldn't imagine someone blowing herself up in a room full of children.

Malik: Be careful what you say in front of Fayed. He lets you live because he hopes you can give him valuable intel. But sooner or later he will cut his losses.

Nadia: Understood.

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Kate Warner sees her father making himself lunch. With Jeff Benson distracted Kate quickly grabs her father's cellphone and looks up the last number he talked to. She redials, and is suprised at who answers it. It's Charles Logan, former president and convicted criminal. Bob Warner hears what's going on and goes to take the phone away from Kate.

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Kate: What's really going on dad?

Bob: You know I supported Logan in the primaries five years ago.

Kate: Back then he didn't seem any more corrupt than other politicians. But you know what he did, he worked with terrorists. What exactly are you involved in?

Bob: Are you certain you want to know?

Kate: I need to know. How deeply are you involved with Logan?

Bob: Okay, I'll tell you. But be warned, once you know you can't un-learn it.

Kate: I'm listening.

Bob: The rumors about Logan are mostly true. When he became president after Keeler's assasination, he needed to unite the country.

Kate: Unite it under him you mean?

Bob: Yes. The plan was to let Bierko and the other terrorists be caught with nerve gas. Then Logan would be justified doing what was neccessary in destroying islamofascism once and for all. Things didn't go according to plan. Bierko realized he was eing played, so he retaliated by using the gas against american civilians and CTU. And Logan's role was discovered, he was arrested. A plea deal was arranged, Logan got to plead guilty to a minor corruption charge, serve a sentance under house arrest. In exchange he resigned without a fight.

Kate: What was your role in this?

Bob: Me and certain, like minded individuals, funded the operation in private. My price was that Logan would give Marie a full pardon. Ofcourse his resignation prevented that. My hope, is that by continuing with this operation, Gardner will pardon Marie.

Kate: So Gardner was involved with Logan's conspiracy?

Bob: No, he's as honest as a politician comes. But he was proposing the mass-internment and similar methods when he was Logan's vice-president. My associates are working on forcing him to pardon Marie, Palmer too should he win next month.

Kate: Did you know what your associates were planning, that bombing at the Mcdonalds?

Bob: I didn't ask details. I'm sorry if you disapprove, but I'll do what I must for my family.

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Bob nodded to Jeff Benson. He grabbed Kate against her will and brought her into another room. Bob and Jeff then locked Kate inside. There was food, a television, even a small bathroom in this room. Bob felt he had to keep Kate locked up until the operation was successful.

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