The following takes place between 7am and 8am. Events occur in real time.
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7:00
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Captain Steele was doing a final check-list before taking off. He remembered when he had the first interview for piloting Air Force One. His interviewer said the background check would take years, and even if Steele was proven to be skilled, loyal, and discreet enough, he might still be passed over for someone more qualified. Steele remembered how exciting it had been when he got the job. Back then, he never thought he would ever commit treason, but these were extraordinary circumstances. Steele completed his checklist and the takeoff commenced, only Steele and agent Pierce knew that this plane would never reach Los Angelas.
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At the new CTU, Jack Bauer knew something was going on. Mason was sending Eric Hunter and Ishmael Ali on a mission together. Jack was painfully aware that their resources were stretched thin right now, he could even understand giving Ishmael a mission. But why would they trust him over Jack? They were keeping something from him, but what? He decided to sneak into Mason's computer to fnd out.
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Kim was in great pain. She knew if she went to the hospital she would be more likely to be found. That could help her side, but she was scared. There was a medical safehouse her friends sometimes used, but that could put their doctor at risk. The only other option was to just live with the pain. It was a question of what would win out, her fear, her pain, or her dedication to the cause.
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At Adam's compound Teri saw people going to the mess hall for breakfast. Teri was hungry, but she didn't want to take anything from these people. Still, if she was to have any chance of escaping, or making Adam pay, she had to keep up her strength.
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In Sunrise mayor Wilkins is getting an update. The police are guarding the remaining food at the grocery stores. But some of Wilkins' sources say that the cops are quietly taking a little of the food for themselves and their families. It becomes clear that they won't make it through this crises unless more food comes in.
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7:08