These events happen in somewhat real time between the hours of 12:00 A.M.
and 1:00A.M.
12:00 a.m.
As Jack sat in his office he contemplated the past few years of his life and what he has to show for all of his trouble. He has no one who cares about him. Kim loves him, but it is because he is her father and she had too, but sometimes he wondered if her patience is growing thin. On top of that she had married Chase. This is sort of fine with Jack because Chase in some ways is a reflection of himself. The fear that a blowback like Jacks will occur and Kim will get hurt in the crossfire. He now believed that if you choose this profession you did not deserve a family. You could not have one because the past always comes back to haunt you, as his had, and to bring a family into you are putting them in jeopardy.
He begins to think about all the women he has loved and the woman that he still loves and haunts him, like the one chance that was never taken. Teri is that ghost. She is the person who always could make Jack forget about whatever trouble he had. The outside would no longer exist all of those problems left with one look at her, and life was normal again. Now that no longer exist and he has not only the outside world haunting him, but his dead wife, that he was responsible for killing. He no longer could escape to a happy place. Life was pain, sorrow, and destruction. He never could really love again because his heart was gone. This allowed him to go the extra mile others could not go because he had nothing left to live for. Kim had someone to look after her now if he died. He tired to love Kate, but he just couldn't love her like she wanted. He could not let that piece of his heart to live again. The pain of loosing someone would never trouble him again, because he would never care for anyone again.
The past and present collided inside his head as he looked at the picture of Teri, Kim, and himself happily sitting together at the park. His reflections on life were disturbed by the ringing phone on his desk and he was brought back into the real world. The world of pain and sadness filled his mind again. Just another day at the office, and another day that would seem to last forever.
"Jack its Tony. I need you in the conference room we have a situation."
When don't we have a situation Jack thought to himself. At least once a year he has to stick his life on the line and exceed the possibility of the human body just to save the world so that more people can live happily ever after, and he has to live in the world of pain. Sometimes he wondered if it was all worth it, in the end he was left alone. But everyone is alone in the end. "I'll be down in a minute."
12:05
President Palmer walked through the doors of CTU. This was the second time he had done so. Last time he came to question he Federal Agent who he believed tried to kill him, and now that same man is one of his closest friends. He thought about the irony of life. There was a lot to be said for Jack Bauer. He was truly a great man, and Palmer respected him, and was honored to have him as a friend. Jack was the last true patriot a rare breed. Palmer felt bad though, because every time he saw Jack something bad was happening and he was asking Jack to help him. Every time this happened Jack lost something new. Whether it was his life or just a piece of himself. Either way he asked so much of Jack, and each time Jack would deliver even under extreme circumstances, but he might be too much.
"Hello Mr. President. Please follow me; I'll take you to the conference room. I'm . . ."
The president cut her off, "You are Kim Bauer. I'm sorry Kim Edmunds. I would not forget who you were. Your father is a great man. Will you be joining us in the conference?"
"No Mr. President Tony," she paused to correct herself, "Mr. Almeida told me to escort you to the conference room and see if there is anything you need."
"A glass of water please. Have to take my pills. How is everything with you and Mr. Edmunds?"
"Everything is fine Mr. President thanks for asking."
"I believe you meant my daughter are friends now."
"Yes Mr. President after we meant when we ran into one another shopping we have continued to stay in contact and have lunch every now and then. She is a wonderful woman."
"Please call me David. I'm glad to see my daughter has meant such a nice person. If you are anything like your father you two will be great friends."
"Here is the conference room Mr. President, I'm sorry sir, I cannot get use to calling you by your first name. If you don't mind I would like to continue to call you Mr. President."
"That is fine Kim."
"My father and the others will be joining you shortly. I will be back with your water momentarily."
"Thank you Kim."
President Palmer walked into the empty room and took the seat at the head of the table. He still contemplated asking Jack to do the mission. He wondered if this would be the impossible for the man who has made so many impossible things possible.
With that thought in mine Jack Bauer walked into the room.
"Hello Mr. President."
"Hello Jack. How is everything?"
"Fine Mr. President. Thank you for asking."
"How is everything with you sir?"
"Good. I'm glad to hear everything is fine with you."
Tony and Michelle walked in and greeted everyone.
"I know Jack, your wondering why I would call this meeting today. It has come to the attention of some people that there is a problem brewing that needs to be handled. I'm reluctant to ask you to help because the person who informed us of the problem is not one of your favorite people. But she refuses to help us unless you are the one who handles the situation."
There was silence for a moment. "Yes sir. I understand. Whatever you need me to do I will do."
"Jack I'm leaving it up to you. Tony and Michelle will brief you of the situation that has just arisen and then you will decide."
"Yes sir." Jack replied.
Michelle took over and began to brief Jack on the events of the past hour. "Jack Nina contacted us via a satellite phone. We were unable to trace the call. She said that there was a major attack planned for the U.S. She would not give us any more information other than that Treadstone was behind it. As you know Treadstone is an organization that is organizing terrorist cells around the world. There goal is to create chaos. We still do not know who the leader of the organization is. We all know that they were the people who helped Osma and his crew with the World Trade Center incident. They are very capable and any threat proposed will be very deadly."
"What proof do you have other than Nina's word?" Jack asked hoping there was none so that he could give the case of Nina being a known liar and that was all this probably was. He wasn't a coward nor afraid of Nina, he was afraid of what he would do if he were put in front of Nina again. Each time he worried and each time she escaped.
"She is not our only source saying something is being planned. She is though the only source who has known contact with the leaders of Treadstone. We know this by other credible sources who have reported on her meeting with the shadow leader."
Tony interrupted trying to get to the point because everyone had the basic knowledge of Treadstone. "Jack what we want you to do is fly to whatever country she wants to meet, meet with her and go from there. Of course you will be bugged and traced. If at any moment we fill it is not true we will contact you via cell phone and tell you to forget it. If you choose to take this assignment?"
Jack looked at the President and asked, "There is no one else to do this? Correct?"
"Yes Jack. She wants you and only you. If you do not think you can do it than we will find another way." The president said trying to let Jack no that he was not there last hope even though he was.
Jack knew there was no other way to find out quick enough to even attempt to obstruct the plans. "Sir there is no other way. That is why we are having this meeting. I know you would not trust me to do this because of the history and that is very understandable. I will do it sir."
"Are you sure Jack?"
"Yes sir. My only request is that Kim does not find out. Which means Chase will have to be in the dark on it also."
"Already done. I figured you would want that so I have made it look as if you would accompany the president to China for a summit meeting acting as help to the Secret Service. Neither of them will know your true reason for leaving or where you are going." Tony said. He knew Jack and even he was contemplating whether or not Jack was capable of doing this.
"When do I leave?"
"Whenever she calls back, which should be within the hour. She will tell you were to go." Michelle answered.
"How will I get there?"
"Via a plane that is already ready and waiting. You'll tell the pilot where to go when you reach the plane."
12:45
Nina Myers wondered if they would really ask Jack to meet her or if they would tell her to fuck off. She figured they would ask and Jack would accept with the thought of killing Nina after she gave him the information. She had planned for this and his plan would not work. She still was intrigued by Jack. She knew there was the physical spark between them. They were great in bed together and that she did miss. She didn't miss his boy-scout routine but he was a complete different person in bed. It was like the evil side of Jack came out in bed. The side you saw when someone had hurt him or his family, when it was game time side. Jack was two people, the caring father who wouldn't hurt a fly, and the other side that would kill you in a heart beat if he thought you were a threat to the U.S. Since Teri died the second side was more prevalent than the first.
She dialed the number to CTU. She hadn't called that number in so long, but she still remembered it.
"This is Tony Almedia speaking."
"Tony where is Jack"
"Hold on Nina" Tony handed Jack the phone and took a deep breath.
"What do you want Nina?"
"What no pleasantries Jack? No of course not your at work. You have to be super man meets the boy scouts. You never did have pleasure at work even when we were together. Why was that Jack?"
"Are you going to psychoanalyze me to death or are you going to tell me were to go."
"Go to the small airport off Sunset and I'll contact you via your cell phone." Nina said before she ended the conversation.
Jack hung up the phone and sat for a moment.
President Palmer inquired, "Where are you supposed to go?"
"An airport of Sunset then she's going to call me. Via my cell phone."
"SH$T. She's not going to give us the place in advance. She's going to run you around until she is sure there is no one who can catch you via following."
"Yeah. I better get going. Time to jump through hops." Jack replied.
"There is a car waiting for you outside. Go see tech to get the bug and tracer on. Michelle will be monitoring your bug and tracker. If anything happens to either we have a back up set that looks like a watch. It'll have the stuff inside."
"Ok. But if she thinks I have a bug or tracer and she doesn't want it the first thing that will go is my watch."
"Let's hope not because that is the only thing we can figure to use that won't be suspicious. She knows our techniques and she knows you. That creates a problem." Michelle added.
12:57
12:58
12:59
12:00 a.m.
As Jack sat in his office he contemplated the past few years of his life and what he has to show for all of his trouble. He has no one who cares about him. Kim loves him, but it is because he is her father and she had too, but sometimes he wondered if her patience is growing thin. On top of that she had married Chase. This is sort of fine with Jack because Chase in some ways is a reflection of himself. The fear that a blowback like Jacks will occur and Kim will get hurt in the crossfire. He now believed that if you choose this profession you did not deserve a family. You could not have one because the past always comes back to haunt you, as his had, and to bring a family into you are putting them in jeopardy.
He begins to think about all the women he has loved and the woman that he still loves and haunts him, like the one chance that was never taken. Teri is that ghost. She is the person who always could make Jack forget about whatever trouble he had. The outside would no longer exist all of those problems left with one look at her, and life was normal again. Now that no longer exist and he has not only the outside world haunting him, but his dead wife, that he was responsible for killing. He no longer could escape to a happy place. Life was pain, sorrow, and destruction. He never could really love again because his heart was gone. This allowed him to go the extra mile others could not go because he had nothing left to live for. Kim had someone to look after her now if he died. He tired to love Kate, but he just couldn't love her like she wanted. He could not let that piece of his heart to live again. The pain of loosing someone would never trouble him again, because he would never care for anyone again.
The past and present collided inside his head as he looked at the picture of Teri, Kim, and himself happily sitting together at the park. His reflections on life were disturbed by the ringing phone on his desk and he was brought back into the real world. The world of pain and sadness filled his mind again. Just another day at the office, and another day that would seem to last forever.
"Jack its Tony. I need you in the conference room we have a situation."
When don't we have a situation Jack thought to himself. At least once a year he has to stick his life on the line and exceed the possibility of the human body just to save the world so that more people can live happily ever after, and he has to live in the world of pain. Sometimes he wondered if it was all worth it, in the end he was left alone. But everyone is alone in the end. "I'll be down in a minute."
12:05
President Palmer walked through the doors of CTU. This was the second time he had done so. Last time he came to question he Federal Agent who he believed tried to kill him, and now that same man is one of his closest friends. He thought about the irony of life. There was a lot to be said for Jack Bauer. He was truly a great man, and Palmer respected him, and was honored to have him as a friend. Jack was the last true patriot a rare breed. Palmer felt bad though, because every time he saw Jack something bad was happening and he was asking Jack to help him. Every time this happened Jack lost something new. Whether it was his life or just a piece of himself. Either way he asked so much of Jack, and each time Jack would deliver even under extreme circumstances, but he might be too much.
"Hello Mr. President. Please follow me; I'll take you to the conference room. I'm . . ."
The president cut her off, "You are Kim Bauer. I'm sorry Kim Edmunds. I would not forget who you were. Your father is a great man. Will you be joining us in the conference?"
"No Mr. President Tony," she paused to correct herself, "Mr. Almeida told me to escort you to the conference room and see if there is anything you need."
"A glass of water please. Have to take my pills. How is everything with you and Mr. Edmunds?"
"Everything is fine Mr. President thanks for asking."
"I believe you meant my daughter are friends now."
"Yes Mr. President after we meant when we ran into one another shopping we have continued to stay in contact and have lunch every now and then. She is a wonderful woman."
"Please call me David. I'm glad to see my daughter has meant such a nice person. If you are anything like your father you two will be great friends."
"Here is the conference room Mr. President, I'm sorry sir, I cannot get use to calling you by your first name. If you don't mind I would like to continue to call you Mr. President."
"That is fine Kim."
"My father and the others will be joining you shortly. I will be back with your water momentarily."
"Thank you Kim."
President Palmer walked into the empty room and took the seat at the head of the table. He still contemplated asking Jack to do the mission. He wondered if this would be the impossible for the man who has made so many impossible things possible.
With that thought in mine Jack Bauer walked into the room.
"Hello Mr. President."
"Hello Jack. How is everything?"
"Fine Mr. President. Thank you for asking."
"How is everything with you sir?"
"Good. I'm glad to hear everything is fine with you."
Tony and Michelle walked in and greeted everyone.
"I know Jack, your wondering why I would call this meeting today. It has come to the attention of some people that there is a problem brewing that needs to be handled. I'm reluctant to ask you to help because the person who informed us of the problem is not one of your favorite people. But she refuses to help us unless you are the one who handles the situation."
There was silence for a moment. "Yes sir. I understand. Whatever you need me to do I will do."
"Jack I'm leaving it up to you. Tony and Michelle will brief you of the situation that has just arisen and then you will decide."
"Yes sir." Jack replied.
Michelle took over and began to brief Jack on the events of the past hour. "Jack Nina contacted us via a satellite phone. We were unable to trace the call. She said that there was a major attack planned for the U.S. She would not give us any more information other than that Treadstone was behind it. As you know Treadstone is an organization that is organizing terrorist cells around the world. There goal is to create chaos. We still do not know who the leader of the organization is. We all know that they were the people who helped Osma and his crew with the World Trade Center incident. They are very capable and any threat proposed will be very deadly."
"What proof do you have other than Nina's word?" Jack asked hoping there was none so that he could give the case of Nina being a known liar and that was all this probably was. He wasn't a coward nor afraid of Nina, he was afraid of what he would do if he were put in front of Nina again. Each time he worried and each time she escaped.
"She is not our only source saying something is being planned. She is though the only source who has known contact with the leaders of Treadstone. We know this by other credible sources who have reported on her meeting with the shadow leader."
Tony interrupted trying to get to the point because everyone had the basic knowledge of Treadstone. "Jack what we want you to do is fly to whatever country she wants to meet, meet with her and go from there. Of course you will be bugged and traced. If at any moment we fill it is not true we will contact you via cell phone and tell you to forget it. If you choose to take this assignment?"
Jack looked at the President and asked, "There is no one else to do this? Correct?"
"Yes Jack. She wants you and only you. If you do not think you can do it than we will find another way." The president said trying to let Jack no that he was not there last hope even though he was.
Jack knew there was no other way to find out quick enough to even attempt to obstruct the plans. "Sir there is no other way. That is why we are having this meeting. I know you would not trust me to do this because of the history and that is very understandable. I will do it sir."
"Are you sure Jack?"
"Yes sir. My only request is that Kim does not find out. Which means Chase will have to be in the dark on it also."
"Already done. I figured you would want that so I have made it look as if you would accompany the president to China for a summit meeting acting as help to the Secret Service. Neither of them will know your true reason for leaving or where you are going." Tony said. He knew Jack and even he was contemplating whether or not Jack was capable of doing this.
"When do I leave?"
"Whenever she calls back, which should be within the hour. She will tell you were to go." Michelle answered.
"How will I get there?"
"Via a plane that is already ready and waiting. You'll tell the pilot where to go when you reach the plane."
12:45
Nina Myers wondered if they would really ask Jack to meet her or if they would tell her to fuck off. She figured they would ask and Jack would accept with the thought of killing Nina after she gave him the information. She had planned for this and his plan would not work. She still was intrigued by Jack. She knew there was the physical spark between them. They were great in bed together and that she did miss. She didn't miss his boy-scout routine but he was a complete different person in bed. It was like the evil side of Jack came out in bed. The side you saw when someone had hurt him or his family, when it was game time side. Jack was two people, the caring father who wouldn't hurt a fly, and the other side that would kill you in a heart beat if he thought you were a threat to the U.S. Since Teri died the second side was more prevalent than the first.
She dialed the number to CTU. She hadn't called that number in so long, but she still remembered it.
"This is Tony Almedia speaking."
"Tony where is Jack"
"Hold on Nina" Tony handed Jack the phone and took a deep breath.
"What do you want Nina?"
"What no pleasantries Jack? No of course not your at work. You have to be super man meets the boy scouts. You never did have pleasure at work even when we were together. Why was that Jack?"
"Are you going to psychoanalyze me to death or are you going to tell me were to go."
"Go to the small airport off Sunset and I'll contact you via your cell phone." Nina said before she ended the conversation.
Jack hung up the phone and sat for a moment.
President Palmer inquired, "Where are you supposed to go?"
"An airport of Sunset then she's going to call me. Via my cell phone."
"SH$T. She's not going to give us the place in advance. She's going to run you around until she is sure there is no one who can catch you via following."
"Yeah. I better get going. Time to jump through hops." Jack replied.
"There is a car waiting for you outside. Go see tech to get the bug and tracer on. Michelle will be monitoring your bug and tracker. If anything happens to either we have a back up set that looks like a watch. It'll have the stuff inside."
"Ok. But if she thinks I have a bug or tracer and she doesn't want it the first thing that will go is my watch."
"Let's hope not because that is the only thing we can figure to use that won't be suspicious. She knows our techniques and she knows you. That creates a problem." Michelle added.
12:57
12:58
12:59
