The following occurs between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

Wayne walked Treadstone through security and it was amazing to Treadstone how easy it was to get access to the President if you were a friend of someone close to him. He walked past the Secret Service members and smiled at how easy this was. When the reached the oval office Wayne knocked and than walked in. Treadstone waited politely outside. Checking his watch, he thought the guys should be close by now. That is if they were able to take out the few secret service people that were guarding the tunnel. He hoped that Dan had reached the Bauer house in time before Nina had left. If not than he would kill Dan. Wayne was right that Dan was a bad source. He could easily be turn if the money or deal was right. That is how Treadstone got him in the first place.

After a few moments Wayne opened the door and invited Treadstone in.

As he walked into the room Treadstone said in his Russian ascent, "Hello Mr. President. It is so nice to meet you. I am a big fan of yours."

"Thank you General Razen. Wayne has told me about you and said you were a history buff like myself. He figured we should get together for lunch and here we are. My brother always working on getting more people on my side."

"Sir I was already on you side."

"Please let's sit while we wait for the food to be prepared."

Treadstone sat down and began to answer various questions Palmer had about Cold War Russia. It was amazing how much this man did know about it, and even more amazing that he didn't know Treadstone from it. He was one of the major assassins at the beginning of his career. He looked at his watch the guys should enter any moment now. When he looked back up the secret entrance to the oval office opened and a dart shoot out of it hitting David Palmer in the neck. Before he could make any noise the powerful drug took over and Palmer went unconscious. The guys came out of the secret door and they collected Palmer and took him back through along with Wayne and Treadstone. When they reached the other side the put Palmer in a medal tubing that looked like a hot water heater. The day before they made sure to disable the old one and make it look like a new one was needed. This was a perfect cover. Not only could they carry the president out in what would have been the new heater, that they modified to look just like the old one and made it able to carry a person, they metal casing was made special so that nothing could transmit outside of it, incase the President had a tracking device on. They walked out of the building and no one noticed.

11:20

It was still early in the mourning but Jack needed a beer. He thought about going to the bar. It seemed so tempting, but that wasn't him. He hardly ever drank. No instead he would go home and sleep. Sleep would be nice about now. Sleep all the day away and maybe wake up to find it to be all a dream. He grabbed a cab, the cab driver was a young kid who couldn't be much older than twenty. On the radio Free Bird came on and the song took Jack into an almost unconscious stage. The driver had to tell him he was at his house when they reached it because Jack was out of it. Jack paid him and walked into his apartment. It was a depressing place. There were no pictures except for the one he kept in his desk drawer with his back up weapon. Jack walked to the desk and grabbed the picture and the gun. He walked into the kitchen and poured himself a double shot of Jack Daniels. Swallowing it the warmth of it made him feel almost better.

He walked into his room and laid on the bed. He was in pain, but he told himself after he broke the heroin habit that he would not put any more addictive drugs in his body besides alcohol. So he would not take the pills the doctor gave him. He lay on the bed with the gun next to it on the night stand and the picture resting on his chest. He was asleep when Kim entered. He never heard her open the door.

Kim was worried after she left her father. What she had said was what she was feeling and she knew while she was right she shouldn't have said it. She couldn't get the look of pain out of her father's eyes so she had Chase drive her to his apartment and they sat across the street until Jack arrived home. She waited a few moments before she went in. She tried to think of what she could say to him. Chase had said he'd wait outside for her. He knew it was going to be a hard moment for both and he didn't want to intrude.

Kim looked around trying to find her father. When she walked into the bedroom she saw him in bed asleep with the gun next to the bed. For a second it took her back to the night her mother died. When they go home he had thought she was in bed, but she snuck down like she had when she was a child and she saw him looking at the gun and she knew what he was thinking. She even saw him pick it up and point it at his head, but he did not pull the trigger he sat it back down and began to stare at it again. It scared her and she tried to reach him after that, but he just backed farther into himself and work and than she gave up on him. She walked over to the bed and shook her father to wake him up.

When he felt the touch of someone Jack jumped awake grabbing his side in pain as he did so.

"I'm sorry if I scared you. We need to talk." Kim said to her father who was only halfway conscious.

"Kim there's no need. I understand how you feel. It is ok."

"I'm not going to accept that. We have to talk now. Or I'm not going to come back again."

"Kim what do you want me to do? I don't know what you want from me? I did the best I could I'm sorry I'm a horrible father."

"You're not a horrible father. And all I want from you is to tell me how you feel, and to be there for me, and let me be there for you."

"I am here for you Kim."

"But you won't let me be there for you. You hide your feelings and ignore me by taking assignments dad. You have to know what you are doing. You're the bravest man I know and you are too damn scared to face your own feelings."

"What do you want me to do Kim? Do you want me to tell you that every day I wake up and am sad that I woke up? Do you want me to admit that I would change spots with your mother in a second if I could? Or maybe you want me to say how I know I killed your mother and hurt you and how much that kills me inside. Is that what you want?"

"Yes! I want you to show some sort of feeling something that says Hey look I'm still here. Mom would have wanted you to live not die. You died with her your just to stupid to know it. I want the man that use to be my father. The man that would play chess with me, and smile. I haven't seen you smile in a long time. I haven't even seen life in your eyes in a long time."

"I'm sorry. I can't give you what you want Kim. Maybe it would be better if you just gave up and left me. You might be happier."

"Is that what you really want?"

Jack sat and stared at the wall. No that is not what he wanted but he felt it would be best for Kim. He didn't answer her.

"Dad!" Kim said hurt that he had not answered her question.

"Bye Kim. I'm sorry." Jack said still staring at the wall. If Kim could see his eyes she would of saw them full of tears.

Kim got up and walked out of the house slamming the door behind her. She was crying when she got into the SUV with Chase. Chase did not ask anything. He hugged her and told her everything would be fine. He drove her home.

11:40

Treadstone's phone rang and he fished through his pocket to find it.

"Hello, Dan?" He said hoping Dan was calling to tell him he had Nina and Jack.

"No. Your man didn't make it in time. I followed Bauer. Nina is long gone."

"Where are you?"

"That is none of your business."

"I think we both have a common interest. We could work together to get it accomplished."

"No. I don't work with partners any more." The female voice said over the phone.

"I could make it worth your wild?"

"No you couldn't. I have a few things to do before I return home. I just called to tell you that your man did not make it in time and I killed him."

"Thank you. I needed to dispose of him. Who are you?"

"No one you know."

"If you need a job ever I'd be more than willing to hire you."

"And work for a traitor to his own country? No. I have a cause to fight for. Allah is my master and he will tell me what to do not you."

"I bet your organization has a deal with me though. I'm guessing you're with the second wave from last year. They are apart of my organization I help fund that little fiasco last year."

"Maybe. But we do not have similar interest I want Bauer dead and you want him to get to Nina."

"Either way he dies eventually. Tell you what I'm in the middle of something why don't you wait a few hours for me. Watch the news something big is about to happen that might make you change your mind."

"I will wait because you helped my organization, not because you want me to. You have exactly one hour before I go in and kill Bauer."

"Deal. Call me back after you see the news."

11:45
Jack held back the tears and laid back down. Before he could fall asleep the phone rang next to his bed. He answered it incase it was Tony calling with information.

In a sleepy voice he said, "Hello."

The person on the other line said, "Hi Jack. I'm sorry were you asleep?"

Jack recognized the voice, it was Kate Warner. "No. Trying to, but not succeeding. How can I help you Kate?"

"I was wondering if I could come over to talk. When we . . . Well we said we would be friends and I miss talking to you. You were always a great listener. Can I come over?"

"Um. It has been a long day?"

Kate cut him off and said, "I'll come over and cook lunch. I know you probably haven't eaten yet and you're probably starving, but to tired to cook. Better yet I'll get Chinese food from your favorite restaurant. Just an hour Jack. That's all."

"Fine. But Tony might call and I might have to leave. Do you still have the same cell phone number?"

"Yes."

"Ok if he calls before you come over I'll call you and tell you I have to go."

"Ok. I'll see you in about fifteen minutes."

"Bye."

Jack hung up the phone and got up. He looked at himself in the mirror. He looked like hell, worse than hell. He decided he would take a shower before Kate got here. He went in and turned the water on and waited for it to warm up before he got in. The hot water hitting his chest hurt at first and later became soothing. He began to wonder what Kate would want with him. When they broke up it was a bad break up. She knew he could never love her like she wanted. His heart was hurt too badly when Teri died and he thought he was incapable of ever loving again. He did feel for Kate and still did, but like with Kim he knew she was better without him. He held both of the women back.

He got out of the shower and dressed in a pair of black jeans, and put on a white T-shirt with a flannel over it. He decided to call Kim and apologize. He was too selfish to let her go.

When someone finally picked up on the other end it was Chase, "Hello."

"Hey Chase. Can I speak to Kim?"

"I'm not sure hold on."

Jack heard Chase ask Kim if she wanted to speak to her father. He heard her say no, she had no father he died with her mother. When Chase got back on the line he began to say she wasn't in the mood to talk to him, but Jack cut him off, "Chase tell her I'm sorry. I love her very much. And I am trying to deal. Tell her I am sorry if I hurt her. I did not mean that I didn't love her. I just thought she would be better without me. Tell her I lover her and she has to know that. I am going to try to change."

Chase told her all the things Jack said and she took the phone from his hand and said, "I cannot forgive you nor trust you on this. I want you to go see my psychiatrist with me. Than maybe we can mend our relationship, until you decided to I don't want to talk to you again."

"Kim I'll go. But you have to tell me you understand that I love you very much. You are all I have left and I know I turn away from you, I'm sorry."

"Fine dad. I'll make an appointment and call you with the time. Good bye."

"Goodbye honey, I'm so sorry."

There was a knock on the door at Jacks house. He looked at the clock it was only 11:55 Kate must have been early. He looked through the peep hole and sure enough Kate was outside with a bag of Chinese food.

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