The following takes place between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Events do not occur in real time.
7:00:00
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7:00:03
Los Angeles, California
CTU
Bill was getting inpatient, they still had no leads on who had bombed the embassy and the Russians were taking their time in delivering them information. He walked down the stairs to Dennis Lansing's desk.
"Any new information Dennis?" Bill asked.
"The embassy it's gone?"
"What do you mean gone?" Bill was in shock.
"It's been completely destroyed. Authorities in Moscow are still trying to figure out what happened."
"Dear God. The Ambassador?" Bill wiped the sweat off his brow.
"They're assuming the worst, sir." Dennis said stuttering.
"Mr. Buchanan, I found someone that may know about who attacked the Embassy. A man named Nikolai Redden. He's ex-KGB; he helped to prevent a terrorist attack on the embassy nine years ago."
"We need to bring him in, maybe he can shed some light on what's happening. Has Curtis come in yet?"
"No I'll call and redirect him to Redden's address." Chloe stated.
"Good work, Chloe."
7:17
Los Angeles, California
Redden Residence
Curtis drove up and parked in the driveway of Nikolai Redden. He walked up to the door and knocked on it. A man opened the door and stared a Curtis.
"Nikolai Redden?"
"Who wants to know?
"I'm Curtis Manning from the Counter Terrorist Unit. We're investigating the terrorist attack against the United States Embassy in Russia. You're Ex-KGB, you saved the embassy from an attack before. We were hoping you could come back to CTU with me and answer a few questions."
"I won't speak to you only to Jack Bauer." Redden yelled.
"Bauer? He doesn't work for CTU anymore."
"I will only speak to him." Redden said as his son came out into the living room.
"Dad? What's going on?"
"It's ok, son, just get back in your room. Don't worry everything is fine."
Curtis dialed CTU's number on his cell phone.
"This is Bill Buchanan at CTU, Curtis is that you?"
"Yes sir. I made it to Redden's house; he won't talk to me though. He says he will only tell Jack Bauer what he knows."
"Bauer? What's Jack got to do with this? I'll call him and see if he will come down. Can I speak to Redden?" Bill was baffled.
Curtis handed his cell phone to Nikolai Redden.
"Mr. Redden, This is Bill Buchanan I'm director of CTU. Would you be willing to meet with me here?"
"No, I want Jack to come to come to my home."
"I assure you Jack Bauer will be there."
7:30
Washington D.C.
The White House
President Katherine Porter was sitting at her desk preparing for a summit meeting with foreign representatives. She was extremely worried about the situation that was developing in Moscow. Someone knocked lightly on the door and then it opened. Mike Novick entered the room.
"Mike, what can I do for you?"
"Madame President, I know how important this summit meeting is to you but in light of recent events are you sure you want to go through with it?" Mike was concerned
"I've been thinking about this a lot since I heard about what was happening in Moscow. This summit meeting is extremely important in nurturing diplomatic relations between a number of different countries. I think its best for this country for the summit to go ahead as planned."
"Of course, Madame President." Mike said as he left the room.
7:45
Moscow, Russia
A Private Airfield
Two men drove up onto a runway of a privately owned airfield. They parked their van and got out. A man approached them taking place near the back of the vehicle. The two terrorists opened the back door and pulled out two black bags.
"Mr. Criscov, we have the Plutonium." One of the terrorists announced.
"Good. You two have done well and now you shall be rewarded." Criscov said as he pulled out a gun and shot both men in the head. A group of Criscov's men walked up to him.
"Dispose of the bodies and inform the Pilot we're leaving. In twelve hours America will fall to its knees." Criscov said as he carried the two black duffle bags to his plane.
7:50
Los Angeles, California
Bauer Residence
Jack was buttoning up his shirt getting ready for his job as a consultant for the LAPD. Although he was happy being married to Audrey, it still felt like there was something missing from his life. He was hoping to start a family and finally settle down again. Jack and Audrey had been trying for months to get pregnant with no results. Unbeknownst to Jack his wife was in the bathroom taking a pregnancy test. She got out of the shower to view the results. She saw the test and began to cry. She then dressed in her bath robe and walked into the bedroom while drying off her hair with a towel.
"Are you Ok?" Jack could tell something was wrong.
"I'm fine." Audrey lied.
"You want me to make you breakfast?" Jack offered.
"No, I'm not really hungry." Audrey said as the phone began to ring, she picked it up to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Audrey? This is Bill Buchanan at CTU."
"Bill it's good to hear from you. How are things with Karen?"
"They're great. Listen I'm sorry I don't have time to talk, I need to speak with Jack. It's urgent."
Audrey handed the phone to her Husband.
"Bill, this is Jack."
"As you may already know the U.S. Embassy in Russia was bombed this morning. We don't have any leads as of yet. One man that may be able to tell us something is an Ex-KGB operative that stopped terrorists from attacking that same Embassy nine years ago. His name is Nikolai Redden."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"We sent Curtis down there, but Redden won't speak to him. He says he will only speak to you."
"Why me?" Jack asked.
"I was hoping you could answer that question for me."
"I can't Bill, I made a promise to someone." Jack looked over at his wife.
"Jack, these terrorists may not be done today. The attack on the Embassy could be the first of many. I'll text message the address to your cell phone."
"Give me a minute." Jack said putting the phone down.
Jack walked over to Audrey who was beginning to look nervous.
"No Jack, Don't go."
"I have too. There could be a lot at stake. CTU has too many questions now and the one person who may have the answers will only talk to me."
"No Jack, You promised me! After China you said you were done. You said you were ready to settle down, ready to have a family. I'm never going to be enough for you, am I?"
"Audrey, you have my heart, you always will. I love you but if these terrorists are planning another attack I can't just let innocent people die. I have to go."
"Jack?" Audrey began to protest as Jack picked up the phone.
"I'm on my way."
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