The following takes place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Events do not occur in real time.

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Los Angeles, California

Redden Residence

"Jack's on his way now are you sure you can't tell me anything?" Curtis said as a red dot appeared on his chest.

"Yes, someone is about to kill you." Redden stated as Curtis noticed the red dot on his chest.

"Get Down!" Curtis tackled Redden to the floor as gunfire penetrated the house.

Curtis got out his gun and prepared to fire. He noticed two armed men outside the window and he fired on both. Nikolai's fifteen year old son came out of his room and yelled for his father.

"What's happening?"

"Son, Get down!"

Two armed terrorists came out from the back of the house and grabbed Redden's son. Curtis fired at more targets using the last of his ammunition. Two more enemies came in through the front door and aimed their weapons at Curtis. Shots rang out but to Curtis' surprise he was not hit. The two armed men fell to the ground dead and Jack Bauer entered from behind them. He lowered his gun as he walked up to Mr. Manning.

"Jack!" Curtis was stunned to see him.

"Curtis. Nikolai Redden? I'm Jack Bauer, What do you know about the terrorist attack today?" Jack wanted to get to the heart of the matter.

"They took my son. You have to get him back then I will tell you everything I know."

"We don't have time for this; tell me what you know now!" Jack threatened.

"Please find my son Mr. Bauer."

Jack dialed Bill on his cell phone.

"Jack what is it?"

"I'm with Redden but his son has been kidnapped. He won't tell me anything until I get him back."

"Alright, have Curtis escort Mr. Redden back here and I'll get Chloe to get started on trying to find a satellite uplink." Bill said.

"Thanks Bill." Jack said as he ended the call.

"Curtis you need to take Redden back to CTU, I'm going after his son." Jack stated as he headed for the door.

"Jack, it's good to have you back." Curtis said as Jack stopped dead in his tracks.

Jack turned his head slightly back in his friend's direction but did not say a word. He then got into his car and started the engine. He thought about the decision he had made earlier: He broke his promise to Audrey. Maybe she was right…Maybe he had to do this. Jack was broken from thought by his cell phone which was ringing.

"Bauer."

"Jack It's Chloe, I've got the uplink. I'll transfer the feed to your PDA." Chloe said with a touch of excitement in her voice.

"Thanks, Chloe."

"It's just like old times isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is." Jack said as he sped away in his car.

8:10

Washington, D.C.

The White House

"Ma'am you have a phone call on line one. It's the Vice President." The President nodded and picked up the phone.

"Hello, Jimmy."

"How's the summit going?" The Vice President asked.

"It starts in a few hours."

"How are you feeling?"

"To tell you the truth I'm nervous as hell."

"Don't worry Katie, you'll do fine."

"I wish I had that kind of faith in myself." The President said.

"I wish I was there with you and not stuck in Los Angeles."

"Jimmy, let's not do this on the phone." The President got an uncomfortable expression on her face.

"I know you don't want a scandal to break out but I can't turn away from my feelings anymore. I love you Katie."

"I….I can't talk about this now."

"Then when can you?"

"When you get back."

"Right, I'll see you then." The Vice President said as he ended the call.

8:20

Los Angeles, California

An Abandoned Warehouse

A white van pulls up to a large brick warehouse. They stop at a metal door which opens up before them. The van then parks and the driver gets out to open the back door. Redden's fifteen year old son is there trembling in fear. The terrorist hops in the back of the van and drags the boy out. He screams and struggles with the man until finally the boy is thrown into a small room. The door is then shut and locked. A man walks up to the van and begins speaking with the terrorist.

"We brought the boy sir, just like you wanted."

"Then Bauer is on his way."

"Yes."

"Good, then everything is going according to plan." The terrorist named Kaine said.

8:30

Los Angeles, California

Abandoned Warehouse.

Jack stood on the roof of the building across from the warehouse. He crouched down and looked over the edge trying to see through the windows. He couldn't see anything except the fire escape. Jack reached for his cell phone.

"This is CTU." Bill said.

"Bill its Jack. I followed the terrorists who took Redden's son to an abandoned warehouse on 4th and Lake."

"I can get you some backup there within twenty minutes."

"Good, I'll go in first to see what we're dealing with."

"What's your position right now?"

"I'm on the roof of the building next to the warehouse. I think I can make the fire escape if I jump."

"Jack, good luck."

Jack looked straight down the side of the building. It was a long way down. He knew one wrong move would mean death. Walking back a few feet Jack made room for his jump. Taking in a deep breath, he ran for the edge and leaped.

8:35

Jack grasped the railing on the fire escape while he hung in midair. Pulling himself up he came to rest on his feet. He then proceeded through an open window. Crouching he scanned the area ahead of him. A terrorist suddenly walked close to his position. Jack quietly hid behind a crate and took off his belt. Jack's enemy looked over in his direction and slowly began to turn. Jack silently walked up behind the man and choked him to death with his belt. He counted the number of terrorists who were on the lower level and called CTU.

"Bill, I'm in the warehouse. Right now I only see about fifteen armed men. There are two men guarding a door that must be where they are keeping Redden's son."

"Thanks Jack, I'll inform the strike team. They should be there soon."

8:49

The strike team busted through the door getting into an immediate firefight with the terrorists. Jack made his way down the stairs taking out another adversary. Soon the gunshots ended and Jack came downstairs to find all the terrorists dead. Jack opened the door and found Redden's son crouched in a ball on the floor.

"Get this boy to CTU and secure the area." Jack yelled to the team leader.

Jack again scanned the area and noticed movement upstairs. He ran up the steps and saw someone take off running.

"Stop, I'm a Federal agent!" Jack screamed.

The man did not stop, instead he ran for the roof. Jack could hear a helicopter's motor. He followed the man up to the roof and aimed his gun at the man's leg.

"If you move another inch I will shoot you!"

"Oh I don't think you're going to do that Jack." The man responded as he moved closer to the helicopter.

"Stop!" Jack steadied his weapon.

"Come on Jack don't tell me you forgot. Well the day isn't over yet, there's still time." He said as he boarded the helicopter. It then ascended and began getting further and further away.

"Why didn't you stop him? You had him." The strike team leader yelled.

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