Michelle Dessler stood in the women's bathroom looking in the mirror. It is over, she thought. I can't maintain control over CTU in my condition. They will invoke Section 112 on me and have me replaced especially since that is Chappelle's specialty.

Chloe entered the bathroom as she said, "Are you alright?"

"I'll be okay," Michelle answered as she wiped her eyes. "How is it going on finding the place the video came from?"

"I can't. Apparently the people who sent us the video thought twice about what they were doing and jammed the frequency I would use to find the video. And there is a problem."

"What?"

"Someone ratted out that you are in no state to be in control of CTU while Jack and Tony are gone."

"Meaning?"

"Chappelle is coming to replace you."

"Who said something?"

"Apparently someone who wants you out."

"Wait. Remember the mole that may be in CTU we found out about?"

"Yeah we never found the person."

"Maybe they are trying to get me out in the open so they can take me out like they tried to take Tony out."

"Especially since when Chappelle takes over you have to leave or you just can't have any dealings with executive decisions."

"Exactly."

"So someone is trying to kill you?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

The gardener's shed was very humid. It was dusty and apparently the gardener hadn't used it much because besides a chair and desk there was nothing in it.

Jack Bauer through Rodriguez onto the chair and handcuffed his hands behind it. Tony stood to Rodriguez's left as Jack stood straight in front. It was 11:44.

"Alright start talking," Jack said sternly.

"I don't know what you want me to say," Rodriguez said.

"Cut the crap," Tony started in. "You have only be working here a week the shortest of anybody else and most insiders are found, like you, because they have only been at the location for a short period of time. So start talking."

"What are you talking about?" Rodriguez asked.

"Talk!"

"Tony," Jack began. "We don't have time for this." Jack took out his gun and aimed it at Rodriguez's temple. "Talk or die."

"Jack!" Tony shouted.

"Talk!" Jack shouted at Rodriguez.

"I know nothing," Rodriguez said squirming in his seat. "That is the truth."

"You son of a…" Jack was cut off as his cell phone rang. He gave it to Tony. "Take the call while I take care of Fernando."

Tony walked to the east wall of the shack where he answered the phone and said, "This is Jack Bauer's phone, Tony Almeida speaking."

"Good you answered," a voice said.

"You," Tony whispered into the phone. "Don't you dare touch my wife you son of a bitch."

"Don't worry your wife is not my highest concern," the voice continued.

"Then what is?"

"Your witness's death."

Tony looked at the window as he saw a red light that when followed led to the back of Rodriguez's head.

"Good-bye, Mr. Almeida."

Tony hung up the phone and shouted, "Jack! Down!"

It was too late.

A bullet had come through the window and went into the head of Fernando Rodriguez. He was dead instantly.

"Get down!" Jack yelled as he dropped to the floor.

Machine guns and sniper rifles starting shooting at the shack. Tony and Jack immediately pulled out their handguns waiting for the shooting to die down.

"Now what, Jack?" Tony shouted above the gunfire.

"I don't know," Jack replied. "I don't know."

David Palmer sat in his office aboard Air Force One. How could Sherry escape out a window and avoid getting caught by Secret Service? He thought. How?

Michelle Dessler watched as Ryan Chappelle entered CTU. Who ratted me out? She thought. And why? I hope Jack and Tony are okay. Tony can pull through. Jack will make sure that that happens.

Sherry Palmer walked down the street. She was making her way towards the White House. A bold move for a person in her situation she was going to make sure that once David got there she would be there waiting for him.

The gunfire continued to go. Jack Bauer and Tony Almeida still had not fired a single shot, but their attackers had to fired more than 300.

It was dreadfully hot in Mexico. The sun was shining brightly over the Salazar estate. Ramon Salazar sat in the backyard of his house by the pool. His phone rang.

"Nathans?" he asked as he picked up the phones.

"He took out Rodriguez," a voice said. "He is now trying to eliminate Bauer and Almeida."

"Excellent," Salazar replied. "Now are we prepared to release the virus?"

"Almost my friend, almost.

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