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The minister began his sermon. He asked his congregation to pray for the victims of the bus explosion, and their families. And to pray for the people of Israel and Palestine, caught up in a tragic war. He reminded them that they were all the children of God. Jake checked his watch, just about time. The plan was to detonate at 8am, give or take five minutes. He began getting up, walked towards the basement door. From this angle, he'd insure the building would collapse, killing as many as possible. Then the door opened, Jack Bauer walked in. He quietly asked to speak to Jake in private. Instead Jake motioned to explode his vest. Jack tried to stop him. In all the commotion he yelled for people to get out. They began fleeing. Jake knew he was discovered, only thing to do now was kill as many as possible. Jack knew he had to take him alive, this lunatic was their only lead. But Jake pushed the button. Jack had only seconds to react. He kicked Jake down the stairs and grabbed the door to avoid falling down with him. Jake exploded before he reached the bottom, he was the only casualty. Jack had mixed emotions at the moment. He was relieved that no innocent people had died. But Jack had failed to bring him in alive, and he was their only lead to whoever was behind these bombings. Meanwhile president Palmer is i the oval office. He gets a call from Kate Warner just before 8am. Agent Pierce tries to trace it.
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Palmer: This is the president.
Kate: There was another bombing, this time at a church. You cannot stop us. I know you have a press conference scheduled in a few minutes. My advice, don't waste it. Tell the world you're backing out of the treaty, or more Americans will die for it.
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