Episode 9
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The following takes place between 4pm and 5pm.
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At the wreckage of the motorcade vice-president Hellar is slowly regaining conscioussness. The cellphone that Samuel's team left by his side is ringing. At the white house agent Pierce is bringing president Palmer to the bunker. Details from California re still unclear, but Pierce isn't taking chances with the president's safety. Hellar finds the strength to wake up and answer this call.
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Hellar: Who is this?
Samuel: Mr vice-president, we have your daughter Audrey.
Hellar: If you hurt my child, I will kill you.
Samuel: I have no doubt. And if you don't do what we want, she dies. I'm ready to die for my cause, can you say your willing to see Audrey die for yours?
Hellar: What do you want?
Samuel: For now just hold on to this phone, don't tell president Palmer you're in contact with us.
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With that Samuel hung up. He and his surviving men are changing out of their masks and into suits. With faked credentials they are able to get past roadblocks already set up. They claim to be secret service, taking an unconsciouss Audrey to safety. Samuel's credentials fool them. At CTU Nadia Yassir tells everyone what has happenned. From what they can tell Hellar is alive, most of his secret service detail are dead. Audrey is alive and being taken to a local hospital. Jack can barely keep his shock. Audrey is alive, for now. Jack wants to protect Audrey, and meet out his own justice to those responsible. Max watches the news. He wishes he could still watch from CTU, but his mole did provide the details to Samuel's team, coming through again. Samuel hadn't reported back to him yet, probably thought it was too dangerous, but it was nerve-racking. Then Max got a call, from one of his money men, Jenkins.
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Max: What is it
Jenkins: You assured me the plant would never melt down, now they're saying it came very close. I could've been killed.
Max: Henderson didn't do a good job screening his men. At any rate you're still alive.
Jenkins: I need to get out of California. It's only a matter of time before CTU traces the money back to me.
Max: Don't be paranoid. Even if they can, my operatives can stall the investigation. And by this time tomorrow, it won't matter.
Jenkins: Whatever. I've already booked a priate jet to Japan. Just didn't want you to think I was runing from you.
Max: Fair enough. You can do your work there for a week or two. I do expect you to return fairly soon.
Jenkins: Soon as the heat dies down.
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