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From his safehouse general Clemente watches state news coverage of Santiago's death. Usually they just blame his army for these incidents, whether they're guilty or not. But this time they're looking for an American named Jack Bauer. Clemente's cellphone rings, the number is an old one. Clemente gestures to one of his men to start an egg timer, in case someone plans to use this to locate him. On the other end Jack Bauer realizes he has little time so he gets right to the point.
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Jack: General my name Jack Bauer. I believe I can help you get your daughter back.
Clemente: Why should I trust you?
Jack: Because I believe Alberto is allied with Max Schmidt, an enemy to both of us. If you really are serious about peace with Ortega, we need to take Max out of the equation.
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Clemente's timer rang. He had to decide quickly whether to trust this man or not.
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Clemente: My sources tell me Alberto is in a safehouse. I cannot say for certain the arms dealer is also there. My men can't get anywhere close to it without being seen, without Maria being murdered. How do you plan to get inside?
Jack: By posing as a mercenary working for potential allies.
Clemente: Allright, I'll text you the address. But if anything happens to my child, you will pay.
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In his hotel suite Ortega and Logan discuss the possibility of free elections in this country. Ortega believes he'll likely win, but Clemente's side would win congressional seats. They both try not to mention the obvious. Ortega is still waiting for his police to learn exactly what happenned at the club. At CTU Los Angelas Hammond sees Vicki Walsh and Nadia Yassir exit the interrogation room. Vicki is an honest agent, he won't interrogate Nadia just to hold things up. But then Hammond learns something and confronts Audrey Raines, in public.
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Hammond: You helped Jack Bauer contact Clemente, a known terrorist?
Audrey: I helped Jack follow a lead, to find Max.
Hammond: Jack Bauer is wanted for assasinating a foreign cabinet member. Do you have any idea how bad this could end up?
Audrey: Max Schmidt is responsible for today's attacks, Santiago was allied with Max.
Hammond: According to whom? Our intel said Max is just an arms dealer with no ideology. Hard to believe he would really be involved like this. But Jack Bauer as a loose cannon, you helping him, those are confirmed facts. And you will regret it.
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Hammond walked away, looking angry, but privately thrilled. He now had a legitimate excuse to stay here and isolate Audrey Raines.
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