Episode 17
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The following takes place etween 11pm and 12am.
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11:00
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Jack brings a captive Max to the airport. Ortega and Logan are already there. Ortega again thanks Jack for removing Max from his country, and again states that Jack Bauer can never return here. At CTU Los Angelas Audrey talks to Chloe O'Brien in private.
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Audrey: Hammond was just on the phone with someone, he went to great lengths to keep it private.
Chloe: Maybe it was classified.
Audrey: Maybe. But something doesn't feel right to me. Can you pull up audio from the security feed?
Chloe: Yeah. But if it's legitimate and classified, we'll be in big trouble.
Audrey: I'll take responsibility if anything goes bad. Just get the feed.
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Chloe traces the security feed, lisdtens to the audio. She can't hear the other voice clearly, but it is clear that Hammond is arranging for Max to be sprung from CTU custody. Audrey immediately has the guards place Hammond under arrest. As Jack flys Max and Logan back to America he recieves a call from president Palmer. To his suprise Palmer asks to speak to Logan.
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Logan: Yes mr preident?
Palmer: I wanted to thank you for your help today. The truth is you helped avert what could've been a very bad international crises.
Logan: I wish I could take credit for it. The truth is Ortega wants peace, he realized that a stand-off with America woud hurt that.
Palmer: Still, it occurs to me that when you were vice-president you were a fairly effective diplomat. It might be a good idea to have you do this more often. This isn't a pardon, you'll still remain under house arrest. And on a personal level I doubt I'll ever forgive you for murdering my brother. But I am the president. I must do what is best for the country, not just myself.
Logan: I understand. Mr president, when people talk about my administration, they say my biggest accomplishment was making Russia into an ally in the war on terror. Some are already saying that this peace treaty is your legacy. I supposse it says something about the two of us. My greatest accomplishment was a war-time alliance. Yourgreates accomplishment is peace.
Palmer: Perhaps it does.
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As Logan hung up he felt relieved. He still had a long way to go to find redemption. But for the first time in a long time, Charles Logan felt he was on the right path.
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11:11