Episode 21
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The following takes place between 3am and 4am.
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3:00
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Hanson i driving towards the abadoned safehouse. He calls Max.
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Max: Is Jack Bauer dead?
Hanson: I don't know. But I have the disc.
Max: Destroy it.
Hanson: It's safe, and my leverage.
Max: What do you want?
Hanson: One million into my bank account. I'll dissapear, but if anything happens to me, CTU gets it.
Max: Fair enough.
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At CTU Hammond comes to see Audrey in interrogation.
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Hammond: Audrey, you've been very brave, and it's been entertaining for me to watch. But I'm on a schedule, and the pain will only get much worse. Just tell me how to find Jack Bauer.
Audrey: Okay, I just want the pai to stop. You can send Jack a text message from my phone. It's a code he and I developed, it'll tell him t's safe to come back. Do you have a pen?
Hammond: Yes, wheever you're ready.
Audrey: Two words. First word is U-O-Y. The second word is K-C-U-F. Now reverse the words.
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Hammond reversed the words and read Audrey's message to him. The look on her face said she'd just played him. Hammond was angry, Audrey would pay for that.
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Meawhile Jack Bauer and his group were driving to intercept Hanson. Nadia was driving with Chloe in the front seat. Jack was in the back with a hand-cuffed Kimberly. Jack wanted to ask Kim why she had betrayed them, tried to murder her own father. He knew he had failed as her father, put his job ahead of his family. But what explanation could she give that Jack would understand? And he felt he couldn't try to comfort Kim now, not in front of Chloe. Jack had no idea what he was going to do. All he was certain of was he had to find Hanson and stop Max. Mandy meanwhile was on her way to LAX airport. If all went according to plan, this would be done by 4am.
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3:08