One day One very bad day

by jediknigh5

President Bartlett prepares to officially certify an ally in the war on terror, but others are trying to stop this. In desperation CTU must soon turn to former agent Jack Bauer. But Bauer hasn't been active since his daughter Kimberly was murdered. Can he keep his emotions in check long enough to complete his mission and save thousands of innocent lives?

16. Chapter 16

The following takes place between 11am and 12pm. Events occur in real time.

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11:00

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At the airport Omar and his team load the package into their van. 20 canisters of nerve gas. With this, Omar and other Askari rebels plan to wipe out many of their Bawa enemies. Tony Almeida searches at the airport, showing local employees Jack's picture of Mandy, hoping someone will recognize her. So far no luck, but with hundreds of airport employees it's likely someone saw her, it's just going to be long and frustrating. As Jack Bauer and his wife are being driven to CTU Teri begins smoking a ciggarette. Jack says nothing. Teri had been trying to quit recently, but it's understandable that this day would be too stressful for her. At the White House Erica listens to what the president is saying about CTU's investigation. The terrorists are all dead, but CTU is looking for a female hostage who may have been working with Dubaku. They are also trying to salvage whatever they can from Dubaku's cellphone. Noone finds it unusual that the press secretary, who will later be reporting this, listens to these conversations. Erica just listens silently and finds a safe spot to call Bob Warner when it's over.

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Erica: Jack Bauer saw Mandy, specifically he saw Dubaku give her the keycard.

Bob: Did any of the other hostages see this?

Erica: Initial statements suggest they were all too scared to notice that. But they did notice when Dubaku spared her.

Bob: The other witnesses will be told that the terrorist leader decided that placing a child in danger was more effective, if they haven't come to this conclusion already. Three of Dubaku's men had day jobs at the airport, CTU knows that's how we had such access, they assume that's how we deactivated the security cameras. Within an hour our people will delete their evidence. After that, all they'll have left is the unreliable account of a damaged agent.

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At CTU Chloe OBrien notices something off. She soon realizes that files are being erased. If she doesn't act quickly, everything they have on Dubaku and the incident could be gone forever.

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11:08