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At CTU Chloe continues to trace messages from Dubaku's cellphone. The only calls made were to a single number. So far Chloe hadn't been able to find where the number was, perhaps the phone was simply too damaged by the blast. But it was also possible that it was serious blocking technology at play here. The Chloe tried to find any other numbers that this mystery number called. Hopefully this could lead to more success. Meanwhile Jack Bauer saw Tony Almeida, returned from field duty.
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Jack: Any luck finding this mystery woman?
Tony: No. I heard about the computer virus, did they preserve any data?
Jack: Some.
Tony: How are you and Teri?
Jack: Not good. She thinks I'm a good soldier and a bad husband. Maybe she's right.
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At the CTU lab dr Nicole Duncan learns something disturbing from the dead rats. She immediately informs director Mason that these rats died from exposure to nerve gas. Mason then calls president Bartlett to let him know, terrorists have their hands on nerve gas, and they might very well use this against Americans. Meanwhile Chloe finds a number that the mystery number called, it belongs to Erica Lance, press secretary to president Bartlett. Jack Bauer overhears this, but the data dissapears before Chloe can even tell director Mason. Jack knows Mason is ambitious, he won't take action without some kind of evidence. He might not even bring this to his superiors for fear of hurting his own career. There was clearly a coverup within the government, Jack couldn't even be sure Mason wasn't directly involved. If he wanted to bring Erica Lance to justice, he would have to do it himself.
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