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At the White House secretary Vinnick came to see president Bartlett and vice-president Hellar.
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Vinnick: I just spoke with general Bashir. I'm not sure how he got my number, but he has offerred to help us stop future terrorist attacks.
Bartlett: I thought he was behind these attacks.
Vinnick: He claims it was general Juma, a rival from the rebel army.
Hellar: Do you believe him?
Vinnick: I do. I could be wrong but I think he's sincere.
Hellar: I think it's a trick. He wants to claim he had nothing to do with this, give himself credibility in the international community.
Vinnick: That might be true. The only way he'd be able to earn credibility would be to give us reliable intel to stop Juma's attacks. Bashir says Juma will first try to cripple our ability to stop him, then hit us with a massive attack.
Bartlett: That could mean military, CTU, or hospitals, take out the people who would treat the future victims.
Vinnick: He wants to met me privately.
Hellar: Bad idea. The plan might be to capture the american secretary of state, use you as a bargaining chip with his alqueda allies.
Bartlett: There is someone here who spent more than 20 years fighting the Askari rebels. President Deby might be able to give us some insight into Bashir's agenda.
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At CTU George Mason interrogates the suspect known as Mandy. So far she's unwilling to talk, not without some sort of deal in place. Chloe tries to retrieve intel from the badly damaged computers, so far nothing. Tony Almeida is in the field, trying to find the mercenaries who tried to kill Mandy. So far nothing on this front either. Jack and Teri are talking privately in the conference room. Jack want this baby, but Teri fears his work here will always come first, and she'll be raising the child alone. Teri has been focusing on her private practice as a psychiatrist for awhile now, she would have to put that on hold to have another child. Audrey Raines walks in to grab a file. It suddenly gets very quiet. Teri and Audrey look at each other silently for a moment, before Audrey walks out. A part of Teri wishes she was living in a time when she could challenge Audrey to a duel. Suddenly the phones go down at CTU. Nadia Yassir is able to use her cellphone to call for maintenance to look at the problem. They immediately send someone. Unknown to most of them, this individual is the same person who killed Nadia's brother. And he's bringing a cannister of nerve gas into CTU.
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