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President Bartlett is going over his options regarding Qumar. He couldn't let Shariff remain free to plot more terrorist attacks. If he declared war on Qumar, a lot of innocent people, on both sides, would die. If they arrested Shariff, Qumar would retaliate, and they'd be at war anyway. If they were going to war, it did make sense to remove Shariff from the equation. Bartlett wanted to address the nation, assure them that everything was okay. But as long as the final cannister of nerve gas was loose, that would be a lie. They don't realie that Ira Gaines is putting things in motion that would make war inevitable. At CTU Chapelle spoke to Audrey Raines in private.
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Chapelle: Do you trust Nadia Yassir?
Audrey: Yes. Why wouldn't I?
Chapelle: Because she's a muslim. I realie that's not politically correct to say.
Audrey: It's also not accurate. There's no evidence she's anything less than a loyal, patriotic American.
Chapelle: There's something else. Milo says that the terrorist who unleashed nerve gas gained access with her keycard.
Audrey: Her keycard was stolen.
Chapelle: So she claims.
Audrey: Is that why you're still here, because you fear a muslim being in charge of CTU?
Chapelle: I'm here because CTU is short-staffed, I'm just lending a hand.
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Teri Bauer sat in her home, beginning her dinner of meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Although she's made enough for Jack, she fears they will soon give her the call, that she is now a widow. Then someone comes through the door. At first Teri fears it's an intruder, then she sees it's Jack. They hug immediately. It seems that they've both survived the day.
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