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?

65. Chapter 65

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President Bartlett discussed the Qumar matter in private with his chief of staff Leo McGarry.

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Bartlett: Vinnick and the vice-president say that incarcerating Shariff would just lead to war.

Leo: I agree.

Bartlett: Shariff acted inependently of his government. An invasion would lead to the deaths of thousands of American soldiers, potentially hundreds of thousands of Qumari civilians. Not to mention the possibility of retaliation through future terrorist attacks.

Leo: But we can't let Shariff remain free to plot more attacks.

Bartlett: Agreed. But what if we were to have Shariff killed?

Leo: If it's done right, we could make it look like Alqueda killed him, because of his government's alliance with us. But if the truth were ever revealed, Qumar would declare war.

Bartlett: It would be risky. But maybe it can stop a war and save many innocent lives. At the very least we'd have time, and Shariff would be removed from the equation.

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Jack Bauer and Teri ate meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Neither was yet certain if they could make their marriage work, or if they were having this baby. But they both needed to eat, and they wanted to make sure the other was okay. Come what may, they still cared about each other. At CTU general Juma is still being operated on. They are still trying to find the final cannister of nerve gas, but acting director Chapelle seems more interested in finding a link between Shariff and terrorism. He explains to Audrey that Juma's men are likely trying to buy their way into Alqueda with this cannister, the best way to find the nerve gas is to find Shariff's subordinates. President Bartlett decided to keep his family out of harm's way for this operation, he gave the order for Secret Service to take his family to the bunker below the White House. Agents Hartley and Quinn begin escorting Zoey back inside. Before they reach the inside Molly Quinn quietly takes out her silencer and shoots Hartley in the head. Zoey begins to panic, Quinn knocks her out with a cloroform-soaked hankerchief. She then calls Gaines, tells him she has Zoey, and needs extraction.

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