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Jack and Audrey discussed the matter of Shariff.

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Jack: The president is certain we can't incarcerate Shariff for aiding the terrorists?

Audrey: The prime minister will never consent, given the climate in Qumar. I realize that, if we're caught, it'll mean war.

Jack: Which is what the president would otherwise have to do to get Shariff.

Audrey: So either we definitely go to war, or we take a chance and hopefully avoid war.

Jack: Don't pretend with me Audrey. If I was caught the president would throw me under the bus. I'd spend the rest of my life, which would probably be a short life, being tortured in a Qumar prison.

Audrey: I realize we're asking a lot of you.

Jack: More than you know. Teri's pregnant, we're trying to work on our marriage. And you're asking me to risk being a hunted man for the rest of my life.

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While Jack considered his options president Bartlett was considering his. He was discussing the situation with vice-president Hellar, secretary Vinnick, and Leo McGarry.

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Hellar: You cannot turn yourself over to these terrorists. Do you realize what intel they could get from you?

Bartlett: Yes. All codes, including nuclear can be changed before I do this.

Hellar: And what about locations of our safehouses, military troops. Even if we could change these things, it would be costly.

Vinnick: Not to mention the names of foreign operatives working for us. The names of American spies operating in foreign countries. There's no way we could get all of them to safety, not in 3 hours.

Bartlett: There's a very good chance they'll just kill me. If they don't, I can hold out long enough for you to find me, dead or alive.

Hellar: So you hope. When they kill you, and they will, it will be in front of the cameras. The terrorists will broadcast it over the internet, it will be a humiliation for our country.

Bartlett: Not a good way for your administration to begin.

Hellar: I'd like to beat you in a fair election, not like that. So with all due respect, you can't do this.

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Curtis' team has searched the entire mosque, no sign of Zoey Bartlett. This lead has turned out to be a dead end. As Curtis leaves he sees an angry crowd outside. There are maybe 20 people here. A man named Mark seems to be the "leader."

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Curtis: Please return to your homes. Nothing to see here.

Mark: Are you arresting these bastards?

Curtis: We found no evidence of terrorist activity here. Please disperse.

Mark: It figures. That bleeding-heart Bartlett just lets terrorists go, even when they hurt his kid. Well I ain't letting them hurt my kids.

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Curtis decied to stay here for the moment. If he and his team left, this idiot and his friends would likely kill the six innocent people inside the mosque.

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