10:24
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Curtis was on the phone with Ryan Chapelle, explaining the current situation.
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Chapelle: The lead didn't pan out, it happens. Return to CTU so we can re-group.
Curtis: I leave, this mob is going to destroy the mosque, kill six innocent people.
Chapelle: The local police can handle the idiot mob.
Curtis: They've been stretched thin the whole day.
Chapelle: And these incidents will only increase if anything happens to Zoey Bartlett. Return now.
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Curtis knew it was useless to argue with Chapelle. The question was whether Curtis would help these people, or return to his main job. Meanwhile Josiah Bartlett discussed the situation with his wife Abby.
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Bartlett: They say they'll release Zoey if I turn myself over to them.
Abby: Would they really do it?
Bartlett: I don't know.
Abby: Would they be willing to take me instead?
Bartlett: I doubt it.
Abby: I love you Jed, I always have. I wanted to grow old with you but, I'm sorry, I can't lose Zoey. So please, do whatever you have to do to bring our child back home.
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CTU continues trying to trace the cellphone number the terrorists gave president Bartlett. So far nothing, they seem to be using technology Bob Warner gave them. Warner industries did a good job in creating anti-hacking technology. Ishmael wonders what the president will do. He assumes he won't survive this. Gaines and Quinn and their mercenary friends plan to be away, a country with no extradition treaty. Ishmael realizes it is important to show credibility. If Bartlett refuses, Ishmael will have to follow through on his threat. If Bartlett surrenders himself, Zoey will be released. Jack Bauer is still contemplating his options with Shariff. He wants more than anything to be with Teri when she gives birth. But part of being a parent is making the world a safer place for his child.
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10:33