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CTU is searching through all the tips from the hotline. Some are based on honest mistakes. Others are based mainly on prejudices and/or hopes of a reward. With such a high-profile kidnapping there are just too many tips to sort through all of them. President Bartlett weighs his options. Most of his cabinet oppose turning himself over. But his wife Abby supports it, if there are no other options. In the meantime he is informed of potential riots all over the country. The main one is in Ney York city, crowds are destroying mosques and businesses of people who are muslim and/or of middle-eastern descent. As angry as the president is he realizes these people are not responsible. The governor is hesitant to call in the national guard. Even though the governor's job is to enforce the law, he is more interested in being re-elected. Bartlett calls up the governor and orders him to send in the national guard. Meanwhile the local police arrive at the mosque. Curtis is getting ready to leave, he's already disobeyed orders by staying. Mark, the apparent leader, calls Curtis a n... Curtis did not react, he felt this idiot was just trying to provoke him. When he tried to walk away Mark took a swing at him. Curtis acted quickly, subdued and arrested Mark. This seemed to cool down the rest, when they realized they could actually be arrested for assault. As Mark was put into the back of the police car, he realized his crowd had abandoned him. Meanwhile Jack Bauer makes a decision. He will assasinate Abdul Shariff, but only if he can be certain that the president authorized it.
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