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Vice-president Hellar was officially sworn-in as acting president in front of the cameras. President Bartlett was standing by him when he took the oath. It had to be clear to the world that this was an orderly transition of power. Among the millions of people watching was terrorist Ishmael Ali. Ishmael then recieved a call from Abdul Shariff. He heard enough to realize Shariff was on a plane.
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Shariff: I just heard the news. Is it true?
Ishmael: So it would seem. This works out better for us. Bartlett would never allow us to have him if he was still president.
Shariff: Will Hellar even allow Bartlett to turn himself over?
Ishmael: I don't know. If not, we execute Zoey. If he does, we might be able to extract some useful intel from him, before his execution.
Shariff: This is likely the last time I'll be able to contact you, go dark now and complete your mission.
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Ishmael destroyed this cellphone then went to retrieve Zoey for the prisoner exchange. To Ishmael's horror Zoey was trying to hang herself with her own shirt. Zoey was no good to him dead. Ishmael rushed into the cage and gave Zoey CPR. Fortunately for him, Zoey breathed in the air out of instinct. It was unusual to Zoey, her life had been saved by her enemy. But after what he and his men did less than an hour ago, she was not grateful to be alive. Meanwhile Jack Bauer has just flown above the ocean. He activates his cellphone. The phone begins a countdown, 30 seconds. Jack quietly unfastens his seatbelt. Fortunately Shariff seems preoccupied with something else. 20 seconds left. With 15 seconds to go Jack quickly runs to the door and in ne motion opens and jumps out this door. Shariff and his people have the briefest moment of confusion. One of the bodyguards sees the cellphone, with the timer. He tries to throw it out the window, but it's too late. Before it makes it out of the plane the cellphone explodes, killing all three people inside. Jack hears the explosion, just before he lands in the water, and begins swinning back to land.
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