The following takes place between 5am and 6am. Events occur in real time.
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5:00
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Jack slowly crept towards the building. Yusef took out a couple of guards with a sniper rifle, Jack killed others. Ishmael had no idea about this, but he spoke before his cameras to a bound and gagged president Bartlett. Millions were watching around the world. Including Syed Ali, and most of the staff at CTU Washington.
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Ishmael: Josiah Bartlett you stand before this court of law, to stand trial as a war criminal. Because the true extent of your evil is immeasurable, we have done our best to document these acts as witnessed by true believers.
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Nadia Yassir cotacted acting president Hellar. She hoped he still had to keep up pretenses. Audrey was with her father.
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Nadia: Sir, Jack Bauer is attempting to rescue president Bartlett.
Hellar: I was told that Jack Bauer was dead. I'm glad he's alive, but he needs to stand down. These terrorists are moments away from executing our president live on the internet. I cannot allow that to happen.
Nadia: What if Jack Bauer can rescue the president in time?
Hellar: Then I will abort the drone strike. But he's running out of time.
Nadia: How much longer before the drone reaches the warehouse?
Hellar: Eight minutes.
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Ishmael: Under your orders, the death squads of America, scour the holy lands, and spill the blood of the innocent. You did not act alone in this, but your control of ignorant followers begins and ends with you.
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Nadia spoke to Jack on-com as he entered the warehouse.
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Nadia: Jack, Hellar says he'll call it off if you can rescue Bartlett in time. With Bartlett safe he'd have no pretext to continue the drone strike. But you need to move quickly.
Jack: How much time do I have?
Nadia: Less than seven minutes.
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Jack continued his mission. Ishmael continued his broadcast.
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Ishmael: Finally, we hold you responsible for blashphemy. For desecrating holy lands and shrines, and for spilling the blood of believers. Josiah Bartlett, before the eyes of God, I sentance you to death. Sentance to be carried out immediately.
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Josiah Bartlett saw Jack Bauer lurking in the shadows. On Jack's signal Bartlett summonned up all his strength and threw the chair backwards. Jack shot the terrorists, though Ishmael took cover. Hellar saw he had no more pretext and ordered the drone missle destroyed. The marines were ordered to take the building. With the chair destroyed Bartlett could grab one of the dead terrorist's guns and helped Jack. He also informed Jack that Zoey had been taken elsewhere, but they couldn't have gotten far. The marines soon took the building. As Jack and Bartlett escaped the building Ishmael tried one last desperate effort to murder the president. But Jack shot and killed Ishmael. It seemed that president Bartlett was now relatively safe, but his child was not.
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