Note: If you're keeping track, this would mark the 24th hour. This story was designed to be a standard 24-episode season. Thus, Jack and his allies have less than one hour to stop terrorists from launching missles against civilians, take down rogue president Hellar, and prevent war. The following takes place between 7am and 8am. Events occur in real time.
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7:00
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Jack is flying the helicopter to the port of Baltimore to stop the terrorists from using these missles to murder thousands of innocent civilians. Acting president Hellar is informed that these missles might reach the White House. Secret Service, unaware of Hellar's intentions, evacuate him to the bunker. Hellar orders jet to the port to destroy the sub. But it will take at least twenty minutes, those missles could be deployed in ten. Hellar doesn't want more innocent americans to die unneccessarily, but that might be unavoidable. Syed's technician begins activating the missles, it will take about ten minutes. They also realize that the gas has been vented, but it has done it's job. The crew is dead, Juma and Syed's teams are using the American sub to kill americans. Jack and his team arrive. They have made contact with one survivor from the submarine, petty officer Tim Rooney. He was doing inventory in one room when the gas came, it protected him, but noone else. Rooney is not combat trained, but Jack talks him through this. With Jack's help Rooney is able to slit the throat of the terrorist guard at the entrance. As Jack and his team enter the sub agent Renee Walker gets her final orders to unleash the Cordella virus at Mount Weather. President Bartlett begs for the lives of his family, asks her to consider what she's doing. Renee is uncertain, killing her president does not come easy. Meanwhile Syed is attempting to launch the missles. Three missles will hit the White House. Hellar might be safe, but others will die. The other missles will hit largely populated areas. They soon realize that the authorities are here, and begin to fight. Juma is soon killed in the gunfight. Chloe begins disabling the missles as soon as she gets to the submarine's mainframe. Jack and Syed are soon fighting hand to hand. Neither has the time to realize that Jack helped kill Syed's brother. Chloe disables the missles. Within seconds Jack snaps Syed Ali's neck. It is over these terrorists have been twarted. Jack looks for Ira Gaines. He did his part, even saved Jack's life in the gunfight, now he's dissapeared. Jack finds him leaving the sub, tells him to freeze.
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Gaines: I did my part Jack. The terrorists are dead, the missles stopped.
Jack: So you get to walk away, free?
Gaines: That was the deal.
Jack: Do you feel any remorse for what you did?
Gaines: I do regret killing Mandy. It's just the nature of the business she and I both chose.
Jack: I like to think you have some guilt. Go away, before I change my mind.
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7:15