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5:00 AM and 6:00 AM
The following is taking place between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM on the day of the California presidential primary elections.
Events occur in real time.
June 10, 2014
Los Angeles
Bauer Family Home
5:00:24, 5:00:25, 5:00:26, 5:00:27
Jack Bauer is sleeping in his bed. Suddenly the clock's alarm starts to make noises. Jack presses the clock with his hand and the alarm stops. He looks at the clock and says while he is half asleep: "Again this clock is one hour ahead."
Jack gets up and sits down on the bed. He looks at the framed picture found on his nightstand. In the picture there are him, his wife and two children and in the background you can see the beach. He looks at the other side of the bed and sees that his wife isn't there. Jack gets out of bed and opens the door. The whole house is completely dark. He goes to his son's room and opens the door.
Jack calls: "Danny" and doesn't hear an answer.
He turns on the light and doesn't see anyone in the room. He continues into his daughter's room and sees that the door of her room is open. He observes the room, turn on the light and doesn't see her there. Jack that was tired a minute ago now became alert.
He rushes to the kitchen and opens the door when suddenly he hears: "Happy Birthday."
His wife and two children are standing near the table. On the table there is a chocolate cake.
His wife is 34 years old and her black hair is reaching to the shoulders. His son is 15 years old and has light-brown hair and his 12 years old daughter has a long Blond hair.
"It's nice, but next time Notify me before," Jack said with a relief.
"Happy birthday," say the three of them to Jack.
"Oh, this looks like a good cake," says Jack. "Kate, you always make great cakes."
"It's because I made it with Kim," says his wife, Kate.
"Nice sweetheart," says Jack to his daughter, Kim.
"Thanks, I just helped," says Kim.
"Well, I'm going to get dressed now and then we will eat the cake," says Jack.
"You can get dressed quickly, I'm hungry," says his son.
" who is hungry at five o'clock in the morning?" asks Jack and exits the kitchen.
Paul's house in the kitchen
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A man in his forties with a brown mustache is sitting on a chair. near to him there is a cup of coffee and he is reading a newspaper.
His phone rings and he answers.: "Hi Jim."
Split screen: A man with a Bluetooth Headset sits and looks at the computer.
"Hello Paul, I was able to recover the damaged data from the card that we have achieved yesterday" says Jim.
"Good, and I thought this card is too much destroyed and will not be useful for us," Paul says in a little surprise. "So what does it say?"
Jim types on the keyboard and says: "It says here that today would be an attempted assassination on the leading presidential Senator, David Palmer."
"He will probably be the first black president of America, and there are a lot of empty threats against him. You sure this information is correct?" Paul says, while he is sipping his coffee.
"I checked the information, and there is a very high probability that it is reliable."
"Well, I'll tell Jack to assemble the peopl in CTU and update them with the situation."
"I agree, You should do this as soon as possible."
"Ok, bye." Paul says and hangs up.
Paul goes to the bedroom. He opens the door slightly and says: "Martha, they call now from work and there is something that I need to take care of so I have to go now."
"Again you leave early in the morning. You told me when you took the new job that you will stop working early in the morning," says Martha as she lays on the bed.
"This is a very important matter. I will try to come back early today, okay?"
"OK."
"Well, I'm in a hurry, bye," says Paul.
"Bye," says Martha while she rolls to the other side of the bed.
Paul closes the door.
Presidential Suite - The Plaza hotel
5:05:47, 5:05:48, 5:05:49, 5:05:50
A black man in the bedroom is holding two ties and asks his wife: "What tie best suit me?"
"You know both of the ties look good on you, David," replies his wife when she smiles.
"But which one looks the best?" David insists.
"The blue tie with the white stripes."
"As I thought." Says David and returns the second tie to the closet.
"What about your speech, have you finish get through it yesterday?"
David wears the tie and replies: "Yes, but I think I should get through it again, maybe something need to be fix in it."
"Maybe you'll show it to your brother, he already helped you in several speeches in the past."
"this is what I thought," replies David as he tightens his tie.
"When will he arrive?" Asks his wife.
"In about another hour," says David and leaves the room.
Bauer Family Home
In the kitchen on the table there is a chocolate cake that says Happy 35th birthday to Jack. Jack, his wife and children eat pieces of cake. Jack changed his clothes, and now he's wearing a blue jeans and a black shirt. Jack's phone rings, he rose from his chair and says, "Hey Paul, how's it going?"
"fine, what about you?" Asks Paul.
"good."
"First of all, you deserve congratulations."
"Thanks." Jack replies and leaves the kitchen.
"Listen, Jack, I'm sorry it is on your birthday, but I that you will come to CTU now and that you will assemble all your main team there."
"Why, what happened?"
"I have important information and I will brief you in CTU."
"About what?"
"I get in ten minutes to CTU. I'll tell you where, "said Paul, adding," Oh, and Tony said he was unable to reach your new employee, Chloe. He said you might have her cell phone number. "
"Yes I have, you want me to tell her to come for the briefing?"
"yes."
"Okay, I'll see you," says Jack and hangs up his cell phone.
He went into the kitchen and Kate asks him: "Who was that?"
"It was Paul, the inspector of CTU. He wants to do a briefing for the team and I have to go. "
"All right, take care of yourself."
"Goodbye" says Jack.
He kisses Kate on the cheek and opened the door.
5:09:02, 5:09:03, 5:09:04, 5:09:05
Jack leaves home to the yard and goes to his car. He takes out his cell phone and calls.
Split Screen: Jack gets into the car and a woman that has a blond hair with shades holds a phone with her shoulder while she is typing on the computer. Her hair is a little Diffuse
"Hey, Jack."
"Hey, Chloe, where are you?" Asks Jack and starts the car.
"I'm home, why?" replies Chloe.
Jack drives in reverse and says: " Tony called to your home and you didn't answer."
"Oh yeah, my phone at home doesn't work, it has a problem. I need to check it" says Chloe and after a second asks: "What happened, Jack?"
"There will be a briefing at CTU and you need to be there" replies Jack and he begins to drive toward CTU.
"I? But I'm a new at the unit."
"Yes, it's probably because you're an excellent information analyst."
"Thanks, but I'm not so good."
"You're very good at your job and you know it."
"Well, you're probably right," Chloe agrees. "I will get dressed and organized my stuff and I will come. Bye."
"Bye," says Jack and hangs up.
5:10:26, 5:10:27, 5:10:28...