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24 The Conspiracy
Act 1: The Chase 3.5

Act 1: The Chase 3.5

Jack parks his car in CTU  an gets out.                                      Chloe picks up the phone and calls.

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In the hotel's locker rooms the guy is dressed.                      The train stops and River descends from it.

He takes the bag and walks out of the locker room.

CTU

hey, I'm working at CTU," Chloe says, "I called to know if you know any information about a device called Magneton." After a few seconds she says, "You have not heard of such a device at all." "Well, you can tell me if you will you find something? "" Thank you,"Chloe says, and hangs up.

Jack goes into CTU and walks towards Tony.

"Did you find any information about the device?" Asks Jack.

"Maybe Chloe found something," says Tony.

He and Jack walk toward Chloe's station.

"Did you find anything on this device?" Asks Tony.

"There's nothing written about it in our information network and on the Internet," says Chloe. "I called some military bases and none of them knows anything about this device, it looks like this device does not exist."

"Chloe, aren't you working on the data card I gave you?" Asks Jack.

"I also work on it and also try to find information about the device," says Chloe.

"Okay, from now on you're just trying to decode the data card," says Jack.

"Nicole" calls Jack and Nicole turns toward him. "I want you to try to find out about the device, okay?"

"Yes, no problem," Nicole says, turning back to her computer.

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At the exit from the subway station

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River climbs the stairs and leaves the station. Near the station stands a man with a car standing next to him.

"What happened to you?" Asks the man.

"A federal agent shot me," says River. "But I'm fine."

The man and River get into the car. River sits in front and the man starts the car. They start driving.

In the parking lot of Los Angeles Airport

A blue colored van parked. The Janitor walks into the front seat and next to him sits the man with the police uniform.

"You can drive," says the Janitor.

He begins to drive toward the exit.

In an office on the left side of the second floor in CTU

Paul is sitting in the office with an open laptop in front of him.

His phone rings and he answers: "Yes?"

"Paul, I warned you that if you don't stop the investigation that has to do with the assassination attempt on David today there will be consequences," says a masked voice. "I even gave you the opportunity to leave and walk quietly, but you didn't listen to me."

"Who are you?" Asks Paul.

"The man who kidnapped your family," says the masked voice.

A message is sent to Paul's phone. Paul opens it and he sees a picture of his wife, Martha and his son, Tom. They are in a van, their hands tied and a piece of duct tape is glued to their mouths. Paul's face expresses a serious concern.

"If you..." Paul begins.

"Listen," says the masked voice. "If you want to see your family again you will do exactly what I tell you."

"what do you want me to do?" Asks Paul.

"You'll get to Ledera Park in ten minutes. There you'll get more directions"

The phone call hangs up.

Paul is terrified. He sits in the office and moves                  River and the man are driving in the car. 

his fingers Quickly on the table. After a few seconds

he gets up and leaves the office.

In the old building Lucas goes down the corridor.                Nicole talks on the phone in her station.

Next to the hotel room

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The guy passes the hotel card and the door opens. He walks into his room and hears that someone is showering in the bathtub. He closes the door and puts the bag next to the bed. The coffin behind him is open and he walks toward the bathroom. The guy opens the bathroom door and suddenly Sarah comes out from behind and chokes him with a belt. Sarah pulls the belt tight and the young man chokes. He struggles and tries to free himself, but he doesn't have any luck. The guy falls to his knees and with his last strength tries to free himself from the belt that suffocates him. He tries with his hands to move the belt from his throat, but fails. He chokes to death and falls to the floor. Sarah takes her phone out of her pocket and calls.

"Did you kill him?" Asks James.

"Yes," Sarah says, taking a wallet out of his pocket. She takes the ID card of the young man and his press card from the wallet and says, "I have his ID card and his press card."

"Good," says James.

Sarah takes a wedding ring box out of the guy's other pocket.

"Apparently he wanted to offer me a marriage," Sara says. "Anyway, what to do with him?"

"Leave him in the room, I'll send someone to take care of his body," says James.

"Okay, I'll be here in about twenty minutes," Sara says. "arrange my money."

"Of course, Mandy," James says, and hangs up.

Mandy drags the guy's body and puts it in the closet.

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