Episode 1

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The following takes place between 7am and 8am.

7:00

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A 17 year old girl named Mary waits anxiously for her school bus. Finally the bus arrives. There are already three students and the driver. As soon as Mary gets on the bus Mary takes out her cellphone and begins dialing. The driver tells her to put it away, but it's too late. The cellphone explodes, killing all five. Within a minute president Wayne Palmer recieves a phone call. Palmer is in the oval office with his advisors Tom Lennox and Mike Novick. They are discussing the upcoming peace treaty between Israel and Palestine. Few have the president's cellphone number so he takes it immediately, fearing it is urgent. On the other end is a mysterious woman we can't see right away.

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Palmer: Yes?

Mystery woman: A school bus just exploded in Los Angelas California.

Palmer: Who is this?

Mystery woman: Not important. Just know that there will be another explosion every hour until the peace treaty is signed.

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The woman hangs up and we see her identity, Kate Warner. President Palmer tells Mike and Tom to find out about this, and to contact CTU Los Angelas. At CTU it seems like a normal morning. Head Nadia Yassir and her second-in command David Hoffman are going over their budget proposal. Chloe O'Brien and her husband Morris are analyzing internet chatter from radical groups. Field ops head Michael Doyle and his second Jack Bauer are analyzing potential dangers to tomorrow's treaty signing while eating donuts. Suddenly they recieve a call from the white house. Nadia calls her main staff together.

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Nadia: Mr president, this is Nadia Yassir.

Palmer: Ms Yassir, I have just been informed of a bus explosion in Los Angelas.

Nadia: Yes, my computer just sent me an alert. Five dead, witnesses said it was a teenager named Mary Smith.

Palmer: Someone told me there will be another explosion every hour unless the peace treaty is signed. I don't know how they got my cellphone number, as that's restricted. She didn't say what group she apparently belongs to.

Nadia: Then we're on the clock. We'll do all we can to prevent further attacks and bring them to justice.

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Everyone began working on this. Jack Bauer had been through this before. This was going to be a long day.

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