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Just then, a secret service agent comes into the office and informs the Prez she has an urgent phone call, which she takes on Speaker Phone. The voice on the other end informs her that have a call from Ike Dubaku and he wants to speak with her about her husband. She is instantly concerned and the call is put through. Dubaku cuts straight to the chase and tells her that he has her husband, putting the phone to Henry's mouth for confirmation. He tells her he is fine and not to let the terrorists use him as a deterrent in any way. He should've mentioned something about rogue agent Vossler, who still works for the Secret Service, but whatevs. Dubaku snatches the phone away and gives the President his terms. The American forces must be withdrawn immediately and permanently from Sangala and Matobo must be delivered to his men at the parking lot of a power plant by 4pm. (Don't you just love how all of these deadlines fall at the end of the hour, providing for excellent cliff hangers?) He tells her that if any attempt is made to impede him or follow his men, her husband will die a slow and certain death. Her response: "You wouldn't dare!" Matobo's response (to his men) "cut off his finger." As the President and Oval Office Gang listen in horror, a henchman grabs a knife from a meat/cheese platter conveniently sitting on the table and carries out the order. Henry cries out in agony, in part because his finger is being cut off, and also because it's totally unsanitary to use a lunch knife for surgical procedures! Gross! President Taylor screams "Stop it!" Matobo tells her to meet his demands, or Henry will be delivered to her one piece at a time....with bologna and ham residue. Dubaku elaborates that any attempt to rescue Henry will be "known to him" quickly, so she should probably just start fulfilling his order now, mm'kay?

No sooner has Dubaku hung up, than Kanin informs her he just got word from Henry's last known location. They discovered the bodies of Samantha Roth, Agent Gedge, and the neuro-paralytic tranquilizer stuff. In short: Bauer and Co.'s story of corruption is confirmed. "Slimeball Surrender Dude" Kanin tells her, once again, that nobody will blame her for wanting to withdraw. She quickly puts Kanin in his place, reminding him of the approximately 300 Americans that died in the plane collision. She would be a hypocrite to cave when Henry's life was endangered. She asks him "How can I ask the American people to make sacrifices I am unwilling to make myself?" Good point, Madame Prez! Once again, she's proving to be a terrific example that calm, cool, collected professional women can also sport a pair of giant brass balls. It was the second best example of the old saying "appearances can be deceiving" that I came across this week.

Jack steps in to tell her that, even though she can't trust her own law enforcement agencies, she can trust Agent Walker (who is supposedly dead) and himself because he no longer works for the government. She looks frazzled, but has the presence of mind to ask how she can possibly know where Bauer's loyalties lie. Jack is totally surprised she never got that "Bauer is a Good Guy!" memo, so his response: "With all due respect, ask around." He goes on to say that they will do everything in their power to find Henry. Meanwhile, she needs to go along with Dubaku's orders. She finally agrees, and tells Jack "Find him please" in a soft voice.

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