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Back on the abduction front, Litvak comes strolling up to the getaway car with Renee, who says "Damn you, Bauer you son of a bitch!" He is forced to let them all know she's FBI. Emerson, of course, wants to dispatch of her right away. Bauer manages to save her life for the time being...after all, she'll be useful for determining how much of the mission is compromised by Tanner's information. They need to know what she knows. Tony backs his boyfriend up and Emerson agrees to kidnap her along with the Matobos. Renee, still not grasping the concept of being outnumbered by 4 heavily armed mercenaries tells Bauer "Damn you, don't you touch me!" while he tries to frisk her. Jack goes agro and tells her to shut up, or he'll shut her up! They chuck her in the van, and take off. It should be noted that their getaway vehicle is a bright yellow and highly suspicious looking unlabeled reinforced utility truck. It's the short bus of getaway vehicles.

Emerson calls his partner Nichols, who is still holed up with Veruca Salt Colonel Dubaku. Nichols must be the government connection, because Emerson tells him to call his source in the Bureau and find out what this Walker chick knows. Renee turns to Jack, who is conveniently sitting right next to her cell and expresses regret for ever trusting a lying sonofabitch like him! And we cut to break.

Five minutes later, we check in on the First Hubby and his little Secret Service buddy Brian. First Hubby is still sitting on a park bench staring at the thumb drive Samantha gave him which holds all the account numbers and such. Apparently, he's been sitting there looking at the damn thing for about a half hour, since we haven't checked in on him since the end of last episode. Lil' Secret Service buddy is calling a friend in the "private sector" that can totally decrypt all the incriminating data for them. Lil' Brian wants to make sure First Hubby is sure they shouldn't let anyone know what's up before they go to get the data decrypted. Mr. Taylor doesn't think they should let anyone in on the Hardy Boys fun until they know how badly the administration has been compromised. Mr. Taylor inquires if Brian's friend can be trusted, and Agent Gedge says "of course", which most likely means they are headed to some kind of death trap.  Then we are treated to an aside from the first hubby about how hard it has been being the crazy old dude nobody believes and how he feels vindicated knowing Roger's death wasn't a suicide. He finally understands what Jean Smart went through playing the "deranged old bat" role two seasons ago. Lil' Buddy Brian tries to discourage him one last time, asking if they should at least let the President know what's going on. But First Hubby doesn't want to take it to his wife until he can prove everything.

She feels your pain, Henry!

Speaking of his wife, she's in the Oval Office with slimeball Kanin. She observes that Presidents don't make new friends, so they have to lean on their old ones. She tells Kanin she is going ahead with the invasion of Sangala, and that she needs his support. He brings up the CIP Module business and the risk to American lives. Oh, is THAT what the issue is? I forgot! I'm so glad they remind us in every single episode, and sometimes more than once. I have a bad memory for stuff like that. Kanin makes one good point, and that is: critics will likely point out her job is to protect American lives first and foremost. President Awesome shuts him up noting that giving in to threats does not protect America's interests. Also, the intervention in Sangala has been great PR for the country and she can't afford to back down! Just then, they are interrupted by Joe Stevens who informs them that Matobo and his wife have been abducted. He lets her know that Almeida and Bauer were involved, and that Dubaku now has the CIP device AND Matobo. Great timing! Kanin pipes in that maybe the invasion isn't such a great idea anymore. After all, Matobo is really the only person who can lead Sangala after they are free of Juma. Without him, the country will collapse. Both Kanin and Stevens are firmly on team Pansy-Pants. Cut and run! Madame Prez is still not quite ready to cave. She notes that there is still 30 minutes before the deadline, and she wants Matobo found by then.

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