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The eyes of the world are watching

A powerful world leader is expected to join the Hollywood elite at a star-studded ceremony to be broadcast around the globe. But security has been severely compromised -- and a plot is already in motion to turn the Los Angeles Chamberlain Auditorium into a gruesome slaughterhouse.

When an on-line "Trojan Horse" detected by the CTU cyber unit sends up red flags, rogue operative Jack Bauer is called into action. He has less than twenty-four hours to prevent an unthinkable act of death and destruction from occurring -- a televised massacre intended to topple a foreign government and bring terror into millions of American households.

The countdown is on.

Special Delivery
Jack buzzed three times before a woman's voice crackled from the speaker. "We're closed."
"This is Federal Delivery. A delivery to the Chamberlain Auditorium was refused. We're returning the package to the sender."
"I'll be right there."
Jack moved close to the door, drew his Tactical. He heard the lock click. The knob turned and the door opened a crack. Jack kicked it open. It crashed against a blonde woman who flew backward, striking her head against the wall. Jack moved through the doorway, weapon ready as he scanned the office for threats. The blonde woman was lying still. Jack leveled his weapon at her, kicked the gun out of her hand.
He noticed the computer on the desk, printouts stacked up around it. On the monitor he saw a schematic similar to the one they'd printed out at architect Nawaf Sanjore's home. He caught movement out of the corner of his eye, saw the woman on the floor shifting, heard her groan.
"What are these plans on the screen?" he called to her. "What are you up to?"
The woman wiped a trickle of blood off her cheek, saw her gun was gone.
"What are these plans for?" Jack repeated.
The woman simply smirked. "You can kill me, but you're too late to stop us."
Jack saw her jaw move, heard the crunch of the capsule in her mouth. With a gasp, she began jerking spastically, legs kicking wildly, foam flecking her mouth...