Weblog of Tony Almeida, CTU

We have quite a problem,

As you know, we lost contact with Jack over 20 minutes ago. He "called back" but after the phone jam and the 20 minute delay I have become very suspicious. I think the terrorists have captured Jack because Derek, the kid that Chloe and Jack had with them was about to be shot when Jack set off an explosion that Chloe, Edgar, and I helped him orchestrate. You see, all of the terrorists have on bomb vests that can be remotely set off if one of them tries to back out. We gave Jack a way to blow the bomb from his cell and that kept Derek from being kill for a while, but he was still kneeling there and I think someone ratted out Jack from the inside. I keep thinking about the last thing that Jack said when he called us. He said "Im in a Flank 2 position, Repeat, I am in a Flank 2 position." There's something familiar about that position, it may have something to do with him being coerced into calling us to change our plan, but I know if I go to Bill with this he will just tell me to get back to work. Chloe and I have had to break some major protocol to get Jack to where he was, and get Spencer in on it too, so I hope everything goes well so we dont lose our jobs. Pretty much everything we did to help Jack was unauthorized, but we had to do it, we didnt have enough time to get authorization. Wait Lynn is running into the conference room with a transcript. Im going to see if I can figure out what's happening. Hold on. Flank 2 does mean that Jack has been captured! The task force is going for the original plan, I just hope Jack and the kid are ok. Well, we all have to get to work if this operation is going to run smoothly and Chloe needs some spec codes so Ill update you when I get the chance.

Brandon Smith, CTU, Deputy Director, Los Angeles Division

Hello,

Smith here. Things have started to get really tense around here, but we can breathe a sigh of relief now that we know Chloe is ok. Im also trying to get some sort of update on Tony, but I keep getting shafted, I guess Ill just have to hack into the cameras in the room. I'll bring you up to speed. Terrorists have taken over the Ontario airport in Southern California and have about sixty hostages. Luckily, Jack is inside the terminal. He hasnt given us his position yet, but he has sent us pictures of the terrorists and hostages from his vantage point, so it looks like he must be in the ventilation system. Chloe is heading the technical stuff around here and as of now I will be supervising her division. It seems like the terrorists have killed one hostage to show their power after they made a live statement. Judging from their accents, I would have to guess that they are Russian or from that area. Also, we are going through a leadership change from divison. I must say though, the new guy, Lynn, looks somewhat like a hobbit, and he has quite a history. Whenever he takes the reigns anywhere, the initial turnover rate is 20%. I cant say that I really like him too much, but I digress. So far Chloe and I have been working on keeping in touch with Jack so that we can give him schematics as well as information we get from the president. Hold on, oh lord why did this have to happen now! We just lost contact with Jack! Sounds like some sort of cell phone jammer. Listen, Ive got to go and work on getting this fixed. I'll give you an update as soon as I am able.

Brandon Smith, CTU, Deputy Director, Los Angeles Division