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Jack searches for the secondary team of Coral Snake Commandos as a Tactical Team gets closer to the bomb's location. Division sends in Brad Hammond to look into CTU LA's situation. Stanton finally reveals that he's known about the bomb all along and allowed it to be smuggled into the country. Written by
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President Palmer is looking through the records jacket of the Coiled Snake commando team. The front of the folder is labeled "War Department". The United States War Department has been defunct since 1947, when it was combined with the Navy Department and Air Force Department to create the Department of Defense.
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Much like Day 1's assassination was a lot more, Day 2's nuclear threat seems to involve more than just Islamic extremists trying to wipe out "infidels". It might even be that these terrorists aren't the real masterminds behind the mess.
Said theory springs from a revelation the tortured Roger Stanton makes to David Palmer: the NSA knew about the bomb, in fact he was responsible for smuggling it inside the United States. Even more shocking, though, is his answer when the President demands more details: "Ask Sherry". Simultaneously, Jack and his men get closer to the bomb's location, while Kim seeks refuge in McCrae's cabin after he tells her the explosion has already taken place.
Actually, it was quite obvious Sherry had some kind of agenda when she showed up in Episode 6, but her actions in the previous series weren't cruel enough (well, at least until the last few hours) to suggest she could be one of the real villains. Sure, Stanton's team never intended for the nuke to detonate, but that doesn't justify their actions. Still, said twist is a clever build-up to the second half of Day 2: similarly to Season One, once the original threat is out of the way, it will be about time Jack starts to track down those who planned it.