Jack and Carl have a talk about the subpoena, going back home.  Jack doesn't want to go back, get his freedom taken away.  Carl, by the way, used to be on Special Forces with Jack.  Jack is still wound really tight.  Jack makes it clear that he's going to leave tonight, in order to protect Carl and the school he has made into something good.  Jack, magic man purse in hand, takes off one more time, intent on leaving again.  A dude from the food truck is talking about how Juma has a army of soldiers being readied.  Carl and a boy go into town to search for his brother Desmond. 

A group of boys play soccer, but are cornered by Dubaku's men.  They include Desmond.  The boys are told that they are now soldiers.  They soldiers single one boy out for peeing his pants, and Desmond and another boy take this opportunity to try and run away.  They make it to the high grass, but are shot dead.  Or so it appears.

We pick up in Washington, D.C.  It is the morning, and it is inauguration day.  The lackey from the office calls a friend, who happens to be the son of the president elect, played by Cherry Jones.  The son has a hot lady friend, who takes a long time getting dressed.  We pick up with President-Elect Taylor, two hours from inauguration  She is informed by Thomas Lennox about the imminent coup in Sangala. 

Talking to the Sangalese president is the soon to be former president Noah Daniels, played by the great Powers Boothe.  Taylor and Daniels meet, and both wonder who supplied the arms.  Daniels says he has given the order to evacuate all American troops from the area.  Taylor is upset when Daniels makes the cynical, pragmatic arguments why not to get involved.  He doesn't particularly care about the loss of lives or potential genocide.  He knows that there's not much in Sangala worth protecting.  Taylor wants to save lives.

Carl finds the soccer field, and then the body of one of his former students.  The other, Desmond, is still alive.  He's not in good shape.  Carl takes him back to the jeep.  Desmond's little brother wants to go with Jack.  Jack, obviously, says no.  That ain't going to happen.  Jack is all packed up now, on his way out.  Jack has an emotional farewell with the kid.  However, Jack's not going anywhere, at least not for the next two hours. 

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