"24"
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2002)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator) &
Robert Cochran (creator) ...

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

15 January 2002 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Jack delivers the ID card to the assassin at Palmer's press conference. Palmer wants to let the press know what happened with Keith and the murder.

Plot Keywords:

Federal Agent | Cult Hero | Espionage | Subterfuge | President

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Leslie Hope	...	Teri Bauer
Sarah Clarke	...	Nina Myers
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer
Dennis Haysbert	...	Senator David Palmer
Michael Massee	...	Ira Gaines
Daniel Bess	...	Rick
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Keith Palmer (as Vicellous Shannon)
Karina Arroyave	...	Jamey Farrell
Rudolf Martin	...	Jonathan
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Eli
Eric Balfour	...	Milo Pressman
Jackie Debatin	...	Jessica Abrams
Glenn Morshower	...	Aaron Pierce
Jesse D. Goins	...	Alan Hayes

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

Jamey's supposed to be receiving messages using her PDA. However, you can clearly see "Memo X of 3" above each of the messages, showing that they were pre-written onto the PDA.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Nina calls CTU Base from the garage, a cameraman is clearly visible in the scene.

Quotes:

[Jack sees Victor Drazen in a surveillance camera]
Jack Bauer: It's Victor Drazen.
DeSalvo: Who's he?
Jack Bauer: A man I killed two years ago.

The hit, at last!

The longest day in Jack Bauer's life has reached its eighth hour, and it ain't looking good: he is constantly monitored by the man who kidnapped his wife and daughter, he has staged and execution to get Nina out of trouble, and now he has to help an assassin get away with the murder of David Palmer. Meanwhile, Nina and Tony realize Jamey Farrell is the traitor inside CTU and decide to take the situation in their own hands. Unfortunately, this also involves Tony calling Palmer's staff regarding the potential threat, meaning Jack has to improvise if he wants to save his family and Senator Palmer at the same time.

Having waited for this to take place since the pilot, it is a relief to finally see the hit happen, although with the added tension deriving from the protagonist's complicated situation. This episode won an Emmy for the editing, and it was richly deserved: the cutting plays an integral part in keeping the suspense consistent (the De Palmaesque split-screen has never been used better, particularly when showing Sutherland and Haysbert in the same scene for the first time) and alongside Sean Callery's spare, but effective music (which received an Emmy nomination) it is the main technical triumph of this superb series.

Some might argue that the assassination attempt takes place too early in the season. If this were a movie, I would agree with that criticism. But this is solid-gold television, and rest assured, the hit was just the appetizer: the 16-episode main course is on its way!