"24"
Day 2: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2003)

Director:

James Whitmore Jr.

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

22 April 2003 (Season 2, Episode 20)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Jack tries to escape from the Kingsley's men after being tortured. Lynn Kresge tries to warn President Palmer about VP Prescott. Regional Director Ryan Chappelle returns to CTU and exerts his authority. Kate tries to retrieve the stolen computer chip. President Palmer begins to suspect something is wrong when Prescott won't return his phone calls.

Plot Keywords:

Black U.S. President | Black President | Terrorism Prevention | Cult Hero | Political Thriller

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Sarah Wynter	...	Kate Warner
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Michelle Dessler
Tobin Bell	...	Peter Kingsley
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Carrie Turner
Jude Ciccolella	...	Mike Novick
Michelle Forbes	...	Lynne Kresge
Donnie Keshawarz	...	Yusuf Auda
Alan Dale	...	Vice President Jim Prescott
Nick Offerman	...	Marcus
Peter Outerbridge	...	Ronnie Stark
Raymond Cruz	...	Rouse
Maurice Compte	...	Cole

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

Beroglide, the drug O'Hara uses on Jack, doesn't exist in real life.

Goofs:

Continuity: You can see Kiefer's black boxer shorts when Jack is being shocked.

The conspiracy deepens

Five episodes left, and still no sign of an easy solution to the many problems the main characters of the show are facing. Hell, the previous show ended with Jack Bauer flat-lining while he was being tortured. How's that for unexpected complications?

Predictably, the torturers try to revive Jack. Naturally, he manages to escape and continue his pursuit of the proof President Palmer needs to stop an unjustified war. First, though, he needs to get the memory chip some random people stole from Kate, and he better act quickly, since Palmer is beginning to sense something is wrong and Prescott is doing everything in his power, including locking up Presidential aide Lynne Kresge (Michelle Forbes), to prevent the President from finding out about the conspiracy ahead of time. Things don't go too well at CTU either, with Division chief Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze) making an unwelcome return and doing all kinds of things to be perceived as a pain in the ass.

Every season of 24 appears to follow a set structure: Jack is informed of a new threat; threat is avoided; those behind the menace are pursued; some unexpected truth is revealed, and Jack has only a few hours to convince his superiors his way is the right way. As of Episode 20, we have reached that last stage in Season 2: Jack knows American businessmen organized the creation of the Cyprus recording (and the audience knows that as well), and now all that stands between him and avoiding an unnecessary conflict is... well, everything, basically. Man, they just won't leave him alone, will they?