Episodes: 24 | Released: 2007 | Certificate: 15 | Genre: Television | Director: Jon Cassar
Actors: Kiefer Sutherland
, Mary Rajskub
, James Morrison
, DB Woodside
, Roger Cross
With the U.S. under siege in a series of terrorist bombings, President Palmer negotiates the release of Jack Bauer from a Chinese prison; but rather than returning to CTU, he is turned over to the terrorists as a bargaining chip.
When both President Palmer and Buchanan refuse to believe that Fayed is the one behind the terrorist attacks, Jack is forced to team up with Assad in order to stop them.
Unless Jack can locate Fayed within the hour, President Palmer will be forced to meet Fayed’s demands in order to stop the bombings.
President Palmer asks Jack to assume control of the search for Fayed, who is now believed to possess a nuclear device.
After a nuclear bomb is detonated in Southern California, President Palmer prepares to address the nation; and CTU scrambles to locate Fayed, who may have four more bombs in his possession.
Jack discovers the link between his father’s company and the recent nuclear bombing; and a shake-up at the White House forces Hayes to resign as National Security Advisor.
Reunited with his estranged father, Jack’s family loyalties are put to the test as Graem reveals his involvement in terrorist activities; and a CTU analyst is abducted.
Jack and the staff at CTU attempt to save Morris before he is delivered to Fayed; and President Palmer faces growing criticism, and possible mutiny from his own cabinet members
Jack gets closer to locating Gredenko, causing Phillip to use his own grandson as leverage in order to stop him; and Lennox becomes more deeply involved in a plot to overthrow the President.
Jack discovers his father’s role in the bombings; Lennox makes a bold play in order to stop the President’s assassination; and the CTU staff is pushed to the breaking point.
In order to locate Gredenko, Jack is forced to deal with Charles Logan, whom he despises; and the plot to assassinate President Palmer is nearing completion.
Vice President Daniels assumes the duties of the Oval Office in the wake of President Palmer’s injury, and announces his plans to implement extreme security measures. Jack breaks in the Russian consulate and interrogates Consul Markov.
With Jack being held hostage at the Russian consulate, a new head of field-ops is brought in to launch an assault; and Logan looks to his ex-wife to defuse the escalating situation with the Russians.
Gredenko launches a drone armed with a nuclear weapon bound for San Francisco; a leak is found at CTU; and Vice President Daniels considers a nuclear counterattack.
With a nuclear strike ordered against Fayed’s home country, Jack and CTU scramble to find the remaining nukes, hoping the Vice President will then call off his counterattack. The President is brought out of his coma, at great peril to his health.
Jack enlists Gredenko to help capture Fayed but Gredenko has his own plan; with President Palmer resuming his duties, V.P. Daniels takes extreme measures to remove him from office.
On the brink of possibly starting WWIII with a nuclear attack on the Middle East, the President's health suffers a setback from the stress and numerous adrenaline shots; Jack hatches a plan that will dupe Fayed into leading them to the remaining nukes.
With Audrey held hostage, Jack is forced to negotiate with his former Chinese captors; and with the nuclear crisis over, CTU prepares to shift its focus; but unforeseen circumstances cause them to redirect their efforts to Jack's operation.
Jack continues his rogue mission, which could bring about an international crisis; in order to preserve the integrity of the administration, Karen is forced to make a terrible choice involving her husband’s career.
Jack attempts to save Audrey from further trauma at the hands of a psychological interrogator; a leak at the White House turns out to be someone very close to V.P. Daniels.
While defending CTU from an attack by Cheng’s men, Jack is surprised to learn that a member of his family is their target; and Lennox and Daniels devise a sting operation involving a spy for the Russians.
Jack must save his nephew from the Chinese, and also retrieve the component before the Russians launch an attack on American bases in Central Asia; and Lennox’s plan to fool the Russians goes awry.
Karen puts her career on the line when she uses Bill to help break Jack from custody so he can prevent Josh from being traded for the Russian component; Doyle sustains serious injuries; and Chloe collapses at CTU.
Jack and Bill race against the clock to save Josh before he ends up as collateral damage from an air strike ordered by Daniels; Chloe shares some surprising news with Morris; and when all is said and done, Jack takes stock of his life and ponders his future.
