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Season 4
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Starring	Kiefer Sutherland; Kim Raver; Alberta Watson; Lana Parrilla; Roger Cross; William Devane;
No. of episodes	24
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Original network	Fox
Original release	January 9 –; May 23, 2005
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The fourth season of the American drama television series 24, also known as Day 4, premiered on January 9, 2005, on Fox and aired its season finale on May 23, 2005. The season four storyline starts and ends at 7:00 am.

Season overview

The fourth season is set 18 months after season three. Jack is now working for Secretary of Defense James Heller after being fired by CTU due to his heroin addiction. As the day begins, he gets caught up in an elaborate terrorist plot which involves James Heller and his daughter Audrey Raines.

Unlike previous seasons as well as later ones, which focus on a singular threat, multiple enemies, and conspiracies, this season is based around one main enemy: a terrorist named Habib Marwan who controls a series of Middle Eastern terrorist cells that launch attacks against the United States.^[1] Rather than large acts, this season is divided into several smaller acts depending on which terrorist threat Marwan is focusing.

A train bombing is a diversion to kidnap the secretary of defense and his daughter.
A device from the train is used to initiate the forced meltdowns of nuclear power plants across America.
Terrorists steal a stealth fighter to shoot down Air Force One.
The terrorists steal the nuclear football, allowing them to launch a nuclear missile towards Los Angeles that must be intercepted.

Major subplots

When Jack Bauer returns to field work, he clashes with other members of CTU over how operations should be run.
Jack's relationship with Audrey is strained because she is horrified at the pain he is willing to inflict to acquire information.
Audrey's brother Richard withholds information that could help CTU by claiming they have no right to invade his privacy.
The Araz family is torn apart by conflicting opinions about the morality of inciting a nuclear catastrophe.
Curtis suspects a co-worker, with whom he was previously involved, of being a mole.
The crisis prevents Erin Driscoll, the new director of CTU, from being able to look after her daughter who suffers from schizophrenia.
Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler although divorced, find themselves working in the same office again.
Charles Logan feels overwhelmed when he unexpectedly takes over the presidency during a crisis.
David Palmer begins to discover corruption within the government.
After the Chinese consul dies of friendly fire, CTU attempts to cover up the fact that Jack Bauer invaded the Chinese consulate.

Summary

Day 4 begins with the bombing of a commuter train which (unbeknownst to CTU at the time) enables the theft of a device known as the Dobsen-type Override which could be used to take control of (and melt down) United States nuclear power plants. With Jack Bauer working for Secretary of Defense James Heller, his job brings him to CTU as a visitor on this very day.

Believing that something terrible is about to happen, Jack begs CTU director Erin Driscoll to reinstate him and begins to interrogate a suspect. The suspect reveals that James Heller and Audrey Raines are the primary targets just as they are kidnapped. When Jack saves a civilian programmer who discovered evidence of a cyber-attack in progress (a friend of Chloe O'Brian), he allows one of the terrorists to escape and lead him to where Raines and Heller are being held. Even though Jack rescues them, the mass streaming of the planned execution video gives the terrorists the opportunity they need to launch an attack on the firewalls and begin using the override.

CTU finds out about the override with the help of Bauer and Tony Almeida and identifies the man responsible for using it: Habib Marwan, an employee of the defense contractor that developed the override. Marwan is able to sabotage one plant, the San Gabriel Island reactor, before Jack's team puts him on the run. Seeking extra intelligence, Bauer and Paul Raines (Audrey's ex-husband) travel to the headquarters of the defense contractor McLennan-Forrester. However, in an effort to cover up their complicity and erase computer records, McLennan-Forrester activates an EMP, causing a blackout over an 8-square-mile (21 km²) section of downtown Los Angeles.

McLennan-Forrester sends mercenaries after Bauer and Raines. They critically injure Raines just as agents arrive sent by Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler. The resulting turmoil allows a stealth fighter to be stolen from an Air Force base in Southern California. The pilot of the fighter shoots down Air Force One, which crashes into the Mojave Desert, almost killing President Keeler in the process. Vice-President Charles Logan takes over for Keeler and seeks the help of David Palmer, when the role proves too much for him. Ultimately, Marwan's terror cells steal the nuclear football from the Air Force One crash site and they attempt to use it to commandeer a nuclear missile in Iowa.

Chloe nearly loses her life finding a lead about the missile. It leads Jack to a complicit Chinese national, Lee Jong, hiding at his nation's consulate in Los Angeles. When negotiations break down, Jack leads a clandestine raid against the Chinese consulate and kidnaps Jong. Poorly placed shots by Chinese guards kill the Chinese consul and injure Jong. Paul Raines dies in surgery when Jack insists that saving Lee Jong is a priority. This destroys his relationship with Audrey Raines. The nuclear missile is subsequently launched and CTU begins a last-ditch effort to discover its trajectory and intercept it. As Jack closes in on Marwan and the missile's location, Chinese agents find proof that Jack Bauer invaded their territory. To prevent American secrets from falling into Chinese hands, government officials propose that Jack be conveniently killed.

In a reversal of the events of Day 1, David Palmer warns Bauer of the attempt on his life, shortly after the nuclear missile is shot out of the sky. In response, Bauer fakes his own death with the help of Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler and Chloe O'Brian. When Bauer is safely outside CTU, he says a final goodbye to his friend and president David Palmer. He then leaves his old life behind and disappears into the sunrise.

Plot twists affecting future seasons

Bill Buchanan's introduction to field operations.
The friendship developed between Jack Bauer and Curtis Manning.
The friendship developed between Chloe O'Brian and Edgar Stiles.
The decision of Tony and Michelle to leave CTU.
Cheng Zhi's personal vendetta against Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer faking his death and hiding the truth from those closest to him.
The beginning of Charles Logan's presidency.

Characters

When the season began, every character from the first three seasons was absent except for Jack Bauer, President Keeler (Palmer's Republican opponent in season 3), and Chloe O'Brian. However, as the season went on several characters returned, including Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler, Mike Novick, David Palmer, Aaron Pierce, and Mandy, the assassin from seasons 1 and 2. To make room for these characters, other characters left. Alberta Watson left after 12 episodes, Lana Parrilla—upgraded from recurring to the main cast in episode 7—was gone by episode 13 and William Devane left after episode 14 making one brief appearance afterwards. Also, Roger Cross was upgraded from recurring to main cast in episode 14, making him the only other actor along with Parrilla to be upgraded to main cast mid-season in the history of the series. As a result, season 4 featured more cast changes than any previous season.

Two members of the season 4 main cast: Kiefer Sutherland and Kim Raver

Guest starring

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Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
73	1	"Day 4: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	January 9, 2005 (2005-01-09)	4AFF01	15.31^[2]
74	2	"Day 4: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Howard Gordon	January 9, 2005 (2005-01-09)	4AFF02	14.34^[2]
75	3	"Day 4: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m."	Brad Turner	Evan Katz	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)	4AFF03	11.91^[3]
76	4	"Day 4: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m."	Brad Turner	Stephen Kronish	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)	4AFF04	13.34^[3]
77	5	"Day 4: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m."	Jon Cassar	Peter M. Lenkov	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)	4AFF05	11.51^[4]
78	6	"Day 4: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m."	Jon Cassar	Matt Michnovetz	January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24)	4AFF06	12.20^[5]
79	7	"Day 4: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m."	Ken Girotti	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)	4AFF07	11.52^[6]
80	8	"Day 4: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m."	Ken Girotti	Teleplay by: Stephen Kronish & Peter M. Lenkov Story by: Matt Michnovetz	February 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)	4AFF08	11.10^[7]
81	9	"Day 4: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m."	Brad Turner	Howard Gordon & Evan Katz	February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)	4AFF09	11.42^[8]
82	10	"Day 4: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m."	Brad Turner	Stephen Kronish & Peter M. Lenkov	February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21)	4AFF10	13.16^[9]
83	11	"Day 4: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m."	Jon Cassar	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	February 28, 2005 (2005-02-28)	4AFF11	14.55^[10]
84	12	"Day 4: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m."	Jon Cassar	Howard Gordon & Evan Katz	March 7, 2005 (2005-03-07)	4AFF12	13.09^[11]
85	13	"Day 4: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m."	Rodney Charters	Anne Cofell Saunders	March 14, 2005 (2005-03-14)	4AFF13	12.05^[12]
86	14	"Day 4: 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m."	Tim Iacofano	Howard Gordon & Evan Katz	March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)	4AFF14	11.55^[13]
87	15	"Day 4: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m."	Bryan Spicer	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)	4AFF15	11.58^[14]
88	16	"Day 4: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m."	Bryan Spicer	Teleplay by: Howard Gordon & Evan Katz Story by: Robert Cochran	April 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)	4AFF16	11.06^[15]
89	17	"Day 4: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Duppy Demetrius	April 11, 2005 (2005-04-11)	4AFF17	11.64^[16]
90	18	"Day 4: 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)	4AFF18	11.08^[17]
91	19	"Day 4: 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m."	Bryan Spicer	Howard Gordon & Evan Katz	April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25)	4AFF19	11.03^[18]
92	20	"Day 4: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m."	Bryan Spicer	Peter M. Lenkov	May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)	4AFF20	10.88^[19]
93	21	"Day 4: 3:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m."	Kevin Hooks	Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff	May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)	4AFF21	11.00^[20]
94	22	"Day 4: 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m."	Kevin Hooks	Matt Michnovetz & Duppy Demetrius	May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)	4AFF22	11.67^[21]
95	23	"Day 4: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Sam Montgomery	May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)	4AFF23	12.23^[22]
96	24	"Day 4: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon	May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)	4AFF24	12.23^[22]

Production

Season 4 was the first of three 24 seasons to be promoted with a prequel. The 10-minute prequel to the season was available with the third season DVD. It shows Jack being fired from his previous position at CTU and the beginnings of his relationship with Audrey Raines. It was broadcast on Sky One in the UK before the showing of the fourth season in that country. It was also available in the UK release of the fourth season DVD.

Additionally, "24: Conspiracy," 12 one-minute-long Mobisodes (mobile phone episodes), were created in 2005 as a promotion for Season Four. The episodes were originally seen by cell phone users in Europe and later in the United States as part of a Fox promotion for the show. The storyline continues to follow the Los Angeles branch of CTU.

Trailer

FOX's trailer for the fourth season of 24 begins with Jack telling Audrey that he is glad he no longer works for CTU. This discussion is interspersed with flashbacks to action sequences from previous seasons, implying that such experiences are a part of Jack that will never go away. The end of the trailer touches on differences between season 4 and previous seasons - e.g. "the enemy is more unpredictable". This echoes comments that Kiefer Sutherland made before the season 3 finale. He said "For three years, we've done the same scenario: A specific issue generates a 24-hour response. Next season will be dramatically different."^[23]

Continuous airing

The Fox Network decided to implement a year-round schedule because episodes of the show would be broadcast irregularly due to the fact that Fox had recently obtained the rights to air the World Series for several years. Thus, FOX chose to air all 24 episodes, without any hiatuses, over 19 weeks beginning mid-season—with back-to-back episodes airing twice in the first week, and again at the season finale.^[24] Utilizing the extra time this opportunity afforded the writers, Season Four's later premiere date allowed the creators to go back to previous episodes and fill in continuity errors and plot holes, making the episode transitions more fluid and realistic.

Depiction of torture

In the wake of the real-life Abu Ghraib scandal and similar allegations at other U.S. military facilities housing suspected terrorists, commentators accused the show of legitimizing the use of torture in the war on terror.^[25] Unlike other 24 seasons which featured them incidentally, torture scenes were crucial to the theme of Season 4 which examined the consequences of Jack Bauer's belief that the end justifies the means. Despite preventing a nuclear attack, there are several consequence to his actions: Dina Araz is killed in a risky sting operation, Paul Raines dies when Jack forces the only available surgeon to save a suspect, Jack loses the love of Audrey Raines and ultimately has to fake his own death and start a new life. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Kiefer Sutherland commented on the show's use of torture and how it relates to the recent controversies over government-sanctioned torture. "Do I personally believe that the police or any of these other legal agencies that are working for this government should be entitled to interrogate people and do the things that I do on the show? No, I do not."^[26]

Reception

The fourth season of 24 received positive reviews with a Metacritic score of 79 out of 100.^[27] Kiefer Sutherland won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, two years after his previous win. 24 also won a Satellite Award in 2005 for Outstanding DVD Release of a Television Show. A trailer released for the fourth-season premiere summarized some of the critical praise for the season. The Houston Chronicle said "it grabs you and never lets go", The New York Times gave it four stars and Vogue said "the series that reinvented suspense has become an addiction".^[28]

Award nominations

Organization	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Jon Cassar, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Tim Iacofano, Evan Katz, Stephen Kronish, Peter M. Lenkov, Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow, Kiefer Sutherland	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Kiefer Sutherland	Nominated
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series	David Latham	Nominated
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series	Scott Powell	Nominated
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series	Chris Willingham	Nominated
	Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series	William Gocke, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett	Won
	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	William Dotson, Cathie Speakman, Pembrooke Andrews, Jeffrey Whitcher, Shawn Kennelly, Jeff Charbonneau, Laura Macias, Vince Nicastro	Won
	Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, Dramatic Underscore	Sean Callery	Nominated
	Outstanding Stunt Coordination	Matthew Taylor	Won
	Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series	Debi Manwiller, Peggy Kennedy, Richard Pagano	Nominated
	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series	Rodney Charters	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	Best Drama Series		Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Kiefer Sutherland	Won
Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama	Kiefer Sutherland	Nominated

Home media releases

The fourth season was released on DVD in region 1 on December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)^[29] and in region 2 on August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08).^[30]

References

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^ Adam Green (May 22, 2005). "Normalizing Torture on '24' - New York Times". New York Times.
^ Cusac, Anne-Marie (August 2005). "Watching Torture in Prime Time". The Progressive. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ "24: Season 4". Metacritic. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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^ "24 – Season 4". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
^ "24: Complete Season 4". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved January 2, 2009.

External links

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[25] Adam Green (May 22, 2005). "Normalizing Torture on '24' - New York Times". New York Times.

[26] Cusac, Anne-Marie (August 2005). "Watching Torture in Prime Time". The Progressive. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

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 |ShortSummary=While chasing Hasan, Bauer calls and updates Driscoll, disobeying her order to arrest Hasan and continuing his chase. She orders the agents to find and arrest Bauer. O'Brian starts helping him secretly. Hasan takes Paige to a secluded place and starts torturing him before he leaves and orders his men to kill him. Bauer kills the operatives before they can finish Paige and continues following Hasan, who stops at a road store. O'Brian tells Bauer that [[satellite]] support isn't ready yet. He decides to make time by wearing a mask and beginning an [[armed robbery]]. Meanwhile, CTU uses [[truth serum]] on Richard initially; but agent [[Curtis Manning]] convinces Driscoll to use [[sensory disorientation]] instead. Omar forces James to sign a document of confession of committing [[war crimes]] by threatening to kill Raines. James states that his signature will become a [[political scandal|scandal]] for the government. Dina, Navi's wife and Behrooz's mother, states that they need to be sure Pendleton doesn't talk to anyone about the compound and thus, invites her to the house; and she arrives.
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-|Viewers=11.52<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 8, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=020805_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
+|Viewers=11.52<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 8, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=020805_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131754/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=020805_08 |archivedate=April 2, 2012 }}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=CTU estimates millions of casualties as a result of the upcoming meltdowns. Bauer and Audrey head to the building she recalls. Stiles offers a way to stop the meltdowns; and James allows it. Bauer and Audrey arrive and start checking the camera footage. They are attacked by operatives and a shootout starts. Audrey suggests to call CTU for backup; but Bauer states that CTU can not be trusted because there is a mole who informed their mission. He calls someone he says he can trust; and the duo heads outside, where [[Tony Almeida]] arrives and saves them; and the trio escapes. Stiles manages to stop the meltdown of all the reactors except five, which James states can only be stopped by Bauer's lead. Meanwhile, Richard is freed as he seems not to know anything. Dina gets angry with Navi for having Behrooz killed. The latter calls her and she arranges a secret meeting. Navi finds out and forces her to help him capture Behrooz. She arrives at the location, informs Behrooz and they escape; but she is shot in the arm by Navi. Navi convinces Habib Marwan, the mastermind, to aid him capture Dina and Behrooz.
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-|Viewers=11.10<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 15, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=021505_06 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010040/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=021505_06| archivedate= May 28, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+|Viewers=11.10<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 15, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=021505_06 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010040/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=021505_06 |archivedate=May 28, 2010 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=Bauer calls Heller and tells him to find the mole. They trio arrives at Almeida's, where they continue investigating the camera footage. Heller instructs a specialist to find the mole. Taylor is advised by Henry Powell, the man Audrey recalled, to divert attention to a false mole; and agent Sarah Gavin is picked. Erin orders the truth serum on the latter. It is revealed that Bauer helped Almeida avoid incarceration for [[24 season 3|his actions]]. He was angry and unable to find a job and pushed [[Michelle Dessler]] away from himself; and now he blames her for leaving him. Audrey detects Powell before agents arrive and return her to CTU. Bauer and Almeida head to Powell's location and manage to capture him; but the latter is killed by a [[sniper]] after the duo captures him. Meanwhile, Stiles reveals that Taylor is the real mole; she escapes  before being captured by Manning. A bomb explodes, revealed to be intended to kill her. Behrooz gets Dina to a hospital, where she is treated before the staff calls the police and the duo escapes.
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-|Viewers=11.42<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 23, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010045/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08| archivedate= May 28, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+|Viewers=11.42<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=February 23, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010045/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022305_08 |archivedate=May 28, 2010 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=As Taylor managed to enter CTU by having [[leverage (negotiation)|leverage]] over Erin and Manning in the first place, Erin delays her report to Division in order to make time for him to manipulate the report. Bauer finds Dina's number in Powell's cell phone and calls it. CTU manages to track its location. Behrooz leaves for a hospital to ask his uncle, who works there, for belp. CTU forces storm in and capture Dina. Bauer convinces Keeler to sign [[legal immunity|immunity]] for Behrooz and offers it to Dina in exchange for her cooperation, which she accepts if Behrooz is secured first. Navi arrives at the hospital and kills Behrooz's uncle, who informed the former, and captures Behrooz. The former tries to kill the latter, who reveals CTU's arrival. The former takes Behrooz as [[human shield]] and proceeds to the basement. Meanwhile, Stiles notices his mother being in the exposure zone of the meltdowns and makes calls to get her out; but she asks him to let her die. He tries to leave in order to save her himself; but Erin convinces him to stay and do his job, protecting thousands of people.
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-|Viewers=12.05<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=March 22, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=032205_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
+|Viewers=12.05<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=March 22, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=032205_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221171944/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=032205_05 |archivedate=December 21, 2008 }}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=Almeida updates Dessler on Bauer's situation. Conlon orders his men to torture Paul for the paper and leaves. Bauer arrives, kills the mercenaries and saves Paul. They escape to the streets, where is almost dark as a result of the power loss. Conlon assembles the company's skilled mercenaries and leads them to find the duo and kill them. The duo takes shelter in a gun store, which is owned by two Middle Eastern brothers, who decide to stay and help them. Bauer intentionally misses his shot at a mercenary, who informs the others. They arrive and a shootout starts. Satellites detect the heat signature and Almeida deduces that it is Bauer's plan to inform CTU of his whereabouts. CTU agents arrive and neutralize the mercenaries. Conlon tries to shoot Bauer; but Paul interferes and takes the bullet before the former is killed. Meanwhile, Almeida and Dessler begin to settle their personal problem. She fires Gavin when the latter demands her arrest report be expunged immediately. Mitch Anderson, a former [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] pilot, is revealed to be hired by Marwan to attack Keeler.
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-|Viewers=11.67<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 24, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010345/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04| archivedate= May 28, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+|Viewers=11.67<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 24, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010345/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |archivedate=May 28, 2010 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=Bauer tries to convince Marwan to talk; but to no avail. While being transferred, the latter is rescued by his operatives. CTU finds Richard's number in Marwan's cell phone and arrests him again. James convinces him to talk. He reveals that he met a couple a few nights ago and invited them to his house, where he had sex with the man; and that must have been the time the woman called Marwan by the former's phone. Bauer includes Almeida in his team to capture the couple. Almeida and Dessler decide to leave CTU after the crisis is over in order to be together again. Bauer's team storms in the house, where they find the man killed by the woman, revealed to be [[Mandy (24 character)|Mandy]]. She is found by Almeida, whom she captures and disappears. Meanwhile, the [[Us speaker of the house|Speaker of the House]] tries to prove Logan's incapability to run the office in order to assume command, since the former is the next in line according to the law. Palmer encourages Logan to be strong against the Speaker, who backs down.
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v t e 24
Episodes	Season 1 "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." Season 6 Redemption Season 7 Season 8 Live Another Day Legacy
Merchandise	Conspiracy The Game The Soundtrack
Characters	Tony Almeida Jack Bauer Kim Bauer Charles Logan Martha Logan Curtis Manning Chloe O'Brian David Palmer Allison Taylor Renee Walker
Other	Critical reaction Awards and nominations Media Indian remake Japanese remake Operation Hell Gate "The Snuke" "24 Minutes"
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