The best episodes of 24
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- 01
Gredenko puts his Plan B into action; new evidence about a CTU agent comes to light; and Karen tries to shift the balance of power.
- 02
Jack interrogates Gredenko and tries to get him to lead CTU to Fayed, while Vice President Daniels invokes the 25th Amendment and calls for a Cabinet vote on Wayne Palmer's fitness to be president.
- 03
Day 6: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
President Palmer makes a bold gambit, and Jack changes his strategy about Fayed.
- 04
Day 9: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 A.M.
The day comes to an end with Jack doing everything in his power to prevent a terror plot and an international crisis. But to save the world, he's faced with an unthinkable and grave decision.
- 05
Doyle leads a CTU tactical team to a location thought to be Cheng's safe house, and Lennox and Daniels concoct a plan to feed disinformation to the Russians.
- 06
Day 7: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Col. Dubaku orders President Taylor to withdraw U.S. troops from Sangala, threatening to use the CIP module if she does not.
- 07
Michelle asks Gael to take over for her; Chase gets help in disobeying Chappelle to pursue a lead on Jack's location, where Ramon grows impatient; Anne is contacted by her ex-spouse.
- 08
The search for Fayed proceeds through a search for coconspirator Gredenko, and Graem's wife, Marilyn, may be able to help.
- 09
Chloe covers for another agent; Milo is thrown into unfamiliar duties; and Jack faces a hard compromise. Reed Pollock:
- 10
An attempted coup d'état rattles the Palmer administration, and Jack warily accepts an offer of help from former president Logan.
- 11
While Vice President Daniels and Lennox mend fences, relationships are shattered at CTU.
- 12
Vice President Daniels orders CTU to exchange Josh Bauer for the Russian sub-circuit board, but elements in both the White House and CTU second-guess his decision.
- 13
Tony Almeida returns and is involved in a national-security breach.
- 14
General Juma launches a direct attack on the White House, endangering Jack, Bill Buchanan and the president's daughter.
- 15
General Juma takes over Dubaku's attacks on America, and Jack tries to prevent a high-impact terror threat in the U.S.
- 16
CTU faces a hostage situation; unforeseen developments rock the Hassan family; Bauer and Ortiz work together in the field to protect New York; parole officer Prady continues his investigation.
- 17
Stanton expresses concern over the presence of Sherry, who offers to deal with the detained reporter; transit of the bomb is interrupted; Tony hears a confession from Bob Warner.
- 18
The stakes are raised in the search for Fayed and Numair, and Jack takes over the operation at President Palmer's request.
- 19
Mike Doyle joins CTU as head of Field Ops, just in time to oversee a crucial mission. Meanwhile, Jack has information CTU needs and no way to get it there, and Charles and Martha Logan have a tense reunion.
- 20
Gregory Itzin returns to the cast as Charles Logan, the former president we loved to hate, and he insinuates himself into President Taylor's moribund peace process. Meanwhile, a rare emotional move by Jack sparks catastrophe; and Chloe is given new responsibilities at CTU.
- 21
Day 8: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Jack is hell-bent on avenging the loss of his partner, Renee Walker, and President Taylor fights to keep the fragile peace process alive.
- 22
Dalia learns the truth about her husband's assassination and won't sign the peace agreement. Meanwhile, Jack uses Pillar to gain access to the UN and readies to assassinate the Russian president.
- 23
The president orders evacuations from six cities; a trap is set for the mole; Jack and Audrey find a surprise at Tony's; Dina and Behrooz risk a stop at a medical clinic.
- 24
With the evidence against Logan destroyed, Jack comes face-to-face with the president and tries to trick him into confessing his involvement in the David Palmer assassination.
- 25
Jack and his brother's fortunes are reversed, and Lennox lobbies President Palmer hard to approve Executive Order 1066.
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