Day 2: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (26 Nov. 2002)

Mason and Jack make preparations to interrogate an old enemy who gave the terrorists access to CTU. Tony goes to the Warner household to check up on Reza's possible connection to Syed Ali.

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator), Robert Cochran (creator),

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Wynter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer
Sarah Wynter	...	Kate Warner
Xander Berkeley	...	George Mason
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Michelle Dessler
Billy Burke	...	Gary Matheson
Michelle Forbes	...	Lynne Kresge
Sara Gilbert	...	Paula Schaeffer
Laura Harris	...	Marie Warner
Phillip Rhys	...	Reza Naiyeer
John Terry	...	Bob Warner
Scotch Ellis Loring	...	Paramedic
Innis Casey	...	Miguel

Storyline

Mason and Jack prepare to interrogate Nina Meyers when they learn she gave Wald access to CTU. Tony goes to the Warner household to check up on Reza's possible connection to Syed Ali. President Palmer and NSA Director Stanton meet with an Middle Eastern ambassador who may support Ali and Second Wave.

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Plot Keywords:

president | digit in title | u.s. president | period in title | title ends with period | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television, Real Time Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maz Jobrani, Fred Toma and Marc Casabani were announced in the roles of Marko, Basheer and Omar, respectively, but were cut from the final print.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the episode, Jack drives back to CTU Headquarters near downtown Los Angeles from Joseph Wald's house in Simi Valley and arrives at 12:09pm. Simi Valley is 45 miles from Central Los Angeles, which would make it impossible to drive in only nine minutes as Jack's average speed would have to have been 300 miles per hour.

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Soundtracks

"24 Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Sean Callery

User Reviews

A slow burn episode with tremendous atmosphere and acting

Hour five of Bauer's second day of torture and nail-biting suspense is a classic. A slow paced, gripping episode of the series, it re-introduces us to a familiar threat.

Kiefer Sutherland is excellent as always, his ability to capture the gritty essence of every moment cannot be overestimated.

The script is fantastic but strangely believable, helped by the convincing performances of all involved and the polished production values.

The finale is a quiet, but extremely effective, cliffhanger.

9 out of 10.