"24" Day 5: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2006)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

30 January 2006 (Season 5, Episode 6)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Bauer goes to Mike Novick with evidence implicating the President's chief of staff. Nerve gas arrives at the port: is the danger to L.A. or elsewhere?

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Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Kim Raver	...	Audrey Raines
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian
Gregory Itzin	...	President Charles Logan
James Morrison	...	Bill Buchanan
Roger R. Cross	...	Curtis Manning (as Roger Cross)
Louis Lombardi	...	Edgar Stiles
Jean Smart	...	Martha Logan
Sean Astin	...	Lynn McGill
Jude Ciccolella	...	Mike Novick
Connie Britton	...	Diane Huxley
Brady Corbet	...	Derek Huxley
Geraint Wyn Davies	...	James Nathanson
Sandrine Holt	...	Evelyn Martin
Glenn Morshower	...	Aaron Pierce

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Company:

Real Time Productions

Quotes:

Walt Cummings: Mr. President, we need to talk.
President Charles Logan: What is it Walt?
Walt Cummings: I was hoping to spair you this but I'm afraid Jack Bauer is forcing my hand to this.
Walt Cummings: He's on his way here with Mike Novick
President Charles Logan: Bauer? Why?
Walt Cummings: He's going accuse me of helping the terrorists acquire the nerve gas.
President Charles Logan: That's ridiculous.
Walt Cummings: No Sir, it's... it's the truth.
President Charles Logan: What did you say?

Jack Always Finds A Way

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I never cease to be amazed at how many impossible situations Jack gets himself into, places where you think "he'll never get out of this one," but you know he always does.

In this episode, White House security chief "Aaron Pierce" (Glenn Morshower) saves the day for Jack after he's captured and delivered to the White House, of all places! We also get the main scoop out of Walt Cummings, who not only is discovered for he is, but almost gets away with totally conning this inept President Charles Logan. His wife Martha is found not to be a raving lunatic and the Prez tries to apologize but now she's pouting and looking evil. Man, some of the First Ladies in this show are brutal. I remember David Palmer's first wife, Sherrie. She was a beauty. I get the feeling Martha is going to pull some stunt, too, but I could be wrong.

Anyway, we hear some odd rant out of Cummings on why he was helping the Russians (supposedly for some misguided patriotic reasons) and he winds up helping give up information, thanks to Jack threatening to cut his eyes out. That can motivate one to talk! However, when the "good guys" go to the pier to capture the cannisters of Sentox VX1 nerve gas......it's gone! Now what's the deal?