Day 2: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 

Jack discovers the bodies of six additional Coral Snake Commandos as a Tactical Team gets closer to the bomb's location. Division sends in Brad Hammond to look into CTU LA's situation. ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Joel Surnow (created by), Robert Cochran (created by)

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Sarah Wynter	...	Kate Warner
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer
Xander Berkeley	...	George Mason
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Sherry Palmer
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Michelle Dessler
Jude Ciccolella	...	Mike Novick
Michelle Forbes	...	Lynne Kresge
Laura Harris	...	Marie Warner
Kevin Dillon	...	Lonnie McRae
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Tom Baker
Max Martini	...	Steve Goodrich (as Maximilian Martini)
Val Lauren	...	Randy Murdoch

Storyline

Jack discovers the bodies of six additional Coral Snake Commandos as a Tactical Team gets closer to the bomb's location. Division sends in Brad Hammond to look into CTU LA's situation. Stanton finally reveals that he has known about the bomb all along and allowed it be smuggled into the country.

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Plot Keywords:

underground shelter | teenage daughter | nipples visible through clothing | episode title ends with a period | punctuation in episode title | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2006, guest star Max (Steve Goodrich) Martini and series regular Dennis (David Palmer) Haysbert would co-star on the David Mamet created and produced television series "The Unit."

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Goofs

President Palmer is looking through the records jacket of the Coiled Snake commando team. The front of the folder is labeled "War Department". The United States War Department has been defunct since 1947, when it was combined with the Navy Department and Air Force Department to create the Department of Defense.

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Soundtracks

24 Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Sean Callery

User Reviews

Dirty politics again

Much like Day 1's assassination was a lot more, Day 2's nuclear threat seems to involve more than just Islamic extremists trying to wipe out "infidels". It might even be that these terrorists aren't the real masterminds behind the mess.

Said theory springs from a revelation the tortured Roger Stanton makes to David Palmer: the NSA knew about the bomb, in fact he was responsible for smuggling it inside the United States. Even more shocking, though, is his answer when the President demands more details: "Ask Sherry". Simultaneously, Jack and his men get closer to the bomb's location, while Kim seeks refuge in McCrae's cabin after he tells her the explosion has already taken place.

Actually, it was quite obvious Sherry had some kind of agenda when she showed up in Episode 6, but her actions in the previous series weren't cruel enough (well, at least until the last few hours) to suggest she could be one of the real villains. Sure, Stanton's team never intended for the nuke to detonate, but that doesn't justify their actions. Still, said twist is a clever build-up to the second half of Day 2: similarly to Season One, once the original threat is out of the way, it will be about time Jack starts to track down those who planned it.