TV series 24: Season 1 – Episode 4
This is a synopsis, commentary and review of the TV series 24: Season 1 – Episode 4, which occurs in the time frame of 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM. This episode of 24 was directed by Stephen Hopkins. For a complete list of all the stars and directors from all 195 episodes of 24, please click here.
This episode of 24 begins with a shot of Janet York (Jacqui Maxwell) regaining consciousness after being a hit and run victim. We then see Dan and Rick manhandling Kim Bauer (Elisha Cuthbert) to get her back into their van.
At CTU, Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) is upset with Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) for suspecting that she was a spy. Jack is trying to assuage her anger by telling her confidential information. He tells Nina that she and Jamey Farrell (Karina Arroyave) are the only people who can be trusted right now.
Senator David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) returns to his hotel suite/campaign headquarters and calls Carl Webb (Zach Grenier) to see if he’s made any progress on the threats from reporter Maureen Kingsley (Devika Parikh). Webb has nothing yet. Then Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson) asks her husband where he’s been at this hour – Palmer lies.
Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) shows Jack an anomaly in the passenger list of the bombed 747. Then Jamey and Nina show Jack an address they were able to get from the programmed key card. Jack starts to go to check it out, and all the CTU systems are shutdown. George Mason (Xander Berkeley) marches into CTU with several men in suits. CTU is on lockdown and under investigation by District. Jack tells Jamey to hide the key card and then he forces his way out of CTU. Tony tells Nina he initiated the lockdown. Nobody will tell Mason where jack is.
Secret Service agent Aaron Pierce (Glenn Morshower) meets with Palmer and tells him this assassination threat is the real deal, and that he needs to take precautions. Palmer won’t change his schedule.
Kim keeps yelling that Dan and Rick need to take her back to see if Janet is still alive. Suddenly, Rick realizes that if Janet is alive, she can ID them – and he turns back to shoot her. Kim is now very unhappy and gets bound and gagged.
Alan York (Richard Burgi) and Teri Bauer (Leslie Hope) are somewhat aimlessly driving around looking for Kim and Janet when a motorcycle cop stops them. The cop goes to check and see if Teri really made a 911 call, and York gets out of the car and confronts the cop – who handcuffs him for being disobedient.
Jack arrives at the address that was on the key card. Once inside, he gets into a shootout. A cop driving by outside hears the shooting and calls for backup. The cop stops Jack briefly and the bad guy escapes, but Jack and the cop pursue. Jack and the cop separate to flush the bad guy as backup arrives. The bad guy takes the cop hostage. Jack rushes the bad guy, but the cop gets shot and killed.
Just as Dan pulls the van up to shoot Janet, and ambulance arrives and he drives off without shooting. Meanwhile, Palmer finds out from Webb that Maureen’s source is George Ferrigamo. Palmer then tells Sheri that Maureen is going to accuse their son, Keith Palmer (Vicellous Reon Shannon), or murdering his sister’s rapist. Maureen’s info comes from Keith’s psychiatrist – Ferrigamo.
York and Teri are released by the cop, since the 911 call was verified. They get to where Janet was and someone tells them she was taken to Saint Mark’s Hospital. They head there.
Ira Gaines (Michael Massee) meets Dan and Rick. Rick lies to him and says Janet is dead and the body is hidden.
Mason gets word where Jack is, ends the CTU lockdown and heads towards Jack’s location.
Jack wants to take the bad guy into CTU for questioning, but the cops wont’ let him – so he’s allowed to talk with the guy briefly. The guy knows Jack’s name, and tells Jack if he wants to see Kim alive, get him freed. Jack gets VERY upset as the cops pull the bad guy away in cuffs.
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