TV series 24: Season 1 – Episode 8
This is a synopsis, commentary and review of the TV series 24: Season 1 – Episode 8, which occurs in the time frame of 7:00 AM to 8:00 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 Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) walking towards a road. We then flash to Senator David Palmer’s (Dennis Haysbert) hotel, where the breakfast and rally is to be held. The assassin, Martin Belkin, is walking into the building when Ira Gaines (Michael Massee) calls him and tells him that Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is on his way there.
Palmer tells his wife Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson) that he is going to tell the world about Keith Palmer’s (Vicellous Reon Shannon) involvement in the accidental death. Sherry is very upset! So is Keith.
Gaines has Jack pickup a briefcase and then go to a power station – he lets Jack hear Teri’s voice. Gaines has his men take Teri to where Kim is and then he calls Jamey Farrell (Karina Arroyave) at CTU. Jamey takes a PDA out of her drawer and heads to the ladies room. Gaines sends Jamey some text messages and then tells her that Nina is dead – and that Jamey should makeup a story about why Nina is not at CTU.
Nina finds a building with a phone and calls Jamey – but she doesn’t answer. (If you watch this episode of 24, during this scene you can see the cameraman for a few seconds on the right hand side of the screen.) She then calls Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) – and tells him nobody can know she’s alive, and to get the phone to Jamey. Tony walks to Jamey, who is working with Milo Pressman (Eric Balfour) – and overhears her say she just talked to Nina, who is at Division and won’t be back all day. Tony walks away and tells Nina he’s going to call Division. Nina tells him that Jamey is a spy and can’t be trusted. Tony sends a car to get Nina.
Jack arrives at the power station where Palmer is speaking and Secret Service agent Aaron Pierce (Glenn Morshower) checks him in, along with the briefcase and laptop from Gaines. Gaines directs him to a small room – where he is to wait.
Nina arrives at CTU and tells Tony what’s going on. Tony starts to call Secret Service, Nina stops him, but then lets him make the call to Pierce.
Martin Belkin enters the room Jack is in and opens the laptop, exposing a broken down gun. He tells Jack to assemble and load it – so Jack’s prints are on it. Belkin puts the gun in his camera case and leaves the room.
Tony goes and tells Milo that he has found the real key card – so that Jamey hears him. Nina watches Jamey on video cameras. Pierce calls Tony back and Tony tells him that Jack is a threat. Jamey heads to the ladies room – Tony follows her. Tony goes in and grabs her as she’s texting Gaines – they leave quickly, before the cameras come back on the bathroom. Nina and Tony interrogate Jamey in a tech room. Jamey won’t talk, and Tony cuffs her to a table.
Palmer takes the podium and Belkin excuses himself from his liaison and leaves the crowd. Gaines tells Jack to step out of the room. Gaines has Jack walk towards Belkin and tells him after Belkin shoots Palmer, Jack should take the gun from him. Belkin takes aim and an agent stops Jack – the two men block Belkin’s shot. Jack grabs at the agent’s gun and the agent yells “gun.” Palmer is protected, Belkin can’t shoot him. Jack is arrested and Gaines gives orders to kill Kim and Teri. Tony forces Jamey to call Gaines and tell him Division is searching for Jack – Gaines calls off killing Teri and Kim.
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