"24" 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2002)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"24" (2001)

Original Air Date:

5 March 2002 (Season 1, Episode 14)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Director Green and Regional Director Ryan Chappelle question Jack about the day's events. Nina takes Kim and Teri to a safe house after getting them medical attention. Palmer wants a meeting with Jack.

Plot Keywords:

Period In Title | Punctuation In Title | Digit In Title | Title Ends With Period | Number In Title

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Leslie Hope	...	Teri Bauer
Sarah Clarke	...	Nina Myers
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer
Dennis Haysbert	...	Senator David Palmer
Tamara Tunie	...	Alberta Green
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Andre Drazen
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Keith Palmer (as Vicellous Shannon)
Jude Ciccolella	...	Mike Novick
Misha Collins	...	Alexis Drazen
Paul Schulze	...	Ryan Chappelle
Kara Zediker	...	Elizabeth Nash
Tanya Wright	...	Patty Brooks
Eric Balfour	...	Milo Pressman
Judith Scott	...	Dr. Rose Kent

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

Originally broadcast on the day of the real California primary.

Quotes:

Mike Novick: That was the Pentagon. Remember you asked me to look up the name Jack Bauer?
Senator David Palmer: Who is he?
[Mike leans over, and whispers to Palmer]
Mike Novick: He used to be in Special Forces. He led a six man team into Kosovo a couple of years ago.
Senator David Palmer: That's what it was. The Drazen mission.
Mike Novick: Bauer picked his own men and trained them. Only Bauer survived.
Senator David Palmer: He blames me for the death of his men.

"Plan B is already in effect"

Thirteen hours ago, Jack Bauer was asked to deal with a possible assassination attempt. At the same time, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. Now, having saved both David Palmer and his family, he would be entitled to some rest, wouldn't he? Not really, according to Division director Ryan Chapelle (Paul Schulze), who puts Jack into custody and lets him know he will have to face some serious charges because of his unsanctioned behavior. And that's not the only inconvenience: Palmer, still convinced Jack was the assassin, is starting to understand what connection there is between the two of them. Well, at least Teri and Kim are being taken care of by CTU's physicians. That's always a relief...

Elsewhere, a second shooter comes in from Belgrade, while Andre Drazen, strongly disappointed by Ira Gaines' handling of the situation, has the latter's collaborator Kevin Carroll executed and prepares Plan B, having foreseen everything in case the earlier hit went awry.

Violent disposal aside, Episode 14 is actually pretty low-key, its main purpose being to introduce the Chapelle character and underline how big a pain in the ass he can be. That goal is fulfilled with ease by Schulze, best known for playing the kind Father Phil on The Sopranos, who incarnates the typical uptight boss with a slight hint of humanity (hard to notice, but it's there) that elevates Ryan from a two-dimensional caricature.

True suspense is never far away, though: the conspiracy goes on as planned, and the final thirty seconds suggest some of the meatiest bits of the entire series will take place in the next hour.

Tick, tock, tick, tock...