Evan Katz Movies
An ordinary man's probe into his girlfriend's disappearance leads him to uncover a conspiracy of untold dimensions, inadvertently affecting the newly elected U.S. president, the leader of a group of mysterious detainees, and the detainee leader's father. ~ Jeff Gemmill, Rovi
A made for TV movie that provides a bridge between the sixth and seventh seasons of the hit FOX action series 24, 24: Redemption features series star Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. As the program opens, Bauer spends his time doing missionary work in Africa, laying low while the United States government attempts to capture him. His work leads him into contact with an evil warlord who maintains a loyal army by constantly brainwashing children into joining him. Bauer risks his freedom in order to stop the warlord. Redemption co-stars Oscar winner Jon Voight, Gil Bellows, and Robert Carlyle. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones, (more)
Horror duo Adam Gierasch and Jace Anderson (The Toolbox Murders, Mother of Tears) re-team for this frightener about a group of road-tripping college graduates who are spirited to a mysterious hospital after crashing their car on a lonely Louisiana road. Emily, her boyfriend Bobby, and their good friends Claire and Jude are driving through the darkened Louisiana countryside when their car spins out of control and crashes into a tree. When the ambulance arrives to take them to Mercy Hospital, the traumatized travelers assume that the worst is behind them. But why are there so few doctors at Mercy Hospital, and why are most of the floors empty? As the mystery of this foreboding hospital grows, the weary travels realize that the horror is only beginning. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2005
Marwan (Arnold Vosloo) has escaped, and CTU discovers that he was working for McLennan-Forster, a big defense contractor, under an assumed name. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) heads to their offices to find out more. When Paul (James Frain) finds out about the connection, he offers to go with Jack, because he installed the defense firm's security software. At the firm, McLennan (Bill Smitrovich) and his underlings Conlon (Tomas Arana) and Reiss (Albie Selznick) pretend to cooperate, while they're secretly working furiously to destroy their incriminating files before Jack and Paul can uncover them. Because of Paul's expertise at retrieving their data, the crooked businessmen decide to take more drastic measures before it's too late. While the company charges an electromagnetic pulse to destroy all their hardware, Jack investigates the electrical disturbance, leaving Paul to print out a critical encoded file before the device goes off. At CTU, Driscoll (Alberta Watson), shaken by her daughter's suicide, is forced to step down from command. Heller (William Devane) appoints Tony (Carlos Bernard) interim director of CTU Los Angeles, but he also asks Division to send in a replacement as soon as possible. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2005
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) tells Audrey (Kim Raver) that Paul (James Frain) was shot while saving his life. Paul is flown in to CTU, where surgeons try to save him. Audrey seems to be rediscovering her feelings for her husband. Heller (William Devane) tells Keeler (Geoff Pierson) that Marwan (Arnold Vosloo) is probably going to strike again, and Keeler suggests they make provisions for civil unrest. CTU finds the name of Joseph Fayed (Adam Alexi-Malle) on the document retrieved from McLennan-Forster, and he's on their terrorist watch list. Jack comes up with a plot to have Dina Araz (Shohreh Aghdashloo) approach Fayed for help (even though she insists she's never met the man, because Marwan has been careful to keep his cells separated), claiming that she took Jack hostage during a firefight. Dina agrees to help when Jack promises to put her and Behrooz (Jonathan Ahdout) in witness protection together. Jack and Dina go to Fayed's home, and Dina convinces him to contact Marwan. Fayed sends his men to pick them up, but CTU's attempts to track them go awry. Anderson (Ned Vaughn), with help from a mysterious woman (Dagmara Dominczyk), abducts a pilot, and then uses him to get into a military base. Back at CTU, Sara's been ousted and Edgar (Louis Lombardi) seems despondent over his mother's death. Tony (Carlos Bernard) tells Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) that Driscoll canned Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) over her loyalty to Jack, and Michelle decides to call her back to work. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2005
Paul (James Frain) comes out of surgery paralyzed from the waist down. Audrey (Kim Raver) goes to his bedside and tells him how brave he's been. Tony (Carlos Bernard) begins to suspect that Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) has more than a professional relationship with Bill Buchanan (James Morrison). Keeler (Geoff Pierson), still flying on Air Force One, decides to land in Los Angeles in order to address the nation about the day's horrific events. He asks his son Kevin (Chris Olivero) for advice on what to say. Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) has been pretty hard on Edgar (Louis Lombardi), but when she catches him making a critical mistake, she decides to cover for him. It turns out that the ever-resourceful Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) was able to short out some phone lines while he was being held captive by Marwan (Arnold Vosloo), and this enables CTU to locate the hideout. Unfortunately, Marwan notices the shorted phone lines before the assault team arrives, and manages to cover his tracks as he makes his escape. After the assault, Jack interrogates a dying terrorist, but only learns that the next attack will take place "within the hour." Jack does find a forged document linking Marwan to Anderson (Ned Vaughn). An FBI agent arrives at Anderson's apartment, only to be killed by Nicole (Dagmara Dominczyk), the woman who helped Anderson abduct the pilot. Nicole then poses as the agent as Jack and Agent Hart (Dean Cudworth) arrive to search the premises. She's searching for a hidden external hard drive containing critical evidence, and gets the CTU agents to help her look. CTU eventually finds out the shocking truth about Marwan's next target. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper returns to his rightful place behind the camera to weave this gruesome tale concerning an abandoned small-town funeral home with a dark and deadly secret. Local legend has it that the Fowler Funeral Home in Santa Loraina, CA, is plagued with death of the most unnatural kind. Rumored to have been purchased to launch a ranching business by Zeb Fowler, the land was subsequently converted into a funeral home when the cattle all began dying of a mysterious and undiagnosed ailment. When Zeb and his wife gave birth to a hideously disfigured boy named Bobby soon thereafter, the story took a strange turn as the pair attempted to shelter their son by covering his face with a burial shroud. After young Bobby disappeared at the age of eight and his parents were found brutally murdered a decade later, rumors began to swirl around the community that Bobby may still be alive. Now single mother Leslie Doyle (Denise Crosby) has moved into the long-abandoned and hideously decrepit home with aspirations of restoring it and taking on the role of town mortician for the town of Santa Loraina, and, along with her children, Jonathon (Dan Byrd) and Jamie (Stephanie Patton), she is about to discover that some legends never die. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2005
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) calls into CTU, and lets Driscoll (Alberta Watson) know that Ronnie's been killed, and that he's currently trailing Kalil (Anil Kumar), the terrorist who kidnapped Andrew (Lukas Haas). Driscoll asks Jack for his location, because she wants to pick Kalil up immediately, but Jack thinks the terrorist will lead him right to the compound where Heller (William Devane) and Audrey (Kim Raver) are being held. He refuses to tell Driscoll where he is, so she decides that capturing Jack is now CTU's top priority. Office politics are charged at the CTU office, and things only get more paranoid when Driscoll brings in Marianne Taylor (Aisha Tyler), over the objections of her second-in-command, Curtis (Roger R. Cross). Curtis has had (intimate) dealings with the ambitious Marianne in the past, and doesn't trust her. She immediately begins questioning Edgar (Louis Lombardi) about the day's events. Jack convinces Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) to surreptitiously help him track Andrew's kidnapper. While Jack follows the suspicious terrorist, Chloe works on stealing satellite imagery of the area so he can follow from a safer distance. As Jack watches, Kalil pulls off the road and meets up with two thugs, who proceed to beat the helpless Andrew, demanding to know who he told about what he found on the Internet. Kalil drives off, leaving Andrew to be killed. Jack wants to follow him, but decides he can't leave Andrew to die. After saving Andrew's life, he rushes to catch up with Kalil. Kalil goes into a convenience store, giving Chloe a few more minutes to get Jack the satellite coverage, but she needs more time, and Jack is forced to take desperate action. Meanwhile, at the Araz home, Behrooz (Jonathan Ahdout) is horrified to learn that Dina (Shohreh Aghdashloo) has invited Debbie (Leighton Meester) over "to talk." ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
A conniving mother seeks to enter the world of politics by encouraging her boorish son to marry a senator's daughter. Eleanor Dingle (Veronica Cartwright) knows that politicians wield power, and she's desperate to break into the game. If she could just convince her son Barry (Barry Shurchin) to court Ethel Shivers (Nicole Sullivan), the homely daughter of a rising senator, then her road to the White House would be all but paved. But little does Eleanor realize that her longtime nemesis Derek (Erik Palladino) has already dispatched his own two sons on precisely the same mission, and it isn't long before the whole ruse blows up in her face. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Barry Shurchin, Veronica Cartwright, (more)
- 2005
Curtis (Roger R. Cross) and Driscoll (Alberta Watson) could both be in trouble over the whole Marianne (Aisha Tyler) debacle. They agree to cover each other with Division. Powell is dead, Marianne is unconscious, and the nuclear power plant at San Gabriel Island is on the verge of going critical. Edgar (Louis Lombardi) is concerned about his wheelchair-bound mother, who lives nearby and has no way to evacuate. While Behrooz (Jonathan Ahdout) goes to the local hospital, where his uncle, Naseem (Michael Benyaer), is a doctor, to try to get his mother some pain medication, Edgar is able to locate a cell phone that Powell called before he was shot, and that's how Jack and Tony are able to find Dina (Shohreh Aghdashloo), who is hiding out in a hotel room. Knowing Dina's weak spot, Jack tells Dina that Behrooz will get a full pardon and government protection if she leads them to the override device. She agrees, and calls Behrooz at the hospital to tell him to wait there for her and the CTU team. But Naseem, suspicious about Behrooz's request for meds, calls Navi (Nestor Serrano), who tells the doctor that Behrooz is on drugs, and to keep him at the hospital until Navi arrives. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
Season four of the wildly successful "real-time" adventure series 24 begins some 18 months at the end of season three. John Keeler (Geoff Pierson) has succeeded David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) as president of the United States, and the new secretary of defense is James Heller (William Devane) -- who is also the new boss of crack CTU agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). One of Heller's first moves is to reunite Jack with his old nemesis Erin Driscoll (Alberta Watson), now the head of the CTU. Unbeknownst to most of the principal characters, Jack is in love with Heller's daughter (and policy assistant), Audrey Raines (Kim Raver), this despite the fact that Audrey is still legally married to estranged husband, Paul (James Frain). Outside of Jack Bauer and President Keeler, the only series character from season three to return as a regular in season four is CTU tech analyst Chloe O'Brien (Mary Lynn Rajskub); the rest of the cast is virtually brand-new. The "day" that comprises the fourth season begins, typically, with a nail-biting crisis, when James Heller and his daughter Audrey are captured by a terrorist group headed by Habib Marwan (Arnold Vosloo), who has already set a fiendish master plan in motion with a train bombing in the U.S. It soon develops that the abduction of Heller and Audrey is but a subterfuge to allow an enemy stealth bomber to blow up Air Force One and eliminate the president -- and ultimately to gain control of a nuclear warhead that will destroy a major U.S. city. Making matters worse, there is a turncoat in the ranks of the CTU -- and without giving the game away, it can be noted that CTU agent Sarah Gavin (Lana Parrilla) tumbles to the mole's identity before Jack Bauer does. As the tension mounts, Paul Raines is seriously wounded saving Jack during a covert mission, which "ices" Jack's relationship with Audrey; a shattering personal tragedy forces Erin Driscoll to resign from her post in mid-season; there is dissension in the terrorist ranks during a concerted effort to trigger nuclear meltdowns in six different cities; the seldom-used 25th Amendment is invoked to change presidents in midstream; and an old enemy of Jack's from the series' first two seasons appears virtually out of nowhere to make a terrible situation far worse than could ever be imagined. Clearly, the fourth season of 24 drew inspiration from the headlines of the day, notably the controversial treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. The series also was attacked by certain special-interest groups for making several of the villains Arabs, or of Arab descent. And of course, there were those who carped that the series' notion of "real time" (each episode consisted of a single uninterrupted hour in the same day) resulted in some rather ludicrous lapses of logic. But 24 was as big a hit in the ratings throughout its fourth season as it had been all along. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kiefer Sutherland, William Devane, (more)
- 2005
Even though it got them a possible location for Marwan (Arnold Vosloo), Audrey (Kim Raver) warns Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) about the consequences of disobeying Logan (Gregory Itzin) by torturing Prado for information. "No one understands the consequences better than me," Jack tells her. Buchanan (James Morrison) tells Mike (Jude Ciccolella) what happened, and suggests he withhold the information from Logan, but Mike refuses. Logan is livid (and whiny) when he hears that a CTU agent undermined his authority, so he orders the Secret Service to arrest Jack. Mike logically suggests that he wait until after Marwan is apprehended, but Logan is adamant that the arrest be made immediately, if not sooner. So while Jack and Curtis (Roger R. Cross) close in on Marwan, who is recording a message to be played after the nuclear attack, the Secret Service arrive and compromise the mission. Meanwhile, Sabir (Kris Iyer), one of Marwan's techs, gets a call from his worried girlfriend, Nabilla (Lina Patel), who found a suspicious bookmark on his computer, and suspects his involvement with the recent terrorist activities. Another Marwan operative, Morrison (Keith Szarabajka), overhears Sabir's conversation and alerts Marwan, while Nabilla contacts the authorities. Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) determines that the schematic Nabilla has found is of a microchip used to control the trigger on a nuclear warhead. With CTU short on time and personnel, Buchanan (James Morrison) sends Chloe into the field to look at the computer. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2004
Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) has captured Alvers (Lothaire Bluteau), but despite Gael's (Jesse Borrego) best efforts, the virus has been dispersed in the Chandler Plaza Hotel. Michelle calls Tony (Carlos Bernard) to tell him the bad news, and he's horrified to realize that she's calling from inside the hotel. He tells her to leave immediately, but she refuses, understanding that she might already be infected. Chappelle (Paul Schulze) tells Michelle that she's to shoot to kill if anyone tries to leave. She gets the hotel security chief, Phillips (Doug Savant), to help her keep everyone inside and maintain order. Alvers, knowing he's going to die, tells Michelle he'll tell her everything he knows if she promises to kill him once he starts showing symptoms of the virus. There are 11 other vials in play, and the virus has been modified, as they soon discover when Gael starts showing symptoms within an hour of being exposed. One hotel employee, Margolis (J.D. Cullum), overhears Michelle and Gael talking, and tries to escape. When that fails, he sets off the fire alarm, bringing a crowd of hotel guests down to the lobby. The guests demand to know why they can't leave, and Michelle tells them there's a toxic substance in the air outside the building. This story falls apart when a few people in the lobby start to get nosebleeds, and a full-scale panic breaks out. Meanwhile, Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) reluctantly lies to the police to back up Sherry's (Penny Johnson Jerald) alibi. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chase (James Badge Dale) allow Amador (Greg Ellis) to escape, hoping he'll lead him to the mastermind behind the virus plot, but their plans backfire, and Jack gets a call from an old friend. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2004
Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) has been given his next command by Saunders (Paul Blackthorne). Saunders wants Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze) dead. Palmer tells Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) the bad news, and then it's a race against the clock to find Saunders before the deadline for delivering Chappelle's body, at 7:00 a.m. Jack tells Tony (Carlos Bernard), who realizes that they need to change Chappelle's security clearance. Jack then takes Chappelle aside and tells him the shocking news. Since Chappelle has no past connection to Saunders, Jack realizes that the demand must be due to Chappelle's work on the money trail. He has Chappelle transfer those files to Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who finds an encrypted bank account. Chappelle tries to leave CTU, and when Jack stops him, he claims he was just going outside to smoke. As Chloe cracks the code and finds a Los Angeles address for Saunders, Jack takes Chappelle to the trainyard where his body is to be delivered, just in case the CTU team, led by Chase (James Badge Dale) and Tom Baker (Daniel Dae Kim), doesn't get to Saunders in time. Back at the Chandler Plaza Hotel, Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) has an emotional phone conversation with Tony. She then offers the suicide capsules to the infected guests. One guest, Kathy McCartney (Brigid Brannagh), comes forward to tell Michelle that the man she spent last night with is no longer in the hotel, and Michelle realizes that he must have left after the virus was released, but before CTU arrived to seal off the building. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2004
Nina (Sarah Clarke) is brought into CTU. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) has an emotional reunion with Kim (Elisha Cuthbert). He wants to interrogate Nina about Alvers (Lothaire Bluteau), but Chappelle (Paul Schulze) insists that Jack himself be interrogated about his heroin problem. So Tony (Carlos Bernard) handles Nina, while Rae Plachecki (Jenette Goldstein) from the inspector general's office questions Jack about why he started using heroin long before he got in with the Salazars. Chappelle proposes fudging the timeline so his drug use looks more legitimate, and letting Jack get back to work, but Jack refuses to lie about his actions, or even justify them. "This office demands results," Jack tells them. "That's what I provide." Darren Richards (Butch Klein), an interrogation (torture?) specialist, is brought in to work on Nina, with disastrous results. Jack seems to be the only one at CTU who understands just how dangerous Nina is. Chase (James Badge Dale) learns that Kim found out that the baby is his. He asks Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) how she took the news. "Gee, I don't know, Chase," Chloe tells him. "I think she's kinda pissed." Meanwhile, Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) returns to Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) headquarters, and tells him that she only spoke to Julia (Gina Torres) on the phone. But Julia calls Wayne (D.B. Woodside) with the real story. Palmer meets with his cabinet to decide whether or not to go public with the terrorist threat. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2004
Brad Hammond (Randle Mell) arrives at CTU, and takes Tony (Carlos Bernard) into custody, charging him with treason. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) has Saunders (Paul Blackthorne) in custody. Saunders tells him that the 11 other vials of the virus "are in the hands of true believers." He offers to call them off, if Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) will let him escape to North Africa. Jack has a different idea. He asks Jane Saunders (Alexandra Lydon) to try to convince her father to call off the attack. When her impassioned pleas fail to reach him, Jack brings Saunders to the Chandler Plaza Hotel, and threatens to send Jane inside, so she'll be infected with the virus. When Saunders sees that Jack's serious, he relents. He's taken back to CTU, where he helps them begin tracking down the vials, using GPS locator chips he's planted on each one. All the vials are accounted for except for the one in Los Angeles. When CTU finally gets a location on that vial, they realize that the terrorist who has it is on the subway. Palmer invites Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) to meet with him to discuss her blackmail scheme. In exchange for turning over the evidence of her involvement in Milliken's murder, she demands a prominent role in the president's administration...and in his life. Palmer is really just trying to keep Sherry busy while Wayne (D.B. Woodside) and Foxton (Mark Rolston) break into her house to look for the incriminating prescription bottle. Their efforts are slowed by, among other things, a desperate call to Wayne from Julia Milliken (Gina Torres), who seems on the edge of a breakdown, fearing she'll go to jail for Alan's murder. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zachary Quinto
- 2004
Tony (Carlos Bernard) has taken Jane (Alexandra Lydon) out of CTU, with plans to exchange her for Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth). Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is in pursuit, with Adam (Zachary Quinto) guiding him using the satellite image. Jack catches up to Tony, who reluctantly tells Jack the location of the pay phone where he's supposed to wait for Saunders' (Paul Blackthorne) call. They go together, and Jack forces Tony to make Saunders change the location for the exchange. Tony angrily tells Jack, "Just because you sacrificed your wife for this job, doesn't mean I'm going to sacrifice mine!" But Saunders agrees to the change, and Jack and Tony join a CTU team at the new location. Michelle makes a daring escape attempt. Chase (James Badge Dale) and Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) discuss the future of their relationship. Keeler (Geoff Pierson) goes to Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) with a photo of Milliken's prescription bottle, which he says has Sherry's (Penny Johnson Jerald) fingerprints on it. He threatens to expose the whole sordid affair unless Palmer resigns after the current crisis is over. With Palmer's blessing, Wayne (D.B. Woodside) teams up with Bruce Foxton (Mark Rolston), a shady mercenary operative, to break into Sherry's house and find the evidence. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kevin Fry, Shawn Woods, (more)
- 2004
Not long after Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) finishes dealing with the Anne fiasco, one of his major contributors, Alan Milliken (Albert Hall) calls and asks for a meeting. Alan tells the president that Wayne (D.B. Woodside) had an affair with his wife, Julia (Gina Torres), while he was recovering from a stroke. Alan orders Palmer to fire Wayne and warns him that there will be serious consequences if he doesn't. At CTU, Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) notices a couple of apparent oversights on Tony's (Carlos Bernard) part, and suggests to Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) that he has not recovered sufficiently from his gunshot wound, and should be relieved of command. Down in Mexico, Chase (James Badge Dale) is being tortured, and Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) enlists Claudia's (Vanessa Ferlito) help, promising to get her, her little brother, and her father out if she'll get him a cell phone (his transponder was broken during his brief struggle with Chase) and help Chase escape. Jack gets an unpleasant surprise when Amador (Greg Ellis) shows up and announces that there's another buyer competing for the virus, and the Salazars will have to bid for it. The situation grows more complicated when Jack learns that the other buyer has sent an all-too-familiar representative to their makeshift auction. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2003
Tony (Carlos Bernard) and Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) are keeping Chapelle (Paul Schulze) doped up and out of sight. Hammond (Randle Mell) calls from Division, demanding to know where he is. Hammond, tipped off by Carrie (Lourdes Benedicto), is bringing in a team, so Tony sets Michelle up off-site so she'll be able to continue assisting Jack (Kiefer Sutherland). Alex (Rick D. Wasserman) is on the run, and Jack chases him onto a rooftop, where Alex draws a gun. Jack is forced to shoot him in the leg, and Alex appears ready to surrender when he stumbles off the roof, seriously injuring his head. Just as the chopper is arriving from CTU to evacuate them, Chapelle is found, and orders Carrie to bring the chopper back. Alex dies as the chopper flies off. Jack's last hope is to use Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) to set Kingsley (Tobin Bell) up. Michelle links to Alex's computer and shows Jack how to use his software to simulate Alex's voice, so they can trick Kingsley. Michelle and Tony are arrested. Sherry calls Kingsley and offers to turn over Alex in exchange for all the evidence Kingsley has that could be used against her. They arrange a meeting at the L.A. Coliseum, but Kingsley is suspicious and arranges to have snipers in place in case anything goes wrong. As he takes Sherry to the meeting, Jack's heart, weakened by the torture he endured, gives out, and he drives off the road. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2003
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) finds a trap door in the mosque, and goes down alone in search of Syed Ali (Francesco Quinn). Before Jack catches up to him, Ali calls Marie (Laura Harris) and tells her to go to the rendezvous point, and proceed without him if he doesn't show up in an hour. Jack manages to capture Ali and prevent him from killing himself. Kate (Sarah Wynter) overhears the CTU team talking about the last number Ali dialed on his cell phone, and recognizes it as Marie's number. Jack tells her about Marie's involvement, and asks her to call her sister and hold her on the line as long as possible so they can trace the call. Marie quickly sees through the ruse, and disposes of her cell. Jack then threatens to have Ali's family murdered, live via satellite, while the hapless terrorist watches. Ali reluctantly tells them the bomb is at Norton Airfield, and a CTU team is dispatched. Jack brings Kate along, in case they need her to talk to Marie. Lynne (Michelle Forbes) tells Mike (Jude Ciccolella) she has proof that Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) is in cahoots with Stanton (Harris Yulin), and that she's going to meet with her source. But when Lynne arrives for the meeting, she finds Sherry there, proclaiming her innocence. Meanwhile, Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) is released from the trap in the woods by Lonnie (Kevin Dillon), a hunter, who offers her a place to stay for the night. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2003
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) tells Kate (Sarah Wynter) why he's taking her from CTU, and asks if she's willing to accept the risk to help him prevent a war. Then Jack realizes that Yusuf (Donnie Keshawarz) is following them. He's figured out what's going on, and he offers to help Jack find the evidence. Carrie (Lourdes Benedicto) tells Tony (Carlos Bernard) that Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) helped Jack get Kate out. Tony confronts Michelle and she denies it. Tony tells Carrie to track all of Michelle's calls and emails. Jack leaves Kate in the car while he goes to meet with Wallace (Gregg Henry), who turns out to be the seventh man from the commando team at the airport, who killed his own comrades. Wallace tells Jack that the people who hired him are now trying to kill him. He'll give Jack the evidence that the recording of Ali was phony, if Kate uses her father's Department of Defense privileges to charter a flight and get him out of the country. Unfortunately, Kate will have to go with him, and Wallace lets Jack know he'll kill her once they reach their destination. Wallace secretly signals his outside man to grab Kate, but Yusuf stops him. Jack forces Wallace to play it his way, but soon, the whole group is under attack. Lynne (Michelle Forbes) and Mike (Jude Ciccolella) both believe that Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) is putting too much faith in the instincts of a single agent. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2003
The nuclear bomb is detonated, out in the desert. Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) sees the blast and, assuming Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is dead, sits by the roadside and cries. Eventually she makes her way to a closed convenience store, where she asks the owner to let her in so she can use the bathroom. Kim gets caught in the middle when a panicked local man (Lombardo Boyar) comes to the store to get supplies after seeing the explosion. Jack gets picked up by chopper and taken back to CTU. Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) interrogates a confused Syed Ali (Francesco Quinn) about the incriminating recording, which he convincingly insists is a fake. But Tony (Carlos Bernard) questions Michelle's experience, telling her their experts have verified its authenticity. Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) meets with the Joint Chiefs, and plans to address Congress to ask for a declaration of war. When Jack arrives, Michelle tells him she thinks someone is trying to trick Palmer into starting a war in the Middle East. As Ali is being taken away, Jack goes to question him. Just after telling Jack the recording is a fake, Ali is shot dead by a sniper. When Jack tells Tony that Ali might have been telling the truth, Tony feels that Jack is trying to usurp his authority. Jack calls Palmer directly to tell him about his suspicions, and Palmer says he'll have a few hours to find evidence before the invasion begins. Mike (Jude Ciccolella) isn't happy about Palmer's decision to delay the invasion. Jack gets a mysterious phone call from someone claiming they have proof that the tape's a fake, and demanding that Jack turn over Kate (Sarah Wynter) in exchange for the evidence. He convinces Michelle to help him sneak Kate out of CTU. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2003
Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) has caused a riot at the prison, and he and Ramon (Joaquim de Almeida) attempt to escape by knocking out two guards and putting on their uniforms. Unfortunately, they're overtaken by a gang of heavily armed prisoners, and the riot leader, Peel (Lobo Sebastian) forces the two "guards" to play Russian roulette. Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) learns that Jack is trying to break Ramon out of prison, and orders Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) to search his office for anything pertinent. She finds evidence of his drug use. With Gael (Jesse Borrego) sabotaging their efforts, the CTU team inches closer to finding Kyle. Studying surveillance video, Adam (Zachary Quinto) determines that Kyle (Riley Smith) has been abducted, and Kim discovers the van's license plate number. In an effort to save Linda (Agnes Bruckner), Kyle attempts to kill himself, but she manages to stop him. At the debate, Keeler (Geoff Pierson) makes his accusation against Anne (Wendy Crewson). ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- 2001
Employing split screens and kinetic pacing, the real-time action thriller-drama 24 became a fast cult hit when it premiered on FOX in late 2001. Each one-hour episode covers an hour in a single day that unfolds over the course of a season. Kiefer Sutherland stars as über-hero Jack Bauer, a daring and seemingly indestructible agent for the fictitious U.S.-intelligence body the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). Throughout the series, Bauer has stopped an assassination attempt, thwarted a nuclear attack, been widowed, decapitated a witness, died, and become addicted to narcotics while undercover with a drug cartel. Among the other characters are President David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), who was candidate Palmer throughout the first season, later had the Presidency swiped from under him, and was the victim of a bio-attack at the end of the second season; Kim Bauer (Elisha Cuthbert), Jack's trouble-prone, damsel-in-distress daughter; and Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard), a fellow-CIA agent with whom Jack has both butted heads and allied. Noted for its unflinching ability to kill off major players for the sake of the show, an assortment of other characters have come and gone throughout the show's history. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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