Episodes
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Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 1 | 1 | "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Joel Surnow & Robert Cochran | November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06) | 1AFF79 |
| It's the eve of the California Presidential Primary. Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) daughter, Kim (Elisha Cuthbert), sneaks out of the house to go out with friends. As Bauer's wife, Teri (Leslie Hope), searches for Kim, Jack is called in for a meeting at CTU Los Angeles in response to a threat on Senator David Palmer's (Dennis Haysbert) life that is believed to take place within the next 24 hours. Bauer discovers that there may be a mole inside CTU. Senator Palmer gets a disturbing phone call at his downtown Los Angeles hotel. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13) | 1AFF01 |
| Jack's plans to find his daughter are sidetracked when he gets a call from CTU agent Richard Walsh (Michael O'Neill), who is being stalked by assassins connected with the David Palmer hit. Walsh meets another CTU agent, Scott Baylor, who is subsequently killed. Mandy (Mia Kirshner) passes the ID card a dead photographer to Ira Gaines (Michael Massee), the man leading the assassination plot. Kim realizes that she and Janet York (Jacqui Maxwell) may be in danger, while Teri and Alan York (Richard Burgi) search for them. As Jack and Walsh escape from the assassins, Walsh is gunned down, but manages to throw his keycard to Jack, which contains information about a mole within CTU. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20) | 1AFF02 |
| The files on Walsh's key card finger Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) as a dirty agent. Kim and Janet try to escape from their captors while Teri and Alan continue their search. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "3:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m." | Winrich Kolbe | Robert Cochran | November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27) | 1AFF03 |
| Jack follows a lead from Walsh's card. At CTU, Nina Myers and Jamey Farrell (Karina Arroyave) decide to go against George Mason's (Xander Berkeley) orders and help Jack. Kim is handed off to Gaines' men while Janet is taken to the hospital. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m." | Winrich Kolbe | Chip Johannessen | December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11) | 1AFF04 |
| Palmer meets with reporter Maureen Kingsley (Devika Parikh), who explains that she has two separate sources accusing his son Keith Palmer (Vicellous Reon Shannon) of murdering his sister Nicole's (Megalyn Echikunwoke) rapist. Kim and Rick (Daniel Bess) are taken to Ira Gaines' compound on the outskirts of the city. Jack finds an unidentified body connected to Gaines in the trunk of a car. Alan and Teri wait in the hospital as Janet undergoes surgery. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m." | Bryan Spicer | Howard Gordon | December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) | 1AFF05 |
| Jack and Teri are briefly reunited at the hospital, where Jack warns the doctors not to let anyone near Janet. Gaines contacts Jack and tells him that he has kidnapped Kim. Jack must follow Gaines' orders if he wants to ever see his daughter again. Teri leaves the hospital with Alan to continue searching for Kim. Palmer discovers that his entire family has been keeping secrets from him, but he needs them if he is to come clean before Kingsley breaks the story herself. After Jamey helps identify the body from the car, Nina calls Teri to tell her that the cadaver is the real Alan York. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Bryan Spicer | Andrea Newman | January 8, 2002 (2002-01-08) | 1AFF06 |
| Acting on Gaines' orders, Jack returns to CTU to interfere with the decryption of the key card. He is then ordered to shoot Nina, but manages to do so without actually harming her. Teri escapes from Alan's impostor, but is captured by more of Gaines' men. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | January 15, 2002 (2002-01-15) | 1AFF07 |
| Nina Myers and Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) realize that Jamey is the mole inside CTU and is communicating with Gaines. Using instructions and equipment from Gaines, Jack gets in to see Palmer's appearance at the San Clarita power plant. Jack soon realizes that the terrorists plan to frame him for the assassination. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Virgil Williams | January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22) | 1AFF08 |
| Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson Jerald) tries to convince Maureen Kingsley not to run her story. Jack is taken into custody while Kim and Teri encounter more problems at Gaines' compound. Nina and Tony pressure Jamey for information about the assassination plot. After leaving and returning to the room where Jamey is held they find Jamey with her wrist slashed in an apparent suicide attempt. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m." | Davis Guggenheim | Lawrence Hertzog | February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05) | 1AFF09 |
| Teri acquires a cell phone and calls Jack, giving him clues to her whereabouts. An Acting Director, Alberta Green (Tamara Tunie), arrives at CTU and declares Jack a fugitive. Jack follows a lead from Jamey's computer to a Los Angeles businessman named Ted Cofell (Currie Graham). | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m." | Davis Guggenheim | Robert Cochran | February 12, 2002 (2002-02-12) | 1AFF10 |
| Jack poses as the driver of Cofell's limo and soon interrogates the businessman on his family's whereabouts. Initially Jack has no success but after Jack breaks Cofell's wrist, Cofell curses him in Serbian, which Jack recognizes as a link to the day's events. Cofell suffers a heart attack and dies. Jack then runs into Cofell's contact, Kevin Carroll - the man he knew at the hospital as Alan York - and interrogates him. Carroll agrees to take Jack to where Teri and Kim are held in exchange for his life. Nina and Tony grow more concerned about the possibility of another mole inside CTU. Andre Drazen (Zeljko Ivanek), Gaines' superior, orders the deaths of Kim and Teri. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Howard Gordon | February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19) | 1AFF11 |
| Jack makes it into Gaines' camp and enlists Rick's help to secure for a vehicle in which to escape. Gaines quickly finds out when Carroll is found unconscious and chaos ensues. Jack manages to escape the compound with his family and Rick until the tire of their van is shot out. Continuing their escape on foot, Teri and Kim make their way to the rendezvous point while Jack and Rick hold off Gaines and his men. Rick is wounded but manages to escape with Jack. When Palmer tries to talk to Dr. George Ferragamo, his son's therapist, he soon discovers that there are men inside his own campaign that are willing to commit murder in order to protect him. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Andrea Newman | February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26) | 1AFF12 |
| Jack has a final confrontation with Gaines who, fearing retribution from the Drazens, chooses death over helping Jack. Jack, Teri and Kim are airlifted back to CTU. Rick manages to escape from the compound, fearing that he would be jailed for his involvement with Gaines if he turned himself in. Palmer plans to talk to the DA about Dr. Ferragamo's murder, but Carl Webb (Zach Grenier) tries to stop him. At CTU, Nina discovers that a second assassin has arrived in Los Angeles, which means that Palmer's life is still in danger. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) | 1AFF13 |
| Kevin Carroll, having escaped the compound with a small group is killed by Alexis Drazen, who is mopping up the remnants of the first team of mercenaries. Jack returns to CTU, but is not authorized to see his family. Tony refuses to tell Alberta Green and Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze) what he knows about Jack's activities. Nina escorts Kim and Teri to a hospital, but comes across evidence that they may still be targets. Palmer discovers a link between himself and Bauer, and decides to take matters into his own hands — demanding to see Jack personally to confront him about the day's events. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m." | Jon Cassar | Michael S. Chernuchin | March 12, 2002 (2002-03-12) | 1AFF14 |
| Jack and Palmer finally meet face to face. Palmer demands to know why Jack has been trying to kill him, believing it is revenge for Operation Nightfall - a mission Palmer authorized two years ago of which Jack was the sole survivor. The target was a man in Kosovo named Victor Drazen. Jack convinces Palmer that he is not out to harm him and fills Palmer in as to what has been happening with his family's capture and Gaines' plot. They decide to work together to track down those who are seeking revenge on them, eventually enlisting the help of Robert Ellis, who helped organize Operation Nightfall. They discover that Drazen's sons are seeking revenge. Teri and Nina have a revealing conversation about Jack at the safe house in which Nina and Jack's relationship is discovered. Men working for the Drazens find the safe house and Ellis is assassinated. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon | March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | 1AFF15 |
| Keith arranges a secret meeting with Carl. Palmer's assistant Elizabeth Nash (Kara Zediker) realizes who Alexis Drazen (Misha Collins) really is and immediately comes forward. Teri and Kim must flee the safe house with Andre's men in pursuit. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Michael S. Chernuchin | March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26) | 1AFF16 |
| Teri must rely on an old friend for help. Kim goes to Rick's house in hopes of finding a lead. Jack sets Elizabeth up for a sting operation against Alexis but she instead stabs Alexis in the stomach. As the EMT's work on Alexis, his phone rings and Jack is forced to answer it and pose as Alexis. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m." | Frederick King Keller | Maurice Hurley | April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02) | 1AFF17 |
| David and Sherry clash over the handling of the evidence against Keith. Kim finds herself in a sticky situation with Dan's (Matthew Carey) brother Frank Allard (Edoardo Ballerini). Jack poses as Alexis and arranges to meet with an employee of an energy provider who was to shut down electricity to a grid in Saugus, but Teddy Hanlin, an agent with a grudge from Jack's past, picks a bad time to get even. As the employee realizes that Jack is posing as Alexis, he attempts to escape only to be shot by Hanlin. Teri and Dr. Phil Parlow (Vincent Angell) return to the Bauer home, inadvertently putting themselves in further danger. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." | Frederick King Keller | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09) | 1AFF18 |
| Nina tries to warn Jack about his family's disappearance, but Mason hampers her efforts, believing that Jack is an asset and needs to remain focused on the mission. Teri explores her home in hopes of regaining her memory as Drazen's assassin closes in for the kill. Kim finds herself in the middle of a botched drug deal, while Palmer breaks the story about Keith to the press. Jack and Mason investigate the area where the power was to be turned off. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon | April 16, 2002 (2002-04-16) | 1AFF19 |
| Kim is taken to jail when the cops don't believe her story. Jack stumbles onto a secret detention center and is captured by the security team there. Jack convinces the warden that there is a threat to the facility and non-combatant personnel are armed to bolster their numbers and fool the Drazens who planned an assault during the helicopter transfer of a prisoner. Jack confronts the prisoner, and is shocked to learn his identity — Victor Drazen. As the warden realizes the extent of the threat he agrees to Jack's request that they all make their way out of the facility before the assault can happen. As they prepare to leave, the facility's power is cut off. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) | 1AFF20 |
| David Palmer wins the primary, taking not only California, but all eleven states. Kim realizes she needs Melanie's (Navi Rawat) help in getting out of prison. Jack Bauer and Mark DeSalvo (Lou Diamond Phillips) are ambushed by Andre's men and DeSalvo and the rest of the facility personnel are killed. They hold Jack hostage as the CTU TAC teams attempt a rescue but are too late. The Drazens manage to escape via a sewer system and as they prepare to execute Jack, Jack tells them that Alexis is still alive and offers Alexis in exchange for his own freedom. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m." | Paul Shapiro | Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff | May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07) | 1AFF21 |
| Ryan refuses to trade Alexis for Jack, so Nina turns to Palmer for help. Palmer and campaign worker Patty Brooks (Tanya Wright) leave the senator's celebration party – alone. Unbeknownst to Jack, Kim has been re-captured by the terrorists. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Paul Shapiro | Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon | May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14) | 1AFF22 |
| Palmer overrides Chappelle and Alexis is exchanged for Jack. At the docks, Andre and Victor Drazen (Dennis Hopper) try to prevent the critically wounded Alexis from dying. Palmer has a surprise announcement for Patty — firing her as he saw through her and Sherry's plot. The Drazens contact Jack and threaten to kill Kim unless he goes back into the city to assassinate Palmer. Kim manages to escape from the warehouse she is held in and jumps off the dock into the water to evade the Drazens. Andre takes a call from his secret source inside CTU, who fully updates him on the situation. The mole is revealed to be Nina Myers. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." | Stephen Hopkins | Story: Robert Cochran & Howard Gordon Teleplay: Joel Surnow & Michael Loceff |
May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) | 1AFF23 |
| Palmer has disturbing news for his wife Sherry. Nina, conspiring with the Drazens, calls Jack telling him that Kim is dead and that her body was found in the water near the docks. This proceeds to lure him into a trap. Thus, Jack heads to the docks for an emotional, but unnecessary, showdown with the Drazens resulting in their deaths. Nina holds Teri hostage when Teri overhears her plan of escaping to Germany. Jack discovers that the information he was given regarding Kim was a lie and that she is still alive. Jack learns that Nina is the mole from a video feed of the holding room where Jamey died. Jack arrives just in time to stop Nina and reunite with Kim. He goes looking for Teri and discovers that Nina killed her. Jack is crying over his dead wife as the screen slowly fades to black. |
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