20 months after Jack Bauer was captured by Chinese government agents battered, bloodied and headed for points unknown. As a series of horrific terrorist attacks rocks the nation, President Wayne Palmer, the strong-minded brother of the late President David Palmer, and his team of advisers, Karen Hayes and Thomas Lennox as well as CTU colleagues Chloe O'Brian, Curtis Manning and Bill Buchanan begin an unthinkable, nail-biting day. Written by simaitk

Can Jack and an unlikely ally stop a suicide bomber and track the architect of these acts of terror?

Jack and former terrorist leader turned peacemaker, Hamri Al-Assad, track a suspicious man to a self-storage facility.

While Jack has problems with Curtis, CTU discovers a nuclear threat and raids a terrorist warehouse, and a shocking explosion shakes LA.

Four more suitcase nukes are out there, and Jack's only lead takes him to the home of his brother.

Jack finds himself confronting his father while the lead terrorist needs help if he's to explode the remaining bombs.

Family troubles: Jack with his brother and father while Morris worries about his own brother.

The President meets with a known terrorist, while Jack searches for Morris, Fayed seeks a trigger, and Tom Lennox makes a choice.

Jack looks for a Russian national as his father plots with shadowy patriots. Meanwhile, the President and the Constitution may be in danger.

While Jack looks for Gredenko and tries to save Josh, White House intrigue deepens.

Jack's search takes him to the home of an old enemy, while a bomber slips into the White House.

After Logan fails to get information concerning Gredenko from the Russian Consul, Jack breaks in and decides to get it the hard way, learning that Gredenko plans to activate the remaining suitcase nukes via drone. Tom Lennox turns in Reed and Carson following the assassination attempt. Presidential authority shifts over to Vice President Daniels, whose first order of business is to enact all of Tom's extreme proposals. Written by Derfel85

Mike Doyle takes over as Head of Field Ops, with his first mission being the rescue of Jack after the Russian Consul issues a lock-down on the Consulate. Charles Logan tries to get Martha to talk to the Russian First Lady and convince the Russian President to sanction the mission. Vice President Daniels threatens the Ambassador with a nuclear retaliation strike against his country if another suitcase nuke is activated on American soil. Written by Derfel85

Jack and Doyle head to the location of the drone pilot when CTU learns that the target is San Francisco. Vice President Daniels arranges a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to talk strategy. Karen Hayes and Tom Lennox agree to work together, while CTU discovers that their tracking system has been sabotaged. Written by Derfel85

Jack and Doyle discover the true source of CTU's security leak: an autistic savant hacker named Brady, who has been following his brother's orders. Sandra Palmer agrees to bring President Wayne Palmer out of his coma in an effort to stop the nuclear retaliation against Fayed's country. Meanwhile, Jack uses Brady in a sting, hoping to capture Gredenko. Written by Derfel85

Jack baits Fayed with Gredenko, while the President faces a challenge to his office.

To find the remaining suitcase bombs, both Jack and the President set up bluffs.

The Chinese want Jack to give them Russian nuclear technology, and the President wants the Vice President's resignation.

Jack goes rogue to save a woman, and the White House needs a fall guy for Fayed's success.

A missing computer circuit board: the Russians get wind of Chinese espionage, the White House must find a leak, and CTU interrogates an unlikely witness.

Russian ire worries the White House, while the Chinese take on CTU, and the damaged circuit board is in surprising hands.

Russia presses the White House, while Jack must try to thwart the Chinese and his oldest antagonist simultaneously.

In order to prevent a war with Russia, the White House orders a trade of Jack's nephew for the circuit board, and puts Jack in custody so he cannot stop the exchange.

Jack rushes toward his nephew and his oldest antagonist, as a Chinese sub and F-18s race for the same destination. Chloe faints. Can Jack find any peace?