Season 4 Prequel

The 24 Season 4 Prequel is on the seventh disc of the Season 3 DVD set. The prequel bridges Day 3 and Day 4. There is also a director's cut promo of the prequel on the Season 4 DVD set. Although it isn't necessary to see it to understand Day 4, the prequel gives more insight on what has been set into motion for that season.

Timeline
The Season 4 Prequel is split into three parts:

Part 1 takes place at CTU Los Angeles 3 months after Day 3 and approximately 15 months prior to Day 4.

Part 2 takes place on the US/Mexico Border 12 months after part 1, placing it 15 months after Day 3 and 3 months prior to Day 4.

Part 3 takes place 6 hours before Day 4 begins, placing the time at approximately 1:00am on the night before the day's events.

Day Three
St. Thomas Hospital Parking Lot

In the closing moments of Day 3, Jack Bauer gets into his car and breaks down into tears after everything he has gone through during the third longest day of his life. He gets a call to report back to CTU, and drives off.

12:59:57... 12:59:58... 12:59:59... 01:00:00

Part 1: Three Months Later
CTU Los Angeles

Jack walks into an office. The new director of CTU Los Angeles, Erin Driscoll, is reading over some documents. She greets Jack and tells him to have a seat. She informs him that she's removing him as head of Field Ops because he's a liability. Jack asks her to explain, and she cites his tendency to stray from protocol, but says that the real problem is his former addiction to heroin. Driscoll tells Jack that it showed a major weakness, and that she can't tolerate any weaknesses. Jack reminds Driscoll that he became addicted to heroin because of his undercover work with CTU, but she doesn't change her mind. As he leaves, she offers to look around for a job for him. Jack turns back to her and shoots her a half-smile and tells her he can find his own job.

Part 2: One Year Later
United States/Mexico Border

Three men crouch in the darkness on a hillside. A flashlight signals to them from the other side of a concrete wall. The three men slide down the hill to the base of the wall. Two of the men hoist the third man, Tomas Sherak, over the wall. As soon as Sherak is clear, the two men run back up to a purple van and open a briefcase full of money. On the other side of the wall, a fourth man greets Sherak and leads him to a car. The man opens the trunk and hands Sherak the keys. Sherak shoots the man twice in the stomach and pulls out a remote detonator, which he uses to blow up the purple van. Sherak gets into the car and makes a call on a satellite phone. He tells the person on the other end that he's in the United States.



Six Hours Before Day 4 Begins
A hotel in downtown Los Angeles

A skyline of Los Angeles at night...Audrey Raines opens her hotel door and sees flowers on the table with a card. She calls out to see if anyone else is in the room. Suddenly, a man grabs her by the waist and kisses her. It's Jack. They begin to undress eath other. Jack kisses her stomach and her chest and carries her over to the bed. Both of them smile and kiss, and they make love.



HE LOST HIS JOB... BUT FOUND A WOMAN WHO LOVES HIM... IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR JACK BAUER TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN... THEN DAY 4 BEGAN

Memorable quotes

 * Erin Driscoll: I don't tolerate any weaknesses. That's not how I work.


 * Jack Bauer: I can find my own fucking job, Erin.


 * Tomas Sherak: I'm in the U.S.