Tony Almeida on Day 1

This is a description of Tony Almeida's actions on Day 1.

Day 1
When Richard Walsh learned some vital information from one of his contacts, he had Nina Myers call everyone into CTU. Soon Tony and the rest of CTU learned that there would be a possible assassination attempt on Senator David Palmer, the first African-American candidate who has a shot at the White House.

Tony, who is romantically involved with Nina, shows strong signs of jealousy whenever he sees Nina with Jack Bauer. He is convinced they are still seeing each other, as they were involved before Jack went back to his wife Teri. Tony does everything he can to keep Nina away from Jack, as he is convinced Jack will end up getting her in trouble.

When George Mason is in Jack's office for over thirty minutes, Tony begins to suspect that Jack was bending the rules in order to get information. When he feels that Nina is covering for Jack, he decides to find evidence. His theory is support when he traces Nina's phone call to Jack, when Jack needed help in getting into the Dunlop Plaza.

When Tony learns about the death of Richard Walsh, he researches it and begins to suspect that Jack had something to do with it. When Jack returns to CTU with blood on his hands, Tony's suspicions becomes bigger and he also notices conspirational conversations between Jack, Nina, and Jamey Farrell. Tony calls Division, and asks for them to send someone to handle Jack.

George Mason arrives at CTU and initiates a lockdown, but with help from Nina, Jack is able to escape from the building and follow up on a lead. Tony then tries to find a connection between a plane crash and the Palmer hit, as he discovers there was an empty seat. Nina also confronts him, and Tony confesses to his involvement in the lockdown, and she becomes upset over it. Tony later questions Nina on her loyalty to Jack, as he continues to hide information even from her.

When Tony notices Jack booked a helicopter and when Jack leaves with Nina for some secret meeting, Tony begins to wonder what is going on. Through surveillance footage, Tony discovers that Jack left CTU holding Nina at gunpoint. However, he is perplexed at why Jack put a flak jacket on Nina before exiting the building.



When Nina can't get a hold of Jamey, she calls Tony and tells him about how Jack staged her death to protect his daughter Kim. When Jamey lies to Tony about the whereabouts of Nina, Tony and Nina began to suspect that she is the mole inside the agency that Walsh warned Jack about. Tony then sends a car to pick up Nina and bring her back to CTU.

Knowing the life of Jack's daughter could be in danger of Ira Gaines' mole learned that Nina was alive, Tony stashed Nina in a room that didn't have any surveillance cameras. They then discover that Jack left for the Palmer event, and they become convinced Jack will attempt to kill him in order to protect his family. Tony contacts Secret Service and tells him to apprehend Jack, and they then discover Jamey feeding information to her employer. Hoping to protect the life of Jack's family, Tony and Nina have Jamey contact her employer and tell him CTU was responsible for apprehending Jack at the event.

Tony and Nina interrogate Jamey and demand for her to reveal who her employer is, but she refuses to give any information. In order to get her to confess, Jack told them to bring in her son Kyle and use him as a bargaining chip. Tony also apologizes to Jack for his immature behavior earlier in the day. Tony and Nina leave Jamey alone to think about the situation, and when they return they discover she committed suicide by slitting her wrists.

Tony and Nina have contractor Milo Pressman take over all of Jamey's projects, and Tony finds a name encrypted on Jamey's computer. Tony gives Jack the location of the suspect, and Alberta Green arrives at CTU and becomes the interim director. The moment she walked in the door, Green stressed to the staff that their main objective was finding Jack Bauer, and she began to suspect Nina was aiding him.

Nina is nearly busted by Alberta, but Tony is able to create a diversion, giving Nina the chance to cover her tracks. When Tony suggests to tell Alberta about Jamey's employer taking Jack's daughter and wife hostage, Nina disagrees and Tony reluctantly agrees with her decision. When Green interrogates Tony and Nina, she becomes convinced that they have been helping Jack, and suspends both of them.



When Jack confesses to his actions, he doesn't implicate Tony or Nina, and Green puts both of them back in their former position. Nina thanks Tony for all that he has done to help her and Jack, which could of cost him his job. When Jamey Farrell's mother Erica Vasquez comes to CTU to pick up Kyle, Tony and Nina interrogate her and learn Jamey made large deposits in an account for her son. Tony traces the money to Belgrade and learns the second hitman may be in Los Angeles.

When Tony identifies that two of three possible hitman are in Los Angeles, he advises for Green to move Palmer out of the city. Seeing Tony as a possible future ally, Green asks Tony to tell Regional Director Ryan Chappelle about Jack's inappropriate behavior. Making the assumption Green is only making a career move and wants Jack's job, Tony tells Chappelle that he agrees with every decision Jack has made since midnight.

When Senator Palmer arrives at CTU and requests to see Jack Bauer, Chappelle isn't willing to meet that request and Tony is caught in the middle. Eventually Palmer is able to see Jack, and he asks Chappelle to have Jack continue remaing as Special Agent in Charge until the crisis is over. Tony then learns from Milo that the third shooter is Alexis Drazen, and Tony passes the news to Jack, as well as a message from Teri.

Elizabeth Nash, a member of Palmer's staff, identifies that she has been seeing Alexis Drazen, and she agrees to help apprehened him by working in an undercover operation. Nina leaves CTU, in order to help Jack run the operation, and Elizabeth ends up stabbing Alexis when he tells her "he loves her." George Mason is then brought back into play, when Chappelle feels someone should be advising Jack's decisions.



When the safe house that Teri and Kim were staying at is attacked and they disappear, both Tony and Nina feel that Jack should be informed about this, but Mason feels this will distract Jack from the current investigation and they can try to find his family on their own. Tony becomes concerned, and Mason tells him that CTU is doing everything they can to find Teri and Kim, but Tony isn't convinced.

Tony leaves CTU and arrives at the Bauer home, shooting assassin Jovan Myovic, who was attempting to kill Teri. Teri's close friend Phil Parslow was injured by Myovic, and Teri had temporary amnesia, but was able to regain her mind. Tony escorted Teri and Dr. Parslow back to CTU and he assures Teri that she is no longer in any danger.

Under the orders of Nina, Tony drops Dr. Parslow at a local clinic, and has Teri checked out at the medical clinc inside CTU. Nina thanks Tony for all the help he has provided, and under the orders of Mason, Tony runs tactical for the commandos that were sent to help Jack in an operation. Tony then learns that Kim was abducted when being transported back to CTU, and they are convinced Victor Drazen and Andre Drazen were behind it, as they also abducted Jack and held him hostage.

Tony gives Nina the decision to break the news of Jack and Kim's abduction to Teri, but she only tells Teri about Jack. She tells Teri that Kim is on her way back to CTU, and Teri constantly asks about Kim's location. Nina soon begins to feel she doesn't have tenacity for her job, and Tony assures her she is what CTU needs.



When Tony discovers that Mason previously accessed the schematics to Drazen's underground detention facility, Nina and Tony begin to suspect that he is the mole Richard Walsh was warning Jack about all those hours ago (it was apparent Jamey was only a scapegoat). Nina asks Tony to close off Mason's security on the network, and Mason becomes furious over this.

Nina and Tony are shocked when they learn that Palmer was killed in an explosion, but Mason later finds out that Palmer is alive, and his death was staged to fool the Drazens. When Kim escapes from the Drazens and contacts CTU, Nina tells Jack that Kim was killed by drowning, and Jack kills both Victor and Andre in cold blood.

After confirming with the coast guard that they never picked up a body, Jack is convinced that Nina is the mole and he tells Mason about this. Jack is able to provide evidence when surveillance footage shows Nina killing Jamey. Mason initiates a lockdown, but Nina is already leaving the garage. Jack arrives and manages to slow her down by gunfire.

Jack holds Nina at gunpoint and begins to choke her, but Tony and Mason are both able to stop him from going to those extreme lenghts. Tony feels betrayed by the deception of Nina, as she is hauled away in handcuffs. He begins to identify with Jack more, who later discovers Teri dead inside CTU.