Saison 1

Main Cast

Season 1 of 24 began in November of 2001 on the Fox Network. It was created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, who were also executive producers along with Brian Grazer, Tony Krantz, Howard Gordon and Stephen Hopkins.

Fox initially ordered half a season of the show to try it out. The successful rescue at the end of the first half of the season was planned as a series finale in case the show was not picked up for the rest of the year.

24: Season One was released on DVD in North America on September 17, 2002.

Season Overview

The first season (2001 – 2002) revolves around an assassination attempt on Senator David Palmer, an African American candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, on the day of the California primary election. The central character is Jack Bauer, a former Delta Force operator who is the Special Agent in Charge of the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. CTU and Jack lead the investigation on the Palmer threat, and Jack becomes personally involved when his wife, Teri, and daughter, Kim, are kidnapped by the people behind the assassination attempt.

Timeline

Day 1 begins at 12:00am PST on the day of the California Presidential Primary. Events occur in real-time.

Format

The season, like others, is essentially divided into three acts:

1. In the first act, a mercenary group tries to force Jack Bauer to kill Senator Palmer by kidnapping his wife and daughter. Jack works to rescue his family and keep Senator Palmer out of harm's way.

2. A second wave of assassins are discovered, as CTU tracks their activity, Jack learns why he and the Senator are being targeted.

3. The final act reveals the true mastermind of the day's events and he initiates his contingency plan to eliminate Jack and the Senator.

Major subplots

• A mole at CTU Los Angeles is sabotaging efforts to stop the assassination.
• Political scandals, centered around Senator Palmer's son, who is accused of killing his sister's rapist in the past, threaten to erupt.
• The members of the Bauer family are struggling to rebuild relationships after Jack and Teri's separation.
• Romantic conflicts between Jack's girlfriend while he and Teri were separated, Agent Nina Myers, and her new boyfriend, Agent Tony Almeida.
• A member of Senator Palmer's staff is unknowingly involved with the terrorists trying to bring down Palmer.
• Jack's personal conflict to choose between helping his family and protecting Senator Palmer.
• Sherry Palmer only cares about seeing herself in the White House, and will allow nothing to get in her way.

Summary

CTU Los Angeles learns of a potential assassination attempt aimed at Senator David Palmer. As Jack and CTU investigate the threat, Jack's daughter Kim runs away but ends up being held against her will when the guys she's with kidnap her under orders from Ira Gaines. Jack's wife searches for Kim and later becomes kidnapped too. Gaines uses Teri and Kim in an effort to force Jack to assassinate Senator Palmer and take the fall for his death. Jack eventually finds and rescues his wife and daughter and takes down Gaines' terrorist cell in the process. He learns about a second group of terrorists that hired the first cell. The second cell is led by the men who are ultimately responsible for the day's events: Andre Drazen and Alexis Drazen.

The Drazen's motives are revealed after we discover that years prior to this day, Jack Bauer was sent as part of a classified team to Kosovo on the orders of a secret Congressional panel headed by David Palmer to kill their father, Victor Drazen. In order to keep the operation totally secret, the panel never met nor knew the team of operatives, and vice versa, meaning David Palmer and Jack never knew about each other's involvement. The Drazens found out about both David Palmer's and Jack's role in their father's death and sought revenge on both of them. Because Jack was thought to be the only surviving member of the special ops team, he was targeted to carry out the assassination plot. The Drazens hoped that by the end of the day, Senator Palmer would be dead, Jack would be imprisoned for the assassination, and Jack's family would be killed.

While following up on a lead in the investigation, Jack discovers that Victor Drazen is actually alive and being held in a top secret underground holding facility under classified security. The Drazens' ultimate goal is to free Victor Drazen and kill Senator Palmer and Jack and his family. They storm the holding facility and free their father, capturing Jack in the process. They also abduct Kim again and use her for leverage to force Jack to contact Senator Palmer in person and have their famliy assets unfrozen. After a cell phone rigged to explode detonates in Senator Palmer's hotel suite, Senator Palmer goes along with a story that he was killed in the blast in order to fool the Drazens and save Kim. Andre Drazen tells Kim that his mother and sister were killed by Jack years earlier, but Kim does not believe him. She formulates a plan to escape, and when a guard allows her to get a cup of coffee, she scalds him and runs outside. She's being held at the Port of Los Angeles, and hides on the docks. Jack confesses to CTU that Senator Palmer's death was faked, and a mole inside CTU calls the Drazens to tell them that Senator Palmer is still alive. Victor Drazen knows that Jack is coming to trade himself for Kim, but fears that Jack won't show himself unless he hear from Kim. Drazen instructs his mole at CTU to lie to Jack and tell him that the Coast Guard found Kim's body in the harbor. Jack is devastated when he hears the news, and the Drazens wait for him to show up and avenge Kim's death.

When Jack arrives at the harbor, he charges the dock and kills everyone. After a backup team arrives, including members of the Coast Guard, Jack requestes that he be allowed to claim his Kim's body. The Coast Guard informs Bauer that they found no body that night. Jack realizes that someone at CTU was working for the Drazens, and that the mole is the person who told him Kim had died. He calls the Director of CTU and tells him to order a lockdown.

Meanwhile, at CTU, the mole was preparing for exfiltration by erasing all of her incriminating information. Teri Bauer, who was at CTU waiting for Kim and Jack to return, stumbled upon the mole and was tied up to prevent her from hindering the escape. Jack returned to CTU and caught the mole in the parking garage, then went inside to be with his family. He discovered a dead security guard in a hallway and started a panicked search for Teri. He found Teri hidden in an IT room, tied to a chair and facing the wall. He spun her chair around and saw that she had been shot in the stomach. He untied her and checked for a pulse, but she was dead. Jack held her in his arms and cried as the final clock ticked to 12:00am.

Finale

The season has a dramatic and unexpected ending: the death of Teri Bauer. Many fans were dismayed by this sudden plot twist, while others applauded 24's genre-defying willingness to kill major characters with little warning. The producers also filmed an alternate ending in which Teri, Kim, and Jack are reunited, and another in which Teri is shot, but survives. However, they eventually decided to go with the death of Teri Bauer as the climax of season one. The first alternate ending is available on the Season 1 DVD boxed set.

Main Cast

• Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
• Leslie Hope as Teri Bauer
• Sarah Clarke as Nina Myers
• Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer
• and Dennis Haysbert as Senator David Palmer

Episodes

Image	Heure	Numéro de l'épisode	Code de Production	Date de 1ere diffusion
	00:00-01:00	1	1AFF79	6 Novembre 2001
	Après avoir découvert que sa fille [Kim Bauer]] s'est enfuie de la maison, le chef de la celulle anti-terroriste de la CIA, Jack Bauer, se rend à son bureau. Sur place, il apprend qu'une tentative d'assassinat à l'encontre du candidat à la Présidence David Palmer est programmée dans les prochaines 24 heures. Avec l'aide de son équipe, Jack va tenter d'assurer la sécurité du candidat. Durant ce temps, sa femme Teri Bauer part à la recherche de leur fille.
Fichier:WalshsDeathScene.jpg	1:00am-2:00am	2	1AFF01	November 13, 2001
	Jack's plans to find his daughter, Kim, are sidetracked when he gets a call from Richard Walsh, who is being stalked by assassins connected with the David Palmer hit. Mandy passes the ID card on to Ira Gaines. Kim realizes that she and Janet York may be in danger, while Teri Bauer and Alan York search for them.
	2:00am-3:00am	3	1AFF02	November 20, 2001
	The files on Walsh's key card finger Nina as a dirty agent, but she has an alibi. Gaines has Mandy's girlfriend Bridgit shot when Bridgit tries to extort more money for the ID card. Kim and Janet escape, but Janet is hit by a car and left for dead while Kim is recaptured.
	3:00am-4:00am	4	1AFF03	November 27, 2001
	Jack follows a lead from Walsh's card, while Jamey and Nina run interference with George Mason. Kim is handed off to Ira Gaines. Janet is taken to the hospital, with Teri and Alan following.
	4:00am-5:00am	5	1AFF04	December 11, 2001
	Palmer meets with Maureen Kingsley, who explains that she has two separate sources accusing Keith Palmer of murdering his sister's rapist. Kim and Rick are taken to Ira Gaines' compound. Jack finds an unidentified body connected to Gaines in the trunk of a car. Alan and Teri watch as Janet flatlines in surgery.
	5:00am-6:00am	6	1AFF05	December 18, 2001
	Jack and Teri are briefly reunited at the hospital, where Jack warns the doctors not to let anyone near Janet. Ira Gaines contacts Jack and tells him that he has kidnapped Kim and Jack must follow his orders. Teri leaves 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. Jamey helps identify the body from the car, and Nina calls Teri to tell her it was Alan York.
	6:00am-7:00am	7	1AFF06	January 8, 2002
	On Gaines' orders, Jack replaces the key card Milo was working on with a fake and takes Nina out to a cliffside to shoot her, but not before giving her a flak jacket. Teri escapes from NotAlan (actually Kevin Carroll) long enough to be captured by more of Gaines' goons. Nina wakes up and walks off.
	7:00am-8:00am	8	1AFF07	January 15, 2002
	Nina and Tony realize that Jamey is working for Gaines and lock her up in the Internal Technical Support room. Using instructions and equipment from Gaines, Jack gets in to see David Palmer's apperance at the San Clarita power plant, but is taken into custody by the Secret Service. Gaines begins Plan B.
	8:00am-9:00am	9	1AFF08	January 22, 2002
	Sherry convinces Maureen Kingsley not to run her story by promising an exclusive on the assassination attempt. Jack breaks out of custody. Eli tries to rape Kim, but Teri offers herself instead. Jamey is found with her wrists slashed.
Fichier:S1e10f1.jpg	9:00am-10:00am	10	1AFF09	February 5, 2002
	Jamey dies in the hospital. Teri gets ahold of a cell phone and calls Jack, giving him clues to her whereabouts. An Acting Director, Alberta Green, arrives at CTU and declares Jack a fugitive. Jack follows a lead from Jamey's computer to Ted Cofell.
	10:00am-11:00am	11	1AFF10	February 12, 2002
	Cofell has a heart attack and dies, but Jack extracts Kim and Teri's location from Kevin Carroll. Concerned about the possibility of another mole, Nina and Tony agree not to tell Alberta Green anything. When Eli comes to kill them on orders from Andre Drazen, Teri wrestles his gun away and shoots him. She fires a second shot to suggest a second death and she and Kim hide Eli's body.
	11:00am-12:00pm	12	1AFF11	February 19, 2002
	Jack Bauer makes it onto Ira Gaines camp, but Gaines is on to him and starts attacking him and his family. David Palmer tries to talk Dr. George Ferragamo, but discovers that Carl Webb has been there before him. Alberta Green tries to turn Nina and Tony against one another.
	12:00pm-1:00pm	13	1AFF12	February 26, 2002
	Jack Bauer has a final confrontation with Ira Gaines, David Palmer plans to talk to the D.A. about Dr. George Ferragamo's murder, Carl Webb changes his mind. At CTU Nina Myers discovers that a second assassin has arrived in LA, which means that Palmer's life is still in danger.
Fichier:S1e14f5.jpg	1:00pm-2:00pm	14	1AFF13	March 5, 2002
	Jack Bauer is returned to CTU, but can't stay with his family because Alberta Green places him under arrest. Green wants Tony Almeida to make a power play. Nina Myers escorts Kim Bauer and Teri Bauer to a hospital, but comes across evidence they may still be targets. David Palmer discovers a link between himself and Bauer, and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Fichier:S1e15f1.jpg	2:00pm-3:00pm	15	1AFF14	March 12, 2002
	Jack and Palmer finally meet face to face and learn of their connection through Operation Nightfall. They work together to track down those who are seeking revenge on them. Teri and Nina have a revealing conversation about Jack at the safehouse.
Fichier:S1e16f1.jpg	3:00pm-4:00pm	16	1AFF15	March 19, 2002
	Keith takes matters into his own hands when he arranges a secret meeting with Carl. Elizabeth Nash realizes who Alexis Drazen really is and immediately comes forward. The safehouse is attacked, but Teri and Kim manage to escape. They are then separated by an unforseen accident.
Fichier:S1e17f1.jpg	4:00pm-5:00pm	17	1AFF16	March 26, 2002
	Teri is struck with amnesia and must turn to an old friend for help. Kim goes to Rick's house in hopes of finding a lead. Jack sets Elizabeth up for a sting against Alexis, and she takes the opportunity to stab him.
Fichier:S1e18f1.jpg	5:00pm-6:00pm	18	1AFF17	April 2, 2002
	Palmer and Sherry clash over the handling of the evidence against Carl. Kim finds herself in a sticky situation with Dan's brother. Jack poses as Alexis and meets with a stranger who has vital information, but an agent with a grudge from Jack's past picks a bad time to get even. Teri and Dr. Phil return to the Bauer home, putting themselves in further danger.
Fichier:S1e19f1.jpg	6:00pm-7:00pm	19	1AFF18	April 9, 2002
	Jack and Mason investigate the area where the power was to be turned off. Nina tries to warn Jack about his family's disappearance, but Mason hampers her efforts. Teri explores her home in hopes of regaining her memory as Drazen's man 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.
Fichier:S1e20f1.jpg	7:00pm-8:00pm	20	1AFF19	April 16, 2002
	Kim lands in jail when the cops don't believe her story. Jack stumbles onto a secret detention center. He arrives just in time to bluff Andre and his men out of freeing a prisoner who is being transferred in. Jack confronts the prisoner and discovers that it is Victor Drazen. Before Jack can learn any more, Andre and his soldiers make another run on the prison.
Fichier:S1e21f1.jpg	8:00pm-9:00pm	21	1AFF20	April 23, 2002
	David Palmer wins the primary, taking not only California, but all eleven states. Kim is released from prison when Melanie tells the truth, but is recaptured by henchmen of the Drazens. Jack and DeSalvo are ambushed by Andre's men, and Victor explains the connection between himself and Jack. Jack offers Alexis Drazen in exchange for his freedom. Victor and Jack escape the facility just before CTU enters.
Fichier:S1e22f3.jpg	9:00pm-10:00pm	22	1AFF21	May 7, 2002
	Ryan Chappelle refuses to trade Alexis for Jack, so Nina calls in a favor from David Palmer, who promises George Mason a promotion if he makes the trade. Sherry Palmer enlists campaign worker Patty Brooks to spy on her husband and sleep with him if necessary. The Drazens take Alexis but destroy the homing device CTU planted on him. Jack is released, but Kim is still a captive.
Fichier:S1e23f3.jpg	10:00pm-11:00pm	23	1AFF22	May 14, 2002
	Alexis Drazen dies. David Palmer fires Patty for conspiring with Sherry against him. Victor Drazen attemps to kill Palmer with an exploding cell phone, but Jack saves him just before the explosion and decides to cover up his survival for the moment. Unknown to Jack, Kim escapes from the Drazens. Andre Drazen takes a call from his source inside CTU, who tells him that CTU has faked Palmer's death. The source is Nina Myers.
Fichier:S1e24f1.jpg	11:00pm-12:00am	24	1AFF23	May 21, 2002
	David Palmer tells Sherry he wants a divorce. Conspiring with the Drazens, Nina tells Jack that Kim is dead. Jack kills Victor for revenge, and CTU helicopters chase down the remaining Drazens. After learning that Kim is alive, Jack warns Mason that Nina must be the mole. Nina is captured, but she has already killed Teri.

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