24: Conspiracy

24: Conspiracy is an exclusive series created for mobile phones and was created in 2005. It features 24 episodes of one minute each. The series was directed by Marc Ostrick and Eric Neal Young. Each episode is shot in real time but the 24 minutes of the entire series are not necessarily consecutive.

The episodes also appear on the extras disc of the 24: Season Four DVD set. It was recently nominated for an Emmy for outstanding original programming for computers, cellphones and other hand-held devices.

Timeline

Conspiracy takes place on the same day as Day 4. The exact timing is unknown, but it does tie into the abduction of Secretary of Defense James Heller and his daughter, Audrey Raines.

Summary

CTU Washington agent Martin Kail investigates an assassination committed by his former teammate Susan Walker. Kail is assisted by Special Agent in Charge James Sutton and analyst Kelly.

Episode guide

Minute 1: A man and a woman enter a hotel room making out. Everything is very passionate until the woman breaks the man's neck. She then takes out all kinds of technical equipment and takes a scan of the man’s hand. On the floor we see an ID-card from the man revealing he is Donald Frick from the Department of Defense.

Minute 2: A few hours later, James Sutton, the head of CTU-Washington, notifies agent Martin Kail. He frights when he sees the suspect woman on a surveillance video.

Minute 3: The suspect appears to be Susan Walker, Martin’s CTU-partner and former lover. Martin refuses to be put on the case, but because of a possible link with the kidnapping of James Heller (see 24: Season 4), Sutton wants his best man on the case. Un-expectantly, Susan calls CTU.

Minute 4: Susan warns Sutton and Martin not to come after her. CTU-annalist Kelly has traced the call.

Minute 5: Martin goes to the location Kelly gave him. There, he finds a man whom he subdues. He also finds a router and realises Susan was never here.

Minute 6: Martin questions the suspect, Gerber, with force. He refuses to talk. Gerber manages to obtain Martin’s gun and commits suicide.

Minute 7: Martin calls Kelly and lets her do a background check on Gerber. A name and address of an accomplice pops up, arms dealer Oliver Krakowski.

Minute 8: Martin arrives at the address. Krakowski makes a run for it. Martin chases him and is able to corner him. Suddenly Krakowski is shot. Martin turns around and sees Susan. She knocks him unconscious.

Minute 9: Martin awakes in a cell handcuffed to a bar. He hears Susan talking about payment from a Navi Araz. Martin manages to get his handcuff of the bar, but not without alarming Susan.

Minute 10: Susan enters the cell because Martin is nowhere to be seen. When she checks under the bed, Martin shows up behind her. A fight follows and Martin manages to get the upper hand.

Minute 11: Susan explains why she killed the DoD-agent: if his and 3 other agents palm prints are combined, they can fire a nuclear rocket. The agent Susan killed was planning to sell his print, that’s why she took him out. She has now found out Sutton is working with the terrorist and now has the body. She has no idea who the other 3 agents are.

Minute 12: Martin lets Kelly find out if Sutton is involved. She finds a secret account on which a N. Araz deposited money. She also finds a secured file that can only be accessed from Sutton’s computer. Martin decides to go to CTU.

Minute 13: Martin lures Sutton out of his office and breaks in. He accesses the file and finds the names of the other DoD-agents.

Minute14: Martin bumps in to Sutton who tells him about 2 other dead DoD-agents. Both where on Sutton’s list.

Minute 15: Martin tells Susan he believes her. Susan says they should find the remaining DoD-agent before it is too late.

Minute 16: When they arrive at the agent’s house, they find the front door open. Inside they find the agent dead. Next to him is a broken palm-scanner. The agent’s hand is cut of.

Minute 17: Susan knows someone who can help them break into the DoD-computers. This way they might be able to change the data so it is useless to the terrorists. While Martin drives, Susan calls her contact. He says he’ll be ready and hangs up. He then hands his phone to someone holding a gun to him.

Minute 18: Susan and Martin arrive at Susan’s contact only to find him dead. The killer shows up and a gunfight breaks out. Martin manages to take the killer out. But the computer they need is hit in the fight.

Minute 19: Susan gets the computer to work. It will take about 20 minutes before the program will be able to make the changes. At CTU, Kelly is able to trace the computers signal and Sutton dispatches a team.

Minute 20: Just before the program is complete, Sutton enters with a team and removes the key-card needed to erase everything. He arrests Susan and Martin.

Minute 21: Sutton questions Martin, but he’s unwilling to help.

Minute 22: In the holding room, Martin and Susan wonder why Sutton is still at CTU while he has everything he needs. They realise Sutton is not working with the terrorists. Only one other person has been involved with everything that has happened that day: Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly enters Sutton’s office and shoots him dead.

Minute 23: Susan fakes a seizure. The guard enters and Martin knocks him out.

Minute 24: Susan and Martin go to Sutton’s office because it has the only place where she can send the info to the terrorists without anyone else noticing. They barge in and Kelly shoots Susan in her shoulder. Martin shoots Kelly dead and removes the key card before it is able to send everything. Martin now realises he is shot in the chest and falls down. Susan catches him and yells for help while Martin dies in her arms.

Dramatis personae

• Dylan Bruce as Martin Kail
• Beverly Bryant as Susan Walker
• Steve Kramer as James Sutton
• Amy Rider as Kelly
• ??? as Christopher Gerber
• ??? as Oliver Krakowski
• ??? as Susan's Contact
• ??? as Blonde Haired Man
• ??? as Matthews

External links

• IMDB Page on 24: Conspiracy
• 24 Fansite with episode guide and downloadable episodes of 24:Conspiracy

Preceded by: Day 4	Timeline: Conspiracy	Followed by: Season 5 Prequel