Jack Bauer

=== Day 2 ===
:''Read more about [[Jack Bauer on Day 2]]''

[[File:JackAppearsonDay2.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Jack at the start of [[Season 2|Day 2]] <small>("[[Day 2: 8:00am-9:00am]]")</small>]]

During the events of [[Season 2|Day 2]], Intel suggested that a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]] would detonate in the city of [[Los Angeles]]. [[Tony Almeida]] and [[George Mason]] suggested that it would be best if Jack was brought into the operation, as he had a connection [[CTU Los Angeles|CTU]] needed. Jack didn't go into CTU until [[David Palmer|President David Palmer]] called him and asked him to. Jack agreed to help the investigation if CTU found [[Kim Bauer|Kim]] and transported her out of the city.

Jack went undercover, as Jack Roush, working with terrorists [[Eddie Grant]] and [[Joseph Wald]]. When Jack learned Grant planned on bombing CTU, Jack called [[Lynne Kresge]], but CTU's phone lines were already disabled. Jack managed to warn CTU through a civilian, but CTU didn't get chance to evacuate the building until moments before the bomb went off. Jack later learned that Wald got the schematics of CTU from [[Nina Myers]]. Nina was released from prison and brought to CTU. She agreed to help find the nuclear bomb in exchange for immunity. She took Jack hostage, only to have him escape; Nina was then apprehended and brought back to CTU.

With help from [[Kate Warner]], Jack was able to bring [[Syed Ali]] into custody and he eventually found the location of the nuclear bomb. Jack planned on flying the bomb to the [[Mojave Desert]], so it could detonate in an area where no civilian lives were lost. Jack said a tearful good-bye to his daughter Kim, and was shocked when he found Mason on the plane. George was dying from radiation poisoning and he wanted to fly the plane. He asked for Jack to parachute out of the plane and put the pieces of his life back together. Jack agreed to check on Mason's son [[John Mason|John]] and he parachuted out of the plane.

[[File:JackGeorgeS2E16.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Jack says good-bye to [[George Mason]], who sacrifices himself. <br><small>("[[Day 2: 10:00pm-11:00pm]]")</small>]]

Audio recordings were found in Syed Ali's possessions and they proved that three Middle Eastern countries funded [[Second Wave]]'s operation. Ali told [[Michelle Dessler]] the recordings were fabricated and Jack decided to work with Michelle in proving it. Jack escaped from CTU with Kate Warner, and in the process he injured Tony. President Palmer decided not to go forward with the retaliation attack until he was certain the recordings were legit. This caused [[Jim Prescott|Vice President Prescott]] to activate the [[25th Amendment]].

Jack eventually found help from [[Yusuf Auda]] and they recovered the microchip that proved the recordings were falsified. However, Jack ended up getting kidnapped by men working for [[Peter Kingsley]], and Yusuf was killed by angry civilians. Jack rescued Kate from the civilians, but the microchip was damaged and would no longer be a reliable source. Eventually Jack was lead to [[Alex Hewitt]], who created the conversations. Jack also discovered that [[Sherry Palmer]] was working with Hewitt.

Eventually President Palmer regained his power as [[President|president]] back and [[Ryan Chappelle]] dropped charges against Tony and Michelle, who were aiding Jack. In the final moments of the day, Sherry entered a sting operation that proved Kingsley was behind the conversations. Jack killed all of the hostiles, but he was out of ammo when Kingsley approached him. Kingsley was taken out by CTU field agents, and Jack was brought to the hospital, with Kim in his arms.