Kevin Carroll

Kevin Carroll was a former DEA agent who worked for Ira Gaines in Day 1. He impersonated the deceased Alan York, father of Kim Bauer's friend Janet, so that he could kidnap Teri Bauer.

Before Day 1

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Kevin Carroll graduated from the University of South Miami with a Bachelor's of Science in Law and Criminal Enforcement. He had two children, Kevin Jr. and Brian, with his ex-wife Cynthia Jean.

Carroll served in the United States Army, as a First Sergeant in the 1st Infantry Division. Following his term of service, he joined the Drug Enforcement Administration, working as an agent and federal liaison at the Miami-Dade County division, and eventually as a Special Agent with the Los Angeles County branch. Carroll was suspected of shaking down gangs in South Central Los Angeles, and implicated in the shooting death of LeRoy James "Chico" Tyson, although never charged.

While working as a DEA agent in Florida, he reportedly had one troublesome witness eliminated within twelve hours of receiving notice. Two years prior to Day 1, he also had federal narcotics charges against Dan Mounts, Greg Penticoff and Eli Stram dropped.

In the hours before Day 1, Carroll or his associates murdered Alan York so that Carroll could assume his identity, as part of Ira Gaines' plan to kidnap Jack Bauer's family.

Day 1

At around 12:38am on Day 1, Carroll was in the York household and called Teri Bauer claiming to be York. He said that he had found the phone number in Janet York's calendar, and that Janet was gone when he came in from work. He gave Teri his number, and made a cup of coffee. She rang back later telling him that their daughters were at Paladio Furniture, and Kevin offered to pick Teri up so they could find them together. He drove to the Bauer house and gave Teri a lift while she called her husband. ("12:00am-1:00am")

Kevin and Teri at the furniture store

They arrived at the store at about 1:10am to find the girls gone. Kevin found an empty condom packet in one of the beds, which he showed to Teri. The pair stayed and looked through the paperwork of the store, finding out that one of the boys Kim and Janet were out with, Dan, worked there. Kevin didn't find anything in the back of the store, but Teri managed to get a contact number for the owner and leave him a message. The two cleaned up the mess left by the party, and Kevin spoke about York's ex-wife moving to Australia. Shortly before 2am, Teri received a call from Kim, and Kevin asked to speak to Janet. However, she had apparently gone for a walk and was unavailable. The call ended before they got Kim's location, and Kevin asked what was wrong. Teri was suspicious after Kim had told her she loved her. ("1:00am-2:00am")

They then left the store so Kevin could take Teri home, but she called Jack who wanted to speak to him. Jack thanked him but asked him to stay at the store until the girls returned, which he agreed to. A couple of youths driving past threw a bottle at Kevin as he spoke on the phone. Just before 3am, Teri received another call from Kim, who told her the girls were in trouble in North Hollywood but the conversation was cut short. Kevin and Teri set off to help them, after Teri called 911. ("2:00am-3:00am")

At 3:20am, as Kevin was crossing the 5th Street Bridge, a police officer pulled him over for speeding. Kevin tried explaining the situation, but the officer wouldn't listen, so Kevin exited the car and confronted him. The officer then handcuffed him until he received notice that they had in fact placed a 911 call earlier. Once it was confirmed, Kevin was released and continued on his way. When they arrived near Platt's Auto Body, they saw an ambulance and asked a passing woman what had happened. The woman explained a girl was hit by a car and taken to St. Mark's Hospital, so Kevin drove there. ("3:00am-4:00am")

Teri Bauer and Kevin Carroll disguised as Alan York

On the way, they called the hospital, and upon arrival they frantically asked the receptionist and a passing doctor about the girl brought in. They burst through some doors and Kevin recognized Janet in surgery. He told Teri he was sure they'd find Kim, before she left to take a call from Jack. A police officer then arrived to question the pair about what had happened. At half past 4, Kevin brought Teri some coffee and assured her that Kim would turn up. He told her that the doctors were relieving pressure on Janet's spine, and she would be ok. He also asked where Jack was.

Later they got more coffee and Teri told Kevin about an argument she'd had with Kim the day before, and Kevin comforted her. Teri got upset, and Kevin told her he'd stay with her until they found Kim. Just before 5, Kevin watched as Janet's condition worsened and the doctors fought to keep her alive. At 5:15 Jack arrived and Teri introduced him to Kevin, who hesitantly agreed to let Jack question Janet once she was out of surgery. Jack then began aggressively questioning Kevin about the boys Kim was with, but Teri took Jack to one side. Kevin watched as Jack then beat up a patient who was coming towards them.

Teri then apologized to Kevin for Jack's behaviour, and he asked about Jack's job. Jack then came and took Teri to one side, and Kevin watched as Teri broke into tears after their conversation. Later Kevin was informed that Janet had been moved upstairs out of recovery, and as he went to see her Jack and Teri found him. Jack apologized to Kevin, and they got the elevator upstairs. The doctor told Kevin she would make a full recovery, and Jack asked to question her. Kevin said he would go in first to make sure she was up to it. He asked the doctor to be able to go in alone, and after entering Janet did not recognize him. He then grabbed her face and killed her by asphyxiation, turning off the machines monitoring her.

He went back out and found Teri alone, after Ira Gaines had already ordered Jack out of the building. Kevin told Teri that Janet told him Kim's location, at a house in Bel Air. He gave Teri the address, who tried to contact Jack, but couldn't get through. Kevin then offered to drive Teri to the house, as Janet was sleeping. On the way, Teri noticed cuts on his hands from the murder, but he told her it happened back at the furniture store. Teri then received a call from Nina Myers, but told him it was just someone trying to find Jack. ("5:00am-6:00am")

Around 10 minutes later Teri claimed she was feeling sick and had Kevin pull over. She ran up a hill, and Kevin found that Gaines had left him a message telling him that Teri knew he wasn't Alan York. He went up the hill after Teri, who appeared and hit him with a rock. He managed to throw his car keys into the bushes before Teri knocked him unconscious and tied him up. He woke up to find Teri trying to flag down cars, and warned her that Kim would die if he didn't deliver her in half an hour. He said if she released him he'd tell her where Kim was, but she refused and went to make a call.

However, she called Gaines's mole inside CTU, Jamey Farrell, and Gaines sent Charles McLemore and another man posing as CTU agents to their location. Kevin was untied and the three of them kidnapped Teri and took her to the Gaines compound. Kevin delivered her to Gaines, and left shortly afterwards. ("6:00am-7:00am")

Just after 10am, Kevin called Ted Cofell and told him something had come up, and they needed to meet at the Nordhoff garage. When he arrived at the meeting, he found Cofell dead in the back of his limousine, and Jack Bauer was sat in the front. Carroll tried to shoot at Jack, but he was behind bulletproof glass and locked the doors, before driving around the parking garage, which knocked Carroll unconscious. Jack then tied Kevin up and asked the location of his family. Kevin agreed to lead Jack to them in exchange for his release, so Jack drove away in Carroll's car. ("10:00am-11:00am")

Kevin guided Jack to Highway 14, then Placerita Canyon Road, until they reached the Gaines compound. Kevin heard him calling the co-ordinates to Nina Myers at CTU. Jack untied Kevin and spat on his face in order to clean off the blood, and Kevin asked to be let go. Jack told him that he would only free Kevin once his family was safe, so Kevin drove into the compound with Jack in the back seat.

At the gate, Neil Nagi asked what had happened to him, but Kevin jokingly replied he had fought with Nagi's wife. He drove in and parked the car out of the way, when Jack asked which building Teri and Kim were in. Kevin used the opportunity to fight with Jack, but he was overpowered and knocked unconscious again. Jack tied him up in the car, where he stayed until Neil found him when out on patrol.

Gaines and Rick then arrived to revive Kevin, and he explained what had happened. Rick drove away, so Gaines, Kevin and Neil got in a jeep and drove towards the "guest house" where Bauer's family was. They found it empty except for the body of Eli Stram, so they got in the jeep in pursuit of the escaped hostages. They stopped Jack's van, but as they went in close Jack ignited the fuel and blew it up, killing 2 of Gaines's men. ("11:00am-12:00pm")

Gaines sent his men into the hills, and hit Kevin with his rifle for leading Bauer to the compound. Kevin said he thought he could handle Bauer, but Gaines told him to stop thinking and get on with catching Bauer. Gaines then received a call from Andre Drazen, and informed Kevin that if they didn't find Bauer they would be killed. Kevin suggested fleeing before CTU arrived, but Gaines said this was not an option.

They then heard shots, and Neil stopped responding to his radio. They headed to his last location, the northeast side of the creek, and found the Bauer family by a reservoir. Jack led the two men away from his family, and Gaines pinned him down behind a tree as Kevin circled close. However, he heard CTU helicopters overhead, so escaped from the area with 3 other men. ("12:00pm-1:00pm")

Kevin and the other men drove to a shack where they unloaded their equipment from a van. While the other terrorists were busy, Kevin phoned Andre Drazen, offering his services in a last effort. Andre declined the offer, telling him that plan B was already in effect. Kevin then noticed Alexis Drazen, Andre's brother, lying on a hill nearby, and as Kevin went for his gun, Alexis pressed a button on his remote. Suddenly the shack exploded, killing the terrorists Kevin had fled with and sending him sprawling to the ground. Alexis approached him and asked him if there was anything left in the trucks. Kevin told him to "go to hell", and seconds later Alexis shot him at point blank range. He died at 1:36pm. ("1:00pm-2:00pm")

Memorable quotes

• Kevin Caroll: Sorry I'm late, I… (notices Cofell's dead body)
• Jack Bauer: Hello, Alan. Or is it Kevin? (turns to face Caroll) Where's my wife?
• Kevin Caroll: (Shoots at Jack; the shots hit the limo's bulletproof window) ("Day 1: 10:00am-11:00am")

• Kevin Carroll: I have a high tolerance for pain. ("Day 1: 10:00am-11:00am")

• Neil Nagi: What happened to you?
• Kevin Carroll: (sarcastically) I had a fight with your wife. ("Day 1: 11:00am-12:00pm")

• Andre Drazen: As you Americans often say, plan B is already in effect.
• Kevin Carroll: What does that mean? ("Day 1: 1:00pm-2:00pm")

• Kevin Carroll: (his last lines, to Alexis Drazen) Go to hell. ("Day 1: 1:00pm-2:00pm")

Background information and notes

• The actor who plays the character of Kevin Carroll, Richard Burgi, was originally cast as Jack Bauer—before Kiefer Sutherland was offered the role as a last-ditch effort to get a well-known actor to lead the show. He was then given the role of one of the villains as a "consolation prize".

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