As the hour drew to a close, the stakes reached their zenith. , who had replaced David Palmer after the Cabinet invoked the 25th Amendment, watched as American bombers crossed the "fail-safe" point on their way to the Middle East.
As the sun began to peek over the horizon, found himself in an unthinkable situation: he was forced to partner with Sherry Palmer , the manipulative ex-wife of the President he had spent his life protecting. Jack had tracked down Alex Hewitt , a technician who possessed the software capable of proving that the "Cyprus recording"—the evidence driving the U.S. toward a catastrophic war in the Middle East—was a forgery. Watch 24 2x22 1
Miles away, ’s nightmare reached a lethal climax. Having returned to the Matheson home to pack her things, she was cornered by the violent Gary Matheson , who had already murdered his wife. Trapped in the house and fearing for her life, Kim managed to incapacitate Gary and reach her father by phone. As the hour drew to a close, the stakes reached their zenith
In one of the series' most harrowing moments, Jack—hearing the panic in his daughter’s voice—told her exactly what she needed to do to survive. For Kim, the day had been a series of narrow escapes, but at 5:50 a.m., it ended in a hail of gunfire as she shot Gary in self-defense, a moment that changed her forever. The Clock Runs Out Jack had tracked down Alex Hewitt , a
