Day 8 Spoilers

Grieving and dazed, Jack becomes further wounded when he realizes that he cannot answer the nurse's questions about how to contact Renee's next of kin. As Renee's body is taken away, the nurse gives Jack some clean clothes to replace the blood-stained ones he's wearing. Jack slowly staggers back into the hospital corridor and sits, putting his head in his hands. It's a rare moment to himself, sagging under the weight of what's happened. But the moment is soon cut short, as his phone rings. It's Chloe. An enraged Jack demands to find out who shot Renee, promising her he won't compromise their investigation. All Chloe knows is that it is somebody from Red Square, so it must be Bazheav's mob. Bazheav is being arraigned right now in the Federal Court downtown.

Ethan Kanin arrives at the UN in defiance of his doctor's orders for bed rest. He figured he would have to convince President Taylor to speak with Logan, and he is surprised to find that she has already done so. Yet Ethan is horrified to find that the President has no idea what leverage Logan has over the Russians.

Meanwhile, Logan meets with Novakovich and says that they both know that Hassan's opposition had outside help from the Russian government, chiefly Novakovich himself. Logan is heading back to the UN to meet with President Taylor. Either Logan can tell her that Russia is back at the table for the peace conference, or he can tell her the truth about Russia's involvement with Hassan's assassination.

Jack arrives at the courthouse just in time to see Bazhaev denied bail. Jack gets five minutes to talk to Bazhaev and threatens to kill his family if he doesn't tell him who shot Renee. Bazhaev knows that they will kill his family either way. Jack gives his word to get them witness protection if Bazhaev cooperates. Bazhaev informs him that Red Square no longer exists. The order came from Moscow. He doesn't know who exactly gave the order. Everything was arranged by their plant at CTU -- Dana Walsh.

President Taylor lets Logan know that Novakovich gave her notice that Russia was coming back to the table to sign the peace treaty. She credits Logan with the success. Ethan Kanin asks what Logan said to Novakovich, but Logan refuses to say, per his deal with Taylor.

Jack calls Chloe to arrange the witness protection for Bazhaev's family. He also wants to talk to Dana because she is Moscow's spy. Chloe worries what Jack might do, so she asks Cole to be there when Jack questions Dana.

Jack arrives at CTU. Chloe apologizes for the need to keep the cameras on. Jack says if he was going to kill Dana then she'd already be dead. As Chloe and Cole watch from the monitor, Jack asks Dana about Renee's murder. Dana refuses to talk. Jack roughs her up, but before it goes so far that Cole needs to intervene, Dana agrees to give them names all the way to the top. She can also provide proof, but she first demands her immunity deal signed by the President reinstated. She will be dead without it. Dana also wants witness protection, relocation abroad, and enough money to live in comfort. Jack growls that if she lies to him, he will find her.

Logan's aide, Pillar, gets a call from a contact at the Justice Department telling him that Bazhaev talked to Jack. They can't let Jack interrogate Dana, especially since he seems to have a personal stake. Pillar says that Logan may need to ask the President to intervene. Logan is aghast. He cannot tell the President the truth, but he has no choice. "Bauer torpedoed my Presidency," Logan says. "Tried to ruin me. Almost did. There is no way I'm going to let that happen again."

At the UN, Taylor tells Dalia that the delegates have voted unanimously to accept her as the IRK's representative. Dalia says her government will vote within the hour to confirm her appointment as interim President.

Logan arrives at the UN to speak with President Taylor and Ethan. He tells them that Jack is out of control and needs to be stopped. When pressed, he reveals what he has known all along about the Russian involvement with Hassan's assassination and the nuclear threat. The President and Ethan are outraged. Taylor asks if he could have prevented anything that happened today, but Logan says the information only came to him recently via a source he won't reveal. The source has no proof and they could plausibly deny even knowing him. Logan is sure that if Jack brings the Russian involvement into the open, the peace process will be dead. Ethan Kanin says that it doesn't matter because they can broker a better peace later, with honest partners. Logan says it's now or never.

Jack calls the President about Dana's immunity agreement. Taylor says she'll have to call him back. Ethan tells her that there's no choice here, Yet Taylor says there is a choice, and only she can make it. She is going to CTU to talk to Jack.

Chloe tells Jack that CTU can take it from here. He doesn't need to do this to himself. Jack says that he needs to see this through. The President arrives and makes a speech to the staff, thanking them for their hard work and exhorting them to keep it up. Then she meets privately with Jack. Taylor asks him to stand down, apologizing for even asking him to make such a hard choice. She won't be giving Dana immunity. Jack wants justice, but the President wants the peace process to be protected. Jack doesn't think they can trust the Russians, and asks if Dalia knows she's signing a treaty with the people responsible for her husband's murder. "That's enough," snaps the President. The peace treaty is for the greater good and her decision is final. Jack will be taken to McGuire Air Force Base to be debriefed. "You're locking me down," breathes Jack, pained and saddened.

Jack is escorted out of CTU by a pair of Secret Service agents. As Chloe watches him go, the President asks Chloe to have Dana locked down. Nobody will have access to her without President Taylor's express permission. Taylor says that Dana won't be getting immunity because she is a sociopath who will say anything. The President doesn't want the peace process derailed by unfounded allegations. There's going to be a press conference in two hours to present Dalia Hassan as the new leader of the IRK, and Taylor asks Chloe to make sure that the security there is airtight. Taylor notes that Tim Woods always spoke highly of Chloe, and he insisted she be the one to take over from Hastings at CTU. President Taylor says that it was a pleasure to finally meet her, and Chloe tersely acknowledges with a "Thank you." The President hesitates for an awkward moment, but when it becomes clear that Chloe isn't going to say anything further, she takes her leave.

Chloe orders Cole to the UN to head up the security there. Meanwhile, at CTU's helipad, Jack is escorted by Agent Winnick, who respects Jack and is sorry that they had to meet under these circumstances. As they approach the helicopter, Jack grabs Winnick's gun and tells him to order his men to drop their weapons. Chloe, watching on a security monitor, orders all security to the helipad. Yet it's too late. Jack has stolen the helicopter and heads west over Manhattan towards the UN. Chloe has Winnick contact the FAA and the Air Force. They are to intercept the helicopter and force it down.

Thanks Kath, looks like I need to do a bit more searching to find the episodes between 11pm and 10am.

I'm loving the tension between Jack and Renee :wub:

Bob Gunton has claimed that future episodes of 24 will be "earth-shaking".

However, Gunton, who plays Ethan Kanin in the show, refused to reveal details of the plot developments.

"All I can say is there are more shocks to come," he told On The Red Carpet.

"There was a big one last Monday. It was a shock for us too. But there are some really earth-shaking ones coming up."

He added: "Basically we shoot two at a time, so I never know more than the next two scripts. But we've wrapped now, so I do know where things go. But I'm not going to tell you, or your audience either."

Gunton also admitted that he does not expect to star in the upcoming 24 movie because it will be set in Europe.

"I hope they do make a movie because I think the character is indelible and powerful," he said. "I think most of [the fans] are sad that it's wrapping up now. But I think better to do so now than for somebody to come back and go, 'Gee, I remember when it was really good'. And I think the writers are ready to move on to something else too. But I hate to see it go because it's been a great gig for an actor to do."

I'm so glad I don't read spoilers, it makes the show so much better when I don't know who is going to die or be revealed as a traitor.

Just watched 7-8am and I'm so sad :( I loved Omar, he's one of the best characters throughout the entire history. I did think his death was rather gruesome though for just before 10pm. The silent clock was a good idea to recognise him as a brilliant character.

How grafit was the beheading. That was some womb and the way Jack had to level his head back on. It was just spine-chilling. There's plenty more tears to come. Abigail.

Even with CTU, the Air Force and NYPD in pursuit of him, Jack manages to get away in the stolen helicopter. He lands at a helipad on the Cooper Building, then escapes on foot. Chloe realizes that Jack is going to try to find Dana Walsh, and she asks Cole to lead the search team.
Ethan Kanin, believing that the truth will come out one way or another, advises the President to save her administration by coming clean about the Russians' involvement, even if it means the end of the peace accord. Reluctantly, she asks him to prepare a statement about a U.S. withdrawal from the talks.

Logan presents the President with an alternative to granting Dana immunity, which would make her confession part of the public record: keep the truth from ever coming out by classifying Dana as an enemy combatant. Then hire a private security firm he has standing by to incarcerate her in a private facility and torture her until she gives up the information, off the public record.
President Taylor lets Chloe know that a Mark Blesdoe from a private security firm is coming to take Dana to a safe house. She asks Logan to have his men use non-coercive interrogation on Dana.

Jack buys several disposable cell phones. He calls Chloe and tells her the President is lying, and asks for her help in locating Dana. Chloe hesitates, but ultimately tells Jack that Dana's being transferred. Jack wants the address, then hangs up and throws away the phone. Using another phone, he calls ex-military friend Jim Ricker who owes him a favor. He'll be at Ricker's place in ten minutes, and he needs weapons and other equipment.
Bledsoe arrives at CTU. Logan's aide, Pillar, tells Bledsoe to hand Dana back to CTU once they've extracted the information. However, Bledsoe says this is a cleanup mission; it'd be better if they killed Dana and made it look like it happened while she tried to escape. Pillar is uncomfortable with that option, but says he will discuss it with "the client."
Bledsoe meets up with Chloe, who asks where Dana will be held. When Bledsoe won't disclose the location, Chloe claims she needs to see the Presidential Order before she can turn Dana over. While she has Bledsoe's PDA, she surreptitiously uses a mini-USB drive to copy its contents.

As Dana is handed over to Bledsoe, she begs Chloe not to let them do this because they'll kill her. Chloe remains silent as Dana is dragged away. She then examines the data on the USB drive and gets the address where Dana is being transferred to. She notifies Cole that Jack called and she very nearly helped him. However, she's under a Presidential Order, and furthermore, she doesn't think that Jack is thinking clearly. She tells Cole to bring Jack in before he gets himself killed.
Jack arrives at Ricker's place, which is festooned with security cameras. Ricker has the promised equipment: weapons, ammo, communication gear, binoculars and more. Ricker thinks they're now even, but Jack says he'll let him know when they're even. Jack tells him to stay put as he might need him again.

Jack calls Chloe, who implores him to turn himself in. Jack asks if she's going to give him the address or not. Chloe hesitates...then gives Jack a false address ten minutes away. At the address in question, Cole is briefing a team of CTU agents on Jack's capture. He hopes to grab Jack by surprise before he has the chance to fight back. Chloe asks Cole to use non-lethal force, but Cole says he can't tell his men not to defend themselves.
Kanin is so horrified and troubled by President Taylor's decision to go along with Logan's plan that he plans to submit his resignation. He will say it's for health reasons; he's here against doctor's orders anyway. Taylor implores him not to abandon her, but he says he needs to follow his conscience. "You've got Charles Logan now. There's only room for one of us."
At the UN, Dalia and Jamot go over her speech. Her hand is shaking. She is worried that she will be accused of grabbing for power and exploiting her husband's death. Kayla enters, and suggests she remember what her father always said: "The best way to dispel public misperception is to address it directly." Kayla apologies for being selfish earlier, but now she is here for her mother.

Jack arrives at the trap set by Chloe and Cole. He calls Chloe to notify her that he has arrived, and Chloe tips off Cole. Hiding behind a bank of parked trucks, Jack slings a large automatic rifle over his shoulder and stashes the rest of the equipment under a truck. He enters the building and gets the drop on one of the CTU agents, holding him at gunpoint as Cole and the other agents rush in. They all surrender their weapons to Jack.
Cole wonders how Jack figured out that it was a trap. "I know Chloe," he says. He has Cole report to Chloe that a caught Jack is being brought in. "I know I should feel relieved," says Chloe, "But I just feel worse." Cole asks what Jack is planning to do, but Jack angrily cuts him off, shouting to just do as he says.

Jack sits down with Cole in the next room and tells him he only risked coming here because he knew Chloe would send him. He wants Cole's help to gain access to Dana. Cole wonders how Jack can be sure that the President is lying. Jack says she told him to his face. Jack notes that Cole's hands aren't clean - he aided Dana, the Russians got the nuclear materials because of that, and they killed Hassan as well as four of his men. This is Cole's chance to make the people responsible accountable. Jack gives Cole a gun. "It's your call." Cole hesitates then takes the gun, confessing that Dana is in a safe house a few miles away. They leave, pretending for the benefit of the bound agents that Jack is taking Cole hostage.
A terrified Dana is led by Bledsoe and his men into a warehouse full of various implements of torture. When Dana claims she has no evidence to give them, Bledsoe orders her strapped down.
At the UN, Kanin confronts Logan, accusing him of maneuvering the President into a corner. There's too much blood on this treaty. Logan says that every treaty ever signed had blood on it, but Kanin says not like this. Kanin comments that Taylor isn't like Logan, but Logan says she's finally got some teeth. Kanin, outraged, tells Logan that if Taylor suffers, he'll come after him. Logan is unfazed by the threat.
The press conference begins. President Taylor, in introducing Dalia as the new IRK head, conveys that sometimes the pursuit of peace comes with a stark price. As she speaks of Hassan's assassination, we see Dana being strapped down and waterboarded. As Taylor says that peace must prevail, no matter what the cost, she spies Kanin watching her speech from the back of the room. Kanin, saddened, turns away and leaves. The President is momentarily thrown, but continues her speech. As she brings Dalia to the podium, Novakovich, the Russian emissary, watches disapprovingly while the President tries to mask her troubled expression.

Kiefer Sutherland has admitted that the end of 24 took him by surprise.

Sutherland, who plays Jack Bauer, explained that he did not realise he had filmed his final scene in the cancelled show until someone told him.

"We had months to prepare for that last day and I'd thought of what I wanted to say," he told Zap2It.

"We're usually running-and-gunning so fast it's like, 'We've gotta move on!'. Since we knew it was almost the last scene, though, we were doing extra coverage of my feet, my elbows, my hands... we were making up shots, just to have the next one not be 'the one'."

He continued: "I thought there was still one shot left. Just as I walked out on the stairs for it, they said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, that is a show wrap'. It kind of caught me off-guard, but I figured, 'Well, I'd better say something'. It was going to be short, because there was nothing you could say to explain how much all of this meant."

Sutherland added that he struggled with his goodbye speech, explaining: "[I] caught the eye of our key gaffer and our key camera operator, and my voice started to go. Then my lips started to go, and I had to look down at my own feet."

The actor also revealed that he wants to work on roles which are different from Jack Bauer in the near future.

"My immediate instinct is, 'You can't pick up a gun and chase anybody for a while'," he said. "Not unless you're playing Jack Bauer in 24, anyway. That would just be too odd... almost icky."

The series finale of 24 is scheduled to air on May 24 on Fox

The May 24 series finale will find Jack squaring off against his most formidable adversary yet: Chloe! “Chloe and Jack are in a real face-off,” reveals executive producer Howard Gordon. “And Chloe has to decide between her duty [as head of CTU] and her friendship and allegiance to Jack. Their relationship gets put to the test in a way it’s never been tested before. It’s a collision course that culminates in the finale. It’s about as hairy a confrontation as you can possibly imagine, and it’s a nearly lethal one.” Playing those scenes was “really fun” and “very emotional,” says Mary Lynn Rajskub. “[It's] kind of crazy…what happens between Jack and Chloe. I’ve never done anything like that.”

24 (May 24, Fox)

As 24's clock runs out, Jack Bauer is forced to take matters into his own hands one last time. Eriq La Salle guest-stars as the charming UN Secretary General, who may have a part to play in President Taylor's world-changing plan. Executive producer Howard Gordon and star Kiefer Sutherland have promised a definitive end for Jack, but with a feature-length movie reportedly already in the works, we aren't too worried about him.

Dalia Hassan addresses the world, thanking a visibly discomfited President Taylor for her integrity and moral courage. As Logan watches on TV, Pillar reports that Dana isn't cooperating, and that Blesdoe wanted confirmation on how to deal with Dana afterwards. Logan confirms that they're all committed to the same outcome, "not that I have any idea what you're talking about, do you understand?"

As Dana is waterboarded, Jack and Cole arrive outside the location where she's being held. Jack plans to cut a deal with Dana in exchange for the evidence. Chloe calls Cole, who continues the subterfuge as Chloe says she's never seen Jack like this before. Chloe asks Cole to make sure the psych officer is the first person Jack sees when Cole brings him in.

Jack and Cole go through the roof to get into the building, taking out the first team they encounter then using a stolen comm unit to lure the rest of security onto the roof. Jack breaks into the command station and gets Dana's location at gunpoint. He and Cole burst into the room where Dana is being tortured. Blesdoe grabs Dana and holds a gun to her head. He thinks Jack won't shoot; it's too risky... but Jack shoots him right in the forehead, shocking Cole. Using a stun grenade as cover, Jack and Cole make their escape with Dana.

Arlo informs Chloe that Agent Greer called and reported that Jack escaped and took Cole hostage. Chloe puts out an APB for Jack and informs the White House. Meanwhile, Jack demands from Dana the video file that implicates the Russian officials responsible for Renee's death. He can't offer her immunity, but he can offer to let her go. Dana doesn't believe him, so Jack pulls over and holds Dana at gunpoint, giving her three seconds to say the location of the file. Dana gives in; it's in a safe deposit box in her name. Dana turns to Cole and tells him that Jack is after revenge, not justice. She thinks he will kill everybody on that list, one by one, starting with her. Jack tells an increasingly torn Cole that Dana is just trying to get into his head. Jack only wanted Dana to think he'd pull the trigger. Cole continues to go along with Jack, but a seed of doubt has been planted.

Reporters grill Dalia about whether her new leadership position will be accepted by the people of the IRK. Tim Woods passes a note to the President, who read it and pales. She leaves the dais and meets with him privately. Not only has Jack escaped and captured Dana, but Logan is insisting on speaking to President Taylor immediately. She berates him for losing Jack; he assured her that Dana would be more secure in the hands of his private contractors. The President suddenly realizes she's on speakerphone and demands that Logan pick up the damn phone. Logan says he has a solution: appoint his aide, Pillar, to CTU and have him lead the manhunt for Jack. Taylor reluctantly gives her assent for an operational exchange, but that's it. She hangs up on him. Yet Logan pretends, for Pillar's benefit, that the arrangement is more cordial than it is. He tells Pillar to leave for CTU then meets with Novakovich and his attaché, Pavel. He asks Novakovich to have Jack killed. Pillar will feed him information about Jack's whereabouts from CTU over an untraceable phone.

Jack, Cole and Dana arrive at the bank. As Jack stands sentry in the lobby, Cole takes Dana into the bank. Dana desperately tries again to convince Cole that Jack's out for revenge, not justice, and would have pulled the trigger.

Pillar arrives at CTU along with his aide, Eden. Chloe questions why he's there. He says he's under Presidential orders, and it's time to stop treating Jack with kid gloves. As he takes command of the search for Jack, he countermands Chloe's order to use non-lethal force. Jack is armed and dangerous. The level of force to use against him is now unrestricted.

At the bank, Brian - a high school friend of Cole's - leaves Dana and Cole in a viewing room as he goes to get the safe deposit box. Dana tries to play on Cole's emotions again, and says she was going to use the video file as leverage to force the Russians off so they could be together. Brian brings the box and leaves again. Cole orders Dana away from it. He opens the box himself, to find a memory card... and a silenced gun. Cole shakes his head ruefully and takes the gun, but concealed under the gun is a device with a flash-bang charge, activated by the moving of the gun. There is a searing white light and a pop of sound. Dana uses the sudden distraction to knock Cole out with a chair and grab the gun. Brian hears the noise and rushes in. Dana shoots him dead.

Dana secretly puts the video card in her back pocket, then picks up the phone and calls 911. In a breathless, scared tone, she says there's a man at the front door that she's seen on the news, and she thinks he has a gun. "Oh my god, he's looking in my direction," she says, then hangs up. Dana regards the unconscious Cole, strokes his cheek tenderly, and exits the room.

At CTU, Pillar gets confirmation of Jack's location at the bank. The NYPD is dispatched to arrest him. Pillar calls Pavel and tells him that the NYPD will get there first; he'll have to take Jack out in custody. However, when the police arrive, Jack manages to escape, first taking one cop at gunpoint, then disarming his partner. With a sincere whisper of "Sorry," Jack shoots the officer in the foot, then pushes the first cop away and doing likewise. He takes their ammo.

As Jack runs after Dana, he shouts at passerby to call an ambulance; there are two policemen down. He pursues Dana through the streets to a construction site. Jack tricks her into using her last bullets by throwing his jacket around the corner where she's hiding. He corners her and asks if she killed Cole. "I could never do that," she breathes. Jack demands the evidence. Dana says they can still make a deal, but Jack isn't having it. He has her take the video card out and put it slowly on the floor. He then walks right up to her, his gun still trained on her. "Is there anything I can do?" Dana asks. "Nothing," says Jack, his face creased with pain and sorrow. And then, he shoots Dana, point blank. As she goes down, he empties more bullets into her with the force of revenge. Jack takes the video card, his eyes hard, cold and dead.