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24 (season 3)
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Season Three, also known as Day 3, of 24
premiered in the United States on October 28, 2003 and aired its season finale on May 25, 2004. The season premiere originally aired without commercial interruption, and has an extended running time of approximately 51 minutes, as opposed to the standard 43 minutes.
The third season's storyline starts and ends at 1:00 pm.
For this season, the series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, after being nominated 3 times in a row.
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Day 3 sees CTU deal with a deadly virus threat that would be released in Los Angeles. We again see the return of Jack’s nemesis Nina Myers just as he is trying to overcome a heroin addiction after his undercover operation with Ramon and Hector Salazar, as others feel he still has not gotten over the death of wife Teri at the end of the first season. Jack has a new protege in tow, Chase Edmunds, but things take a turn for the worst when it is revealed Chase is seeing his daughter Kim, and it causes tension among the three of them.
President Palmer is seeking re-election against Senator John Keeler, but his campaign turns sour after one of his major backers, Alan Milliken, discovers Palmer’s brother, Wayne, has been sleeping with Milliken's wife, Julia. Palmer's campaign suffers a major blow when revelations come out about his girlfriend and personal physician Anne Packard. The president turns to his ex-wife Sherry to deal with Milliken. She takes it all a step too far as she kills Milliken by not allowing him his medication, which he needs to stay alive. Despite David Palmer's best cover-up efforts, Keeler uses it as leverage in the campaign. Towards the end of the day, Julia kills Sherry before taking her own life. Palmer decides soon after to not seek re-election.
Back at CTU, it turns out that Tony Almeida, Gael Ortega, and Jack have been working undercover on a sting operation. Chase is initially unaware of the situation and attempts to “rescue” Jack, who is being held captive by the Salazars. Tony recovers from a gunshot wound to the neck, to return as head of CTU, with many doubting his abilities.
Nina comes in just as Jack and the Salazars are trying to get hold of the virus from Michael Amador, but he plays them all for fools. After Nina is captured by CTU and interrogated, she tries to commit suicide but fails. She then escapes CTU only to be found by Kim before Jack comes in and finally gets revenge for the death of his wife Teri.
Amador meets with his accomplice Marcus Alvers, who has planted some of the virus in a hotel ventilation system, as well as with the man behind the terrorist strike, Stephen Saunders. Gael is killed soon after being exposed to the virus which he was trying to prevent being released into the hotel's ventilation system, and Michelle has to deal with the threat at the hotel, as well as the unruly guests who soon discover the deadly truth.
Saunders contacts President Palmer and gives him a series of assignments, one of which he carries out successfully. The other task, however, is to kill Regional Division Director Ryan Chappelle. Jack and Chase try desperately to capture Saunders, but in the end Jack is forced to kill Chappelle and hand over his body as proof.
Once Saunders has been captured, Jack uses all means possible to stop the threat posed by the remaining vials, which eventually leads to Chase agreeing to let Jack cut off his hand because Chase had attached the virus-delivery device to his wrist to secure the vial. Physicians are attempting to reattach his hand as the season draws to a close.
The final scene of season 3 shows an emotional Jack Bauer having a minor breakdown as a result of the day's events until he is once again enlisted by CTU to interrogate one of the day's suspects. The day ends with Jack on his way back to CTU and back to work.
One of Palmer's major supporters, Alan Milliken, demands the removal of his brother, Wayne Palmer
, from his staff for committing adultery
with his wife, Julia Milliken. Palmer refuses to give in to Milliken's demands, and this results in President Palmer calling in his ex-wife, Sherry Palmer
, who indirectly kills Milliken. The Palmers cover up
these events, lying to the police. Palmer's opponent, Senator John Keeler, uses this as leverage against Palmer, offering him the opportunity to withdraw from the election. Near the end of the season, Julia kills Sherry and commits suicide. Unwilling to lie anymore or manipulate the facts to his benefit, Palmer abandons his bid for re-election, setting his morals above all else.
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24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
premiered in the United States on October 28, 2003 and aired its season finale on May 25, 2004. The season premiere originally aired without commercial interruption, and has an extended running time of approximately 51 minutes, as opposed to the standard 43 minutes.
The third season's storyline starts and ends at 1:00 pm.
For this season, the series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, after being nominated 3 times in a row.
Season overview
Season Three is set 3 years after Season Two24 (season 2)
Season Two, also known as Day 2, of 24 was first broadcast from October 28, 2002 to May 20, 2003. The season begins and ends at 8:00 a.m...
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Day 3 sees CTU deal with a deadly virus threat that would be released in Los Angeles. We again see the return of Jack’s nemesis Nina Myers just as he is trying to overcome a heroin addiction after his undercover operation with Ramon and Hector Salazar, as others feel he still has not gotten over the death of wife Teri at the end of the first season. Jack has a new protege in tow, Chase Edmunds, but things take a turn for the worst when it is revealed Chase is seeing his daughter Kim, and it causes tension among the three of them.
President Palmer is seeking re-election against Senator John Keeler, but his campaign turns sour after one of his major backers, Alan Milliken, discovers Palmer’s brother, Wayne, has been sleeping with Milliken's wife, Julia. Palmer's campaign suffers a major blow when revelations come out about his girlfriend and personal physician Anne Packard. The president turns to his ex-wife Sherry to deal with Milliken. She takes it all a step too far as she kills Milliken by not allowing him his medication, which he needs to stay alive. Despite David Palmer's best cover-up efforts, Keeler uses it as leverage in the campaign. Towards the end of the day, Julia kills Sherry before taking her own life. Palmer decides soon after to not seek re-election.
Back at CTU, it turns out that Tony Almeida, Gael Ortega, and Jack have been working undercover on a sting operation. Chase is initially unaware of the situation and attempts to “rescue” Jack, who is being held captive by the Salazars. Tony recovers from a gunshot wound to the neck, to return as head of CTU, with many doubting his abilities.
Nina comes in just as Jack and the Salazars are trying to get hold of the virus from Michael Amador, but he plays them all for fools. After Nina is captured by CTU and interrogated, she tries to commit suicide but fails. She then escapes CTU only to be found by Kim before Jack comes in and finally gets revenge for the death of his wife Teri.
Amador meets with his accomplice Marcus Alvers, who has planted some of the virus in a hotel ventilation system, as well as with the man behind the terrorist strike, Stephen Saunders. Gael is killed soon after being exposed to the virus which he was trying to prevent being released into the hotel's ventilation system, and Michelle has to deal with the threat at the hotel, as well as the unruly guests who soon discover the deadly truth.
Saunders contacts President Palmer and gives him a series of assignments, one of which he carries out successfully. The other task, however, is to kill Regional Division Director Ryan Chappelle. Jack and Chase try desperately to capture Saunders, but in the end Jack is forced to kill Chappelle and hand over his body as proof.
Once Saunders has been captured, Jack uses all means possible to stop the threat posed by the remaining vials, which eventually leads to Chase agreeing to let Jack cut off his hand because Chase had attached the virus-delivery device to his wrist to secure the vial. Physicians are attempting to reattach his hand as the season draws to a close.
The final scene of season 3 shows an emotional Jack Bauer having a minor breakdown as a result of the day's events until he is once again enlisted by CTU to interrogate one of the day's suspects. The day ends with Jack on his way back to CTU and back to work.
Political
President Palmer faces scandal during his re-election campaign involving his girlfriend, who he met through her job as his personal physician.One of Palmer's major supporters, Alan Milliken, demands the removal of his brother, Wayne Palmer
Wayne Palmer
Wayne Palmer is a fictional President of the United States on the television series 24. He is played by D. B. Woodside.-Characterization:...
, from his staff for committing adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
with his wife, Julia Milliken. Palmer refuses to give in to Milliken's demands, and this results in President Palmer calling in his ex-wife, Sherry Palmer
Sherry Palmer
Sherry Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by Penny Johnson Jerald. She is the wife, later ex-wife, of US President David Palmer and features prominently in the first three seasons.-24: Season 1:...
, who indirectly kills Milliken. The Palmers cover up
Cover-up
A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrong-doing, error, incompetence or other embarrassing information...
these events, lying to the police. Palmer's opponent, Senator John Keeler, uses this as leverage against Palmer, offering him the opportunity to withdraw from the election. Near the end of the season, Julia kills Sherry and commits suicide. Unwilling to lie anymore or manipulate the facts to his benefit, Palmer abandons his bid for re-election, setting his morals above all else.
Counter Terrorist Unit
- Jack Bauer's personal anguish: recovering from a heroin addiction that was developed as part of an undercover operationUndercoverBeing undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
, but others interpret as a way of escaping his anguish over the death of his wife, TeriTeri BauerTeri Bauer is a fictional character played by Leslie Hope on the first season of the television series 24.-Characterization:Teri Bauer was born in 1969. She is the wife of Jack Bauer and the mother of Kim Bauer...
. - Strained romantic relationships between Tony AlmeidaTony AlmeidaAnthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. Almeida appeared in a total of 115 episodes, the third highest number of episodes of any character in the series behind Chloe O'Brian and main character Jack Bauer , portrayed by Mary Lynn Rajskub...
and Michelle DesslerMichelle DesslerMichelle Dessler is a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. She was one of Jack's closest and most trusted female allies at CTU as well as one of his closest friends outside of work. The character first appeared in the second season of 24 as an Internet...
and Kim BauerKim BauerKim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24. She is portrayed as the only daughter of the show's main character, Jack Bauer...
and Chase EdmundsChase EdmundsChase Edmunds is a fictional character who was a high-ranking agent in the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit on Fox's 24...
, as well as Jack's reaction to his daughter dating his partner in the field - CTU staff members' clash with Chloe O'BrianChloe O'BrianChloe O'Brian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television series 24. An analyst at CTU Los Angeles , she is Jack Bauer's most trusted colleague, often doing unconventional and unauthorized favors for him, even at personal risk to herself...
's personality. - Kim Bauer's consistent attempt to prove herself fully competent for her job despite her father securing her position to keep an eye on her.
- Jack Bauer finally kills Nina MyersNina MyersNina Myers is a fictional character on the television series, 24, played by Sarah Clarke. Nina was second-in-command of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit during the first season of the show.-Characterization:...
to get revenge for TeriTeri BauerTeri Bauer is a fictional character played by Leslie Hope on the first season of the television series 24.-Characterization:Teri Bauer was born in 1969. She is the wife of Jack Bauer and the mother of Kim Bauer...
's death. - The main villain, Stephen Saunders, controlling the actions of President Palmer under the threat of releasing the virus if his demands aren't met. One of the demands is the murder of Ryan ChappelleRyan ChappelleRyan Chappelle is a fictional character played by Paul Schulze as part of the television series 24. On the show, Chappelle was the Los Angeles Regional Division Director of the fictional government Counter Terrorist Unit agency. He was above George Mason and Alberta Green in the chain of command...
. - CTU staff members, including Chase EdmundsChase EdmundsChase Edmunds is a fictional character who was a high-ranking agent in the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit on Fox's 24...
and Adam Kaufman, deal with personal problems that cause some to question their fitness to do their job.
Characters
Starring
- Kiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandKiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
as Jack BauerJack BauerJack Bauer is the main protagonist of the American television series 24. His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C...
(24 episodes) - Elisha CuthbertElisha CuthbertElisha Ann Cuthbert is a Canadian film and television actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids. In 1998, she had her first film role in Airspeed. She followed this in 2003 with a role in Old School...
as Kim BauerKim BauerKim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24. She is portrayed as the only daughter of the show's main character, Jack Bauer...
(24 episodes) - Carlos BernardCarlos BernardCarlos Bernard is an American actor, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24.-Biography:Bernard received a Master of Fine Arts degree from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco after attending Illinois State University.He performed in A.C.T...
as Tony AlmeidaTony AlmeidaAnthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. Almeida appeared in a total of 115 episodes, the third highest number of episodes of any character in the series behind Chloe O'Brian and main character Jack Bauer , portrayed by Mary Lynn Rajskub...
(24 episodes) - Reiko AylesworthReiko AylesworthReiko M. Aylesworth is an American film, television and stage actress, best known for her role on the television series 24 as Michelle Dessler.-Life and career:...
as Michelle DesslerMichelle DesslerMichelle Dessler is a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. She was one of Jack's closest and most trusted female allies at CTU as well as one of his closest friends outside of work. The character first appeared in the second season of 24 as an Internet...
(24 episodes) - James Badge DaleJames Badge DaleJames Badge Dale is an American actor who starred in the AMC drama series Rubicon. He is most famous for his role of Chase Edmunds in the third season of 24 and Robert Leckie in the HBO miniseries The Pacific.-Early years:...
as Chase Edmunds (24 episodes) - Dennis HaysbertDennis HaysbertDennis Dexter Haysbert is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series 24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the drama series The Unit, as well as his work...
as President David PalmerDavid Palmer (24 character)David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
(24 episodes)
Guest starring
- Mary Lynn RajskubMary Lynn RajskubMary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian, best known for her leading role as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24.-Early life:...
as Chloe O'BrianChloe O'BrianChloe O'Brian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television series 24. An analyst at CTU Los Angeles , she is Jack Bauer's most trusted colleague, often doing unconventional and unauthorized favors for him, even at personal risk to herself...
(24 episodes) - D. B. WoodsideD. B. WoodsideDavid Bryan "D.B." Woodside is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of White House Chief of Staff Wayne Palmer on the FOX action/drama series 24...
as Wayne PalmerWayne PalmerWayne Palmer is a fictional President of the United States on the television series 24. He is played by D. B. Woodside.-Characterization:...
(24 episodes) - Zachary QuintoZachary QuintoZachary John Quinto is an American actor and producer. Quinto grew up in Pennsylvania and was active in high school musical theater. In the early 2000s he guest starred in television series and appeared in a recurring role in the serial drama 24 from 2003 to 2004...
as Adam Kaufman (23 episodes) - Jesse BorregoJesse BorregoJesse Borrego is an American actor. Better knownfor playing Cruz Candelaria in Blood in, Blood out and later guest starring as George King in Dexter. Borrego, a Mexican American, was born in San Antonio, Texas. He considered going into the US Air Force to become a pilot...
as Gael Ortega (14 episodes) - Paul SchulzePaul SchulzePaul Schulze is an American actor best known for portraying Ryan Chappelle on the FOX series 24 from 2001 to 2004 and Father Phil Intintola on HBO The Sopranos from 1999 to 2006....
as Ryan ChappelleRyan ChappelleRyan Chappelle is a fictional character played by Paul Schulze as part of the television series 24. On the show, Chappelle was the Los Angeles Regional Division Director of the fictional government Counter Terrorist Unit agency. He was above George Mason and Alberta Green in the chain of command...
(14 episodes) - Joaquim de AlmeidaJoaquim de AlmeidaJoaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida is a Portuguese-born American actor. He began his acting doing some theater. During the 1980s, he started his film career appearing on the 1982 action film The Soldier, and later achieved recognition for playing Andrea Bonanno in the 1987 Italian film...
as Ramon Salazar (12 episodes) - Vincent LarescaVincent LarescaVincent Laresca is an American actor.Laresca first appeared in film in 1992, in the movie Juice as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including The Devil's Advocate, The Aviator, Empire, Coach Carter, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Baz Luhrmann's William...
as Hector Salazar (12 episodes) - Vanessa FerlitoVanessa Ferlito-Personal life:An Italian American, Ferlito was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father died when she was three. Her mother and stepfather own a hair salon in Brooklyn...
as Claudia Hernandez (11 episodes) - Paul BlackthornePaul BlackthornePaul Blackthorne is a British actor on film, television and radio. Although born in Shropshire, England, he spent his early childhood on British Military bases in both England and Germany. Blackthorne broke into acting via television commercials in England...
as Stephen Saunders (10 episodes) - Greg EllisGreg Ellis (actor)Greg Ellis is an English actor known for his TV, movie, and video game voice over work. He has appeared in films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the 2009 Star Trek film , Titanic, Beowulf, To End All Wars, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith...
as Michael Amador (9 episodes) - Glenn MorshowerGlenn MorshowerGlenn Grove Morshower is an American actor best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the Fox action thriller drama series 24...
as Aaron Pierce (9 episodes) - Wendy CrewsonWendy Crewson-Life and career:Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the prestigious Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy...
as Dr. Anne Packard (8 episodes) - Gina TorresGina TorresGina Torres is an American television and movie actress. She is known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: Warrior Princess , the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, as well as Alias , Firefly Gina...
as Julia Milliken (7 episodes) - Sarah ClarkeSarah ClarkeSarah Clarke is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on 24, and also for her roles as Renée Dwyer, Bella Swan's mother, in the 2008 film Twilight as well as Erin McGuire on the short-lived TV show, Trust Me.-Early life:Clarke was born in St...
as Nina MyersNina MyersNina Myers is a fictional character on the television series, 24, played by Sarah Clarke. Nina was second-in-command of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit during the first season of the show.-Characterization:...
(6 episodes) - Christina ChangChristina ChangChristina Chang is a Taiwanese American actress.Chang was born in and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father is Chinese Filipino and her mother is American...
as Dr. Sunny Macer (6 episodes) - Geoff PiersonGeoff PiersonGeoff Pierson is an American actor known for his role on The WB series Unhappily Ever After as Jack Malloy, the father of a dysfunctional family whose best friend is a stuffed animal rabbit named Mr. Floppy...
as Senator John Keeler (6 episodes) - Riley SmithRiley SmithRiley Smith is an American film and television actor and singer for the band The Life of Riley.-Background:Smith's parents are Russ and Roxanne Smith...
as Kyle Singer (6 episodes) - Alexandra LydonAlexandra LydonAlexandra Lydon is an Irish-American television, film, and theatre actress. She is originally from Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, where her family still lives....
as Jane Saunders (5 episodes) - Andrea ThompsonAndrea ThompsonRebecca Andrea Thompson is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series Falcon Crest, Babylon 5, JAG, 24, Heroes and NYPD Blue.-Early life:...
as Nicole Duncan (5 episodes) - Albert Hall as Alan Milliken (4 episodes)
- Daniel Dae Kim as Tom Baker (3 episodes)
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