Writer:	Michael Loceff, Joel Surnow
Director:	Jon Cassar
Star:	Dennis Haysbert (David Palmer),  Elisha Cuthbert (Kimberly Bauer),  Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida),  Xander Berkeley (George Mason),  Sarah Wynter (Kate Warner),  Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer)
Recurring Role:	Tamlyn Tomita (Jenny Dodge),  John Terry (Bob Warner),  Phillip Rhys (Reza Naiyeer),  Vicellous Shannon (Keith Palmer),  Reiko Aylesworth (Michelle Dessler),  Skye McCole Bartusiak (Megan Matheson),  Billy Burke (Gary Matheson),  Michelle Forbes (Lynne Kresge),  Sara Gilbert (Paula Schaeffer),  Laura Harris (Marie Warner)
Guest Star:	Jim Abele (Ralph Burton),  Mike Saad (Prime Minister),  Esther K. Chae (Mina),  Billy Mayo (Agent Rosser),  Tony Lee (Deng),  R.A. Buck (Colonel Graham),  Boyuen (Jason Park),  Tracy Middendorf (Carla Matheson),  Timothy Carhart (Eric Rayburn),  Carl Ciarfalio (Marshall Goren)

When we see President Palmer fishing with son Keith at Lake Oswego, Oregon, with the Cascade Mountains close by. Lake Oswego is just south of Portland and about an hour's drive from the mountains. (edit) The DVD release states that this season takes place 18 months after the first (which took place on Tuesday, March 2nd of a Presidential voting year, likely 2004), making this roughly September. This day is also said to be a Saturday. (edit) As of this episode, Xander Berkeley and Carlos Bernard join the regular cast, after having recurring appearances in season 1. Sarah Wynter also joins the regular cast as Kate Warner. (edit) The six scenes deleted in the short version were again shown when the episode aired commercial-free on the FX "24 Hours of 24" marathon on Labor Day, 2003. The entire episode is also available on the Season 2 DVD (edit) According to an interview with Reiko Aylesworth, her character and Paula Shaeffer were going to be one character. The production decided to split them after they realized that someone had to die in the CTU explosion later on. Reiko also stated that she had originally auditioned for the role of Nina Myers, as well as that of Kate Warner, before landing her role as Michelle Dessler. (edit)

Mason: That was great, Almeida. Now what?
Tony: Back off, George. I did the best I could.
Mason: I guess your best isn't very good then, is it? (edit) Palmer: What do you want to do tonight?
Keith: I don't know, get a movie?
Palmer: You came out all this way to watch a video? (edit) Palmer: If a bomb goes off today it will hurt us, but it will destroy you. (edit) Tony: We can get to Kim. We can get her out of the city. We can keep her safe. I promise you. The best thing you can do for her is help find that bomb.
Jack: I trusted everybody here at CTU to protect my wife, and I lost her. Tony, I'm not gonna lose my daughter. I'm sorry (edit) Mason: Jack, look at you. You look like a bum off the street, you're not talking to me, I just confiscated a witness outside of my authority, based on your call. Are you going to tell me what you are doing?
Jack: (flatly) No. (edit)

While the episode DID air commercial free, its running time of 51:43 shows that it was not in realtime as the opening suggested. (edit)

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