Day 4: 2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M.

Season 4, Episode 20, Aired
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After Logan authorizes Palmer to take charge of the crisis, Palmer sanctions Jack and Curtis to infiltrate the Chinese Embassy on a covert operation to capture a suspect.''''Tony and Michelle continue to bump into each other's personal lives, while Buchanan expresses anger at being kept out of the mission.''''Jack faces Audrey's wrath when a medical dilemma places Paul's life in jeopardy.moreless
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  • The Final Scene make this episode Superb.

    9.0
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    By Dante_Edy, Jun 22, 2009 Report Abuse
    Since 24 it is about terrorism, morality always come with the package.

    One of the things i like to see is that being a hero, is not easy, and 24 show you that. Be a hero sometimes, make you the bad guy in the eyes of another person.

    Jack is a character that do whathever it takes to save millions. This time, he cross the line 2 times. One will only have repercussions later. Other happens in this episode and is for sure, one of the best Scenes created in 24.

    Now I understand why Paul saved Jack and why he didnt died when he was shot.

    This episode offer you some action too and a new storyline that will be important more later.

    Seeing David Palmer on screen is always a pleasure, the man have what it takes to do the difficult decisions. However, the decision he made, will have consequences.

    Overral, in 40 minutes, what makes this episode be special, is the final minutes. Other minutes was more about details, with nothing really special our different.moreless

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  • Very well written

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    By Parricida, Oct 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    Oh, this episode. This is what I love about the serie - the totally hard and impossible choices they have to make - Jack has to go to the consul territory to get the man who is their only lead and it goes bad when he is discovered and consuler killed. And to make it even worse, just as Audery is having talk with her husband, he starts to crash and they rush him into surgery and when Jack comes with his witness and points gun on the surgent to save his patient.. oh.. the choice he had to made and Audrey reaction. I really wonder how he is able to.. and the face.. Audrey rage.. it was so emotional, so powerful.moreless

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  • Big Trouble in Little China

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    By BigDyno, Apr 20, 2008 Report Abuse
    Though the season never quite recaptures the essence of greatness that it had in the beginning, this episode is quite an improvement over recent debacles.
    Jack finds a lead that he can use to get to Marwan, but this plot thread originated in the previous episode, so at least there's that. And almost as if to focus on a race other than Middle Eastern, the lead is a Chinese guy taking refuge at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. And there begins Jack Bauer's nasty situation with the Chinese.
    David Palmer's back in the White House, and on his word, Jack breaks into the Consulate and kidnaps their latest suspect. Okay, so Logan welcomes Palmer into the place, gives him the authority to do anything to stop the terror crisis (i.e. do Logan's job for him), and Palmer ends up sanctioning an act that gets a foreign government representative killed. Side-splitting.
    Yes, things get complicated when the idiot Chinese Consul accidentally gets shot by an idiot Consulate guard. And when one of Jack's idiot CTU partners is briefly unmasked and caught by an idiot security camera. Idiots!
    But enough about that; what everybody's talking about is that Paul goes back into surgery thanks to a new complication, just in time for Jack to return and force the doctors to work on his wounded suspect, inadvertently letting Paul die. Nice work. That is a good scene, and both the acting and the music make this episode stand out from a flat season.

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    By cavanagh15, Apr 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    I thought the episode was good from beginning to end, with no down parts to any of the episode. I all ready like David Palmer back on the set and I hope he returns for more of Season 5 and not just as a guest star. His leadership and presence when he is talking to someone is arguably done better then anyone on the show. Jack usually is holding someone up when he is talking to them and needs information, but David Palmers calm agression is exactly the kind of thing this show needs. Jack going into the chinese consulute was a great twist in the show, meaning that he is now wanted by Chinese law (well him and I guess everyone else that was involved). either way, I think this might turn into an interesting sub-story for the rest of the season. The last five minutes at the end with Jack, Curtis, and Audrey in the operation room was brillance. I thought the writing was perfect and the acting done by Kefier and Kim were exceptional. Jack continuing to work on Paul long after he had been dead was something I think he would have done and Audrey reacted perfectly, telling Jack that she hated him. Marwan was pretty much a non factor in this episode, something I expect to change a lot in the next episode. Overall, one of the best episodes of the seasonmoreless

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  • A very compelling episode

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    By indgodream, Feb 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    Wow, this episode was extremely riveting. I think this installment brings us back to the (sometimes flawed) characters that we've invested in since Season 1. First, we see the return of President Palmer, a nice contrast to the weak leadership of Logan. Then, we get to observe Jack doing what he does best: crossing lines in ways he shouldn't for the sake of the nation. Finally, Jack chooses security over his personal life and lets Paul Raines die, the man who saved his life only a few episodes ago and the estranged husband of Audrey (Jack's love interest). Paul's death was surprisingly heart-wrenching, and I was impressed with how the last moments of this episode really captured Audrey's disappointment and Jack's regret.moreless

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    • At around 2:45 AM, when Jack is in the truck with Lee Jong, he receives a call from the president in which he says, "Jack, Buchanan told me that you had Lee Jong in custody and that he was wounded." Buchanan had no idea that that operation had even taken place at that time and certainly not of known that Lee Jong was wounded. Edit
    • Despite the fact Jack tells Tony not to let anyone know about his China mission, Tony brings up the map of the Chinese consultate on a big overhead monitor and talks to Jack over the com system in a normal voice with people walking by all around him. Edit

    • When Jack drives from CTU to the Chinese Consulate, it only takes 11 minutes of on-screen time. But when they're driving back with the wounded Lee in an emergency situation, Jack says it's going to take them 25 minutes to get him back to CTU for medical help.

      This is corrected in the Region 2 DVD release with Bauer saying they are 15 minutes away off camera.

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    • Francois Chau is incorrectly credited as Francois Chao in the episode. Edit
    • There is a rare occurance for US TV in this episode - instead of Palmer addressing Koo Yin as "Mr Yin" (a mistake many TV shows make), Palmer calls him "Mr Koo". This is accurate as "Yin" in Chinese would be the character's Christian/given name, and "Koo" is his surname. Edit
    • Sean Callery was nominated for an Emmy for the music that he composed that was played in the final scene of this episode. Edit

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    • Bill: You don't work for Jack, you work for me! Edit
    • Jack: Hey, how are you holding up? Chloe: I'm not used to the idea that I just killed someone, if that's what you're asking, but I'm doing my job. Edit
    • (While paramedics are examining her) Chloe: I told you I'm not hurt. I did the shooting. Now please leave me alone so I can do this! Edit

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