The previous episode ended with the capture of terrorist Stephen Saunders but that doesn't mean the danger has passed; he has eleven operatives with vials of the virus in cities across the United States and he is in no hurry to help CTU find them; even when they threaten to put him in the hotel to infect him. He changes his mind when Jack threatens to put his daughter in the building. This leads to the identification of ten of the eleven terrorists; locating the one in Los Angeles is more problematic. While everybody is looking for the vials Tony has been arrested and charged with Treason because of his part in Saunders escape. Elsewhere the president's brother Wayne breaks into Sherry's house along with Bruce Foxton in order to find the medicine bottle with which she is blackmailing the president; eventually they find it but the arrival of Julia Milliken produces another problem as well as a shocking conclusion to the episode.
With only one more episode to go the tension is kept high as Saunders initially refuses to cooperate then once he does there are tense moments in the underground as Jack and the team zero in on the person they believe has the vial only to discover they were after the wrong man. Surprisingly the most exciting moment in the episode didn't involve CTU or terrorists; it was a confrontation between Sherry Palmer and Julia Milliken that will lead to the death of one of 24's longest running characters; Penny Johnson and Gina Torres but in fine performances and both of their characters will be missed. It wasn't a huge surprise to see Tony arrested although charging him with treason was somewhat; I hope that doesn't mean we won't be seeing any more of him as he was a good character. With twenty three hours gone I look forward to seeing how it will all be wrapped up in the season finale.
With only one more episode to go the tension is kept high as Saunders initially refuses to cooperate then once he does there are tense moments in the underground as Jack and the team zero in on the person they believe has the vial only to discover they were after the wrong man. Surprisingly the most exciting moment in the episode didn't involve CTU or terrorists; it was a confrontation between Sherry Palmer and Julia Milliken that will lead to the death of one of 24's longest running characters; Penny Johnson and Gina Torres but in fine performances and both of their characters will be missed. It wasn't a huge surprise to see Tony arrested although charging him with treason was somewhat; I hope that doesn't mean we won't be seeing any more of him as he was a good character. With twenty three hours gone I look forward to seeing how it will all be wrapped up in the season finale.