Day 1, Hour 9 – We’ve All Got Problems

The following takes place between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., on the day of the California Presidential Primary. Events occur in real time.

Following the attempt on David Palmer’s life, it takes Jack Bauer approximately 6 minutes to escape FBI custody and give a waitress absolute hell for the whole episode. Gaines starts to lose his cool. Jamey has a very low price tag, Lauren doesn’t earn a tip, and Sherry pulls some strings. The show gets a little gross. The boys question David Palmer’s commitment to fatherhood. Highlights include:

• Jack finally tells someone they’re running out of time.
• Jack’s video game cutscene escape.
• Milo just wanna get paid.
• Ill-advised bear mace.
• The weirdest one-sided phone conversation.
• The Secret Service secret sauce: incompetence.
• Kim believes in magic.
• The plot thickens.