This is a detailed synopsis, as well as a commentary and review of the TV series 24: Season 8 – Episode 15, which occurs in the time frame of 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM. This episode of 24 was directed by Milan Cheylov. For a complete list of all the stars and directors from all 195 episodes of 24, please click here.
This will be the last year that 24 will be televised. This episode of 24 begins with a nice view of the sun rising over Manhattan. Then it’s off to Secretary of State Ethan Kanin’s (Bob Gunton) office. Kanin is unconscious from the heart attack, Chief of Staff Rob Weiss (Chris Diamantopoulos) is leaning over him checking his pulse. Weiss tells the general that Kanin needs a doctor – now. The general says they have to wait until the bomb is secured. President Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones) tells Weiss to find Kanin.
Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and Renee Walker (Annie Wersching) are walking President Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor) and his family back to the UN. Omar tells his wife Dalia Hassan (Necar Zadegan) that it’s not right that so many Americans must die to save his life. Omar comes up behind Jack and knocks him out – then points his pistol at Renee. Omar surrenders himself to the only one of the general’s men who survived the attack and they leave – with Jack and everyone else locked in a small room. Omar and the man get into an SUV on the street and the man calls the general and updates him. The general tells Weiss to make the call. Weiss calls Samir Mehran (Mido Hamada) and tells him they have Omar and will turn him over. Samir calls Tarin Faroush (T.J. Ramini) and tells him to stop the bomb’s detonator – with 7 seconds left.
Jack calls Chloe O’Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and tells her about Omar surrendering himself. Dana Walsh (Katee Sackhoff) asks Chloe who called – Chloe lies. Jack tells Renee to take Omar’s family to the AF base – he’s going to look for Omar. Chloe secures a line to Taylor for Jack. Jack tells her the general has betrayed her and that Omar is gone. Jack tells her to confront the general for the location of Omar. Chloe tells Jack she found the SUV with Omar, but lost it on 10th avenue. Jack steals a car and pursues.
Tarin gets the SUV with Omar, and the man with him gets the van with the dirty bomb in it.
Taylor has Secret Service agents break into Kanin’s office and arrests the general and Weiss. Taylor asks Weiss where Omar is – but he says he won’t talk, that he did the right thing saving Americans.
Hastings tells Chloe and Dana to track the vehicle used to transport Omar. Dana tries to leave the room, but Chloe tells her to get busy. Chloe finds the SUV and calls Jack – it’s 30 blocks from him. Dana walks out and calls Tarin to warn him Chloe is tracking him, but Cole Ortiz (Freddie Prinze Jr.) walks in and she hangs up. Cole runs an intercept mission from CTU – with Jack on sight. Cole tells Jack the details – Dana hears all of it. Dana leaves goes to a tech room and starts working on a computer keyboard. Arlo Glass (John Boyd) walks in and catches her. Arlo sits down at her keyboard to check what she’s been doing. Dana grabs an electrical cord and comes up behind him. She’s about to strangle him when his ear phone goes off – it’s Chloe. Arlo goes back to the floor and Dana calls Tarin and tells him where the ambush is to take place. It is now clear that Dana does not work for Samir or Tarin. She works for someone who told her to help them. Dana tells Tarin where to drive so Samir can get him. She says she’s going to get caught, and must leave CTU.
Jack is 2 blocks behind Tarin and sees him make a sharp turn. Jack tells CTU they’ve been made. Chloe tells Jack Tarin pulled into a parking garage with 2 exits only. A few seconds pass, and when Jack gets to the garage he sees Tarin in the SUV. Jack drives after him. There’s a high speed chase inside the parking structure – where the satellites can’t see anything. Tarin drives to the roof and then speeds off of it and down into the street. Jack climbs down to the street. Jack tells Chloe Omar is not in the vehicle. Back in the covered parking garage, a man injects Omar and puts him inside the trunk of a woman’s car and she drives away. Tarin is dead, but Jack finds his phone on the SUV floor. Jack calls Renee and tells her someone at CTU is dirty. Jack will find out who from Tarin’s cell phone records. Renee heads to CTU.
