November 5, 2002: Day 2: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM: In the second hour, Bauer reestablishes his undercover identity to join a crew of suspected terrorists that may know something about the nuclear device planted in Los Angeles. He's posing as a career criminal named Jack Roush, whose only hope in proving his loyalty to them lies in the package he's carrying. Meanwhile, President Palmer deals with a curious press, including one particularly skeptical reporter (Michael Holden); Kim tries to protect Megan (Skye McCole-Bartusiak) from her father (Billy Burke); and Kate Warner (Sarah Wynter) follows up on suspicions about her sister's fiancé.

November 12, 2002: Day 2: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Kim makes contact with Jack, who tries to warn the immediate target; a new lead detours Mason's plans; Kate is asked to remain calm in the face of disturbing news.

November 19, 2002: Day 2: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Mason makes hard choices to retrieve vital information; Reza (Phillip Rhys) joins Kate on an errand; Jack gets closer to Wald (Jon Gries); Kim urges Carla to take a stand for Megan.

November 26, 2002: Day 2: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: The afternoon begins with Mason preparing to interrogate an old adversary and Jack getting more disturbing news from President Palmer. In other storylines, the president meets with the ambassador of the country suspected of harboring the Second Wave terrorists; a piece of information recovered at CTU sends Tony (Carlos Bernard) to the Warner house to talk to Reza; and Jack finally makes contact with Kim, who enlists help from her boyfriend Miguel (Innis Casey) to try to get Megan to safety.

December 3, 2002: Day 2: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM: Nina tries to set the rules as Jack begins his interrogation of the woman who betrayed CTU and killed his wife. In other storylines, the president — dealing with the aftermath of another tragedy — tries to curb speculation by the media and learns from a surprisingly informed source that one of his orders has been countermanded; Marie (Laura Harris) hurls accusations at her sister Kate as Tony continues to question Reza; Miguel tries to distract Gary at the hospital; and Kim reaches Megan.

December 10, 2002: Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Finesse rather than force is required once Jack and Nina reach Visalia; Palmer directs his Chief of Staff (Jude Ciccolella) to investigate Sherry's charge; Mason calls his estranged son; Warner and Reza are taken to CTU.

December 17, 2002: Day 2: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Stanton expresses concern over the presence of Sherry, who offers to deal with the detained reporter; transit of the bomb is interrupted; Tony hears a confession from Bob Warner.

January 7, 2003: Day 2: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM: As the pilots struggle to control their damaged plane, Jack tries to get Nina to divulge the location of the nuclear device planted in Los Angeles. But convinced that not telling him is the only thing keeping her alive, she refuses — even as they're told to prepare for a crash. Meanwhile, CTU finds the source of the plane's problems; President Palmer learns the identity of at least one person working against him; Kate is questioned about her father's files; and Mason reveals his condition to Tony as they try a different tack in interrogating Warner and Reza.

January 14, 2003: Day 2: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Palmer meets the press to respond to Weiland's report; a tattoo proves a telling clue about who brought the plane down; Miguel hits on a plan to delay his and Kim's return to L.A.; Mason counsels Michelle about her future.

February 4, 2003: Day 2: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM: The clock was stopped while the thriller took a two-week time-out, but now the desperate hunt for Syed Ali (Francesco Quinn) is on again. A traumatized Kate Warner is the only one who can identify him, so she pulls herself together and takes a lead role in the operation, as Jack closes in on the terrorist's suspected location. But Kate's credibility comes under fire when CTU determines that her sister Marie has murdered her own fiancé. On the president's end of the bomb pursuit, Palmer makes an out-of-character decision regarding the handling of one of his betrayers. Meanwhile, Kim hits another snag as she flees from the authorities.

February 11, 2003: Day 2: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Warner gives some history on Marie, who talks to Kate; Jack explores a suspect's vulnerability; Mason tells Tony to stop searching for Kim; Lynne investigates a suspicion about Sherry.

February 18, 2003: Day 2: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM: Kim finds a level of comfort in her new environs; CTU experiences a power struggle; an insider reveals that the bomb has more protection than was previously believed.

February 25, 2003: Day 2: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM: The bulk of the action in this hour remains at Norton Airfield, where Jack is warned there's a wild-card player on the scene, and where Kate is drafted to help interrogate two suspects, who cite different reasons for their actions. Meanwhile, there's a Palmer showdown, when the president confronts his ex, who tells her story — or at least a story. At CTU, Tony assumes command after Mason acknowledges his fate; and Michelle seems to have a history with the new arrival Carrie (Lourdes Benedicto) who's replacing Paula. In his cabin in the woods, Lonnie (Kevin Dillon) continues to dupe Kim about what's really going on outside his bomb shelter.

March 4, 2003: Day 2: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM: The planned detonation time is determined; Ali's effects yield clues regarding the bomb's source; Jack has a conversation with Kim; Palmer makes a bold move to reassure the public.

March 25, 2003: Day 2: 11:00 PM-12:00 AM: Now that the bomb has been detonated, the focus turns to determining who is responsible — and retaliating. Despite CTU's confirmation of the evidence against the trio of culprit countries, Syed Ali staunchly denies that the recordings are authentic. This gives Jack cause to plead with Palmer to hold off the planned military action, but the president seems in a rush to strike. Meanwhile, another violent incident shakes up the investigation; Tony and Jack aren't getting along; and Kim finds herself in yet another fine mess. And remember that missing airport shooter? Well, he's back and he's making the oddest demand.

April 1, 2003: Day 2: Midnight-1:00 AM: Jack receives a surprising ally before meeting with the surviving member of Coral Snake, who explains the purpose behind the bomb; the VP expresses concern about Palmer's capability; Carrie shares suspicion about Michelle with Tony.

April 8, 2003: Day 2: 1:00 AM-2:00 AM: Kim comes clean with the cops; Michelle takes further risks for Jack; the president moves to curb civil unrest on the East Coast, while facing pressure to lock in his retaliatory plans.

April 15, 2003: Day 2: 2:00 AM-3:00 AM: Jack's resolve is tested by a bomber hoping to keep his plan intact; Tony meets the source of stress between Carrie and Michelle; a presidential advisor's loyalty is questioned.

April 22, 2003: Day 2: 3:00 AM-4:00 AM: Dissension plagues several factions in this gripping hour, as the desperate search for the all-important computer chip that could call off the military strike intensifies. As luck would have it, the chip falls into the wrong hands — people who are oblivious to its value. Meanwhile, Carrie tries to take advantage of Tony after he disobeys orders to abandon Jack and the chip altogether; one presidential adviser wavers as another takes a fall; and the unavailability of the vice president (Alan Dale) piques the curiosity of President Palmer, who turns to an administration veteran for an opinion.

April 29, 2003: Day 2: 4:00 AM-5:00 AM: Tony and Chappelle face off over the chip, the status of which Jack reports to Palmer, whose earlier actions regarding the bomb come to bear in a meeting with his cabinet; Kim is returned to the scene of a crime after speaking with Jack.

May 6, 2003: Day 2: 5:00 AM-6:00 AM: Backdoor dealings, back stabbings and an actual stabbing convolute matters in this piercing hour, as Jack comes face-to-face with a pair of key players. One can prove the Cyprus recording is a fake; the other knows enough to blow the entire case wide open. But both begin to question their mutual trust when Jack tries to play each against the other. Meanwhile, a shakedown at CTU puts Jack's quest to rest once staffers are informed of a major shake-up in DC; Tony learns he has something in common with Palmer, who lobbies for an ally and talks with a turncoat; and Jack encourages Kim to put a definitive end to the source of her problems.

May 13, 2003: Day 2: 6:00 AM-7:00 AM: Chappelle's unavailability prompts Division to question Tony, who puts Michelle in position to circumvent their command; Palmer is asked to perform a final executive action; Jack proposes a deal between conspirators.

May 20, 2003: Day 2: 7:00 AM-8:00 AM: The second longest day of Jack Bauer's life finally winds down. And it has been quite an eventful 24 hours, what with the nuclear threat to Los Angeles; the bombing of CTU; duplicitous dames Marie Warner and Sherry Palmer; cringe-inducing tortures; a rapidly climbing body count — and a presidential coup. Tonight's finale finds an unexpected alliance formed in a last-ditch effort to take down mastermind Peter Kingsley, while new information about the villain has an impact on Tony and Michelle, and the race to halt the ill-conceived air strikes in the Middle East.