24: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 24 Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Day 2: 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
Oct 29, 2002
It's been a year since Jack lost his wife, and the emotional toll includes estrangement from his daughter Kim, who is now a live-in au pair for a troubled family. Jack is no longer
Day 2: 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Nov 5, 2002
Jack reestablishes his undercover identity to join a crew of suspected terrorists that may know something about the nuclear device planted in Los Angeles. Posing as career criminal
Day 2: 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
Nov 12, 2002
Jack tries to undermine Eddie's mission to bomb CTU while George investigates intel leading him to the site of the nuclear bomb's construction and Kim tries to make contact with he
Day 2: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Nov 19, 2002
George returns to CTU where he orders the medics to revive a badly injured Paula, who has vital information. Palmer comes down hard on Eric for his deception. Kim takes Megan to th
Day 2: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
Nov 26, 2002
George refuses to allow Jack to assist in Nina's interrogation. Jack resorts to blackmail to change George's mind. Palmer and Stanton meet with a Middle Eastern ambassador who may
Day 2: 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
Dec 3, 2002
Jack begins his interrogation of Nina and pushes all boundaries in order to force her to divulge the name of her contact. Palmer is surprised and suspicious when his ex wife Sherry
Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
Dec 10, 2002
Jack forces Nina to help with a sting operation against her contact in the hopes that he can lead them to the bomb. Palmer and Mike try to gage Stanton's loyalty when they investig
Day 2: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Dec 17, 2002
Kim and Miguel are arrested and the police plan to take them back to LA. Tony questions Bob Warner at CTU and learns more about his government connections. Palmer discovers a trait
Day 2: 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
Jan 7, 2003
George pits Bob against Reza in hopes of learning which one is working with Second Wave. Sherry and Lynne clash over Palmer's speech to the press. Kate is interrogated by Syed Ali,
Day 2: 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Jan 14, 2003
Two traitors are uncovered. One is the mole in the Palmer administration who is working with Stanton. The other is the member of the Warner family who helped Syed Ali to bring the
Day 2: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Feb 4, 2003
Kate helps Jack to locate and identify Syed Ali. Palmer places Stanton under arrest, but he won't break. Palmer realizes he must go to extremes to make Stanton talk. Kim hits her l
Day 2: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Feb 11, 2003
Jack engages in a brutal contest of wills with Syed Ali. George questions Bob Warner to learn more about Marie's motivations for helping the terrorists. Kim is rescued by a mysteri
Day 2: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
Feb 18, 2003
Jack and his men prepare for a confrontation with Stanton's renegade soldiers as they converge on the bomb. Kim becomes suspicious of her host, but is forced to stay because of her
Day 2: 9:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M.
Feb 25, 2003
Jack and Kate try to break Marie's resolve so they can learn the location of the bomb. Palmer confronts his ex wife with the information that Stanton gave them. George finally step
Day 2: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
Mar 4, 2003
Palmer, Mike and Lynne discuss various ways to dispose of the ticking bomb. They conclude that the desert is the best place to set it off. Jack determines that one man must pilot t
Day 2: 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M.
Mar 25, 2003
Jack and Michelle question Syed Ali, who claims that the audio recordings are false. Palmer prepares to wage war against the three countries who were involved in the nuclear strike
Day 2: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.
Apr 1, 2003
Jack meets with the surviving Coral Snake Commando, who demands Kate Warner in exchange for evidence about the recordings. Tony and Carrie spy on Michelle when he suspects that she
Day 2: 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.
Apr 8, 2003
Jack, Kate and Wallace fight to escape from a deadly band of commandos. Palmer decides to take a stronger stance against the civil unrest resulting from the bomb explosion. Tony's
Day 2: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
Apr 15, 2003
Jack is captured and tortured by men who want the chip. Kate and Yusuf run into a group of angry rednecks before they can deliver the chip to CTU. Tony and Michelle share a tender
Day 2: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
Apr 22, 2003
Jack finds an ally who may help him escape from Kingsley's men. Lynne meets with foul play before she can warn Palmer of the conspiracy against him. Chappelle interferes with Tony'
Day 2: 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M.
Apr 29, 2003
Palmer's cabinet invokes the 25th Amendment in an attempt to remove him from power. They place him on trial for his extreme actions during the nuclear bomb threat. Jack and Michell
Day 2: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.
May 6, 2003
Jack locates the man who forged the audio evidence, but his efforts to break him down are sabotaged by Sherry Palmer, who has a hand in the conspiracy. Kim returns to the Matheson
Day 2: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
May 13, 2003
When Jack hits a dead end with his lead, he realizes he must persuade Sherry to help him get evidence against Kingsley. Things go awry at CTU when Division becomes suspicious of Ch
Day 2: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
May 20, 2003
Jack and Sherry Palmer prepare for a dangerous meeting with the head of the war conspiracy at the L.A. Coliseum; David Palmer sits in as the Cabinet waits for confirmation of the C