President Allison Taylor faces impossible choices and much to the dismay of CTU, she enlists a private security firm to complete a sensitive task led by Mark Bledsoe. Meanwhile, Jack calls in a favor to his old friend Rick Vickers before he embarks upon a crucial mission of his own.

President Taylor requests a woman’s help and brings in a disgraced ex-President who may have leverage with the Russians; Jack and Rene take their leave of CTU, and Chloe gets a promotion.

A traitor makes a deal for immunity while Jack and Rene race uptown to rescue a hostage. The Russian ambassador asks President Taylor for news of Hassan.

As dawn breaks over New York, President Taylor endures a game-changing setback as the threat of mass destruction looms. Meanwhile, President Hassan makes a shocking decision that surprises his loved ones. But before long, trusted confidantes will become enemies of the state, and it’s only the beginning of the betrayals that are to come as [...]

Kamistani rebels give President Taylor an hour to turn over Hassan, sedition strikes Taylor’s administration, CTU harbors a traitor, and Jack walks into an ambush.

As the imminent terror threat nears and CTU copes with the day’s explosive events, the onerous NSA intervenes. Conditions at CTU remain tenuous and field operatives find intense action when Jack Bauer leads them on a risky mission. Meanwhile, Chloe and Dana make game-changing moves.