Day 5: 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Original Airdate: April 10, 2006
Writers: David Fury
Director: Brad Turner
Fury had a daunting task coming into this episode. With the revelation that Logan is bad, he had to make it believable and fitting for the story and his character, and not another lame shock for shock's sake. Thankfully, it wasn't an early sign of a negating the character development we've seen. They preserve Logan's character as a man of weakness without suddenly rewriting him as some uber villain for Jack to deal with. Logan is still a weasel, passing blame for Palmer's assassination on Henderson.
Of course, Logan has to dig himself deeper by implicating Jack in Palmer's assassination with no evidence. I can almost imagine him whipping out a confession written in crayon with the "R" in Bauer backwards. That's the only choice he has, unfortunately for him. Jack now knows what Logan's real agenda is, and he must be silenced before he can bring him down. However, springing this bogus evidence isn't sold on CTU, at least for Karen, even if they have to enforce it. Of course, she doesn't know Logan's involved, but Logan's reluctance to elaborate on the so called evidence he has is suspicious.
Gardner and Aaron also smell something fishy with Logan's behavior. While Aaron can remain a strong ally in Jack's counter conspiracy, they will now have to craft Gardner's character differently. Before the final moments of the last episode, Gardner was largely antagonistic and suspicious. Now that he's cleared, will we see a different side? It depends on what will happen when Logan is outed as a traitor.
Martha is still in the dark, but we see a seed of doubt in this episode, as Logan isn't quite out of earshot when Henderson calls him. She has been an interesting character all season, but recently her role has been diminished a bit. I can't wait to see how she reacts to what her husband has been doing.
Although what has happened today is the brainchild of Logan, Henderson's status as the big bad this season remains untouched. Rather, they kick it up when he presumably murders both Evelyn and her young daughter. It's doubtful that Henderson would allow them to walk away from what they've seen. However, is there more to this story? Martha must find out soon that her personal assistant and daughter were killed. One possible outcome of this is that Henderson could frame Jack and/or Wayne for their murders when it becomes clear that they won't be silenced.
There has been a lot of comparison between Karen and stubborn CTU heads of the past. However, this week, we see something different: her admittance that replacing CTU was a mistake. This was answered with a resounding "Duh!" by the audience, but it is a step in the right direction. On the note of replacing workers, what about Curtis? He's been MIA since Jack emerged from the ruins of the plant, is Bierko still headed to CTU or is Curtis back and dealing with it off screen?
Chloe and Miles' rivalry is also fun, even with the new James Bond soundtrack ("Chloe's Theme"). I almost expected Miles to shout "Chloe!" when she managed to corrupt the satellite signal and get to the bathroom before Miles could get there. Anything to give these knuckleheads a hard time.
Audrey is certainly a smart ally for Jack to have, as she smoothly moved the transponder to the utility truck when Chloe discovered it. Audrey has come a long way from being a bit annoying with limited story potential last season. In the wake of many beloved characters dying off, characters like her have stepped up. It does make up for her not getting her father involved.
Finally they got Heller involved. With all the things that have been happening, it is odd how they wouldn't get him earlier. However, we learn that he was in Japan (or on a show on ABC, your pick), so that explains why he couldn't come straighten things out at any point during the day. Now, Heller is their only hope when it comes to a high ranking government official, the history between them (obviously for Audrey) helps a lot.
On that note, why didn't Jack call Curtis or Buchanan to help with the Evelyn situation? They couldn't take her to a hospital because of Henderson and his men and she would've bogged down Wayne and Jack going to the bank, but couldn't they leave her with someone safe? Also, why have Wayne get the room? He's by far the highest profile of the three adults and such an incident would draw some attention.
The bank manager is a big bummer for the episode, especially since the wound he sustained didn't look nearly bad enough to kill him as fast as it did. He's the latest in the series of civilians who find themselves unwittingly involved in the terrorist plot or conspiracy. When he realized what was happening, he only wanted to help, and unfortunately, that cost him. He probably could've locked himself in the vault, but Henderson's men could possibly break into the safe with their equipment. I wonder if there will be any fall out for this action or if anyone will untie the guy's poor wife.
Getting the LAPD involved to distract Henderson's men is morally questionable, as they are essentially leading cops to their deaths, but they are stuck in an impossible situation. Jack and company need to get out of there and there is very little way they can do that without costing lives. They can't get the military involved since they are looking for him. Ultimately, the blood is on Logan and the conspirator's hands, for placing Jack in that situation.
The end of the episode doesn't drop a major bombshell as last week, but it shouldn't. The mere fact that they are ready to go against the president is enough of a cliffhanger to end the episode. Granted, we still have a ways to go before the end, so Logan isn't likely going to go down just yet. How can this complicate enough to take us back to 7 AM?
Score: 8/10
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