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10 Best Episodes of 24 - Season 5

24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration.

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24 - S5E18

#15 - Day 5: 12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 18)

Jack shows Heller the incriminating recording in the hopes that he will help them take down Logan, but Heller has plans of his own that will save face for the presidency. Miles tricks Chloe into leading CTU to Jack and Audrey. Mike and Martha both become more suspicious of Logan's actions, while Heller confronts the president with an ultimatum.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 387 votes.

24 - S5E3

#14 - Day 5: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 3)

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Jack conceals himself inside the airport hanger and surveys the Russian separatists, feeding information to Curtis and his assault team. The terrorists begin executing hostages in an attempt to make Logan cave into their demands. Martha discovers that all traces of her conversation with Palmer may not have been erased.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 410 votes.

24 - S5E21

#13 - Day 5: 3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 21)

Jack searches for a safe place to land the plane when Logan gives orders to shoot it down. Hayes readies Bierko for a transfer to a secure facility, while Audrey receives some good news about her father. Logan becomes desperate as his plans start to unravel, but an unexpected ally at CTU turns the tables in his favor.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 377 votes.

24 - S5E4

#12 - Day 5: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 4)

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Jack is captured by the terrorists, who use Derek as leverage to force him to compromise CTU's assault operation. Logan refuses to give into the terrorist demands as the time of the co-signing of the treaty draws near. Martha tries to tell her husband of the evidence she uncovered about her phone call with Palmer, but Walt interferes with her efforts. A new representative from District arrives at CTU and begins to undermine Buchanan's authority.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 413 votes.

24 - S5E14

#11 - Day 5: 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 14)

Jack bargains with a German intelligence agent in order to find the woman who can lead him to Bierko. Buchanan chafes against the new chain of command as Homeland Security prepares to take over CTU operations. Aaron receives a request for a secret meeting from Wayne Palmer, as Logan implements martial law in L.A.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 390 votes.

24 - S5E11

#10 - Day 5: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 11)

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Jack interrogates Henderson's wife about her husband's connection to the terrorists. Lynn begs his sister to return his stolen keycard, while Tony regains consciousness and learns of Michelle's fate. Martha gives Logan the cold shoulder, while Curtis tracks another nerve gas attack to a local hospital.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 385 votes.

24 - S5E13

#9 - Day 5: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 13)

Jack and Lynn must take action when they discover that the nerve gas is breaking through the protective seals that are keeping the CTU survivors alive. Chloe wrestles with her grief over Edgar's death, while Tony contemplates revenge against Henderson. Martha bolster's Logan's spirit as he wavers under more political pressure from Gardner.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 403 votes.

24 - S5E19

#8 - Day 5: 1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 19)

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Jack captures Henderson and attempts to force him to hand over the recording, but Henderson targets Heller to buy himself more time. Logan confesses his involvement in Palmer's assassination to a distraught Martha. Miles traces Chloe to Buchanan's home, but Hayes finds herself questioning Logan's motives as CTU closes in.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 375 votes.

24 - S5E6

#7 - Day 5: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 6)

Jack contacts Mike and asks for a secret meeting in hopes of gathering evidence against Walt. Martha begs Aaron for help, while a desperate Walt tries to force Logan to aid him in his complicity with the terrorists. Buchanan butts heads with Lynn over a decision to violate the president's orders, while the Russians attempt to escape with the nerve gas.

The episode was rated 8.06 from 411 votes.

24 - S5E5

#6 - Day 5: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 5)

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Jack returns to CTU and has an emotional reunion with Audrey, while Curtis tracks the Russians and the stolen nerve gas. Walt sends in a hit man to silence Jack. Chloe discovers that Spencer has his own agenda at CTU. Walt convinces Logan to have Martha institutionalized when she tells them of the attack on her.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 405 votes.

24 - S5E20

#5 - Day 5: 2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 20)

After stowing away aboard the flight containing Henderson's contact and the incriminating recording, Jack finds himself having to deal with a pilot who refuses to cooperate. Martha begins to break down, and Mike becomes suspicious of what she is hiding from him, while Logan tries to calm his financial backers.

The episode was rated 8.10 from 377 votes.

24 - S5E23

#4 - Day 5: 5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 23)

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Jack and Henderson wage an assault on the submarine as Bierko prepares to launch an attack against L.A. Chloe brings in someone from her past to aid her. Martha and Aaron enlist Mike's help in their plans to expose Logan.

The episode was rated 8.15 from 381 votes.

24 - S5E1

#3 - Day 5: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 1)

18 months have passed since the events of Day 4. With the exception of David Palmer, Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler and Chloe O'Brian, the world believes that Jack Bauer is dead. Jack is living near L.A. under the name of Frank Flynn, working on an oil rig and living with Diane Huxley and her teenage son, Derek. In L.A., David Palmer is visiting his brother Wayne, when he is killed by an assassin's bullet. As CTU scrambles to gather more information, an exploding car bomb kills Michelle and injures Tony. Chloe is also pursued by an unknown figure, but she eludes him and manages to contact Jack for help. President Charles Logan and his wife Martha are visiting L.A. and are planning to sign an important arms treaty with the president of Russia. Martha seems to be unstable and is badly shaken by the news of Palmer's murder. Logan refuses to heed CTU's warnings of possible danger and call off the summit. Jack is forced to take Derek along for the ride as he meets with Chloe and fights off a group of men who want him killed. He forces one of the men to confess that Jack has been deliberately framed for the murders of Palmer and Michelle.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 445 votes.

24 - S5E12

#2 - Day 5: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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Jack takes Henderson to CTU for questioning. Once there, he faces an unhappy reunion with his daughter, Kim. Mike appeals to Martha for help as Logan faces pressure from his Vice-President to declare martial law on L.A. Lynn connects the theft of his keycard to an impending strike on CTU, but his warning comes too late to stop a terrorist from infiltrating the building.

The episode was rated 8.23 from 409 votes.

24 - S5E24

#1 - Day 5: 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. (Season 5 - Episode 24)

Jack takes his fight directly to the President as he attempts to force a confession from him that will prove his involvement in the day's events. Martha vents her hatred for her husband in front of the press as Logan gives a eulogy over Palmer's body. Jack and Audrey share a tender moment when it seems the crisis has subsided, but Jack finds that his problems have only begun as his past catches up with him.

The episode was rated 8.32 from 377 votes.

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