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.

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Katee Sackhoff, John Boyd, Freddie Prinze Jr., Cherry Jones, Gregory Itzin, D.B. Sweeney, Nazneen Contractor, Reed Diamond, Graham McTavish, Necar Zadegan, Navid Negahban, James Hiroyuki Liao, Lesley Fera