24 Recap: Senator Red Dead After Being Pumped with Lead

I have to give it to 24's writers this season. In what seemed like a typical "set-up" episode, action at the tail end made this, yet again, an hour to remember. The prototypical "set-up" episode usually spends most of the hour developing the plot for an action packed following hour...as this one did. But, as the show was winding down, a surprise twist occurred when Black Ops Speical Operative John Quinn cranked about 5 bullets into Senator Red's chest while posing as the DC metro police. Now Bauer is doubly effed: Not only was Senator Red the one person that could help clear his name, but the guy who killed him had to be merked out in an epic construction yard knife fight. (I have to give to Jack here, I think this was the first time he's used a bulldozer to apprehend the enemy.) The good news is that he was able to find a location of the WMD's from Quinn, the bad news is that they're already in the country about to be deployed...in Alexandria, Virginia. On the other hand, I know a few people in the DC metro region, and this may not be bad news at all.

Keep tugging at the sweater, eventually the whole thing will unravel- Bauer's figured out the connection to Coach Kilmer's defense contractor Starkwood and General Juma. The two found a mutually beneficial relationship where Kilmer can develop and test the weapons on the people of Sengala, and Juma can get paiiiid. It's funny to me how these radical protectors of democracy feel that upholding the ideals of America by releasing a devastating biochemical nerve agent
on it's own soil is "fundamentally and absolutely necessary."

Also, keep an eye on the first daughter, or "First C" as I like to call her. She's thrown many curve balls already and definately cant have the best of intentions here-don't be surprised if her and Coach Kilmer are in cahoots.

Next episode should be solid: Tony Cool's back in action after a brief latte stop at a sidewalk cafe (gotta keep the caffeine up), and the Starkwood delegation has been told to bring their pajamas..and their toothbrushes, because it's going to be a long night.