Prequel

Jack is being held captive by the Chinese, seven months after Season 5 at an unidentified location. He is being tortured by several guards who inform Cheng Zhi that they are still unable to extract information from him regarding a Chinese government agent who they believe is working for the United States. Two American covert-ops soldiers break into the complex and free Jack from his cell. They lead him through an outdoor complex, to a concealed vehicle nearby. They arrived in a field and summon a man by the name of Hong Wai, who had been concealed in the shadows of the field, to greet Jack. Hong Wai is immediately recognizable as one of the men that Jack had been questioned about earlier, regarding the mole in their government.  As Jack flinches in recognition of Hong, several flood lights come on, and Chinese military vehicles swarm on the scene. Cheng Zhi walks into the field and thanks Bauer for his help in identifying Hong, whom he had apparently suspected all along. Cheng then executes Hong with a single shot to the head.

Day Six

6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.

Twenty months after Jack Bauer's capture by the Chinese, terrorist attacks rock America. Jack returns in a deal made by President Wayne Palmer. Jack is handed over to Abu Fayed, who will in turn give the location of the man responsible for the attacks; Hamri Al-Assad. Meanwhile, Karen Hayes and Tom Lennox argue whether or not to suspend the rights of Muslim Americans.

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.

Jack finds out that Abu Fayed, not Assad, is behind the attacks, and manages to escape. Jack teams up with Assad to stop a suicide bomber on a subway. FBI agents search the Islamic-American Alliance offices in D.C. under dubious pretenses, to the chagrin of Sandra Palmer. Ahmed Amar implements Abu Fayed's plan in the suburbs.

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Jack and Hamri Al-Assad track one of Fayed's men. Ahmed Amar orders his classmate's father to deliver a package to Abu Fayed. CTU discovers a wiring schematic for a nuclear device on a terrorist's laptop and learns of an elaborate plan to free a terrorist weapons programmer from the Palmdale Military Facility.

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

CTU and Jack Bauer race to find Abu Fayed before he is able to detonate a suitcase nuke. Jack must make a difficult choice between his prisoner and his partner. The President's sister makes calls her brother on behalf of Rezani, while Wayne Palmer faces the toughest hour of his Presidency, as a nuclear device detonates in Valencia.

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Through Assad's intel, Jack learns of a connection between his father Phillip Bauer and the nuke supplier. Jack contacts his brother, Graem, and demands information. As Abu Fayed searches for triggers for his nukes, IAA director Walid al-Rezani spies on suspicious detention camp inmates.

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Graem reveals a connection between his company and Darren McCarthy, who brokered the nukes to Fayed. Graem's motives are made clearer when he and Jack find their father. Security measures put in place by Tom Lennox put pressure on the Arab members of CTU. Karen Hayes is blackmailed into resigning.

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Jack and Phillip Bauer head to Graem's house to interrogate him. Graem reveals his involvement in the assassination of David Palmer. Wayne Palmer refuses Tom Lennox's controversial plans to deny freedoms to Muslim-Americans. Darren McCarthy kidnaps Morris O'Brian and demands he arm the suitcase nukes.

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Jack learns that Graem died as a result of his interrogation. Morris is brought to Fayed. Jack rescues Morris, but not before he is forced into programming the trigger. Fayed escapes with three suitcase nukes, which he is now capable of detonating. Tom Lennox contemplates resigning, when Reed Pollock brings an offer to the table.

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Morris is brought back to CTU with Jack. Abu Fayed contacts Dmitri Gredenko, a Cold War General, who is in L.A. and has been planning the day's events. Assad begins work on a statement to address his people in Washington, D.C. Marilyn is coerced into leading Jack into a trap by Phillip, who has taken Josh Bauer hostage.

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Jack and Marilyn use one of Phillip's men to find out where he and Josh are. Returning to work puts unwanted pressure on Morris, especially after he hears of Milo's heroism in saving Marilyn. The President prepares Assad's speech, unaware of conspiracy brewing within his own cabinet, and Jack is forced to turn to an unlikely source for help.

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Jack meets with Charles Logan to gain information about the whereabouts of Gredenko, who continues with preparations to set off the remaining nukes. Tensions within the White House Bunker come to a boil just as President Palmer and Assad are about to address the nation, and CTU deals with the fallout from one of their employee's experiences earlier in the day.

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Noah Daniels assumes presidential duties from the wounded Wayne Palmer. Tom Lennox turns Reed Pollock in for attempting to assassinate Palmer. Jack, with the help of Logan, extracts Gredenko's plot from Markov, but is unable to pass it to CTU.

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Jack Bauer escapes the Russian consulate with the help of CTU led by the new head of field ops; Mike Doyle. Charles Logan and Martha Logan are reunited, which ends in tragedy. Noah Daniels puts pressure on Tom Lennox to frame Hamri Al-Assad for the attempt on Wayne Palmer's life.

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Jack learns that Audrey Raines followed him to China and is now dead. Dmitri Gredenko and Abu Fayed launch the first nuclear drone. Even though CTU successfully subverts the bomb's detonation, Noah Daniels goes forth with a nuclear retaliatory strike.

8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Jack, through CTU intel, finds and captures Gredenko, who negotiates a deal with CTU. To thwart the Vice President's plans to bomb Fayed's country, Karen Hayes and Sandra Palmer awaken President Palmer from his chemically-induced coma in hopes that he will rescind the order to strike before the missile launches.

9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Upon invoking the 25th Amendment, Vice President Daniels shows he is not above perjuring himself in order to obtain the Presidency. Gredenko reluctantly helps CTU capture Fayed. President Palmer resorts to risky medical treatments to maintain consciousness.

10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

President Palmer's retaliatory strike coerces the Ambassador to cooperate with the United States. Jack thwarts Fayed's planned nuclear strike. After subduing the nuclear threat, Jack receives a call from the presumed-dead Audrey Raines.

11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

President Palmer collapses at a press conference, making Vice President Daniels acting president. Against the orders of Daniels, Jack ditches his partner Mike Doyle and proceeds alone to negotiate the release of Audrey Raines, who is being held captive by Cheng Zhi.

12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.

Noah Daniels and his assistant Lisa Miller engage in a seemingly-consensual, oval-office romance. Karen Hayes is forced to choose between her job and Bill's. Cheng obtains the circuit board and escapes from both CTU and Jack Bauer. While being arrested by CTU, Jack realizes that Audrey, though free, was not returned unharmed.

1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.

The Russians learn too quickly that the Chinese have the circuit board, leading Noah Daniels to suspect a spy. After some investigation, Daniels and Lennox plot to pass misinformation to the Russians through this unsuspecting informant. Nadia struggles with her newfound leadership at CTU when Division and Jack argue on how to handle the traumatized Audrey Raines. Cheng discovers the circuit board is damaged.

2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.

Lisa Miller complies with Daniels' plan to pass false intel through the Russian informant. CTU sends all their field agents to locate Cheng Zhi, not knowing that Cheng has already dispatched Chinese mercenaries to attack CTU Los Angeles.

3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m.

Jack pursues Cheng, who has kidnapped Josh. Meanwhile, CTU recovers from the assault, and the White House attempts to cover its tracks to avoid war with Russia.

4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m.

Jack seeks Bill's help to retrieve Josh. Phillip's men obtain Josh without living up to their end of the bargain. The situation at the White House becomes increasingly tense as Karen Hayes is arrested for covertly helping Jack, and Milo's brother reveals to Nadia just how much Milo cared for her.

5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.

Josh is rescued and Cheng is taken into custody as a war with Russia is averted. Chloe and Morris discover they are going to be parents. Bill and Karen are both asked to retire. Jack Bauer says a final goodbye to Audrey and then stands outside looking at the ocean wondering what lies ahead for him.