As of 8AM, Jack Bauer had been doing a pretty good job. While he hadn't stopped the suicide bombings all over the country, he was able to stop one on the Los Angeles subway and after making the difficult decision to team up with former terrorist turned do-gooder Hamri Al-Assad, it looked like they were going to be able to track one of Fayed's men back to his headquarters. That means that by the end of the four-hour premiere, Fayed would be dead and we would be introduced to another character that would be the REAL mastermind behind everything that is happening.

Sure this pattern gets a little repetitive, but I figure that by the time the 20th season of 24 rolls around, the producers will finally take my suggestion to have an zombie army full of Ninas, Mandys, Marie Warners, Sherry Palmers and Dina Arazs, and I supposed some Victor Drazens and Habib Marwans, terrorizing the country. This may seem far fetched, but it would be great for me personally because I believe this would be the easiest way to bring Edgar back (undead armies requires undead agents opening undead sockets to track them) and it would also be the easiest way to bring Mila Jovavich on as a guest star. But since that is another 15 seasons away, I guess I’ll stick to the reality, or should I say the surreality, of life this season.

Where were we? Oh yes. Jack meets up with Assad and they begin to track the guy back to Fayed's place, but Fayed first tells his man that he needs him to make a stop in Newhall before coming back. And really, is there any better way to start your day than a quick run to the Santa Anita valley? Jack quickly realizes that the man they are trailing is heading North, which means that the traffic will thin out and it will become much more difficult to stay on his tail while keeping a safe enough distance so as not to be noticed. Now, this is still Los Angeles, and traveling to Newhall will put them on I-5 which doesn't really thin out until you're about to hit the Bakersfield exit, but whatever.

Jack uses the traffic excuse to convince Assad that it would be in their best interest to get in contact with CTU since they have the resources to track this guy by satellite and whatnot. Assad is a little apprehensive, because he is worried about working with the enemy, to which Jack says that he is already working with the enemy and if he is serious about the political process, he is going to have to start working with the enemy. And hey, once Assad gets a look at Nadia, maybe he'll want to start sleeping with the enemy as well. And besides, we know nothing wrong ever happens when you begin to work with the enemy, just ask President Logan!