"Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m."

Set in New York City, amidst the shadows of the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations. In this new day, CTU has been renovated and is run by Brian Hastings. The season begins with President Taylor and President Hassan trying to come to a deal between their countries. An informant who has worked with Jack in the past shows up at his door saying he has information about President Hassan's assassination at the UN. When trying to transfer the informant back to CTU, the helicopter is shot with a rocket launcher and they are stranded on the roof. Meanwhile back at the UN, a reporter is having an affair with Hassan and is causing tension between the family and his advisor.

"Day 8: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m."

Jack agrees against his better judgement to go back and be debriefed at CTU. Meanwhile, Dana discovers a lead named Meredith Reed, the reporter having an affair with Hassan, after incriminating files were found on her computer in her apartment. However, Chloe thought this was too easy of a discovery and thinks that whoever is behind the assassination set these files on her computer to divert CTU elsewhere. She tells Jack to talk to Hastings because he won't listen to her but Jack says no because he wants to go to LA with Kim. When Kim gets to CTU she convinces Jack to stay until the conflict is solved which he does. He then takes weapons and follows up on Chloe's lead named Davros, the same man who shot the helicopter with the rocket launcher.