Like in Season One, Season Two ends with a surprise twist. The President does however, relieve his Chief of Staff Mike Novick, who did not support him until the eleventh hour, despite being his most trusted confidant. The eight cabinet members and Vice President tender their resignations (Palmer does not accept them), and Palmer then tells his staff that he believes that the strictest evidence of hostile intent is required before waging war. Once the evidence is produced, the strikes are called off and Palmer is reinstated as President, thanks largely to his ex-wife Sherry Palmer (who risks her life for the evidence, and who also had an indirect hand in the day's events). Jack, Michelle and Tony race to find the evidence that the recording is a forgery, resulting in the discovery that a group of European and American businessmen fabricated it in order to wage war with the Middle East, and planned to benefit from the resulting skyrocketing oil prices. The vice president, James Prescott, is elevated to the presidency and orders military strikes against the three countries to continue. A majority of his Cabinet then vote to relieve Palmer of his position as President under Section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, believing his hesitation to be a sign of indecision and weakness, and is therefore indicative of his inability to lead the country effectively. However, due to Jack Bauer's doubts, Palmer is reluctant to order military action against them until he has absolute proof that the recording is genuine. A recorded conversation between a terrorist involved with the bomb and high-ranking officials of three Middle Eastern countries (which are never specified) is used to implicate those countries in the plot. After the bomb is detonated away from the city, the story focuses on the United States' response to the thwarted attack, and in particular the nation's retaliation against the people responsible for planning it. The first fifteen hours deal with finding and disposing of the nuclear bomb. time) the first scene of the season occurs in Seoul, South Korea (midnight, Seoul time). The relationship between Jack Bauer and Kate Warner also begins to develop.The personal relationship between Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler begins to develop.President Palmer faces traitors in his own cabinet, who attempt to remove him from power to advance their own agenda.Jack develops a heart condition after being tortured by terrorists.Jack tries to repair his relationship with his daughter Kim and spends much of the day worrying about her safety.George Mason, Director of CTU, is exposed to a lethal dose of radiation.CTU is blown up with C4 to divert resources to cripple its ability to find the bomb.Kate Warner suspects that her sister's Middle Eastern fiancé is a terrorist.Kim is on the run, having rescued a young girl from her abusive father.Following the death of his wife and his unborn baby at the end of Season 1, Jack Bauer retires from CTU.by investigating a possibly forged piece of evidence. In the second act, Jack and the CTU try to prevent a misdirected retaliatory strike from the U.S.
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