在经历了上一次的恐怖袭击之后，由于政府对CTU应对恐怖事件的解决方式不太满意，还是最终决定解散CTU。杰克·鲍尔（基弗·萨瑟兰 Kiefer Sutherland 饰）也因使用酷刑等非法手段来防止恐怖袭击，而受到审查。原本以为自己终将在监狱…

When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers from a volatile Hermit who may have been the last person to see his friend alive.