2. Characters must make wise wardrobe choices at the outset, because they will be wearing those clothes for the next 24 hours, not to mention all the television ads and "next week on 24," and "last week on 24."

3. Not a lot of smiling

4. Jack Bauer is never, ever, ever wrong.

5. The CTU telephones DO sound just like the ones in your office - and yes, it gets annoying.

6. Helicopters are always around when you need one!"

I'm thinking that numbers 1, 3 and 6 definitely hold true even as we wind down in hour last two hours of Day Five.

As far as Jack Bauer being wrong - well, he has made a few mistakes. He trusted Henderson in their first episode together, following him into some sort of computer bunker, and Henderson locked him in and tried to blow him up.

He also trusted President Logan, but not without misgivings.

He really really should have kneed Miles in the crotch while he had the chance. That was a huge mistake!

As far as the wardrobe goes, Audrey has changed her clothes a couple times, and so has First Lady Martha Logan. I think I've seen Martha in at least three or four different outfits ranging from the runaway PJs, to the transcript-hiding cleavage blouse, to the black Spy Game clothes she's sporting now, complete with leather gloves.

Since I haven't worked in an office in over ten years, I really can't vouch for the way the phone sounds - but that's my guess!

Victor Lana

Here are just some things I think (and not necessarily wish) will happen on the two-hour season finale of the hit Fox TV series 24:

Bierko and his men will target the Presidential Retreat and CTU Headquarters with the missiles from the submarine.

Audrey's white blouse is in definite need of laundering before the two hours are over.

Kim will be kidnapped and used as a pawn to bring Jack in from the cold (perhaps by the Chinese or the Gang of Four).

Martha and Pierce will do the hustle and find a way to expose Logan.

Jack reluctantly trusts Henderson to stop the missile attack.

Henderson will try to double-cross Jack.

Henderson will indeed end up with that bullet in his head (as Jack warned him) last week.

Bierko and his men will die on the submarine (perhaps Jack will blow it up or set one of the missiles to implode).

Jack will somehow enlist Aaron Pierce's help to get inside the retreat.

Mike will try to help Jack but realize that he must also save his own butt.

Logan will be confronted by Jack (as seen in previews) but will escape with his life and be forced to resign in disgrace.

Secretary Heller will announce his presidential aspirations to Audrey.

Audrey will get killed in some kind of crossfire.

Jack will have succeeded in bringing down Logan without killing him, but in a sneaky underhanded move, CTU (or someone else like Heller) will be forced to turn Jack over to the Chinese.

Season 6 will start with Jack finding a way to escape the Chinese and be on the run.

Let's see how right I am tonight.

Klaatu Barada Nikto!