24 - Hour 15: Sex, Lies and Gas?

Last week, I had a hard time falling asleep after hour 14. I felt the unease — the doubt growing in my mind — wondering if our Audrey was a mole, a Nasty Girl, a Nina. Sure it’s very possible, but man, what a friggin disappointment this could be. I’m thinking this would have left a little hole inside me, the same way Edgar’s death affected me.

Let’s think about this for a moment. OK I’ll think - you read. We start off Day Five with David Palmer’s murder. I sort of did not expect that, but since we didn’t see him since Day Four (save the odd Allstate commercial now and again) there wasn’t the same emotional investment in place. Was a bummer to be sure, but what a way to start the day! Then within minutes, Michelle Dessler was down for the big dirt nap. That was sad; she was an adorable cast member, but there was so much action there wasn’t time for anyone to really process her death. With Tony banged up in ICU, we didn’t have the chance to see him all verklempt over things. So, we didn’t dwell on it much either.

Then you have your turncoats, moles, spies — 24 always has a few that are shown to us in the beginning — this year Walt Cummings was one. Last year we had Marianne Taylor, (Aisha Tyler). And of course you need the red herrings usually shown as some oddballs that might be basically OK. But they act so weird and squinchy that you just don’t know. Perfect example for this year was Lynn McGill, or Samwise as we lovingly called his crazy paranoid ass. Yeah, Sam was a bit fucked up, more of a Sméagol than a Sam — either on account of spending too much time near the Ring, or borrowed too much of sis’s drugs — or whatever. But in the end, he was noble Sam again, and his death was only mildly sad.

And of course, you have those folk who were born to be bad, and also born to look good. As in ‘good guy, or girl’. There was Nina, of course, and remember Marie Warner from Day Two? Yeah – exactly. So, I was hoping that Audrey wasn’t going to be another Nina or Marie, though it could be a nice twist.

And after all this build-up – was she or wasn’t she? Lets find out.

We pretty much start things off with Bill bringing the Red, hey — wait a minute — White Shirts? When did the uniforms change? Sheesh, am I that unobservant? A nice change though. Thank you 24! Anyway, Bill has a couple CTU security guards in tow, and they take Audrey into custody. She’s acting all confused and innocent, but is this all an act? As she sits in an interrogation room, they wheel in The Machine, and damn if she doesn’t look scared. Hell, I’m scared and I know I’m innocent.

Article Author: Mary K. Williams

Mary K. is a freelance entertainment writer living in the Greater Boston area. She pens CD reviews for Metronome Magazine and is a former Features Editor for Hot Psychology Magazine. Mary K. has also contributed to the anthology, Brewed Awakenings.

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