In order to prevent a war with Russia, the White House orders a trade of Jack’s nephew for the circuit board, and puts Jack in custody so he cannot stop…

Russian ire worries the White House, while the Chinese take on CTU, and the damaged circuit board is in surprising hands.

CTU’s satellite tracking system is compromised as a bomb-carrying drone heads toward an unknown city. Meanwhile, US forces prepare for a nuclear retaliation on the Middle East.

Jack’s search takes him to the home of an old enemy, while a bomber slips into the White House.

Can Jack and an unlikely ally stop a suicide bomber and track the architect of these acts of terror?

A new U.S. President has negotiated Jack’s release from a Chinese prison so Jack can stop a series of terror attacks… with his life.