From Season 6



This is an unwilling recruit in a terroristic operation; his family is being held hostage and threatened to be executed unless he carries out the demands of the people responsible.
He's just about to kill someone by smashing their head into the ground.
He acts under duress. He loves his family.



From "Redemption"



This is Jack Bauer, now a fugitive.
He has just given himself up in exchange for asylum for several African children.
He loves his rogue freedom. He loves the idea of a future for those under his protection more.



From Season 7



This is a waitress who fell in love with an antagonist of Jack Bauer.
She was just about to leave her disabled sister for a while to move away with the man who's everything to her and didn't know about his past and present actions.
She loves her sister. She loves her partner more.



From Season 8



This is the President of the United States of America.
She just threatened to invade the country of one prospective signer of a peace treaty for the Middle East. It would take decades for this country to recover, as she pointed out.
She likes the idea of peace. She loves political prestige.



From Season 9



This is a terrorist, recruited by her mother to acquire essential technology and to deceptively engage the creator of it.
Her husband is unwilling to continue being an asset - until her mother orders people to chop her finger off.
She loves her husband. She loves her mother more.