[ WP ] [ EU ] Jack Bauer is about to start his day 's work at CTU when he realises that it 's a bank-holiday and the building is closed . What does he do on his day off ?

6:00 A.M. 
 
 Jack Bauer pulls at the handle of the CTU office in Washington, DC. 
 The door does n't open. The man pulls on the handle again, more insistently. The door does n't open. 
 
 6:01 A.M. 
 
 Rolling his tongue briefly against his inner cheek, the man turned and faced away at the street, as the city began to slowly creep awake from the quiet night. Jack opens up his cellphone and checks his calender. 
 `` Shit.'' The man cursed under his breath, briefly palming at his mouth as the realization dawned over him. `` Fucking... Fucking bank holidays.'' 
 
 6:30 PM 
 
 Jack Bauer sits alone in his car, then briefly checks at his watch. Leaning back into his seat, he exhaled with frustration as the seconds ticked into minutes. Opening up his cellphone again, he dialed out. 
 
 Chloe picked up the phone. `` Jack.'' 
 
 `` Are you sure we're not supposed to be working? I know it's a bank holiday, but terrorists will be looking at this as an opportunity to strike.'' 
 
 `` We've been shelved for the day. Our international allies will be taking over for the duration of the day. Try to relax, Jack. You've earned at least ONE day off.'' 
 
 Jack fretted. `` Okay. Bye.'' 
 
 `` Bye.'' 
 
 6:35 
 
 Jack Bauer drove his car, coming to a red light. A suspicious individual stood at the crosswalk, eyeing Jack briefly before taking a bite out of a sandwich-paper wrapped hoagie. Jack checked his watch again, then glanced up at the red light. 
 
 6:36 
 
 The light remained red. Jack groaned, tapping his hands against the steering wheel. `` Come on!'' He yelled. The Sandwich Man pressed the crosswalk button and slowly made his way across the crosswalk, taking another bite out of his sandwich. 
 
 6:37 
 
 The light turns green. Jack Bauer drives away. 
 
 6:40 
 
 Jack parks at a drive-through. He checks his watch and orders a ham croissant. The man parks his car towards the back of the building and eats the croissant. Tears begin to well in his eyes. 
 
 6:44 
 
 Finished with his croissant and half of his soda, Jack slumps against the steering wheel and checks his watch. Seconds dramatically turn into minutes. 
 
 7:00 
 
 Jack sits on a park bench, throwing bits of seeds at nearby birds. An old woman attempts to show him pictures of her grand-niece. Jack's face remains resolute, deadpan, lacking emotion in a cold and professional manner. The woman frowns at him and goes back to feeding her birds. 
 
 7:30 
 
 Jack stands in the path of a sprinkler, his face distraught. He checks his watch. A Frisbee thrown by nearby teenagers hits him in the chest. He glances up and sighs, throwing it back after a few moments of contemplation. 
 
 7:45 
 
 With his military training and honed physique, Jack has cornered the game of Frisbee toss with brutal and efficient backhand tosses that get ridiculous airtime. The man allows himself a smile, feeling a warmth in his chest that he had n't felt in some time. 
 
 8:00 
 
 Jack sits on the hood of his car enjoying the sun. Leaning back against the warm hood, he ca n't help but observe the passing white fluffy clouds as they're painted by the glorious sunrise. A smile creeps across the trained killer's face. 
 
 8:30 
 
 Jack sits in his apartment reading The Fault in Our Stars. The man wipes at his eyes with a napkin. 
 
 9:00 
 
 Jack continues to sit in his apartment, reading The Fault in Our Stars. 
 He closes the book and sits, arms folded on top of each other on the end of his kitchen table. He stares off into the distance with a haunted expression. 
 
 9:45 
 
 Jack Bauer stands and goes to use the restroom. 
 
 10:00 
 
 Jack fidgets with the blinds of his apartment window, only to break them and in a frustrated act, pull them down and throw them onto the floor, startling a hawk outside of the window. Mesmerized by the hawk, Jack fumbles to remove his cellphone to take a picture, but ends up quick-drawing and throwing the phone against and through the glass to the street below, thanks to his strengthened core and arm strength. 
 
 The man screams and curses, briefly leaning over the rail to stare at his intact phone in the street as it's scooped up and destroyed by a road-sweeper. The man presses his hands against his temples and lets out a loud, agonized groan. 
 
 11:15 
 
 Jack uses his laptop and land-line to call A & TT to get through and get a new phone as per his contact. He gets connected to a robot, and after several frustrating minutes, manages to get connected to a customer service agent in a Kandahar office. 
 
 11:45 
 
 Jack Bauer confirms at last his contract information and is promised a new phone. Hanging up with a frown, Jack answers the ringing phone moments later and is asked to fill out a survey using the touch-tone keypad. Jack hangs up. 
 
 The man slumps onto his laptop, his cheek mushed against the keyboard. The man checks his watch. Seconds dramatically transform into minutes. 
 
 The man slowly rights himself and connects to Hulu via his laptop. 
 
 12:00 
 
 Peter Griffin throws a right jab, connecting with Ernie the Giant Chicken's beak as the two fight precariously on a suspended section of steel rebar at a skyscraper construction site in Providence. The rebar swings wildly, smashing through a neighboring building's window and sending the two men tumbling into a chef's recently prepared wedding cake. 
 
 Peter and the chicken fight through a horrified wedding reception and into an elevator, where they wait civilly for the elevator to reach the lobby floor, where the fight resumes. 
 
 Jack exhales air through his nostrils and smirks. 
 
 2:00 
 
 Jack wakes up from a nap at his desk and closes his laptop. Scratching at his Adam's Apple, the man rises to his feet and wanders into the kitchen. Lunch is a pre-cooked White Castle hamburger. The man eats it, staring at his broken window. 
 
 2:05 
 
 Jack sits on his apartment sofa, staring at a television that is n't turned on. He checks his watch. 
 
 2:06 
 
 Jack turns on the television. Steve Harvey shakes his head incredulously and wipes his face with a handful of cards. The words'BUTT STUFF' is the first listed survey response on the board. The two families are beside themselves, with two old women standing at the podium barely able to stifle their laughter. 
 
 2:15 
 
 Jack switches the channel to Fox News and leans forward. 
 

