Graem Bauer

Template:24 character Template:Spoiler Graham "Gray" Bauer (also spelled as Graem), a fictional character played by Paul McCrane, first appeared in Episode 19 of Day 5 of 24. Graham is introduced as the leader of a group that orchestrated the Sentox Nerve Gas conspiracy, as well as the murders of David Palmer, Tony Almeida, and Michelle Dessler. It is revealed on Episode 5 of Day 6 that he and Jack Bauer are brothers.

Day Five

Not much is revealed about Graham, and the only personal information he shares is that he has children. His organization conceived the Sentox plan eighteen months prior to Day 5, when a low-level associate, James Nathanson, recruited White House Chief of Staff Walt Cummings for the plot. They had apparently planned on using Cummings as a scapegoat, designed to draw suspicion away from themselves, President Charles Logan, and Christopher Henderson in the event that things went wrong. The plot did indeed go wrong, as in due course, Cummings was compromised, Nathanson was killed by the terrorists for "betraying" them, and Henderson and Logan's involvement was discovered by Jack Bauer. However, Graham and his associates were safely insulated from the CTU investigation and from terrorist reprisal.

When Logan calls, Graham informs him that the First Lady, Charles' wife Martha Logan, is starting to become a problem. He wishes to deal with her, but the President says that he will handle it. When talking to his allies later in the episode, he states "...when we started this eighteen months ago..." Since Day 5 took place eighteen months after Day 4, this implies that their involvement began in the aftermath of Day Four, or may have possibly played a role in the events of Day 4. He makes sure that his allies are willing to continue with this operation, despite having taken many bumpy turns. When the President calls again, Graham tells him that he must make sure Martha Logan remains silent. He also congratulates the President on being able to handle the increasing suspicion while they watched from the sidelines, and "earning" their trust. When he learns that Jack Bauer takes over the plane and has the evidence around 3:00 am, he orders the President to shoot it down as a last ditch effort to prevent the evidence from being released.

The plane ultimately lands safely and even though Logan claimed the U.S. Marines would apprehend Jack Bauer when the plane landed, Jack escaped with the recording. Graham and Logan implicitly agree that Logan must kill himself rather than subject the country to the scandal of a sitting president being charged for murder and treason. However, Graham learns shortly thereafter that Logan's suicide became unnecessary when the tape was unexpectedly eliminated.

Although Logan is eventually exposed and arrested, Graham appears to be unaffected, due partially to the fact that Jack Bauer was abducted by the Chinese before Graham could go after him. However, Graham expresses relief when he learns that Henderson was killed, probably because of one less person who could expose him. His fate, as well as Logan's to a lesser extent, is a cliffhanger that is addressed in Season 6.

Graham's motivations, to create a smoking gun in Central Asia allowing the United States to increase their military force and secure a flow of oil from the region, are similar to those of Peter Kingsley and Max during Day 2, which also involved oil reserves and businesslike motives. Thus, it is possible that Graham works in the oil industry. Another possibility is that Graham is a high-powered defense contractor, as he desired for a war to start in Central Asia. Another similarity is that at the end of the day, Graham and his associates remain at large (although, Jack Bauer does apprehend and kill Max in 24:The Game). As such, Graham and the other members of the conspiracy are not "terrorists", but "conspirators" whose actions slid against the key protagonists of the show.

Day Six

Graham's true identity is revealed in Episode 5, as Graham Bauer, Jack's brother. Graham is married; he and his wife, Marilyn, have a son, Joshua. He is shown to be in contact with the man who sold technology to Abu Fayed. Graham also leaks the fact he had a hand in letting the Chinese know Jack was still alive during Day 5. During episode 5, a discussion between Graham and his wife implies that the falling out between the brothers and their father was, in part, due to romantic feelings between Graham's wife and Jack. Later, Jack comes to Graham's house to inquire about where their father is, though Graham claims he doesn't know. Graham leads Jack into his home office, and tries to make conversation with Jack. Jack makes it clear that he has no interest in hearing Graham's stories, suddenly punches Graham and binds him to a chair with an electrical cord ripped from a lamp. Jack is last seen putting a plastic bag over his brother's head before the episode ends.