24 character
George Mason
Gender:	Male
Jobs held:	CTU District Director Special Agent in Charge
Affiliation:	CTU CTU Division
Family:	John Mason (Son)
Spouse:	NA
Current status:	Deceased
Portrayed by:	Xander Berkeley
Seasons:	1, 2

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Bio

Day 1

Mason was the District Director of the Los Angeles division of the Counter Terrorist Unit, an agency of the federal government that seeks and hunts down terrorist groups. In the first hour of day 1, Mason makes it clear that he dislikes Senator David Palmer when he tells Jack that if Palmer is elected President, he will shut down CTU because he isn't a friend of the agency. There is initial friction between him and Jack Bauer, because Bauer had recently blown the whistle on three CTU officials that he believed were taking bribes. George later replaced Alberta Green as Special Agent in Charge of CTU, and remained the leader for the rest of the day. In the last few hours of the season, Mason is suspected of being a mole but is cleared. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the fictional organization Counter Terrorist Unit. For the list of Counter-terrorist Units by country, see Counter-terrorism. ... Obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... David Palmer is a fictional Democratic President of the United States of America played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ... Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the American television series 24. ... Alberta Green is a character from the first season of 24, she is played by actress Tamara Tunie. ... A mole is a spy who works for an enemy nation and works within his nations government. ...

Day 2

Mason had become the Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles office, a step down from his position as District Director in the CTU regional office during season 1. When he learned of the nuclear threat to LA, it seemed that he was about to abuse his authority in order to flee the city, but circumstances prevented his departure and his exact intentions were never made clear. As the closest available senior agent, he was sent to a suspected site of terrorist activity, where he came in close contact with weapons-grade plutonium, and was given less than a day to live by the doctor who examined him. Mason returned to CTU and kept his radiation sickness from his coworkers as long as possible. Eventually Michelle Dessler and Tony Almeida discovered his condition and convinced him to resign his position. Before doing so, he reconnected with his estranged son, to whom he bequeathed his life savings (including the money he took from the Philippe Darcet takedown that Jack tried to blackmail him with in the beginning of season 1). As his last act before leaving the office, Mason named Tony as the acting Special Agent in Charge. On that episode, he received the Silent Clock. General Name, Symbol, Number plutonium, Pu, 94 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass (244) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f6 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 24, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ... Michelle Dessler was a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. ... Tony Almeida was a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. ... The first season of the television series 24 was first broadcast from November 2001 to May 2002. ... Silent clock refers to an event on the television show 24. ...

Jack Bauer and his team eventually located the nuclear device. Since the bomb technicians were unable to defuse the device, it was decided by CTU and President Palmer to fly the bomb into the Mojave Desert to prevent damage to populated areas. Jack Bauer volunteered as the pilot of the plane to fly with the bomb; however, knowing he was fated to die, Mason secretly boarded the plane, heroically took over the flight controls, and convinced Jack to parachute out of the plane before they reached the blast radius. He successfully crashed the plane and safely detonated the bomb, resulting in his death. David Palmer is a fictional Democratic President of the United States of America played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ... Looking across from Emigrant Pass towards the Kingston Range in the eastern Mojave. ...

Personal information

• Mason's security password is 'Hendrix' — a homage to Jimi Hendrix.

• In Day 2, he stated that he was originally going to be a teacher, but did not because the Department of Defense offered $5,000 more.

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Quotes

• "He's a loose cannon. Rules don't apply to Jack Bauer. He does what he wants when he wants, and he doesn't care whose life it affects. I mean, he shot me with a tranq-gun right here in the office, for God's sake!"

• [Michelle and George are talking about how Jack is working with Nina] George: He might do something stupid. Michelle: Like drugging one of our officers?! George: What can I say? The guy's a little crazy. But he gets results.

• [The officer asks him to take off his clothing so that they can hose him down after he has been contaminated by radiation] "What, you aren't even going to buy me dinner?"

• [Mason is on the plane about to crash in the Mojave desert when Jack pulls out a gun on him] "Whoa! Jack, the service on this flight is bad enough, you don't have to shoot me!"

• "You still have a life, Jack. You wanna be a real hero, here's what you do: you get back down there and you put the pieces together. You find a way to forgive yourself for what happened to your wife. You make things right with your daughter and you go on serving your country. That'd take some real guts."