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Heller received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Yale University. A loyal public servant for several years, he served in the Army as a pilot and air defense artillery officer, obtaining the rank of Captain, and became a reservist upon his retirement from active duty. After a stint as CEO of Anderson Aerospace, he served as a Congressman and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Commission to Assess National Security Policy. He was also director of the President's Economic Stabilization Program. Heller was appointed Secretary of Defense under President John Keeler and retains this position under President Charles Logan. Heller is the father of his senior policy analyst, Audrey Raines. He was widowed. His son Richard frequently participates in anti-government/anti-corporate protests, much to his father's chagrin. Heller refers to his son's ideology as "6th Grade Michael Moore logic." The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ... Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. ... The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense... John Keeler is a fictional character played by Geoff Pierson on the television series 24. ... Charles Logan is a fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ...

Day 4

Before season 4, Heller hired Jack Bauer as a special advisor following his dismissal from CTU. During that day, Heller and his daughter are kidnapped by a terrorist group, which planned to broadcast his execution over the internet. They were rescued by Jack, and Heller coordinated CTU's pursuit of terrorist leader Habib Marwan. After spending several hours directing operations in CTU-Los Angeles, he is eventually transferred to Division when the threat escalates. Neither Heller nor his daughter were part of the tight circle that helped fake Jack's death to avoid an international incident with the Chinese. This article or section on a Television-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Habib Marwan is a fictional character played by Arnold Vosloo on the television show 24 and main villain of Season 4. ...

Day 5

At the start of season 5, Heller is attending a summit in Japan. While on his private jet on the return trip, Audrey telephoned him and told him that it was urgent that he redirect the plane to land in Los Angeles. Jack meets him at Van Nuys Airport to give him evidence implicating President Logan in the death of David Palmer. After hearing the recording, Heller feels the best course of action is to personally meet with Logan and try to quietly force his resignation. He leaves the recording with one of his security officers and orders Jack and Audrey to be kept in custody until he returns. After he leaves, Christopher Henderson locates Jack at the Van Nuys airport and forces him to surrender the recording while holding Audrey at gunpoint. Heller's plan backfires when Logan, notified by Henderson that the tape has been recovered, informs Vice President Hal Gardner that he is forcing Heller's resignation because of his unsubstantiated allegation that he was complicit in Palmer's death. Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY,ICAO: KVNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. ... Christopher Henderson is a fictional character from the television series 24. ... Hal Gardner is a fictional character from the TV series 24, played by Ray Wise. ...

Heller gets a call from Audrey in the middle of the night on Day 5.

After Henderson is captured by Jack, Henderson reveals he has his men on standby to kill Heller. The men have orders to kill Heller if Henderson does not make contact with them every fifteen minutes. Jack calls Heller to ask him if any of Henderson's men are visible, and Heller informs him that a man from a hovering helicopter has a laser sight on him. Jack is insistent on letting Henderson go to save Heller. Heller, however, asks Jack's forgiveness for not trusting him earlier, and wasn't going to let his life get in the way. On the phone, Heller speaks his last words, "Tell Audrey I love her." He then hangs up, and in a suicidal gesture, drives his car off the cliff into a lake. His car is last seen impacting the water of the lake. While it appears Heller resigned himself to committing suicide, Henderson mentions to Audrey the possibility that Heller could still escape from the car and survive. This may have also just been a trick by Henderson so Audrey would let him go. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Link title For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... Soon after the invention of the laser in 1960, it was described as a solution in search of a problem. However, since that time, the laser has found a place as a useful tool in many scientific, military, medical and industrial applications. ...

In the episode 3:00AM-4:00AM it was revealed that Heller survived the crash and was in intensive care.

Day 6

Heller returns in Day 6 at 1:56 AM after he learns of his daughter's condition. When he sees what state she is in, he tells Jack Bauer to stay away from her. "You’re cursed, Jack,” Heller says, “Everything you touch, one way or another, ends up dead." After telling Jack about never going near Audrey, he threatens to file a legal restraining order to make sure that Jack will never see her. Nadia Yassir tells Jack in 2:00AM-3:00AM, that Heller moved Audrey to a civilian hospital. Season Six, also known as Day 6, of the television series 24 premiered on Sunday, January 14, 2007. ... This article or section on a Television-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that either prohibits or compels (enjoins or restrains) a party from continuing a particular activity. ... Nadia Yassir is a fictional character from the TV series 24 played by Marisol Nichols. ...

In the closing minutes of Day 6, Bauer arrives at Heller's beach house, holding Heller at gunpoint and demanding to know why Heller didn't try to get him out of China. Heller insists that he did, but those efforts met with failure. Additionally, Bauer demands to know where Audrey is, and Heller refuses, which enrages Bauer further. Heller calmly lets Bauer know that no matter how badly Bauer wants to regain his life, he will be drawn back into "the game," and that it will hurt those that he loves, as it did Teri Bauer. Heller then implores Bauer to let Audrey go for her sake. After a few moments with Audrey, Bauer agrees with Heller, and bids Audrey goodbye for the last time.

Trivia

• In Aquarius Images' official 24 wall calendar for 2007 (ISBN 1897195583), James Heller's name is erroneously written as "James Raines" in his character profile on the page for the month of April.