The annual Silver Screen Awards are being held in the Los Angeles Chamberlain Auditorium. Hollywood's elite will be there, as well as political dignitaries, including the wife and daughter of the Russian Prime Minister. When CTU's cyber unit discover a 'Trojan Horse' - a computer virus that hides in downloadable files - that attacks the payroll systems of Movie industry giants, it appears initially to be a rogue criminal intent on derailing one movie studio's summer blockbuster release. But a mysterious string of linked murders alert CTU that something bigger is on the cards. They are right. Chechen rebels are getting ready to strike very publicly, as they have done before in Russia - the awards ceremony will be televised in over 50 nations. They have gained control of all of the security systems in the Chamberlain Auditorium. Only this time, their target is in the United States. This time, they have to contend with Agent Jack Bauer.