Diane Huxley
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| Diane Huxley | |
| Gender | Female |
| Jobs held | NA |
| Affiliation | NA |
| Family | Derek Huxley (Son) |
| Spouse | NA |
| Current status | Civilian |
| Portrayed by | Connie Britton |
| Seasons | 5 |
Diane Huxley is a fictional character played by actress Connie Britton on the television show 24.
[edit] Day 5
Jack Bauer watches television reports of David Palmer's assassination from his small apartment in the desert. He tears up at the news. When someone knocks at the door, Jack trains his gun. He lowers it when he realizes that it is his neighbor and girlfriend, Diane Huxley. She invites "Frank" over for breakfast thinking that Jack's name is Frank Flynn. Diane's teenage son Derek Huxley is not pleased that his mother is seeing "Frank." Derek tries to catch Jack in a lie on his oil rig work. When Derek leaves, Diane tells Jack that she won't question him about his past because she trusts him. Ten minutes later, while sitting with Diane, Jack gets an urgent call from CTU agent Chloe O'Brian who apologizes for breaking protocol. Jack finds Diane's son Derek following him to Los Angeles and brings him into a helicopter with him. Jack then calls Diane and instructs her to pick up her son in Los Angeles. She is freaked out, but he asks her to trust him. A half an hour later, Diane calls "Frank's" cell and begs to know what's happening. Jack assures her that Derek is fine. A few minutes Derek mentions that his mother called Jack by the name "Frank." Chloe O'Brian tells him that Jack used to work for the government and that people wanted him dead. She says that Jack had to give up everything, including his daughter. Jack later calls Diane and tells her to head toward the Ontario Airport. He apologizes for getting her and Derek involved.
Derek tells Jack that Chloe told him some things about his past. Jack never wanted him and his mother to find out. He liked them as family, and he thought he might have a second chance at a normal life. Jack swears that he cares about both Derek and Diane. Jack pulls up at the airport and sees Diane. He apologizes to Derek for the way he’s been treated, and sends him to her. Diane is relieved, but demands to know what has happened. Jack gives up his real name and says that he lied about a lot of things. He sends them to CTU to see Buchanan. "Tell them the truth," he says as he walks away. As Diane pulls out of the airport, Derek spots a group of men getting out of a van with bags and heading toward baggage. He knows that's where Jack went and he senses that something is wrong. Derek runs out after them to warn Jack. Diane attempts to chase him, but the airport police make her move her car.
As commotion spreads throughout the airport, Diane is prevented from entering the terminal. An officer hears her say that she has information for CTU. The leader of the terrorists, Beresch, phones the airport police and warns them not to enter the terminal. He threatens to detonate all of his men’s explosive vests, killing the captives. The police drop back, but the airport officer asks for Diane to be brought forward. When Jack talks to a CTU agent named Curtis Manning, Jack overhears an officer tell Curtis that Diane Huxley has information. Jack asks to speak to her. Diane tells Jack that Derek went back into the terminal. Jack pulls out his binoculars and finds Derek in the crowd of huddled hostages. Derek is not hurt. Jack promises to return Derek safely. Jack then asks Curtis to take Diane back to the command post. Terrorist leader Anton Beresch grabs Derek from the crowd and places him in front of the camera. From the command post, Diane sees Derek on the feed. She reacts frantically and the agents must pull her away. Derek pleads for his life to Beresch. As Beresch prepares to kill Derek, Jack waits impatiently for the signal to go through on his phone. Beresch chambers a round at Derek's head. Before he can fire, Jack explodes one of the men's vests. Curtis then assembles his assault team into place. He confirms to Diane that Derek is alive. A few minutes later, Beresch gets a phone call and calls out to Jack on the loud speaker, commanding him to show himself in order to save Derek. Curtis tells Diane that he doesn’t know whether Jack and Derek are safe. Beresch watches a news report about the President moving ahead with the treaty. He orders Jack to convince CTU that he has revised the assault plan to another entry. Beresch threatens to kill Derek. Derek blames himself for Jack getting captured. "This is not over," Jack says with certainty. As he promised (through a discreet duress code to CTU), Curtis and the assault team blasted into the airport, taking out the remaining terrorists and saving the hostages. Jack hugs Derek. "I have to finish this," he says before sending him to the command post. A tearful Derek reunites with his mother. He tells her that Jack saved not only his life but all the hostages' lives. Diane asks an agent if she can see Jack, but the agent has instructions to escort them back to CTU.
When Diane and Derek get to CTU Lynn McGill has Audrey Raines question Diane Huxley because CTU is overextended. He is aware that the two women have something in common. Audrey sends Derek to medical to be checked out. Diane is impressed by Jack's former office. She asks Audrey if she knew Jack before. Audrey questions Diane on her personal relationship with Jack. Diane knew that Jack had secrets, but she "accepted him for who he was." They stop talking when they see Jack outside. He and Audrey share a look. Later, Derek stops Jack as he's heading to medical and apologizes for the way he has treated him. Jack knows that Derek was only protecting his mother. Jack promises to talk to him once this is all over. Jack tells Diane and Derek that he needs to stay on to help CTU. Diane knows that Jack isn't coming back to her, and she asks if it's because of Audrey. Jack says that he is still in love with Audrey even though he doesn't know if she feels the same way. He kisses Diane goodbye. Before Diane leaves, Diane asks Audrey if she still has feelings for Jack. Audrey is shocked to learn that Jack still loves her. "If you don't love him, let him go," Diane cautions. From there, Diane leaves and is not seen again this day.
| Civilians & Others on 24 |
| Teri Bauer | Rick Allen | Kate Warner | Bob Warner | Reza Naiyeer | Gary Matheson | Yusuf Auda Claudia | Kyle Singer | Dina Araz | Behrooz Araz | Paul Raines | Cheng Zhi | Diane Huxley Yuri Suvarov | Anya Suvarov | James Nathanson | Sandra Palmer | Walid Al-Rezani Hamri Al-Assad | Marilyn Bauer | Josh Bauer | Minor characters |
