Mike Novick

Mike Novick
24 character
Jude Ciccolella as Mike Novick
First appearance	Day 1 – Episode 6
Last appearance	Day 5 – Episode 24
Portrayed by	Jude Ciccolella
Days	1, 2, 4, 5

Mike Novick is a fictional character played by Jude Ciccolella as part of the television series, 24. He has appeared more than any other recurring character, having appeared in 58 episodes over 4 seasons, and has been given a promotional photo with the same background as the starring cast members, but has never been credited as part of the main cast.

Novick had been a close advisor and staff member of David Palmer since Palmer's first Senate run. Whereas Palmer tended to be bold and idealistic, Novick was more cautious and , sometimes even a bit sneaky, though Palmer nonetheless valued his counsel. When Palmer sought nomination as a presidential candidate, Novick stayed alongside the Senator as his chief of staff.

The day of the California presidential primary would prove to be an especially daunting one for the Palmer campaign for a number of reasons. First was the troubling revelation that Palmer's son Keith had killed the man who raped Palmer's daughter Nicole. Even more troubling was the revelation that Palmer's wife Sherry had concealed this from David, supposedly to protect him.

When Palmer began investigating he found that certain men with a vested interest in seeing Palmer get elected were determined not to let this scandal come out at any cost. Things took a startling turn when Keith's therapist, Doctor Ferragamo, with whom Keith had confided about what he had done, was killed in a fire shortly after speaking with Senator Palmer. Novick, however, insisted that they had no proof that these individuals were responsible.

Keith, however, would later acquire damning evidence against these men when he secretly recorded a conversation between himself and Carl Webb, a man working for them. Sherry insisted that nothing good could come from revealing the contents of the tape to the public and urged Palmer to destroy it. Novick, on the other hand, suggested Palmer should keep it as leverage against these men once he was in the White House. In the end, Palmer rejected both options and revealed the entire story to the press. Amazingly, polls taken shortly after the announcement revealed that the public was not disillusioned by the scandal but impressed by Palmer's honesty.

The second threat to the Palmer campaign that day came in the form of a threat on Palmer's life. Novick told Palmer that a man named Jack Bauer was in Secret Service custody for attempting to assassinate Palmer. Palmer knew the name Jack Bauer but couldn't remember from where. Several hours later, Novick discovered the connection between Bauer and Palmer. They were both involved in a covert operation called "Operation Nightfall" which resulted in the death of all of Bauer's men.

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