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Walt Cummings is a character on the popular TV show, 24. He is played by John Allen Nelson. Cummings serves as Chief of Staff to Charles Logan, the President of the United States. Cummings first appeared on 24, late in the 4th season when Logan took over the acting duties of President after President Keeler was no longer able to perform his duties after Air Force One was shot down. During the 4th season, Cummings became increasingly concerned with Jack Bauer after Bauer led a raid on the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles to track down a Chinese man Lee Jong who had extensive information about the terrorist plots of Habib Marwan. During the raid, the Chinese Consul was killed as a result of friendly fire which outraged the Chinese and resulted in a serious diplomatic problem. China wanted to extradite Bauer and hold him responsible for the death of the Chinese Consul. The United States initially resisted this idea but eventually capitulated to the demands of the Chinese and agreed to handover Bauer.

Cummings was worried that the Chinese would be able to extract important National security information from Bauer that could one day end up harming the United States. Cummings ordered Secret Service Agent Dale Spaulding to kill Jack Bauer once he was in CTU custody. However, Cummings' plan was foiled when Presidential advisor Mike Novick overheard Cummings' phone conversation with Spalding in which he ordered the execution. As a result, Novick went to former President David Palmer, a long time friend of Bauer's to figure out a way to save Jack's life. David Pamer immediately went to President Logan's office and warned him about Cummings' plot to kill Bauer. However, Logan refused to intervene because he believed that it wasn't his problem and he believed that Cummings was doing the right thing. Later, Palmer called Jack and warned him that he was a target for assasination.

Palmer's warning allowed Jack to fake his own death with the help of his fellow CTU colleagues Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler, and Chloe O'Brien.

However, Cummings eventually figured out that Bauer was not dead. In Season 5, viewers discover that Cummings played a crucial role in the assasinations of David Palmer as well as the assasination of Michelle Doessler in which Tony Almeida was severely injured in the season premier. Chloe O'Brien was also targeted for assasination. In addition, Cummings also planted a mole at CTU. Cummings trys once more to assassinate Bauer, with the help of his mole, but failed once again after Bauer killed the assassin. Furthermore, Cummings' plan backfires as his mole, Spencer Wolf, is captured by CTU. Initially Wolfe refuses to talk to CTU and wants access to his attorney. However, Wolfe capitulates after realizing that Cummings was using him to assasinate Bauer.

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