Sherry Palmer

Sherry Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by Penny Johnson Jerald. Her character was often likened to Lady Macbeth by fans and critics.

Season Three

Season three began with President Palmer in Los Angeles for a debate against his political opponent, Senator John Keeler. Midway through the season, Sherry returned again - this time at Palmer's bidding to help him shake off Alan Milliken, a key campaign contributor who was now threatening Palmer's healthcare bill. Sherry's connections made her an asset to Palmer, however after she was involved in Milliken's death, Palmer broke his morals for the first time in lying to the Chief of Police and giving Sherry an alibi, but then telling her to get out of his life forever.

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Close to the end of the season, Sherry went to Senator Keeler and offered him proof that Palmer had sent her to Milliken, and was thus an accessory to murder. Keeler could then use this to blackmail Palmer into discreetly leaving the presidency, allowing Keeler an easy win in the upcoming election. Palmer and his Chief of Staff Wayne Palmer found out about this, and Wayne snuck into Sherry's home to try and steal the evidence while Palmer distracted her elsewhere. Sherry, however, grew suspicious and returned home. Wayne and his co-conspirator fled the house with the evidence, but Wayne's lover - Milliken's wife Julia - had been left as the only suspect in the murder of her husband due to Sherry's false alibi, and arrived at the house, shooting Sherry dead and then shooting herself. Although Palmer now had the evidence, his potential implication in the deaths of Milliken, Julia and Sherry forced him to discreetly leave the presidency - Sherry's death had, ironically, achieved her ultimate goal: to ruin her husband.

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