Henry Griggs

**Henry Griggs** was the high-ranking mercenary and leader of Trigger Force, the elite paramilitary unit of Starkwood, who led the takeover of the Washington FBI field office to prevent any incriminating evidence against them come to light and to allow Starkwood to get their hands on the bioweapon made by Juma. He went to great lengths to achieve his objectives and prevent Renee Walker and others from foiling his plans.

## History

### Before 24: Under Siege

Henry Griggs was a highly decorated Delta Force operator and later became a CIA black-ops operative who engaged in a lot of covert operations. He had a son, Paul, from an unknown woman.

Five years before 24: Under Siege, Paul, a U.S. Army soldier, was captured on the mission in Iraq. Griggs wanted to launch a rescue mission, but the U.S. Government denied the mission due to red tape. So he goes on a rogue mission to save Paul, only to find him tortured to death on a terrorist camp three hours before he finds Paul's body. Griggs killed the terrorist who tortured Paul to death in rage. Feeling betrayed by the U.S. Government, Griggs resigned from the CIA and joined Starkwood. While there, he formed Trigger Force, an elite paramilitary unit that specializes in covert operations and recruited some elite former soldiers and mercenaries in his unit.

Several years before 24: Under Siege, Griggs and his forces seized 30 Python missiles during a military deployment in Pakistan.

### 24: Under Siege

#### Taking control of FBI headquarters

Outside the field office after 9:pm, Griggs and his right-hand man Edward Mathis were in a car together, as they kept an eye on activity on the FBI Washington Field Office to ensure no one would know about their activity. Then Griggs gets a call from his hacker Elena Ribeiro that someone inside the field office is running information on one of their operatives, John Quinn, since Quinn was the one who killed Ryan Burnett on Starkwood's behalf and framed Jack Bauer for it. Griggs calls Hodges as he informs him about someone inside the FBI is running info on Quinn and requests permission to move in on the field office. Hodges grants him permission to attack the field office, but on condition that no agent in the field office leaves or that no one knows who they are because they want to be sure their shipment arrives without anyone's knowledge. Griggs orders his troops to move in. Griggs pulls up to the parking garage and distracts the two FBI policemen as Mathis and another mercenary Terrell Hogan killed them.

As all of the commandos entered the parking garage, Griggs sends Riberio inside the field office and disable their security from the server room as he and his operatives loaded up. Once that was done, Griggs gives out various orders to his commandos so they can take control of the field office. He and Mathis went to the elevators with their fellow soldiers as Hogan and Sam Baker lead their teams to the stairway; Russell and few operatives head to the lobby and the basement and Schulz and other combat technicians worked to jam communications in the field office. Once everything was ready, Griggs ordered the breach. He and his soldiers have began taking out many FBI personnel. As they cornered many agents in the bullpen, Griggs sends Hogan and four others to the ceiling above the bullpen as he and the others kept them pinned in. After Hogan and his team ambushed the personnel, Griggs and his men took out few other agents. He took Desk Agent Marci Lamont hostage and he ordered Special Agent in Charge Larry Moss to lay down their weapons and cell phones or he will kill more of his subordinates. As the surviving agents reluctantly complied, Griggs orders his soldiers to move them to the conference room and handed Lamont over to one of his men. He personally takes Larry to the room, where he knocks him down and puts him to the chair next to analyst Janis Gold. After Mathis finds the encrypted email, Griggs has Riberio decrypt it. As he sends Hatcher, Weight and others to secure the hostages, Griggs sends Hogan, Russell and their soldiers to eliminate the everyone else incapacitated by knockout gas in the other floors, which horrifies the hostages. Griggs points his pistol as Janis, convincing Larry to ensure his people will be cooperative.