3781.) Many fans called this number, which  turned out to be a live line to a prop phone on the set of the show.  Some fans got a voice mail message telling them that they called the  24 prop phone and to leave a message. Others talked to live people,  including Production Designer Joseph A. Hodges (qv). Still others  claimed that they spoke to stars Kim Raver (qv) and  Carlos Bernard (qv). Hodges later admitted in an interview that  Director Jon Cassar (qv) came up with the idea for the "fan phone"  because the two of them often got bored scouting new shooting  locations and wanted a chance to interact with the audience. Hodges  further stated that they received around 80,000 calls on the line  during the first week alone.