[ "$1" == "--frest_start" ] && rm statusfile

touch statusfile
read status < statusfile
[ "$status" == "" ] && status=0

case $status in
0) ./script1; echo 1 > statusfile ;&
1) ./script2; echo 2 > statusfile ;&
2) ./script3; echo 3 > statusfile ;&

# ....... & so on till

23) ./script24; echo 24 > statusfile ;;

esac